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There are occasionally periods when the news cycle doesn't provide us much in the way of juicy topics for the podKast. Safe to say, this isn't one of those periods. Plenty to chop up, with Mike Brown out, Mike D'Antoni in, and Phil Jackson -- along w...

The Lakers have a new coach and it's not the guy most people expected and even chanted for at Staples Center. Mike D'Antoni is in. Phil Jackson is passed over. We grade the hire....

Give the Lakers credit. They never run out of ways to keep the world guessing. One day after giving Mike Brown a public vote of confidence, they send the guy packing. And then upon prepping everyone for the "Godfather Part III" installment of Phil Ja...

Watching the following videos of Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard after Friday's 101-77 win over the Golden State Warriors, a few things are abundantly clear. 1) Mike Brown's dismissal created a very emotionally draining set of circumstances for his ...

Before a "big three" became a requisite for NBA teams establishing credentials as serious contenders, it wasn't too long ago that a splashy big four graced the Association. It was assembled during the summer of 2003, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'...

Throughout his coaching career, Phil Jackson was famous for "never" calling timeouts to stop a run. And while I've always felt this reputation was somewhat exaggerated -- his infamous (and ultimately backfired) gaffe during Game 4 in 2009 against Hou...

Two siblings for the price of one! Jeanie and Jim Buss appeared respectively on 710 ESPN's Max and Marcellus and Mason and Ireland today, hitting on a wide variety of topics. Because Laker fans can't get enough of their Buss kids, we're passing along...

AP Photos Could any of these folks be wearing purple and gold soon? Ever since the Lakers were swept out of the 2011 playoffs and Phil Jackson waved goodbye, questions have swirled like a tornado on a Red Bull high. Does a Bryant-Gasol-Bynum-Odom c...

Should the Lakers drop tonight's contest in Minnesota -- certainly a believable outcome, given the debacle in Milwaukee -- it'll be doubly disconcerting because of the story within the story. The Lakers are a team in transition. From Phil Jackson to ...

Monday, I shared how, despite being competitively wired in a way that flirts with insanity, Kobe Bryant isn't looking forward to a potential mano y' mano with former teammate and current Phoenix Sun Shannon Brown. Kobe took Shannon under his wing fro...

With the NBA season (no jinxes!) back on track, we'll soon see Mike Brown and Kobe Bryant working together as new Lakers head coach and iconic Lakers superstar. How will the two co-exist? For that matter, how will Brown get along with the entire rost...

With the lockout now ended, we can actually examine questions beyond, "When will we see basketball again?" One topic, of course, is how the Lakers' offense will run under new coach Mike Brown. Since October 2005, we've seen this Lakers core run the t...

The Triangle is no more. Behold The Forum!!! It's a brand new title -- Phil Jackson is not walking through that door, after all -- but the presentation and cast of characters remains the same. Unfortunately, the show also continues to revolve arou...

Check out my discussion with Dave McMenamin and Ramona Shelburne about Tex Winter's absurdly long wait to enter the Hall of Fame, and the mutual success enjoyed by Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan in the triangle. It's the perfect complement to a po...

On Friday, the Basketball Hall of Fame will induct its 2011 class. Among those honored will be Tex Winter, best known as the longtime assistant coach to Phil Jackson, and the architect of what became known as the triangle offense. In addition to shap...

For Kobe Bryant, Tuesday was a day of celebration and, from a myopic purple and gold viewpoint, uncertainty. He and Vanessa Bryant announced today their launching of The Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation, a non-profit organization that will ...