Menu

Tag: L.A. Lakers

Andrew Bynum suspended

Apparently an apology wasn’t enough. Tuesday, Lakers center Andrew Bynum was suspended for the first five games of the 2011-2012 season. The league said the suspension was in response to Bynum’s flagrant foul on Dallas guard J.J. Barea in Los […]

Andrew Bynum apologizes

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum apologized on Tuesday for his flagrant foul on Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea near the conclusion of the team’s game four matchup in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. “My actions don’t […]

Kobe Bryant Gymnasium Dedication

Lower Merion, PA – The Kobe Bryant Gymnasium Dedication was a sold-out event on Thursday evening at Lower Merion High School just outside of Philadelphia. Bryant, a 1996 Lower Merion graduate, donated $411,000 to the school district to fund “a […]

Celtics vs. Lakers

BRIAN MAHONEY of the AP writes: Boston’s new Big Three reached the NBA’s big stage. And just like their predecessors, they’ll share it with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics and Lakers are meeting again in the NBA finals, with […]

Bryant leads Lakers to Game 4 win

ELIZABETH WHITE of the AP writes: Kobe Bryant looked back and found himself all alone. All but guaranteed the basket, he went up and slammed the ball with a little extra oomph, just for good measure. One more win, and […]

Lakers make it to West finals

DOUG ALDEN, of the AP writes: Kobe Bryant has some time to rest his back. Not that he appears to need it. Bryant scored 34 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by […]

Kobe Bryant wins 1st MVP award

JOHN NADEL of the AP is reporting: Finally, an MVP award for Kobe Bryant. Regarded as the NBA’s best player for several years but never its most valuable, Bryant earned the honor at last on Tuesday after leading the Los […]

Dallas falls short, Lakers in

According to the AP: “The Los Angeles Lakers have completed phase one: making the playoffs. The next step is to get the best seed possible in the Western Conference standings during the final six games of the regular schedule. Lamar […]