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Last week's road trip wasn't exactly a rousing success (a horrendous effort in Sacramento followed by a frustrating one in Memphis before Saturday's thumping of Dallas), but it provided the first glimpses of real hope for this season's bench crew. ...

The early stages of the NBA season are full of surprises and interesting numbers. Whatever happens now might be an indicator of what's coming, but it might not. Some early trends are more sustainable than others, and differentiating between the two b...

Reviewing Sunday's 13-point win over Sacramento at Staples Center is tough on a couple of levels: 1. The Kings, particularly when short a suspended DeMarcus Cousins, aren't very good (preseason victories over the Lakers notwithstanding). The Laker...

LOS ANGELES -- The word Bernie Bickerstaff used was "consented." Not exactly a verb of enthusiasm, but then again there was nothing to be enthusiastic about from his perspective when Mitch Kupchak asked him to coach Friday's game against Golden State...

Mike Brown is out. What's next for the Lakers? Andy and I participated in a 5-on-5 roundtable discussion on the subject, along with TrueHoop's Henry Abbott, Darius Soriano of Forum Blue and Gold, and ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst. The five questio...

The Vote of Confidence strikes again. About a day after Lakers executive vice president Jim Buss expressed support for head coach Mike Brown, the Lakers have fired him. Not going to lie -- I'm a little surprised the Lakers moved this fast, but ...

Approach me on the street and accuse me of being an alcoholic, and I'll deny it. "Of course," you might say. "Denial is the first sign of being an alcoholic." True enough (according to the literature, at least), but it's also the first sign of ...

A week or so ago I was asked on the radio to forecast the Lakers' first five games. I called two Lakers losses, and Wednesday's game at Utah was one. Salt Lake City is always a tough place to play, particularly when the Jazz have some talent, as they...

Thursday afternoon in El Segundo, Mike Brown explained in clear terms why he believes the Princeton offense is a key to success for the Lakers this season: "We don't want to be so one-dimensional where when you play good teams, they say 'OK, Steve N...

'Tis the season to get all votey, celebrating the democratic process in all its forms. Tonight's matchup between the Clippers and Lakers, about as highly anticipated as a first-week regular-season game can be, is no exception. All week long, ESPN Los...

Technically speaking, training camp didn't end with Thursday's 94-82 loss to Sacramento -- the cherry on an 0-8 preseason run -- in San Diego. The Lakers still have a few days of (much-needed) practice ahead of them before kicking off the 2...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Aside from learning what Pau Gasol is currently reading (The Tao of Pooh), Tuesday was all about injuries for the Lakers. The news ran the gamut from excellent to worrisome. Unfortunately, the worrisome part happens to be abo...

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

Preseason games are rarely enticing, but they don't necessarily have to be this ugly. Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers, light on stars, were again waxed by the Utah Jazz, 114-80. Their preseason record stands now at 0-4 heading into Friday's gam...

LOS ANGELES -- For those concerned about such things, the Los Angeles Lakers remain winless in the preseason, as the Utah Jazz outscored them by 24 points in the second half Saturday at Staples and won going away, 99-86. So there are kinks to work ou...

Stipulating the following before I continue: I am not a doctor. I don't have any real reference point to know what a healthy Dwight Howard looks like when he's practicing. I am not a doctor. All that established, I'll now say this: Between...