Swingman

One of the essential guiding principles of the rat race, and capitalism, and Adam Smith and all that is that we work with the conviction that with more money comes more happiness. We ignore the fact that there are plenty of grumpy millionaires around who would seem to argue that it's not quite so, assured that if we were the ones rolling in greenbacks, […]

With basketball starting in less than two months and the major free agency scramble finished, it would seem that NBA news would take a back seat. Thanks to the boys in purple and gold, that just won’t happen...Read the full article on Bleacher Report... […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant would probably love nothing more than to regain some of the youth and explosiveness that made him the NBA's top player for most of the past decade...Read the full article on Bleacher Report... […]

The basis for this article is not to discuss the greatness (career achievements) of a player. The premises for the article is to discuss the top players in the game based on their current abilities...Begin Slideshow […]

It is amazing to see how well the Lakers have managed their payroll and even more amazing to see some of the higher contracts. We are fortunate to have a business savvy, successful owner. Here is the list provided by HoopsHype. 1. Kobe Bryant LA Lakers $24,806,250 2. Rashard Lewis Orlando $20,514,000 3. Kevin Garnett Boston $18,800,000 Continue reading ’30 […]

I promised never to write a "top five reasons..." or "top 10 plays..." because a writer wants to be unique. It seems as if the trend on the Bleacher Report is to run these types of articles...Begin Slideshow […]

Here me out before you think this is ridiculous, Kobe Bryant may very well retire after the upcoming NBA season. That will happen only and if only the Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA title. It is obvious that the Lakers days are coming to an end. This will be the last year for Coach Phil Jackson and with a win in June this will be the last year for Kobe Bryan […]

With LA down 94-93 in Game 6 against Oklahoma City and the final seconds ticking away, Kobe Bryant narrowly missed a fadeaway jumper off the baseline, but Pau Gasol was there to tip the ball in and win the first round series for the Lakers in the process. […]

In what may have been the best all-around performance by the Lakers throughout the season, Shannon Brown put the proverbial icing on the cake with an absurdly athletic one-handed hammer dunk off Pau Gasol’s alley-oop in Game 6 of the Finals against Boston […]

the buzzer-beating bank shot at Miami the only game-winner Bryant made in 2009-10, it would have been memorable enough. But to add an incredible six more shots that often were the single decider between Lakers wins and losses was quite remarkable […]

Early in December, the Lakers found themselves down two points to the Miami Heat with just two seconds left showing on the clock, though it was L.A.’s ball on the sideline opposite Miami’s bench. […]

In Kobe's absence, Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol picked up the slack for L.A., particularly in two February games at always tough arenas in Portland and Utah. […]

With 44 points in a routine regular season contest at Memphis, Bryant surpassed Jerry West as the greatest scorer in Lakers history with 25,198 points. […]

In the last 14 years, the Lakers’ guard has shot, driven and dunked his way to 12th on the NBA's all-time leading scoring list. That’s certainly impressive enough, but when Bryant turns 33 next year, he may very well have vaulted to sixth. […]

Get information about group tickets to a Lakers game. Groups are 20 or more for an individual game. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed forward Derrick Caracter, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed forward Devin Ebanks, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak. […]