The Los Angeles Lakers are struggling. They won in the loss column once again after falling to the Memphis Grizzlies. Before playing with the Grizzlies, the Lakers had an extended shoot-around to voice their problems and concerns. According to the Los Angeles Times, players went all out and made sure if there were any problems [...]
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Report: Lakers may consider trading Dwight Howard
via Espn:
Though the Lakers have turned away recent trade inquiries for Dwight Howard some still wonder with Dwight’s growing discomfort in the D’Antoni system will lead him to consider leaving when he becomes a free agent July 1st.
But sources told ESPN.com this week the Lakers might be forced to reconsider that position between now and the Feb. 21 trade deadline because...
Report: Lakers' Howard says things will be different now
Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard said on Wednesday that things will be different now, adding that he plans to take more responsibility for the team's success, according to an ESPNLosAngeles.com report. "I think this will be the start of a new season for us tonight," Howard said Wednesday morning, according to the report. "Hopefully our effort and energy...
Lakers' Howard cleared to play
EL SEGUNDO Lakers center Dwight Howard, who aggravated his right shoulder injury in last nights game at Memphis, was examined today in Los Angeles by shoulder specialist Dr. James Tibone.
Tibone confirmed that there is no further damage, and that Howard has been cleared to continue to play.
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Dwight Howard sick of negativity
Dwight Howard said that he was sick of negativity surrounding the Lakers during their disappointing losing season. They won their first game after he made his comments.
The Los Angeles Lakers Should Trade Dwight Howard
Jan 20, 2013; Toronto, ON, Canada; Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (12) reacts to a technical called against him against the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Lakers 108-103. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Halfway through the NBA season and it’s fairly easy to point out something is wrong with the Los Angeles Lakers. Depending...
Dwight Howard’s ‘Dominate’ Comments, Early Exit Against Grizzlies a Perfect Snapshot of Lakers’ Season
Dwight Howard certainly made good on his desire to “dominate.” (Yes, that is more sarcasm in what has been just a brutal season for the Lakers thus far.)
Howard, fresh out of a Lakers team meeting, talked with reporters at Los Angeles’ shootaround on Wednesday, and he sounded like a man who was ready to make strides in the right direction. The Lakers’ controversial big man...
Kobe To Live Tweet Replay Of His 81-Point Game Against The Knicks
Kobe Bryant has been non-stop entertainment since he joined Twitter just a few weeks back. On Sunday he announced that today (Jan 22, and 1pm pst) NBA TV will be replaying his 81-point performance against the Knicks which happened seven years ago, and he will be live-Tweeting it. You can follow Kobe right HERE and enjoy the fun.
Letting u know that tmr I’m gonna watch my 81 game...
Howard leaves early in Lakers loss
Darrell Arthur scored 20 points and Mike Conley added 19 as the Memphis Grizzlies beat Los Angeles 106-93 Wednesday night, handing the Lakers' their fourth straight loss and 10th in 12 games.
Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni had talked before the game about how having an All-Star team with players not having learned their pecking order. Yet Los Angeles lost its seventh consecutive...
Lakers beat Jazz to snap 4-game skid
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Metta World Peace hit five 3-pointers on his way to scoring 17 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 102-84 on Friday night, snapping a four-game skid.
Dwight Howard had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Steve Nash scored 15 and Pau Gasol added 15 points off the bench. Kobe Bryant had 14 points, a season-high 14 assists...
Rick Pitino Says Louisville Shooting FTs Like Dwight Howard
Big guys and free throws seems to be a match made in hell, and not just in the NBA. The number 5 ranked Louisville Cardinals lost to the un-ranked Villanova last night 73-64. The biggest disparity between the Cardinals winning and losing was their free throw percentage. They shot 50% from the line going 12 of 24, while the Villanova shot 75% from the line. Rick Pitino blamed their...
Rick Pitino: We’re shooting like Dwight Howard
via Yahoo!:
Big guys and free throws seems don’t seem to mix these days, of course unless your a hybrid big guy like Kevin Durant. The number 5 ranked Louisville Cardinals lost to the un-ranked Villanova last night 73-64. Louisville head coach Rick Pitino attributes their horrid free throw shooting to their loss. They shot 50% from the line going 12 of 24, while the Villanova...
“Dwightmare” continuing in Los Angeles
Another game. Another loss. Who is to blame for such woes?
The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Chicago Bulls 95-83 on Monday night, continuing the free-fall for the “Purple and Gold.” At 17-24, they currently sit at 12th in the West, four games behind the Houston Rockets for the eighth seed. Not exactly what people expected out of the new-look Lakers.
Who is to blame for the...
The debacle known as the Los Angeles Lakers yelled at each other on Wednesday morning
Kobe: "Dwight, you suck."- my imagined exchange the two shared at this moment
The Los Angeles Lakers are 17-25 so far this season. That record is good enough (bad enough?) for 12th (!) in the Western Conference, just ahead of the Sacramento Kings and behind the Dallas Mavericks.
Yep, the same Lakers that most people picked to either win the...
Lakers fall to Grizzlies, lose fourth straight
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A team meeting didn't help stop the losing, and this season just keeps spinning away from the Lakers.
Darrell Arthur scored a season-high 20 points and Mike Conley added 19 as the Memphis Grizzlies beat Los Angeles 106-93 Wednesday night, handing the Lakers their fourth straight loss and 10th in 12 games.
"I do think they play as hard as they can...
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