With five NBA head coaching jobs open and more to come, Nate McMillan, Kelvin Sampson and Stan Van Gundy have emerged as the hottest names on the coaching market. ...more
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
Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak came out strongly in defense of coach Mike D'Antoni on Saturday after Kobe Bryant's string of 47-minute games ended with a torn left Achilles' tendon. ...more
As Kobe Bryant underwent surgery Saturday to repair his ruptured left Achilles' tendon, his longtime trainer, Tim Grover, already was at work -- preparing a recovery plan and waiting for Bryant's word that this isn't the end, but the beginning of a comeback. ...more
In the hours after a cruel ending to his relentless push for the playoffs, Kobe Bryant took to Facebook on Saturday to vent about the Achilles tendon injury that ended his 17th season and put his career in jeopardy.
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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
