http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. 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.]]> April 30, 2013 12:41:25 PDT Metta World Peace believes the Lakers put too much responsibility on the shoulders of Dwight Howard.]]> April 29, 2013 11:59:39 PDT The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Steve Nash for Friday night's pivotal Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs.]]> April 27, 2013 12:46:12 PDT The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Steve Nash for Friday night's pivotal Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs.]]> April 26, 2013 10:01:29 PDT Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake is out indefinitely after an ultrasound taken Thursday confirmed a moderate strain of his right hamstring.]]> April 25, 2013 10:08:45 PDT The Lakers have been injured all season, but the Game 2 loss magnified the issue.]]> April 24, 2013 20:49:00 PDT SAN ANTONIO -- If any one thing was established in Game 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers' series against the San Antonio Spurs, it was the Kobe Bryant-less...]]> April 23, 2013 19:24:50 PDT Kobe Bryant already publicly vowed not to tweet during Game 2 of the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, but a certain teammate wants Bryant to keep on tweeting in the free world.]]> April 23, 2013 12:37:03 PDT After a Game 1 loss, it's up to Mike D'Antoni to make the adjustments for the Lakers.]]> April 21, 2013 14:00:57 PDT Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash plans on playing in Game 1 of his team's playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday afternoon.]]> April 20, 2013 11:10:03 PDT Pau Gasol explained he was thinking about the Los Angeles Lakers' chances in the long term when he called Kobe Bryant's 47 points in 48 minutes performance against the Portland Trail Blazers "bittersweet."]]> April 12, 2013 10:10:23 PDT On the night that Shaquille O'Neal's jersey was retired, the "Big Aristotle" again took a shot at current Lakers star Dwight Howard.]]> April 02, 2013 16:55:54 PDT Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash will be in the lineup when the Los Angeles Lakers play the Sacramento Kings, Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said after shootaround Saturday.]]> March 30, 2013 09:48:20 PDT The reality of a final push to make the playoffs is settling in for the Los Angeles Lakers.]]> March 27, 2013 19:46:54 PDT Speaking to the media for the first time since eviscerating his team in a classic postgame rant following a loss to the lowly Washington Wizards, Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni wanted to be clear that he wasn't singling out any one player.]]> March 24, 2013 12:19:32 PDT