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The Lakers have been injured all season, but the Game 2 loss magnified the issue.

Los Angeles Lakers backup forward Jordan Hill has been cleared to play in Game 2 of the Lakers' opening round series against the San Antonio Spurs, just three months after undergoing surgery on his left hip.

After having San Antonio end his season several times before as a member of the Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash doesn't plan to go out without a fight when the Los Angeles Lakers face the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs this time around.

Kobe Bryant didn't play Sunday night when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Sacramento Kings as the veteran guard is recovering from a severely sprained left ankle as well as the flu.

LOS ANGELES - Don't look to Mike D'Antoni for any answers when it comes to fixing the Los Angeles Lakers. You can certainly ask him; just don't expect to get much of a response. Not yet anyway. Moments after streamers came down onto the court a...

The important thing? The Los Angeles Lakers won. Does a six-point victory over a 3-17 Washington Wizards squad without John Wall, Trevor Ariza, Trevor Booker and A.J. Price qualify as a particularly impressive achievement? Not in the slightest. Bu...

Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and reserve Jodie Meeks added 24, helping the Lakers beat the Wizards 102-96 on Friday to end a four-game losing streak.

With the 2012-13 NBA season just a day away, the Los Angeles Lakers still do not know if Kobe Bryant will be in the opening night lineup.

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

In the eyes of many NBA pundits and fans, two factors are commonly cited as the biggest threats to the Los Angeles Lakers' championship quest: health and chemistry. Both elements have reared their ugly heads during a heretofore winless preseason, oft...

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 -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant returned to the starting lineup Saturday against the Utah Jazz after missing the Lakers exhibition game Wednesday night with a strained shoulder. Lakers center Dwight Howard and forward Jordan Hi...

How will the Los Angeles Lakers fare in 2012-13? Here's John Hollinger's projection.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2012

ONTARIO, Calif. -- Dwight Howard's best moves came as he danced to "Gangnam Style" during a third-quarter time out. Kobe Bryant's came before the game as he unleashed a new set of hysterical insults directed at one of his favorite targets, former Lak...

Check out John Hollinger's player scouting reports and 2012-13 projections for the Lakers.

Story | Conversation | September 19, 2012

Last in a series looking at the five teams ahead of the Dallas Mavericks in our early 2012-13 Western Conference rankings and how the revamped Mavs match up. No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers Move along, nothing here to see. Yeah, right. Luxury tax be dam...