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LOS ANGELES -- For the first time in a long time, the Los Angeles Lakers are in a bit of a rut. For a franchise that has won 16 championships, a first-round playoff exit via sweep -- punctuating a three-year stretch in which the team failed to make i...

In the first move of what's sure to be a busy offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers, coach Mike D'Antoni informed Bernie Bickerstaff and Chuck Person on Monday that they will not be retained as assistant coaches for next season.

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...

Metta World Peace believes the Lakers put too much responsibility on the shoulders of Dwight Howard.

As Paul Gasol enters the unknown this offseason, what is certain is that the center immersed himself in the reality of Lakers lore.

SAN ANTONIO -- The Los Angeles Lakers said all the right things Wednesday after it became official that Mike Brown, who was let go by the Lakers in November after the team's 0-8 preseason and 1-4 regular season start, was rehired by the Cleveland Cav...

LOS ANGELES -- It was easy to see coming. Phil Jackson was at center court Tuesday. He had the microphone in his hand and was speaking at Shaquille O'Neal's jersey retirement ceremony in front of a sold-out arena full of fans who wanted to remembe...

LOS ANGELES -- There's no sugarcoating that Steve Blake's time with the Los Angeles Lakers has been mostly a disappointment so far. Blake signed a four-year, $16 million contract with the Lakers in the summer of 2010 and has yet to live up to the ...

Before the Los Angeles Lakers could move on with the second half of the season following the All-Star break, they were left looking back at the life of legendary owner Dr. Jerry Buss.

A three-game win streak is nice, but the Lakers will be defined by their upcoming seven-game trip.

Kobe Bryant wants to take all the blame for the Los Angeles Lakers' failures, but it's not that simple.

SAN ANTONIO -- Mike D'Antoni is well aware of his sketchy reputation as a coach who either won't or, worse yet, can't get his teams to play defense. "Maybe he can put the D back in my name," D'Antoni said of Dwight Howard at the coach's introducto...

HOUSTON -- With the Los Angeles Lakers' starting power forward, starting center and primary back-up big man all sidelined indefinitely, Metta World Peace could be relied upon to play some center in their stead. Despite standing just 6-7 and not ha...

Kobe Bryant thinks he's playing his best basketball in a while.

Some forget how injured Dwight Howard was, but he's slowly making an impact for the Lakers.

Coach Mike D'Antoni says it all about the Lakers: "Umm, you know, we're not very good right now."