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The Lakers haven't played many high-end opponents this young season, much less many outside the cozy confines of Staples Center. Tonight, they'll get a serious taste of both. The Memphis Grizzlies are playing as well as any team in the NBA. At 8-2, t...

With the Lakers 0-2 heading into tonight's action against the Clippers and Steve Nash looking doubtful to suit up, has this season's first crosstown battle lost some of the juice? Not from where I'm sitting. Regardless of Nash's participation, this i...

As I said to ESPN Dallas' Jeff Caplan in today's "What to Watch," nothing has focused these Los Angeles Lakers more throughout this season than genuine animosity toward a particular opponent. Now 3-0 against the team that ended their title run las...

The Lakers again sit one game above .500 as their roller-coaster season pushes forward. Save for the home victory over Denver, they've yet to beat a team universally viewed as good, and it's hard to say that Sunday's opponent, the Memphis Grizzlies, ...

As Brian wrote earlier, Phil Jackson clarified Sunday's frustrated tone about the delayed recovery of Andrew Bynum. Watching PJ speak before the Indiana game, his vibe certainly felt like someone trying not-so-subtly to kick a player into fifth gear....

According to Elias Sports Bureau, since the 1998 season, there is only one player who's won two or more NBA titles without logging even one second of court time during a Finals game. It's the same player, by the way, who led the nation in scoring (28...

When Utah traded Ronnie Brewer at the 2010 deadline to the Memphis Grizzlies, it was widely assumed he'd receive a qualifying offer from his new employers before free agency kicked off. After all, the Griz surrendered a protected first round pick f...

NBA Playoffs: Oklahoma City Thunder Jeff Green looking for breakout

Outside of previously reported news about Kobe Bryant making his return tomorrow night in BBQ country, today's practice didn't feature any real "news," so to speak. Most of the players hustled out to hop a flight to Memphis, and the ones made availab...

"Good to go," said Kobe Bryant Monday in El Segundo, confirming his intention to play tomorrow against the Memphis Grizzlies. There are no formal plans to monitor his minutes, despite the sprained ankle being, as Bryant estimated, somewhere between 8...