Earl Clark

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....

Lakers season wrap: Earl Clark was a welcome surprise

2013-05-06 09:00:00

Forward Earl Clark gave the Lakers a midseason boost when the team was riddled with injury. His stretch of strong play may make him too expensive for the Lakers to retain as a free agent. Clark struggled his first three seasons in the league.� When...

Time to look back on Lakers' season and ahead to the next

2013-05-01 14:46:00

Now that the season has ended for the Lakers, there's time to reflect on the past and look ahead to the future. Most of the material over the coming months here on the Lakers Now blog will focus on what the Lakers can do in preparation for next season....

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...

Lakers season wrap: Metta World Peace tried to play hurt

2013-05-07 06:00:00

Metta World Peace was having one of his best seasons as a Laker --�until he tore the meniscus in his left knee. Although he was expected to be out for at least six weeks, the veteran forward was back in the lineup 12 days after surgery.� The effort...

Bernie Bickerstaff, Chuck Person not retained by Lakers

2013-05-06 19:01:00

Assistant coaches Bernie Bickerstaff and Chuck Person were told Monday they would not be retained by the Lakers for next season. Bickerstaff was 4-1 in relief of Mike Brown last November, the longtime veteran serving as a brief bridge from Brown to Mike...

Lakers season wrap: Jodie Meeks gave effort, but not always results

2013-05-06 18:02:00

Jodie Meeks was brought in by the Lakers to be a knock-it-down, spot-up shooter.� When he was on, he opened up the floor for a team desperate for outside shooting. Unfortunately, Meeks was inconsistent with his jumper. Through 78 appearances, Meeks...

Lakers' Metta World Peace OK with reserve role

2013-04-13 00:00:00

Metta World Peace is back in the lineup for the Lakers, but he'll remain a reserve until his knee improves. "Physically, he was limping and didn't look good last game," said Coach Mike D'Antoni of World Peace's four-point performance Wednesday against...

Steve Nash makes Lakers' case: 'This is the place' for Dwight Howard

2013-04-29 19:18:00

Steve Nash couldn't finish this season because of injuries, but he knew where to start next season. With Dwight Howard. Nash was "very hopeful" the soon-to-be free-agent center would return to the Lakers. "I think this is the place for him," Nash...

Lakers' playoff outcome all but inevitable going into Game 4

2013-04-27 15:59:00

It's become a record-breaking playoff run for the Lakers, not the kind they ever expected when Steve Nash put ink to paper last July, followed a month later by the Dwight Howard acquisition. The Lakers have lost three consecutive playoff games by double...

Earl Clark: 'I want to be a Laker' next season

2013-04-29 13:15:00

Earl Clark was in line for a substantial pay raise after breaking free of an otherwise mundane four-year career. Then came March and April. The Lakers forward lost his spot in the starting lineup when Pau Gasol returned from a foot injury; Clark...

Lakers must look inside going forward without Kobe Bryant

2013-04-13 17:18:00

Dwight Howard offered the solution to this Lakers mess of a season even before Kobe Bryant's torn left Achilles' tendon turned it completely upside down. Play inside out. Slow the game down. Find Howard and Pau Gasol underneath the basket. Let the...

Lakers forward Earl Clark, left, and Spurs guard Danny Green go after a loose ball.

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard blocks a shot by Lakers forward Earl Clark in Game 4 on Sunday.

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Spurs point guard Tony Parker is fouled by Lakers forward Earl Clark on a drive to the basket in Game 4 on Sunday at Staples Center.

2013-04-28 00:00:00