NBA amends ‘Hack-a-Shaq’ rules
Somewhere, Shaquille O'Neal is smiling. The NBA on Tuesday amended its rule for intentional fouls away from the ball, a move meant mainly to improve quality of play in certain...
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Lakers sign Luol Deng to four-year, $72-million deal
The Lakers added another veteran Saturday, agreeing to a four-year, $72-million deal with small forward Luol Deng. Deng, 31, typically does a little bit of everything on the court and...
Luke Walton takes over as the Lakers’ new coach
Luke Walton has always been one to pass the ball, even in his days on the blacktop as an 8-year-old at St. Vincent de Paul School. He grew up in...
Luke Walton says Lakers’ job was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up
Someone played "I Love L.A." very loudly behind closed doors toward the end of the Golden State Warriors' practice. It had everything to do with Luke Walton, the new Lakers...
Byron Scott out as Lakers coach
Byron Scott will not be back to coach the Lakers after winning only 38 games over the worst two seasons in the franchise's 68-year history.Scott was thanked for his "hard...
Lamar Odom in attendance at last night’s Lakers game
Lamar Odom is at tonight's game against the Miami Heat, the first Lakers game he attended since collapsing and being hospitalized last year. Odom won two championships while playing for...
Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell is contrite over leaked video he shot of Nick Young
Lakers rookie D'Angelo Russell said he was sickened by consequences of the leaked video he shot of teammate Nick Young talking about women who were not his fiancee. "I feel...
Lakers teammates ‘ticked off’ at D’Angelo Russell because of secretly recorded video
Some Lakers players have distanced themselves from rookie D'Angelo Russell after a video surfaced a few days ago in which he secretly recorded teammate Nick Young talking about women other...
Kobe Bryant suffers torn rotator cuff in right shoulder
Kobe Bryant has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, Lakers officials said Thursday. After an MRI exam in San Antonio revealed the injury, team officials declined to give...
Lakers rookie Julius Randle has surgery, out for season
Lakers rookie Julius Randle underwent surgery Wednesday morning and was expected to miss the rest of the season, according to a person familiar with the situation. Randle, 19, should make...