Sasha Vujacic is back on the floor. He will not be participating in tonight’s game agains the Bobcats in San Diego but he will be with the team. He took part in yesterdays practice and was competitive throughout. Phil Jackson said he noticed Sasha limping a few times but didn’t think it was anything serious. Sasha has expressed that he has no sharp pains in his ankle. This is a must re...

According to the Los Angeles Daily News, Derek Fisher knows what the Lakers need. Lakers’ guard Derek Fisher believes that the team needs to improve their defense in order to challenge for the NBA title. “We have to defend a whole lot better,” Fisher said. “We want a team that when we have to get stops to finish a game or finish a quarter, we get them.” “We just...

I logged in to ESPN this afternoon as a part of my daily routine and saw that Chad Ford posted an article about potential blockbuster trades. The Lakers were included in a few of these potential deals. I highly recommend taking a look at the entire article: “Trade talk already hot and heavy“. If you don’t have time to look at the entire thing, take a look at what parts concern La...

Training camp has officially begun and the Lakers are in El Segundo ready to go to work. As many may know, this team is surrounded by the glamours of Hollywood, so surely enough, the first thing to do, is enjoy a long day of media questioning. Thanks to Lakers.com, you are all welcome to take a look at the interviews with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum. In other news, Phil Jackson has ex...

Sharim Abdur-Rahim of the Sacramento Kings has announced that he will be retiring from the NBA due to a persistent right knee injury. The Kings have filed with the NBA to try and get the salary of Abdur-Rahim wiped off the books for this season. Unfortunately, it is unclear whether the request will go through because the retirement takes place so close to the start of the upcoming season. If the l...

The trade speculation will continue throughout the Summer until Lamar Odom finally gets traded, if he gets traded at all. It’s been a tough road for him always being involved in trade talks however he should look at it as a copmliment. Every team is interested in acquiring his services, even at the $15 million he is owed this upcoming season. One may argue that other teams are looking for ex...

This series can either take a turn for the best, the Lakers going up 3-1, or a turn for the worst, the Spurs tying it up at two games a piece. Game 4 is a very pivotal game in this series and can either put a team deep in the hole or revive them entirely. The Lakers won games 1 & 2 at Staples Center in a Hollywood type of way, the first game was a 20 point comeback in the 2nd half, and the sec...