The following is a direct game preview of the Lakers vs Nuggets game tonight from ESPN.com. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers have already caused plenty of headaches for opponents this season. The Denver Nuggets nearly felt their second migraine of the season on Friday. When these Western Conference foes meet at the Pepsi Center on Saturday night, Bryant and what could be the most balanced te...

The following text is a direct transcript from the Lakers.com website. Mike Trudell, a Lakers reporter, interviews Kupchak for info on how the Bynum deal came together. “The Lakers announced the signing of Andrew Bynum to a multi-year extension on Thursday afternoon, locking up the center that appeared in 35 games last season and averaged 13.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game be...

The official forum of LA Ball Talk has been launched. As a new feature of the site, it will take some time to really get going. The only way that the forum will be a success, is if all of you help me build it. A forum is all about content. It’s all about the people involved. It’s all about the commitment from various members to comment on old topics, post new topics, and carry on conve...

Andrew Bynum and his agent have come to terms on a contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers. The final day to sign a deal is this upcoming Friday and with Bynum’s performance in the first two games of the season, the investment is clearly worth it. Bynum celebrated his 21st birthday on Monday night and now has a lot more money to go back to the club with and “make it rain.”...

Game 1 of the NBA season for the Lakers. Let’s go over the game and breakdown the interesting plays of the game. The Celtics and Cavs game went late and therefore we missed the first three minutes of the Lakers game. The scored is 9-4 when we get started and the first play they show is that during which Greg Oden goes down with a sprained ankle. he continued playing on his ankle but that pro...

There is one thing to say about this upcoming NBA season for the Los Angeles Lakers. NBA Champions. Everyone know what this means, and everyone knows what to expect from this team. Since the last championship run in 2002 and finals exit in 2004, Lakers fans haven’t been this pumped up. Although I would never admit it, expectations for this team to win went down and fans were simply pulling f...

Here it is! ESPN.com 2008-2009 NBA Preview Dime has plenty of great information about the Western Conference and specifically the Los Angeles Lakers. ESPN organized for the top NBA analysts to make their predictions for how the Lakers will fare in the Pacific Division and the Western Conference. The result, Lakers will be sitting pretty atop all leagues! Take a look at the actual predictions each ...

According to Lakers.com, the Los Angeles Lakers have waived Joe Crawford and CJ Giles “The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on guard Joe Crawford and forward CJ Giles, it was announced today. Selected by the Lakers with the 58th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Crawford, a 22 year-old native of Detroit, Michigan, played four seasons at the University of Kentucky, averaging 11.3 points, 3...

The GMs have spoken. The annual GM Survey has been released on NBA.com and I like what it says. I’m going to cut out the time wasting stuff and just put in the results of the survey for you all to enjoy! Which team will win NBA Finals 2009? 1. L.A. Lakers — 46.2% 2. Boston — 19.2% 3. New Orleans — 11.5% 4. Houston — 7.7% San Antonio — 7.7% Others receiving votes...