Kobe’s Dream Shake

Hoping to gain some insight into what Kobe Bryant learned working with former Rockets great Hakeem Olajuwon this summer? Sorry. "I don’t talk about my appointments with the master shogun. Those are sacred," he said with a smile at practice Wednesday afternoon. The Dream has said his moves are well suited for agile guard/forward types like 24. Whatever he learned, and my guess is it’s a lot, Kobe will have ample opportunity to put his new moves to use. "I’m a post player anyway," he said. "As a guard. 80% of the time I’m in the post." Asked why he…

Lakers Practice Report: 9/30/09

Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest and Head Coach Phil Jackson addressed the media after practice in El Segundo on Wednesday.

LAKERS SIGN THOMAS KELATI

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed free agent guard Thomas Kelati, it was announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released

"If I can turn and knock you out with my right hand, I’ve got to be able to make a layup, you know what I’m saying?"

I realize the season is only a day old, but we’ve got an early clubhouse leader for Quote of the Year, courtesy of Lamar Odom. After Wednesday morning’s practice in El Segundo, Odom riffed with the media about his offseason training program, which included a couple months of boxing work, complete with an animated, gum-popping, bob-and-weave of a demonstration. "When you look at those guys, they look like they’re in pretty good shape. The ones that take it seriously. You have to be strong from your ankles to your neck, you know? To take a punch? Then I was thinking…

Top 10 Moments of 2008-2009: #2 - Fisher For Three … Twice

To nail a game-tying triple with 4.6 seconds to go in Game 4 of the NBA Finals was enough, but Derek Fisher then swished the go-ahead three-pointer in OT to seal a comeback victory over Orlando to give L.A. a 3-1 series lead and make ultimate victory all

Top 10 Moments of 2008-2009: #1 - Lakers Win Title No. 15

After jumping on the Magic with a 16-0 second quarter run in series-clinching Game 5, the Lakers raised their 15th trophy in 61 years as Phil Jackson won his 10th and Kobe Bryant took home Bill Russell Finals MVP accolades for the first time. The season f

Top 10 Moments of 2008-2009: #3 - Lakers Crush Nuggets, Win West

A game after L.A. finally seemed to figure out the Denver Nuggets with an impressive 21-3 second half run that put them up 3-2 in the Western Finals, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers destroyed the Nuggets 119-92 on the road in Game 6, making a statement heading

Postcards from Media Day 2009

Lakers Media Day 2009: Derek Fisher/Sasha Vujacic/Jordan Farmar

Lakers Media Day 2009: Shannon Brown

Lakers Guard Shannon Brown talks about getting ready for the 2009-10 season.

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