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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...

ESPNDallas.com will compare the Mavericks, Lakers and Rockets in five facets -- other than money -- that could play a role in Dwight Howard's free agency decision in a one-per-day series: owners/front office, coaches, co-stars, supporting casts and f...

When Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak called Phil Jackson to tell him the Lakers were hiring Mike D'Antoni instead of him he responded the only way he knew how. "I laughed," Jackson says.

In case you were busy not making up with Sergio Garcia, here's what you missed in sports on Monday: Detroit overcame a Patrick Kane third-period goal, as the Red Wings topped the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-1, to take a 2-1 series lead in their Wester...

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said he was "hopeful" and "optimistic" that Dwight Howard will be back with the Lakers next season and beyond.

Does he understand team legacy? Do they understand he has a choice?

For the Mavericks to make the Chris Paul/Dwight Howard combo pipedream a reality, they'd have to hire a hypnotist. How else would they be able to convince Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak to agree to a sign-and-trade deal that would ship Howar...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Pau Gasol left his exit meeting with general manager Mitch Kupchak on Tuesday with an increased sense that he may have played his last game with the Lakers. "The future is uncertain," Gasol said. "There's no doubt about it. I...

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said he was "hopeful" and "optimistic" that Dwight Howard will be back with the Lakers next season and beyond.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Antawn Jamison underwent successful surgery on his right wrist Tuesday morning.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The light bulbs on the scoreboard showing the Los Angeles Lakers' 103-82 season-ending loss to the San Antonio Spurs had barely cooled down before they got together one last time to sort through the rubble of their disappointing...

It shouldn't have been surprising that when it came to the end, this Lakers season would refuse to go quietly. There was a chance for dignity — even down 20 points and staring at the most thorough of playoff drubbings. Los Angeles's starting ba...

It is time for LA to think about the summer of 2014 and the next era of Lakers basketball.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013

LOS ANGELES -- A day after Los Angeles Lakers manager Mitch Kupchak said Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni would be back next season, D'Antoni was named the NBA Western Conference coach of the Month for games played in April, the NBA announced Thursday. ...

It wasn't always pretty, but the Lakers are in the playoffs and ready for anything.

After the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 99-95 in overtime to clinch the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak confirmed that head coach Mike D'Antoni will return next season.