Topic: Los Angeles Lakers

Stern's denial of Paul trade sparks rebukes

NBA commissioner David Stern defended his decision to stop the New Orleans Hornets from trading Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team swap on Friday as critics ripped the move.The Hornets, who are owned by the league as they ...

NBA Commissioner Stern defends veto of Paul trade

(Reuters) - A new National Basketball Association era began in controversy as a blockbuster three-way trade that would have sent New Orleans Hornets All-Star guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers was vetoed by NBA Commissioner David Stern.After team owners and ...

Hornets-Lakers' Chris Paul trade scuttled

The NBA, who own the New Orleans Hornets, declined to approve a proposed three-team trade that would have sent All-Star guard Chris Paul from New Orleans to the Los Angeles Lakers."It's not true that the owners killed the deal, the deal was ...
The NBA has announced its compressed 66-game schedule, which will force every team to navigate demanding stretches at home and on the road that they would not normally endure in a full season.Because of the lockout-shortened season, the Los Angeles Lakers are ...

NBA releases schedule ahead of ratified labor agreement

(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) does not yet have a ratified labor agreement but the league moved full speed ahead Tuesday by announcing a provisional schedule.The NBA's 66th season will be comprised of 66 games, 16 less than the norm ...

Magic Johnson eyes Dodgers purchase

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson is teaming up with a group of investors that are looking at buying the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball club.Johnson, who is also a former part-owner of the Lakers, is joining a group that also includes ...

League, players meet in search of deal

NBA Commissioner David Stern and other league representatives met with players on Friday in a post-Thanksgiving holiday bid to end the lockout and get a season under way by Christmas.The two sides met quietly earlier this week, and resumed their talks on ...

Nets' Farmar shines in Israel during lockout

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - While most NBA players wait and wonder whether there will be a season, Jordan Farmar has emerged as a star in Israel.Farmar, a 6-foot-2 guard with the New Jersey Nets, is one of a handful of National Basketball ...

Farmar shows NBA class as Maccabi beat Real Madrid

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar demonstrated just how much depth an influx of NBA players has added to the Euroleague when he steered Maccabi Tel Aviv to an 88-82 win over Real Madrid Thursday.The clash of the ...

Euroleague to the fore amid NBA lockout

BELGRADE (Reuters) - The cancellation of the first two weeks of games in the National Basketball League (NBA) has left Europe's Euroleague, albeit temporarily, as the world's top club competition promising an exciting season.League owners and players in the NBA have been ...