Darius Morris (basketball)

Lakers paid $129.5 million in salary, luxury taxes for early exit

2013-05-18 18:25:00

The Lakers spent $99.9 million in salary this season for a roster that went 45-37. Additionally, the team will pay $29.6 million in luxury taxes -- a total of $129.5 million to get into the playoffs and suffer a first-round sweep by the San Antonio Spurs....

Pau Gasol has knee procedure, to receive stem cell injections

2013-05-09 14:36:00

The Lakers announced that power forward Pau Gasol received a successful "FAST technique" procedure on both knees Thursday morning. The procedure, whose name stands for Focused Aspiration of Scar Tissue, was performed by Dr. Steve Yoon of the Kerlan-Jobe...

Lakers season wrap: Coach Mike D'Antoni worthy of blame or credit?

2013-05-12 13:40:00

In a year defined by injury, Coach Mike D'Antoni became a lightning rod for criticism, despite leading the Lakers (45-37) team to a 28-12, seventh-place finish. In the closing moments of the Lakers' sweep by the San Antonio Spurs, the familiar chant...

Lakers' week in review

2013-05-13 06:00:00

The Lakers settled into the off-season with word that Pau Gasol underwent a procedure to help heal his aching knees.� He'll also receive stem cell injections and then have 12 weeks off before returning to basketball-related activities. Despite his...

Lakers season wrap: Dwight Howard played hurt most of the year

2013-05-10 06:00:00

Dwight Howard's future is the key to almost everything the Lakers do moving forward. The free-agent center can re-sign in July for five years and $118 million or leave for another team for four years and $88 million. Howard insisted after his exit...

Lakers season wrap: Darius Morris played bigger role than expected

2013-05-09 11:00:00

Guard Darius Morris improved through his second season in the NBA. With Steve Nash and Steve Blake on the roster, Morris was expected to be a spot player the Lakers would develop primarily in practice. Instead, the 6-foot-4 23-year-old guard was...

Mitch Kupchak snubbed with no votes for Executive of the Year

2013-05-09 12:42:00

Masai Ujiri, Denver Nuggets executive vice president of basketball operations, was named the 2012-13 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year. Despite being widely praised for his off-season moves, Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak was snubbed without...

Lakers season wrap: Chris Duhon wasn't expected to play

2013-05-07 09:00:00

Chris Duhon was a throw-in when the Lakers acquired Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic last summer. With Steve Nash, Steve Blake and Darius Morris on the roster, Duhon wasn't projected to be a regular-rotation player, but injuries to Nash and Blake...

Spurs sweep Lakers out of the playoffs

2013-04-28 18:35:00

Spurs 103, Lakers 82 (final) The Lakers' season finally came to a close on Sunday in a game that symbolized the year.� Injuries were the defining factor in the team's 45-37 regular season and the postseason was no different. The Lakers had to play...

Lakers' Week 26 in review

2013-05-01 06:00:00

The Lakers hit a playoff dead end in Week 26, trying to beat the San Antonio Spurs with a decimated skeleton crew. TNT and NBA TV analysts Steve Kerr, Kenny Smith and Dennis Scott all agreed that the Lakers had no real chance against San Antonio....

This can't end soon enough for the Lakers

2013-04-26 23:17:00

The Lakers guard stepped to the foul line and the familiar chant rose from the Staples Center crowd. “M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!” Three wondrous letters symbolized the sorry end of a season. The Lakers fans were chanting for their only MVP still...

Lakers, down to backcourt of last resort, are crushed by Spurs

2013-04-26 23:20:00

The Lakers' locker room was an inexplicably steamy 77 degrees an hour before their playoff game. Yeah, they felt the heat. They got pushed off the court by the San Antonio Spurs and almost surely will be ejected soon from the Western Conference playoffs...

Lakers point guard Darius Morris sits next to injured teammates Jodie Meeks, Steve Nash and Steve Blake in the second quarter Sunday.

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Lakers point guard Darius Morris has his shot blocked by Spurs guard Manu Ginobili as he drives down the lane against San Antonio power forward DeJuan Blair in Game 4 on Sunday.

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Spurs point guard Tony Parker tries to drive past Lakers point guard Darius Morris in the first quarter Sunday.

2013-04-28 00:00:00