L.A. Times - Basketball

Lakers' championship DVD available Tuesday

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The DVD includes a behind-the-scenes interview with Kobe Bryant as well as season highlights.

The Lakers' 2008-09 NBA champions DVD will be released for sale Tuesday after a VIP screening Monday night at the Nokia Theatre at LA Live. Among the players expected to attend are Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher, Luke Walton and Jordan Farmar.

Jason Kidd re-signs with Dallas

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Mavericks sign the 36-year-old point guard to a three-year contract worth more than $25 million.

The Dallas Mavericks re-signed free-agent point guard Jason Kidd on Saturday, five days after owner Mark Cuban confirmed that Kidd was returning. Kidd agreed to a three-year contract worth more than $25 million.

Blake Griffin goes to summer school

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Clippers' top pick will work on his game in Las Vegas league. His work ethic doesn't need any help.

First, some housekeeping duties were in order for the youthful Clippers before they mobilized for the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, and their first game Monday against the Lakers.

Portland signs Paul Millsap to offer sheet

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Utah Jazz has seven days to match the Trail Blazers' offer to the restricted free-agent forward.

The Portland Trail Blazers signed restricted free-agent forward Paul Millsap to an offer sheet on Friday.

In the NBA, free agency is a perpetual motion machine

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

An eventful last few days of trades and signings has shaken up rosters all across the league.

This was supposed to be the appetizer for the highly awaited main course of NBA free agency next summer.

A look at the salaries for the Lakers and Clippers in 2009-10

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles salaries

After getting Ron Artest, can they re-sign Lamar Odom?

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Lower salary cap and luxury tax means Lakers probably won't budge on offer to Odom, who might not have many options.

The Lakers officially signed Ron Artest, in case his smiling visage and lengthy entourage among a throng of reporters at a news conference Wednesday in El Segundo didn't confirm it.

Will Ron Artest's act work with Lakers and Kobe Bryant?

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The newest Laker will have the strongest locker room personality since Shaquille O'Neal. And we all know how that played out.

Not content with simply leaving first impressions, newest Laker Ron Artest showed up Wednesday pounding some serious first dents .

Lakers, Artest make it official

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Now with his fifth NBA team, Artest says calls his decision to join the Lakers a "no-brainer."

From the moment Ron Artest sat down today, after holding up his Lakers jersey No. 37 and after mugging for the cameras during his introductory news conference, he was funny, engaging, honest and open.

The best dunk you'll never see

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

LeBron James is victimized at his skills camp by Xavier's Jordan Crawford

The variation of the age-old question relates to LeBron James: If a college basketball player dunks on him, but the video evidence is confiscated, did it really happen?