ESPN Search

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

The Lakers' Dwight Howard is a superstar still under construction.

As 2012 comes to an end, the Lakers are still searching for the right way forward.

As the Lakers spiral, Kobe Bryant has plenty of hope even with a tough trip to New York next.

Opposing teams are counting on him to miss at the line in crunch time

Amid rising pressure and growing trade speculation smothering the ailing Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant offered his strongest public support to date to back the Spaniard with whom he has won two NBA championships.

After leaving Orlando, the onus is on Dwight Howard to take his game to the next level in L.A.

The "Dwightmare" may be over, but on the eve of his first game against his former team, Dwight Howard was in a reflective mood about what happened over those final furious six months with the Orlando Magic.

Dwight Howard's debut with the Lakers allowed him to leave his past behind.

There was a time last season when Dwight Howard could not do a calf raise and stand up on his toes. Pain shot down through his left leg. It felt "dead." Bending over meant risking not being able to stand back up.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Kobe Bryant was halfway around the world at the Summer Olympics in London when his phone rang and it was finally time to talk. Dwight Howard was on the other line. They had spoken briefly a few months earlier under far differ...

LOS ANGELES -- Magic Johnson has had plenty to deal with as owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers of late, but when you stick a microphone in front of him and ask about the Los Angeles Lakers, he's always going to have an opinion. Asked whether the La...

The agent for Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum says it would be "foolish" for any team to trade for Bynum without first speaking to Bynum directly to gauge his interest in signing a long-term extension with them.

Like the rest of the NBA, Kobe Bryant didn't see the Los Angeles Lakers' trade for Steve Nash coming. But when the idea was presented to him earlier this week as he held his camp in Santa Barbara, Calif., it didn't take long for him to warm to the idea.

Free agent swingman J.R. Smith currently lists on his Twitter page the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers as teams he is considering. However, the Knicks and Clippers appear t...

J.R. Smith currently lists the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers as teams he is considering on his Twitter page. However, the Knicks and Clippers appear to be the frontrunners.