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CHICAGO -- To borrow a line from those great ESPN "30 for 30" teasers: What if I told you Dwight Howard would miss zero games because of his surgically repaired back in the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers' 2012-13 season and the team would be 17...

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said he was "hopeful" and "optimistic" that Dwight Howard will be back with the Lakers next season and beyond.

Kobe Bryant said he believes the Los Angeles Lakers "finally figured it out" when they finished the season on a 28-12 run, and that if the core of himself, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard and Steve Nash returns, "We can win a championship, no doubt about it."

Los Angeles Lakers forward Antawn Jamison underwent successful surgery on his right wrist Tuesday morning.

Rutgers is set to introduce Los Angeles Lakers assistant Eddie Jordan as the new coach of the Scarlet Knights' scandal-marred basketball program.

Derrick Williams had 21 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Spurs 108-95 on Wednesday night, ending a 16-game losing streak at San Antonio.

Kobe Bryant fueled a desperate rally with 23 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets 104-96 on Tuesday night to keep their playoff hopes alive.

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Tom Carpenter reviews the best options for the final scoring period in our Fastbreak game.

Kobe Bryant scored 19 points and tied a season high with 14 assists despite a nagging left foot injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers kept pace for the Western Conference's final playoff spot by outlasting the Sacramento Kings 103-98 on Saturday night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Here's a capsule-sized look at how the Los Angeles Lakers salvaged a 2-2 road trip with a rousing, come-from-behind win, beating the Sacramento Kings 103-98 on Saturday night at the Sleep Train Arena: How it happened: Things...

Kobe Bryant moved into fourth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list in the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Sacramento Kings, passing Wilt Chamberlain.

Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left and the Dallas Mavericks rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 100-98 on Saturday.

Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash will be in the lineup when the Los Angeles Lakers play the Sacramento Kings, Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said after shootaround Saturday.

We pull out the crystal ball to figure out the futures of the Celtics, Hawks, Rockets and Warriors.