From the 1-4 start to Kobe's Achilles, this season was a Lakers nightmare. Ken Berger says hardships abound in fixing it and could include amnestying Bryant. ...more

Though he plans to be watching from the bench as his team faces elimination on Sunday night against the Spurs, Metta World Peace vowed that the Lakers won't give up. ...more

On Sunday night, we saw the Dwight Howard that the Lakers need to get into the playoffs and do something once they're there. He was an assertive, willing leader not shying away from a challenge. ...more

Kobe Bryant's 17th season came to a cruel, abrupt halt on Friday night with a torn left Achilles tendon suffered in the Lakers' 118-116 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Now, the long journey back begins. ...more

In the second night of a back-to-back, at age 34 and in his 17th season, Kobe Bryant unleashed a masterpiece Wednesday night with 47 points in 48 minutes to push the Lakers one step closer to the playoffs. ...more

As Kobe Bryant passed Wilt Chamberlain for fourth in the NBA's career scoring list Saturday night, the milestone that really matters -- his sixth championship -- has never seemed more unattainable. ...more

Even as Mike D'Antoni plans to make his Lakers coaching debut Sunday against the Rockets, the new so-called Showtime era will be on hold with news that Steve Nash will miss at least another week with a fractured leg. ...more

In the Lakers' first training camp practice Tuesday, Dwight Howard joined his star-studded teammates and pronounced himself "hopeful" that he'll see action in preseason games. ...more

LOS ANGELES -- Kevin Durant's straight-on 3-pointer with 13 seconds left helped the Oklahoma City Thunder climb all the way back from a 13-point deficit and beat the Lakers 103-100 Saturday night to take a 3-1 lead in their conference semifinals series. ...more

Metta World Peace returned from a seven-game suspension and helped the Los Angeles Lakers hold off the Denver Nuggets 96-87 Saturday night in Game 7 of their first-round series. The Lakers advanced to the conference semifinals to face the Oklahoma City Thunder. ...more