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LOS ANGELES -- In a season full of hard knocks, the Los Angeles Lakers got a little bit of luck on their side when all three teams they're immediately chasing in the standings -- the Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors -- lost on Wed...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Lakers might have won four out of their past five games, but they have another negative trend going for them these days. They're having about as much luck holding on to double-digit leads late in ballgames these days as ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Friday had the feeling of a layup, with the Lakers heading into the night against the Timberwolves winners of 19 straight against Minnesota, but you never know with these kinds of games. "I don't think this team has ever played that...

Los Angeles Lakers star center Dwight Howard has been diagnosed with a sore right shoulder and will be listed as day to day.

Jordan Hill will sign an two-year deal, worth "a little less" than $8 million, a league source told ESPNLosAngeles.com on Friday. Hill's decision came down to the Lakers and the Timberwolves.

As the days tick down until NBA free agency officially opens on July 1, unrestricted free agent Jordan Hill and the Los Angeles Lakers both want to see the 6-foot-10 big man wearing purple and gold next season. "They're the leader in the clubhouse...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant auctioned off the mask he wore this season after breaking his nose and suffering a concussion in the NBA All-Star Game to raise money for the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation.

Dwight Howard's surgery means USA Basketball will be without its presumed starting center this summer at the London Olympics. It won't be Andrew Bynum to the rescue in Superman's absence, either.

The Los Angeles Lakers might have traded for Ramon Sessions with the intention of him replacing Derek Fisher, but that doesn't mean Sessions will replace Fisher's spot in the starting lineup just yet.

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant spoke to reporters on Friday for the first time since the team traded his longtime backcourt running mate, Derek Fisher.

Lakers coach Mike Brown said he did not address the team about Thursday's trades, nor did he confer with Kobe Bryant to hear his thoughts about losing his longtime backcourt mate in Derek Fisher.

The Los Angeles Lakers traded Derek Fisher and acquired Ramon Sessions.

The Lakers revisited talks to acquire Minnesota Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley on Wednesday, multiple league sources told ESPNLosAngeles.com.

If Dwyane Wade is going to experience any sort of retribution in Sunday's game for his hard hit on Bryant, don't expect it to come from Lakers center Andrew Bynum.

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant did not participate in the team's morning shootaround Friday in preparation for their game against the Sacramento Kings, instead using the time to visit a neurologist, Dr. Vern Williams, but played Friday night.

The concussion, nasal fracture and whip lash that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant suffered in the NBA All-Star Game might not have caused him to miss a game, but it has kept him out of practice.