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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...

Phil Jackson, the all-time winningest championship coach in NBA history, has joined Twitter, according to his fiancee, Jeanie Buss.

The Los Angeles Lakers on Monday lost their patriarch, Dr. Jerry Buss. Buss was long the symbol of stability for a franchise that has had its fair share of Hollywood drama throughout the years. Where will the Lakers go without his guiding presence? H...

Despite the doom and gloom after the latest loss in New York, the Lakers' problems remain fixable.

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

At some point in the last couple of seasons, Kobe Bryant started saving away the fresh pair of sneakers he wears every game instead of giving them out to fans or locker room attendants because he says he's "become sentimental in my old age." As a ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- With all the drama surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers since the start of training camp -- from a winless preseason, to Steve Nash getting hurt, Mike Brown being fired, Phil Jackson being spurned and Mike D'Antoni being hired -- ...

Although Mike D'Antoni is still on crutches after his recent knee surgery, he's already at work with the Los Angeles Lakers.

LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant may be at peace with Mike D'Antoni becoming the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, but he's not OK with the league's reluctance to embrace Phil Jackson. Bryant said he hasn't spoken to Jackson since the Lakers ch...

Before Kobe Bryant told reporters last week he wanted Phil Jackson back as his coach, there was a different name he told to Los Angeles Lakers management: Mike D'Antoni.

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said the decision to hire Mike D'Antoni instead of Phil Jackson didn't come down to money, demands over personnel control or travel restrictions. It came down to basketball.

Dwight Howard said that the turbulent times and 3-4 early record will only benefit the Los Angles Lakers in the long run.

There is still a bit of shock making its way throughout Southern California as Lakers fans learn that Mike D'Antoni, not Phil Jackson, has been hired as the team's new coach. There's plenty of intrigue surrounding the decision -- the circumstances...

Kobe Bryant still hasn't gotten over the way his final season under then-Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson ended in a second-round sweep from the playoffs.

Mike Brown plans to "stay the course" despite the Lakers' 0-3 start.

Metta World Peace reflects on the Lakers season saying his team "underachieved" and was better than the Oklahoma City Thunder, despite the postseason defeat.