Andrew Bynum’s return from a knee injury might not be until close to the end of the regular season, Coach Phil Jackson suggested Friday.

2007 West - Est 153 - 132
MVP: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

2006 West - Est 120 - 122
MVP: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

2005 West - Est 115 - 125
MVP: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia

2004 West - Est 136 - 132
MVP: Shaquille O’Neal, L.A. Lakers

2003 West - Est 155 - 145
MVP: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota

2002 West - Est 135 - […]

Media speculation about a trade between the Lakers and Bulls resumed this week, several months after Bulls general manager John Paxson declared a possible deal between the teams dead. During training camp, Kobe Bryant was rumored to be headed to Chicago for a package of players before Paxson said in early November that there would […]

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett led all players in votes received in the NBA All-Star Balloting program.

Garnett edged last year’s top vote-getter and 2006 All-Star MVP LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who came in second overall with 2,108,831 votes. James will make his fourth career All-Star appearance, while Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard finished […]

According to Peter Vecsey of the New York Post, the Los Angeles Lakers have a plan to try to acquire Nets star Jason kiss for a couple draft picks, Kwame Brown’s expiring contract ($9M), Jordan Farmar($1M) and Vladimir radmanovic ($5.6M with an additional $19.2M over the next three seasons). Not unexpectedly, the Nets aren’t […]

Although Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has appeared to have a love-hate relationship with his team’s ownership for the majority of the last sixth months, the trade-me, don’t-trade-me drama appears to have settled down.

The Lakers may be Kobe Bryant’s team, but once again, they showed they’re not a one-man operation.Sasha Vujacic scored 19 points, Lamar Odom added 17 points and 16 rebounds, and Los Angeles beat the Chicago Bulls 103-91 Tuesday night.

After completing a Lakers’ practice Wednesday afternoon, Kobe Bryant said he’s glad he hasn’t been traded.

Allen Iverson had a huge game last night against Los Angeles Lakers scoring 51 points and dishing 8 assists.But this performance was not enough for Denver who also got 26 points from small forward Carmelo Antonhy.

Lakers Coach Phil Jackson agreed to a two-year contract extension worth about $24 million, lending a sense of stability to a franchise that has teetered in many ways since May.