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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...

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Steve Nash for Friday night's pivotal Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs.

When the Los Angeles Lakers assembled their roster last summer, they envisioned the dreamlike starting backcourt of Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash leading the team into playoff battles. But as has been the case for most of the season, the Lakers' drea...

LOS ANGELES -- It was hard for Andrew Goudelock not to smile as he sat in front of his locker, even after the Los Angeles Lakers' 120-89 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. He wasn't smiling because he scored 20 points and was the leadi...

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 Los Angeles Lakers will be without Steve Nash for Friday night's pivotal Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake is out indefinitely after an ultrasound taken Thursday confirmed a moderate strain of his right hamstring.

SAN ANTONIO -- Jodie Meeks sat with his left leg elevated on the chair next to him as he watched his teammates shoot around after practice Tuesday. Meeks missed his second consecutive practice after spraining his left ankle in the first half of th...

ESPNDallas.com will estimate the market value for each of the Mavericks' eight free agents and examine their worth to the Mavs in a once-per-day series. Rodrigue Beaubois Remember after Rodrigue Beaubois' rookie year, when there was such strong ...

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers equipment manager Carlos Maples' job was easier this time around. Usually when the team signs a free agent late in the season, Maples has to scramble to get a uniform made up in time for the player's arrival. Sinc...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In some ways, Michigan knew this was coming for a year -- from the day Trey Burke said he would return for his sophomore season with the Wolverines. But much like Darius Morris before him, Trey Burke leaves this Michigan basket...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Lakers haven't had much luck with injuries to their point guards this season. Chris Duhon is the latest to join the list. After pulling out of practice early Sunday because of back spasms, Duhon did not practi...

Kobe Bryant has reached 30,000 career points, and it's his relentless spirit that sets him apart.

For 24 minutes Tuesday night in Houston, it appeared the Lakers were on the verge of bouncing back from a mortifying loss to Orlando with a blowout win over a Rockets squad with consecutive home wins under its belt. After 36 minutes, it seemed the La...

Under the best of circumstances, conventional wisdom dictated the Lakers would require some time to jell. With so many new faces (and at the time, a new offense, which eventually sparked the decision for a new coach), instant chemistry would be a tal...

After Tuesday's lemon against Indiana, this was just what the doctor ordered. Defensively, there were issues, particularly when it came to stopping ball penetration. But the Lakers played with great energy all night, and the offense was souped up wit...