http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. This is the year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, among the most successful and elegant athletes in modern sports history, will receive a statue outside Staples C...]]> August 27, 2012 20:28:01 PDT When Kobe Bryant passed Shaquille O'Neal to become the NBA's fifth all-time leading scorer, it prompted a flurry of debates about his place in basketb...]]> February 08, 2012 06:38:24 PST Looking for a way to suck the remaining productivity from your Monday workday? I present you this list of 20 nominees for the inaugural ESPNLA Hall of...]]> August 08, 2011 14:23:22 PDT I'm not saying Dwight Howard is coming today (really, I'm not), but the gentle echoes of yesteryear say it would make some sense. Via NBA.com's "This ...]]> June 16, 2011 11:59:05 PDT UPDATE (6:15 pm PT)- Well, if there was any remaining ambiguity about Kareem's stance regarding the statue and how he's been treated by the organizati...]]> May 18, 2011 14:07:11 PDT Early in Wednesday's win over Sacramento, Kobe Bryant passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the all-time franchise leader in minutes played during the ...]]> November 04, 2010 11:31:40 PDT Kobe Bryant will own a multitude of franchise records by the time he calls it a career. Some will require a few more years of toil. Others, about 24 h...]]> October 25, 2010 12:36:29 PDT On this week's podcast, we spoke with longtime L.A. sportswriter Steve Springer, who covered the Lakers for over two decades, noting the achievements ...]]> August 13, 2010 18:07:21 PDT "We learned all about those aspects of life that most kids want to skip over. He wouldn't let us do that." --Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, on John Wooden My...]]> June 04, 2010 21:35:11 PDT A few days back, we ran a series of poll questions on the blog, just to help get people get into a Finals mood and take the temperature of Lakers fans...]]> June 03, 2010 07:18:05 PDT Getty Images With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the sidelines, Lakers rookie Magic Johnson started Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals at center. He'd go on to sc...]]> May 26, 2010 06:55:01 PDT Lennox McClendon/AP Photo Eight times the Lakers had played the Celtics and eight times they had lost, until Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the purple and g...]]> May 21, 2010 07:04:46 PDT It's one of the most iconic moments in NBA Playoff lore, let alone Lakers history. On May 16, 1980, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar laid up with an ankle inj...]]> May 11, 2010 19:43:44 PDT Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images Kobe en route to two of his 26 Tuesday night in Washington, en route to becoming the leading scorer in the history ...]]> January 27, 2010 08:13:08 PST Getty Images Kobe Bryant is 126 points shy of tying Jerry West for the all time lead in points scored for the Lakers franchise. Kobe Bryant (sho...]]> January 26, 2010 08:46:10 PST