Lakers 95, Bobcats 108 — Game Photos 3/26

Kobe got 2 technicals and thrown out of the game late in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers are now tied for second place in the west with the Houston Rockets.
Overall it was a very tired effort against a high energy team like the Bobcats. Jason Richardson took full advantage of no Pau Gasol and [...]

Lakers injury update from Phil Jackson — LA Times

LA Times — The biggest news was a notable lack of center Pau Gasol, who will not play tonight against Charlotte and is doubtful for Friday’s game against Memphis, Coach Phil Jackson said.
Gasol has sat out six games because of a moderate sprain in his left ankle. Jackson said Gasol didn’t have a setback but [...]

Phil Jackson says Lakers are frontrunner in NBA Playoffs

San Francisco Chronicle — “I think we’re the front-runner,” Jackson said. “If we had a healthy roster, I’d be very much more comfortable saying that. But at this point, given our schedule, I think we have a real good opportunity.”
Unlike the Warriors, whose finishing gauntlet through the West still includes a four-game road trip with [...]

Kobe Knows Real Deal Behind Shawn Marion Trade

Did it seem odd to anybody else besides me that Kobe Bryant got back on the Lakers bandwagon rather quick this media day. This is the same guy that was criticizing the Laker’s on national radio 5 times in one day, and could not think of playing for the Laker’s again.

What might really have been [...]

Lakers Media Day: Phil Jackson on Dan Patrick Show

Phil Jackson was on the Dan Patrick show today before he left to the Lakers practice facility for media day. Dan Patrick asked Jackson questions regarding media day, Kobe Bryant, and the current status of the Lakers team.
Phil sounded very positive about the team that is going to Hawaii. He believes that this is a [...]

Lakers Coach Phil Jackson agrees with Kobe Bryant

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Coach Phil Jackson agrees with Kobe Bryant — the Los Angeles Lakers need help.
“Kobe and I are very much in collusion in that we want to have an opportunity and we want this team to have an opportunity to succeed,” said Jackson, inducted Friday night into the Basketball Hall of Fame. [...]

Laker Coach Phil Jackson Radio Interview

Lakers head coach Phil Jackson will be inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.
He was on the Los Angeles am570 sport radio show, loose cannons this afternoon. Some of the key topics discussed in the interview were whether he has involvement in the off season decisions that the Lakers make this [...]

Jeannie Buss on Laker Radio Show on AM570

Laker owner Jerry Buss’s daughter Jeannie Buss who is the VP of Business Operations for the Lakers as well, was on the local Los Angeles radio show “Loose Cannons” talking about the current Laker’s summer situation.
She talks about Kobe’s comments this summer about Jerry Buss and Laker management not doing anything to make the [...]

Phil Jackson Gets Hip With It, Again

Phil Jackson will have left hip-replacement surgery Tuesday. He should be ready in time for training camp that begins Oct. 2 in Hawaii. Jackson had the same procedure done on his right hip last October.

Jeannie has Phils back

In a LA Times article, Jeannie Buss was on Fred Roggins morning show on am570 and was asked about her brothers recent comments about Phil on the Loose Cannons afternoon show on the same station
Jim’s commented on Phil’s calling out of players work ethic for motivational in the media especially during the playoffs. Jim Buss [...]