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With the Finals approaching and questions a'plenty surrounding the Lakers, there's nary a shortage of talking points this young offseason. Along with ESPNLA.com's Ramona Shelburne, we chop up the following: - (2:54): The OKC Thunder pulle...

ESPNLA.com's Arash Markazi joins the fun, and while the Lakers did lose again to their Staples Center roommates, there were certainly positives to take away. Among the talking points were Kobe Bryant's wrist injury, the battle between Devin Ebanks an...

After three days of marathon negotiations between players and owners, talks have broken off without any resolution. Needless to say, that ain't good. In the meantime, a recent ESPNLA.com poll showed that 42 percent of fans are so fed up by the lockou...

It's always fun when our buddy Dave McMenamin swings by. Among the talking points: PODCAST Andy and Brian talk with ESPNLA.com's Dave McMenamin about CBA matters, Kobe's knee and whether the Players Association is weakened by supersta...

This week's batch of ear candy, featuring our buddy and ESPNLA Lakers beat writer Dave McMenamin. Among the talking points? PODCAST Andy and Brian talk with ESPNLA.com's Dave McMenamin about the Lakers' draft picks, the looming lockou...

Yesterday, I shared thoughts on Shaquille O'Neal calling it a career. The announcement was then further discussed with Brian and ESPNLA.com's Dave McMenamin in the newest edition of The Triangle. Among the talking points are Shaq's legacy in L.A., hi...

The only thing better than ear candy is holiday weekend ear candy. And with ESPNLA.com Lakers beat writer Dave McMenamin, no less. The degree of awesomeness can't be quantified without the use of science. Here were the talking points for the conversa...

Depending on your perspective, the opening four games between the Lakers and Hornets have been filled with intrigue, twists and historically good play by a point guard... or surprisingly, disappointingly, and frighteningly competitive results. Tomato...

Man, it's a fun time to be a Laker fan right now. By extension, it's a fun time to kick back with a batch of ear candy. ESPNLA.com's Dave McMenamin stopped by the studio to dissect all things purple and gold. Among the talking points: Andrew Bynu...

I wanted to share my feature for ESPNLA.com about Ron Artest and the changes made in his life. The transformation of Ron's image never ceases to amaze me, and it's testament to the power of soul searching. We talked for a while about what caused t...

With the Lakers and Bulls squaring off for potentially the last time in Phil Jackson's career, we thought a look at Phil's time with these two squads would be appropriate. ESPNLA.com's Andy and Brian Kamenetzky and ESPNChicago's Nick Friedell swap th...

It's the last PodKast of the preseason, people! From here on out, every time we yammer, it will about games officially counted towards the Three-peat quest. We're giddy with excitement, and rounded up ESPNLA.com's Dave McMenamin to partake in our stu...

Christmas Day is always about presents, but the ante has been upped in NBA circles. Ron Artest recently announced X-Mas as the day his championship ring will officially get raffled for charity. As I mentioned after Ron graced ESPNLA.com On Air's radi...

The Lakers are officially playing roundball again, and according to ESPNLA.com's Dave McMenamin, Kobe Bryant should be among the participants, albeit on a limited basis. That's as good a reason as any to chat it up. Drop by the chat below at noon ...

ESPNLA.com Lakers beat writer Dave McMenamin is traveling with the Lakers during their European (working) vacation. He'll be sending a series of videos with the latest purple and gold skinny, but as you can see from this first installment, his journe...

Just wanted to pass along a piece I wrote for ESPNLA.com about the first test faced by the Lakers as they attempt to keep this championship train rolling: Games in London and Barcelona. Andrew Bynum's extended absence, Kobe Bryant's and Luke Walto...