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With all the talk about Dwight Howard, Chris Paul or some other elite player destined (fans hope) to don purple and gold, it's easy to forget how important it is for the Lakers to fortify the bench. The Mavericks were a testament to what can be accom...

Since this weekend is Blake Griffin's world and we're just living in it, Brian and I will be live blogging throughout his (presumed) domination at Saturday's dunk contest. Drop by this page once the throwdown-a-thon begins as we offer continual comme...

Another game, another legend passed on the NBA all-time scoring list by Kobe Bryant. This time, a breakaway dunk created off his own steal against Donte Greene meant leapfrogging to the eighth spot past Hakeem Olajuwon, the two-time champion whose...

Here are some talkies to complement Brian's postgame analysis. As one would expect, a 29 point beatdown put Kobe Bryant in a very light mood. Good one-liners about Shannon Brown's missed dunk and Lamar Odom's circus-style and-one were offered, plu...

"Torn ligament. Bone bruise. It is what it is." This was Shannon Brown's downplayed assessment from Tuesday night about the state of his injured right thumb. At the risk of stating the painfully obvious (pun intended), playing professional basketb...

The Lakers may be on a break, but the Kamenetzky brothers never stop working. We're like beavers, except in a studio. Unless, of course, the beavers in question also host a podcast, in which case there's absolutely zero difference. Here's the newe...

-The Los Angeles Times' Barry Stavro marks the passing of Fred Schaus, the Lakers' first coach of the Los Angeles era. -Lakers Blog's Mark Medina breaks down some numbers with 54 games in the books. -ESPNLosAngeles.com's Dave McMenamin has a ru...

The All-Star forward confirmed what Bobcats coach Larry Brown suspected before the game: He won't be able to suit up. The issue is a left hamstring, which Wallace said he originally thought might have just been a cramp suffered during Monday night...

Kobe Bryant passing Jerry West to become the franchise's all-time leading scorer, but not for the reason one might assume. Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images Kobe passing Jerry West with this dunk was fantastic, but also about as good as it got f...

In the 2010 dunk contest, more specifically. Shannon Brown's allowed to throw down in a regular game whenever the urge hits him. His fellow competitors will include defending champ Nate Robinson, the high-flying Gerald Wallace and the "dunk-in" wi...

Before Friday night's demolishing of the Clippers, a bunch of us scribes asked Shannon Brown about this All-Star Game's dunk contest, which signs are starting to point towards his being included. Shannon said his agent told him not to believe anythin...