Dwight Howard

Lakers' week in review

2013-05-20 08:14:00

Mark Madsen returned to the Lakers' family as he named head coach of the D-Fenders. He said his goals are to groom players for the NBA while trying to get his team to win in the D-League. No Lakers were named to the first or second NBA all-defensive...

Where will the Lakers' Dwight Howard be playing next season?

2013-05-20 11:26:00

Writers from around the Tribune Co. predict where the Lakers' soon-to-be free agent Dwight Howard will end up next season. Feel free to join the conversation with a comment of your own. Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times Within 48 hours of the...

Grizzlies are a tough matchup for Spurs

2013-05-18 17:28:00

SAN ANTONIO — Surprise, surprise, the Lakers made it to the Western Conference finals. Not really. But they did get repeatedly name-dropped Saturday by the San Antonio Spurs, which made sense considering the frontcourt duo the Spurs face in this...

Metta World Peace does the weather, talks Lakers season

2013-05-18 08:26:00

Metta World Peace joined Liz Habib on the KTTV-TV (Channel 11) news broadcast Friday night to talk sports and do the weather with meteorologist Pablo Pereira. "I came to L.A. because of Phil Jackson, Kobe [Bryant] reminded me of [Michael] Jordan,...

Former Lakers assistant coach Eddie Jordan on the team's challenging season

2013-05-15 15:53:00

Former Lakers assistant coach Eddie Jordan recently left the team to become head coach at� Rutgers. Jordan was brought in by Mike Brown to help teach the Lakers a version of the Princeton offense but Brown was let go five games into the regular season....

Kobe Bryant is highest-paid athlete in L.A.

2013-05-15 18:05:00

Kobe Bryant is Los Angeles' highest-paid athlete, followed by a couple of Dodgers who fans might say haven't earned their money, in a list compiled annually by Sports Illustrated. Bryant was fourth nationally in rankings that combine estimates for...

Dirk Nowitzki willing to take a 'significant pay cut' to sign star

2013-05-16 14:30:00

Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki is prioritizing winning a championship over money. He wants his team to be able to sign a superstar free agent, such as Clippers point guard Chris Paul or Lakers center Dwight Howard, and is willing to take a major...

Chris Paul makes NBA's All-Defensive team

2013-05-13 22:25:00

Clippers guard Chris Paul was selected Monday to the NBA All-Defensive team, and Lakers guard Kobe Bryant failed to make the list for the first time since 2005. Paul led the NBA in steals per game (2.4) for the fifth time in six years and was joined...

Lakers assistant Steve Clifford draws interest around league

2013-05-14 06:30:00

Lakers assistant coach Steve Clifford has drawn interest around the NBA, taking interviews with the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Bobcats. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Clifford met with Bucks officials on Monday concerning their...

With Warriors surge, competition fierce for Lakers in Pacific Division

2013-05-10 13:38:00

With the Golden State Warriors emerging this postseason, the Lakers may "win 50 games next and finish No. 3 in the Pacific Division again," according to former Times columnist Mark Heisler at LakersNation.com. The Warriors finished 47-35 this past...

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: Pau Gasol finished injury-plagued season strong

2013-05-11 07:30:00

After an awkward start to the season, Lakers forward/center Pau Gasol finished strong after returning from a foot injury. The Lakers had a slow start to the season with multiple injuries.� Initially Dwight Howard and Gasol had poor chemistry on the...

Dwight Howard can make more money if he stays with the Lakers, but there's no sure thing in free-agent season.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Dwight Howard wouldn't answer whether or not he was staying with the Lakers during his exit interview.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 - Lakers center Dwight Howard is harrassed by Spurs defenders during first quarter action in game four of the NBA Western Conference playoffs at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

2013-04-28 21:20:00