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During the NBA All Star game in February, Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat shattered Kobe Bryant’s nose with a hard foul. As a result, the Los Angeles Lakers’ star was forced to wear a clear plastic protective mask over his face for the next 11 games. Thankfully done with the protective device, Bryant decided to auction it off to raise money for Los Angeles area homeless charities. But “Black Mamba”

With loud chants of "Beat L.A.!" pouring out from the soldout crowd at the New Orleans Arena, the Hornets couldn't hold on to their 4th quarter lead. In the end, the Lakers slipped out of New Orleans with a 93-91 win. Key players were out for both teams, including...

Nobody likes to be posterized once, much less twice in a single game, but that's exactly what happened to Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin slammed home two thunderous dunks against Gasol and the Lakers, in a 113-108 setback.

At 105 years old, Allene Wynn is most likely the Los Angeles Lakers’ oldest fan. And to celebrate that recent eye-popping birthday, she met Kobe Bryant and the rest of the team.

For the second straight game, the New Orleans Hornets had only 8 healthy players in uniform. It was almost enough Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, but the Lakers managed to sqeak by the scrappy Hornets 88-85. Kobe Bryant shot a paltry 3-21 from the field, missing his first 15 shots. Jason Smith and Jarrett Jack both had double-doubles in defeat.

The Los Angeles Lakers slipped by the New Orleans Hornets in overtime Wednesday night by the score of 107-101. Hornets point guard Jarrett Jack scored 30 points in a losing effort. Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 33.

The Los Angeles Lakers still have Kobe Bryant, and they're still only one-and-a-half ganes behind the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. But the Lakers have some age on them now, and most Laker fans were hoping for a better start than the 20-14 one the team is off to...

Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the value of every NBA team. With giant television deals and a new collective bargaining agreement, the average value of all NBA franchises has increased by 6.5% in the last year. The NBA owned New Orleans Hornets saw it's net worth grow as well, and currently ranks higher than 5 other franchises. Who reigns as the most valuable?

Things got a little testy between Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol on Wednesday night

The Los Angeles Clippers, not the Los Angeles Lakers now have former New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul on their roster, and at least one Lakers player thinks it's a conspiracy. Kobe Bryant says he believes the NBA owners lobbied for the proposed trade with the Lakers to be vetoed by the league because they can't stand the idea of the Lakers getting better...

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant lost teammate Lamar Odom to the Dallas Mavericks yesterday in a trade and he's not too happy about it. "I don’t think Mark Cuban is protesting this trade," explained a frustrated Bryant.

A group of owners have protested the league-owned Hornets trade of Chris Paul to the Lakers. The trade now appears to be in peril. Paul is appealing via the union, and could sue the league as soon as possible. Hornets General Manager Dell Demps is absolutely livid that the league is trying to step in and nix the deal. He reportedly was on the verge of resigning, but was talked out of it. Can you blame him?

The New Orleans Hornets have made a three team trade that will send All-NBA point guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Houston Rockets would receive All-Star power forward Pau Gasol. The Hornets will receive Lamar Odom from the Lakers, PF Luis Scola, SG Kevin Martin, and PG Goran Dragic from the Rockets, and a draft pick.

The LA Lakers aren't the only NBA team interested in trading for New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul. Eight teams have reportedly contacted Hornets GM Dell Demps about acquiring Paul.

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, 33, has reached a verbal deal to play in Italy during the NBA lockout, said Italian team Virtus Bologna. “There’s still some things to arrange but at this point I’m very optimistic. I would say it’s 95 percent done,” Virtus president Claudio Sabatini told a local radio station, adding, “This is an important investment and a unique chance for the city of Bologna

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is currently overseas holding youth basketball clinics. Bryant says he may stay overseas and play basketball professionally if the NBA lockout continues to threaten the 2011-2012 season.

If the entire 2011-12 season is wiped out, it will certainly hurt a select number of teams that are built to win now, but with a year off, may not be able to contend in 2012-13.

Who is the best shooting guard in the NBA? Is it Kobe Bryant?... Dwyane Wade?...or maybe somebody else.

Is the talk about Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant playing in Turkey just that...talk?

Currently, Los Angeles Lakers' guard Kobe Bryant is sixth on the NBA's all-time scoring list, with 27,868  points.