Karl Malone

Doc Rivers called Los Angeles home 21 years ago

2013-06-17 16:34:00

With the Clippers and Celtics returning to the negotiating table Monday to discuss a trade that would send Doc Rivers back out West, some of you may not be aware of Rivers' previous tenure in Los Angeles. Before joining the coaching ranks, the...

Lakers' Kobe Bryant is named to his 11th All-NBA first team

2013-05-23 17:06:00

Kobe Bryant was named to his 11th All-NBA first team Thursday, joining LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tim Duncan and Chris Paul for the 2012-13 season. With the honor, Bryant joins Karl Malone with the most first-team selections in league history. The...

Kobe Bryant named to All-NBA 1st team; Dwight Howard on 3rd team

2013-05-23 12:09:00

Kobe Bryant was named to his 11th All-NBA first team on Thursday, joining LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tim Duncan and Chris Paul for the 2012-13 season. With the honor, Bryant joins Karl Malone with the most first-team selections in league history. The...

Kobe Bryant, Lakers don't wilt in hard-earned win over Kings

2013-03-30 22:44:00

SACRAMENTO -- It almost had to happen this way. The cowbells were long gone and Phil Jackson hadn't zinged the local folks up here in years, but the Lakers reached way back into their rivalry with the Sacramento Kings and rode away with a 103-98...

Kobe Bryant becomes the NBA's fourth all-time leading scorer

2013-03-30 19:50:00

Kobe Bryant eclipsed Wilt Chamberlain on Saturday night, becoming the NBA's fourth-highest career scorer. Bryant's jump shot with 7:45 left in the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings put him at 31,421 total points for his career. Chamberlain...

Which NBA team is most in need of a nickname change?

2013-01-25 14:15:00

Now that the Hornets nickname is going to be retired at the end of the NBA season -- ladies and gentlemen, your New Orleans Pelicans! -- it's time to figure out what team should change its name next and what that new moniker should be. Writers from...

LeBron James youngest to score 20,000 points, besting Kobe Bryant

2013-01-17 07:03:00

Miami Heat forward LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 points. James passed Lakers guard Kobe Bryant in the second quarter with a jumper against the Golden State Warriors, at the age of 28 years and 17 days. Bryant...

Magic Johnson's 1992 NBA All-Star appearance a defining moment

2012-02-26 16:36:05

Mike Brown's offense likely to use Kobe Bryant in multiple ways

2011-12-05 16:35:43

Chauncey Billups and the 'Clippers Curse'? That's mumbo jumbo

2012-02-10 10:26:10

Is Kobe Bryant the greatest Laker of all time? [Poll]

2012-02-10 10:57:25

Handing out Lakers' Grammy Awards

2012-02-13 16:37:21

The Mailman, who finished his career with the Lakers, scored a vast majority of his 36,928 points with the Utah Jazz. He averaged 25.0 points in 1,476 games.

2012-12-05 00:00:00

This Utah Jazz duo was seemingly connected at the hip. Malone was a central-casting power forward who is second on the NBA's career scoring list.

2012-01-31 19:29:04

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No. 3, L.A. Clippers, 1985 His biggest problem is that he changed teams 9 times during his 14 years in the NBA. Though not a consistently strong player, he lacked the commitment to become a franchise player. Should have chosen: Chris Mullin (No. 7, Golden State), Detlef Schrempf (No.

2011-06-23 17:00:47