http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/?track=rss Headlines from latimes.com en ©2009, latimes.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakershttp://feedburner.google.com http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~3/3_V37CLwl60/la-sp-lakers-fyi21-2009nov21,0,7817236.story The team has the highest payroll in the NBA, with $91.3 million in player salaries and $21.4 million in luxury taxes. <br/><br/> The Lakers don't have the NBA's best record this season, but they lead the league in something else -- highest payroll. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GW-al5w0Cnx4zVcEyAsxkXYlSHc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GW-al5w0Cnx4zVcEyAsxkXYlSHc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GW-al5w0Cnx4zVcEyAsxkXYlSHc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GW-al5w0Cnx4zVcEyAsxkXYlSHc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~4/3_V37CLwl60" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-fyi21-2009nov21,0,7817236.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~3/vB1X9lAvvvc/la-spw-lakers-web20-2009nov20,0,3299847.story His change of heart about sixth-man role should energize a mostly ineffective reserve unit. <br/><br/> Lamar Odom wasn't entirely thrilled when he found out he was no longer a starter last year in training camp, saying Lakers Coach Phil Jackson was "out of his . . . mind" for making him come off the bench. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e3UdivhVpm1qcwhyc7cXyxP4QEI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e3UdivhVpm1qcwhyc7cXyxP4QEI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e3UdivhVpm1qcwhyc7cXyxP4QEI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e3UdivhVpm1qcwhyc7cXyxP4QEI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~4/vB1X9lAvvvc" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-spw-lakers-web20-2009nov20,0,3299847.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~3/nSOyA5B_1ss/la-sp-plaschke-lakers20-2009nov20,0,1908620.column The forward/center, who made his season debut Thursday night against the Bulls, makes the Lakers contenders again. <br/><br/> The World's Tallest Actor With Bed Hair And Braces returned to his day job Thursday, back to the Lakers and the season's most pressing question. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/C0RVE9iKgmUTpdOV_TJA3rkLybo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/C0RVE9iKgmUTpdOV_TJA3rkLybo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/C0RVE9iKgmUTpdOV_TJA3rkLybo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/C0RVE9iKgmUTpdOV_TJA3rkLybo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~4/nSOyA5B_1ss" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-plaschke-lakers20-2009nov20,0,1908620.column?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~3/74ifuHUFcMI/la-spw-lakers-qa20-2009nov20,0,4648.story When is too much basketball too much? In a men's room interview, the Lakers' owner allows as how he thinks Gasol overdid it in the off-season. <br/><br/> Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for the Times. Readers' questions about the Lakers will be answered every week. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/lTiDxf3PcxuvWyl6Bw75nmDbbSc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/lTiDxf3PcxuvWyl6Bw75nmDbbSc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/lTiDxf3PcxuvWyl6Bw75nmDbbSc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/lTiDxf3PcxuvWyl6Bw75nmDbbSc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~4/74ifuHUFcMI" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-spw-lakers-qa20-2009nov20,0,4648.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~3/CyPmdEQrlpg/la-sp-crowe20-2009nov20,0,3201072.column Text messages from press row ... <br/><br/> As amusing as it was seeing Pau Gasol on "CSI: Miami," it was better seeing him back on the court Thursday night. . . . <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/FejokS3nnUNwiK-ZCfSWA46ocqY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/FejokS3nnUNwiK-ZCfSWA46ocqY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/FejokS3nnUNwiK-ZCfSWA46ocqY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/FejokS3nnUNwiK-ZCfSWA46ocqY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~4/CyPmdEQrlpg" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-crowe20-2009nov20,0,3201072.column?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~3/ougxkaoqg5E/la-sp-lakers-bulls20-2009nov20,0,2733024.story He has 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, a rout of the Bulls. <br/><br/> The never-ending "hamstring watch" finally ended. Pau Gasol was back. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_TEpPUOKp_oCNWv1N50XyUUzjf4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_TEpPUOKp_oCNWv1N50XyUUzjf4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_TEpPUOKp_oCNWv1N50XyUUzjf4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_TEpPUOKp_oCNWv1N50XyUUzjf4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~4/ougxkaoqg5E" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-bulls20-2009nov20,0,2733024.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~3/myM-lpY-ljs/la-sp-lakers-fyi20-2009nov20,0,7030802.story Now with the Lakers, Artest says the melee wasn't his fault and he should get some of the $5 million he lost during a 73-game suspension. <br/><br/> Five years ago Thursday, Ron Artest was a part of one of the worst brawls in sports history when he and his Indiana Pacers teammates went into the stands during a game against the Detroit Pistons at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6exzLi8o6ITmCNVIT2XWAmuuxWk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6exzLi8o6ITmCNVIT2XWAmuuxWk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6exzLi8o6ITmCNVIT2XWAmuuxWk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6exzLi8o6ITmCNVIT2XWAmuuxWk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~4/myM-lpY-ljs" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-fyi20-2009nov20,0,7030802.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~3/YNncfO_iyfM/la-sp-lakers19-2009nov19,0,354297.story The All-Star's hamstring has healed enough to enable him to make his season debut against the Bulls. <br/><br/> Pau Gasol finally will play for the Lakers tonight when they face the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vFBL-kMWlZ6_-5-O_lQp56nC0TI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vFBL-kMWlZ6_-5-O_lQp56nC0TI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vFBL-kMWlZ6_-5-O_lQp56nC0TI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vFBL-kMWlZ6_-5-O_lQp56nC0TI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~4/YNncfO_iyfM" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers19-2009nov19,0,354297.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~3/iR_WOwSLglU/lat-sp-gasol17-link,0,3960139.storylink <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gX3z-rDpvhHKJ8jLXoIEPI1NO-8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gX3z-rDpvhHKJ8jLXoIEPI1NO-8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gX3z-rDpvhHKJ8jLXoIEPI1NO-8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gX3z-rDpvhHKJ8jLXoIEPI1NO-8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~4/iR_WOwSLglU" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:29:41 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/lat-sp-gasol17-link,0,3960139.storylink?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~3/w0op5_KCAts/la-sp-brez-takes19-2009nov19,0,1783338.story Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends on the day of his self-designated 'Lakers game of the week.' The Lakers play host to Chicago tonight. <br/><br/> Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends on the day of his self-designated "Lakers game of the week." The Lakers play host to Chicago tonight. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GmLOErex6JT7JHBdbEgQ3LIV9H4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GmLOErex6JT7JHBdbEgQ3LIV9H4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GmLOErex6JT7JHBdbEgQ3LIV9H4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GmLOErex6JT7JHBdbEgQ3LIV9H4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/~4/w0op5_KCAts" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-brez-takes19-2009nov19,0,1783338.story?track=rss