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With the regular season a week away, the primary concern for the Los Angeles Lakers remains the health of their star players.

The Lakers aren't the only team in L.A. that has been busy this summer. The Clippers, despite working without a G.M. in the wake of Neil Olshey's leap to Portland, have also made a ton of moves, adding Lamar Odom, Grant Hill, Jamal Crawford and more....

The NBA has for the first time released its list of top selling jerseys internationally, and Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has landed in the top spot for the 2011-12 season.

Go ahead and sing. Wednesday's win over the Clippers was significant not simply for being a quality effort against a strong opponent, though it was, but for what it did to the standings. The Lakers now own the season series and accompanying tiebr...

With the NBA's March 15 trade deadline now less than a month away, Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol admits he's not sure if his future lies in Los Angeles.

Mike Brown wants the NBA to review the non-call on Blake Griffin from Saturday night's game.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday that veteran point guard Steve Blake has suffered a costochondral fracture and is day to day.

It was another loss, but this one should calm the nerves of Los Angeles Lakers fans a little. Save another third-quarter meltdown, the Lakers were a vastly improved bunch Wednesday night in their preseason finale, despite playing without Kobe Bryant ...

Actual footage from outside Staples Center following the Los Angeles Lakers' 114-95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night: In virtually any other year, a lopsided score in a preseason game would likely be ignored. This is not any ye...

Ramona Shelburne and Dave McMenamin reporting: "The Los Angeles Lakers have had to replace two coaching legends in the last 20 years: Phil Jackson and Pat Riley. The only time it's worked out well, the team turned to Mike Dunleavy. They're thinking ...

Lakers center Andrew Bynum, suspended for his team's previous two games for a flagrant foul 2 against Minnesota's Michael Beasley last week, said Thursday he's excited to return to the court Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Clippers rookie Blake Griffin is unconcerned by his heavy workload during an All-Star Weekend that will see him participate in the rookie-sophomore game and the slam dunk contest as well as Sunday's main event.

The 2011 NBA Draft is Thursday afternoon (4 p.m. PT, ESPN). We've spent scads of time taking stock of where the Lakers stand heading into draft day, and now aim to catch up on the rest of the Western Conference. Today, the Pacific Division... ...

Kobe Bryant: Credit Jed Jacobsen/Getty Images, Mike Dunleavy: Credit Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Kobe Bryant against the Golden State Warriors, Nov. 28, 2009. Mike Dunleavy vs. the Pacers, Nov. 25, 2009. "Kobe went through a stretch after we...

Noah Graham/NBAE Getty Images Kobe Bryant and Kurt Rambis speak on the sidelines on January 21, 2009 against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. "I remember one practice last year, after a game in which he was getting hit an awful lot on hi...