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The Mavericks will need a lot of luck to avoid owning the 13th pick of the NBA draft. There is about a two percent chance that a Mavs ping pong ball will pop up in the top three picks during Tuesday night's lottery. Dallas has a 0.6 percent chance...

For a franchise that has won 16 titles, any Los Angeles Lakers season that doesn't end with a championship is considered a failure. But rather than just dole out a blanket "F" for the Lakers' disappointing 2012-13 season, we're going to break down ea...

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

Injuries and chemistry issues derailed the season early and often.

LOS ANGELES -- At the very least, tip your hat to Andrew Goudelock and Darius Morris. The Los Angeles Lakers had no business beating the San Antonio Spurs on Friday with no Kobe Bryant, no Steve Nash and no Steve Blake in the lineup. Despite Go...

The Lakers have been injured all season, but the Game 2 loss magnified the issue.

After a Game 1 loss, it's up to Mike D'Antoni to make the adjustments for the Lakers.

LOS ANGELES -- Last week, before the Lakers' already nightmarish season seemingly veered completely off the tracks with Kobe Bryant's ruptured Achilles tendon, Bryant was still confident that the Lakers wouldn't just make the playoffs but that they ...

LOS ANGELES -- It figured to be an emotional night in the first Los Angeles Lakers game since Kobe Bryant went out with that devastating season-ending Achilles tear. And L.A. used the charged atmosphere to its advantage. Here's a look back at L.A....

Grantland's Bill Simmons weighs in on Carmelo Anthony's style of play, the Lakers' future, LeBron James, the criticism of Tiger Woods, the state of MLB and more. Simmons Lakers F Antawn Jamison talks about Los Angeles' push for the playoffs, Dwight...

Colin will talk to ESPN NBA analyst Jon Barry (10:45 a.m. ET), ESPN's Rick Reilly (11:15), the MLB Network's John Smoltz (11:45) and Lakers F Antawn Jamison (12:15 p.m.) from ESPN LA 710 on Friday. Plus, Grantland's Bill Simmons (12:00) joins Colin f...

LOS ANGELES -- With all the 5-0 talk surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers' finish to the season, it was questionable whether L.A. would even have enough fight left to get the first game toward that goal. The severely sub-.500 New Orleans would seem ...

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe Lakers' leaky defense put out the welcome mat for Chris Paul and the Clippers.LOS ANGELES -- As rivalry games between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers go, Sunday's tilt at Staples Center on ...

LOS ANGELES -- Dwight Howard had every reason to be upset after the Los Angeles Lakers 109-95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center. All he's supposed to do is play defense, right? Lock up the middle of the key,...

LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant was running on fumes. Pau Gasol had just a few more jumps left in his sore right foot. Antawn Jamison's sprained right wrist was throbbing after another hard fall. Steve Nash was still in street clothes because of a sore hi...

LOS ANGELES -- Playing the Memphis Grizzlies on any given night is like signing up for an MMA fight. The Griz are among the NBA's most physical teams. Nothing comes easy against them and their stout defense, which gives up a league-low 89.8 points a ...