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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Even in the moment in which Kobe Bryant appeared as vulnerable as he's ever been and proved to actually be just as human as the rest of us, he showed why he's earned the reputation of indestructibility he's known for. Bryant ...

Kobe Bryant saw Serge Ibaka's below-the-belt hit Sunday on Blake Griffin and thought that some retaliation was in order.

The Clippers have not had much success since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1984. They have qualified for the playoffs just five times in that span and have never made it out of the second round.

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard will play against the Denver Nuggets after suffering a minor right shoulder strain Friday against the Los Angeles Clippers, according to the Lakers' coach. "He's fine. He's good. That's Superm...

LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant almost pulled a rabbit out of the hat one more time, but in what's become a recurring theme this season, he just didn't have enough support out there and the Lakers lost again. The Clippers might have come into the nigh...

LOS ANGELES -- There have been 127 games between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers since the Clips moved to L.A. before the 1984-85 season, and the Lakers have won 97 of them. However, if you think Friday's Lakers-Clippers game has a...

When the Los Angeles Lakers play the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, all 16 championship banners hanging from the Staples Center rafters will belong to the team in the purple and gold.

Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni admitted his team is looking up to the Los Angeles Clippers and their 16-game winning streak.

Kobe Bryant said he was playing on one leg and told reporters in the locker room after Friday's game that he felt like his right foot was "about to fall off" during the game.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash did not play against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.

The Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Denver Nuggets in seven games to advance to the second round to face the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Lakers' season was almost derailed before it began after the Chris Paul trade fell through on the eve of training camp. Now that the Lakers made it through the regular season as the No. 3 seed in the West, the team has officially moved on.

Kobe Bryant still believes the Los Angeles Lakers will be the team to lift the Larry O'Brien Trophy come June.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant performed well in a series of on-court physical tests Tuesday before the Lakers' game against the Golden State Warriors, but will continue to sit out, missing his seventh straight game with a left shin injury.

The condition of Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant's inflamed left shin continues to improve, but Bryant will sit out his third straight game Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs, Lakers coach Mike Brown said.

Blake Griffin's dunks on Pau Gasol in the Lakers' win over the Clippers were considered legal plays. A foul by Griffin on Gasol in the third quarter has been upgraded to a flagrant-1 foul, the league informed the Lakers on Friday.