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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.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Mike D'Antoni stared idly out onto the court where Steve Nash was putting up jumpers at the end of practice Saturday and muttered, almost wistfully, "You know, these are the games that he never lets us lose." He was referrin...

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.

Jordan Hill will sign an two-year deal, worth "a little less" than $8 million, a league source told ESPNLosAngeles.com on Friday. Hill's decision came down to the Lakers and the Timberwolves.

With Dwight Howard's eventual destination still anybody's guess, the Los Angeles Lakers are turning their attention to adding a backup big man or two.

Devin Ebanks agreed to a one-year deal with the Lakers worth $1,085,000, according to his agent, David Bauman. The deal cannot be officially signed until Wednesday, when the NBA lifts its league-wide moratorium on new business.

If it wasn't for a 2 a.m. phone call from Mike Brown to Jordan Hill late in the season after the Lakers had their doors blown off by San Antonio, Hill might never have been given the opportunity to show his stuff for the purple and gold. "I was de...

If the Lakers can avoid injuries and oddities, they just might have a chance.

With the No. 3 seed in the West already locked up heading into Thursday's regular-season finale against the Kings, the Lakers' coaching staff is planning to sit team's stars and use the game as a talent evaluator for its young players.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace faced the media Wednesday for the first time since the NBA announced he would be suspended seven games for striking Oklahoma City's James Harden in the head with his elbow.

The wear and tear of the 66-game lockout-compressed schedule is starting to take its toll on the Los Angeles Lakers.

Lakers coach Mike Brown said he did not address the team about Thursday's trades, nor did he confer with Kobe Bryant to hear his thoughts about losing his longtime backcourt mate in Derek Fisher.