Los Angeles Lakers News

Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 17,000 points, going over the mark in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Bryant hit a 16-foot jumper from the right baseline off a pass from rookie Jordan Farmar for his 17,001st point. About a minute later, he scored on a driving layup that extended the Lakers' lead. The crowd cheered, but didn't appear to be ...

Kobe Bryant was in the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup for Friday night's game against the Seattle SuperSonics, making his season debut after recovering from knee surgery over the summer. The eight-time all-star sat out the opening two games of the season, but the Lakers won both. Bryant scored his first basket of the season on a layup off a pass from Luke Walton to give the Lakers a 7-0 lead 1:19 into the game against the Sonics. In the ...

Maurice Evans scored 27 points and Lamar Odom had 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 113-106 pre-season victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night. The injury-depleted Lakers were without Kobe Bryant, Chris Mihm, Kwame Brown, Vladimir Radmanovic, Sasha Vujacic and Aaron McKie. Vujacic sat out because of the left ankle he sprained in Thursday night's 91-90 loss to the Clippers, but Brian Cook returned to the lineup after ...

Cuttino Mobley scored 26 points and Elton Brand had 20, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 91-90 pre-season victory over the injury-riddled Lakers on Thursday night. Defending NBA scoring champion Kobe Bryant, recovering from offseason knee surgery, has yet to play in the preseason and hopes to be ready for the Lakers' season opener. Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who had hip replacement surgery Oct. 3, has been working part-time and is expected to be on the ...

Los Angeles Lakers centre Kwame Brown will be sidelined about three to four weeks because of a bruised rotator cuff and bursitis in his right shoulder, meaning he'll miss the start of the season. Lakers spokesman John Black said Thursday that Dr. Neal Elattrache, a shoulder specialist, examined Brown a day earlier and made the diagnosis. The 24-year-old Brown hasn't played since colliding with Andrew Bynum during practice Saturday. His ...

Mike Bibby scored 16 points to help the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Lakers 96-91 in a pre-season game Tuesday night. Kobe Bryant was at the game but did not play for the Lakers. Bryant, who is recovering from knee surgery, practised with the team Friday and Saturday. Kevin Martin had 14 points, Ronnie Price scored 11 and John Salmons added 10 for the Kings. Bibby also had six rebounds and three assists. Kwame Brown, who had a ...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic practised Monday and pronounced his injured left foot ready to go as he tries to keep his spot in the rotation. He is facing strong competition for the third-guard spot from rookie Jordan Farmar and Shammond Williams. Vujacic, a third-year player in the last year of his contract, missed the Lakers' last two exhibition games because of a strained foot muscle. He was expected ...

Shawn Marion and Raja Bell each scored 16 points to lead the Phoenix Suns over the Los Angeles Lakers 99-91 in a pre-season game Sunday night. Marion, playing on his college's home court at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Arena, was 6-for-10 from the field. Kobe Bryant was at the game but did not play for the Lakers. Bryant, who is recovering from July 15 knee surgery, practiced with the team ...

Kwame Brown missed the Los Angeles Lakers' practice Saturday a day after spraining his right shoulder. Brown, the overall No. 1 pick in the 2001 draft by Washington, collided with Andrew Bynum during practice Friday and aggravated an injury that bothered him for much of last season. He had therapy on the shoulder Saturday, but might miss Sunday's exhibition game against the Phoenix Suns in Las Vegas. Brown said he has pain when he lifts his arm. ``Every ...

Kobe Bryant participated in his first pre-season practice with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday since having right knee surgery. Bryant joined his teammates in a controlled five-on-five scrimmage and did several drills. ``We're easing our way back,'' he said. ``I didn't do every drill. I just did certain things. It felt pretty good.'' Bryant had surgery July 15 and was projected to be out eight to 12 weeks. While his knee wasn't sore, Bryant said it's not as ...

Lamar Odom scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 94-79 on Tuesday night in the pre-season opener for both teams. Sasha Vujacic and Smush Parker each had 13 points for Los Angeles, which played without guard Kobe Bryant, who rested an injured knee, and centre Chris Mihm, who has an ankle problem. Lakers coach Phil Jackson, still recovering ...

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson attended a scrimmage and a good portion of his team's practice the past two days, and made his presence felt at Monday's workout. Jackson, who had right hip replacement surgery last Tuesday, jumped right in at practice and demanded his players run a part of the offence assistant coach Kurt Rambis was holding back. ``He came in and one of the elements of the ...

Simply catching the ball was a challenge for Kwame Brown last season. Through five days of training camp with the Los Angeles Lakers, that's something he now has a handle on. It's all about comfort. ``It's not thinking as much,'' Brown said after practice Saturday. ``I'm not as anxious. You can't do anything without the ball. You can think about the spot you're supposed to be at all day long, but you can't do anything without the rock.'' ``So, ...

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is recovering well following right hip replacement surgery and walking with a cane, assistant Kurt Rambis said Thursday. Jackson underwent the operation Tuesday at the Centinela Hospital Medical Center, and was discharged from the hospital a day later. Rambis said that Jeanie Buss, Jackson's longtime girlfriend, told him the 61-year-old coach was walking with a cane. Buss is the Lakers' executive vice-president of business ...

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson had right hip replacement surgery Tuesday and is expected to be released from a hospital on Wednesday. Team spokesman John Black said there is no timetable for the 61-year-old coach's return to training camp, which opened Tuesday with assistant coach Kurt Rambis running the drills. The 45-minute operation was performed at the Centinela Hospital Medical Center. Jackson, who will be re-evaluated next week, said ...