L.A. Times: Andrew Bynum’s agent will meet with the Lakers on Friday in hopes of agreeing to a maximum contract extension for his client, a process that so far has been “disappointing,†according to his agent. The Lakers have until Oct. 31 to sign Bynum to a five-year extension, though agent David Lee said his [...]
The Voice of the Nation Podcast with Andrew Rafner and David Brickley will guide you through the capillaries and ventricles of the Lakers Nation. On the Friday edition of VoTN, Andrew and David talk about Andrew’s tales from Laker practice. They also discuss this weekend’s big visit from Regal FC Barcelona. Note: Be sure to [...]
ESPN: Tex Winter has always admired how Phil Jackson will keep his thoughts to himself. He takes counsel and advice from his assistants, but Jackson hardly ever lets them know what he’s thinking. That trait has kept Winter busy searching Jackson’s demeanor for clues over their two decades of coaching together. “Phil doesn’t let you [...]
For the first time in their respective careers, Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant addressed the media after a Lakers’ practice on the same day… You can check our video page to watch both interviews, out of which we learned that Vladimir Radmanovic has been getting most of the starting small forward minutes. Jackson and Bryant [...]
A lot of the talk at practice yesterday centered around the news first reported in this article about an extension for center Andrew Bynum (more takes on that here and here). The OC Register’s Kevin Ding has no doubts about Bynum, but points out that he’s not a sure thing, yet. With so many small [...]
Special thanks to Travis J. Rodgers for submitting his take to the Lakers Nation and giving us the rights to post it on the blog. Once again, if you have your own take and want to see it on TLN, feel free to e-mail it to us at Articles@theLakersNation.com. After the Los Angeles Lakers’ failure [...]
Yesterday’s Open Practice for Season Ticket Holders drew over 1,000 people as the team took the STAPLES Center court for the first time this season. Kevin Ding has some notes on the proceedings. While they’re not all great, don’t worry, it’s still early. For head coach Phil Jackson the pre-season is about much more than [...]
Phil Jackson changed his tune about Lamar Odom on Thursday from what had been a bad song (Crank That – Soldier Boy*) to a pleasant tune (Viva La Vida – Coldplay). *Even though it was fun for a minute. “(Odom’s) starting to get a feel for it,†Jackson said. “He’s starting to play basketball. He [...]
Kobe Bryant isn’t getting any younger. But that doesn’t mean that his best years are behind him. Kobe Bryant, now 30 years old is hitting what many call his “prime”. Does this mean that we will see another 81 point game from Kobe? Probably not. But what we will see is an increase in his [...]
What otherwise would have been a quiet practice day was interrupted with the news that Sasha Vujacic will be shutdown for the next 10-14 days because of the ankle that has bothered him since the first day of training camp. Sasha is hoping it will be less, maybe just to spite some Lakers staffers. See [...]
I’m curious … How many combined times do you think Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson have addressed the media in their collective careers? I’ll say … Ten thousand? Fifteen? Towards that end, how many times have Phil or Kobe answered similar questions in a similar manner? It gets to the point where you can almost [...]
