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Lakers Prepare for Shootout

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Ty Nowell
on October 16, 2009
in Pre-Game
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Staples CenterAfter preseason games at their homes away from home (Anaheim, Inglewood & Las Vegas), the Lakers return to the friendly confines of STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles for games this Saturday and Sunday.

The Charlotte Bobcats, Utah Jazz and fellow STAPLES Center tenant Los Angeles Clippers will join the Lakers for the two day shootout event.

The Clippers and Jazz kick off the action at 4:30pm on Saturday with the Lakers hosting the Bobcats at 7:30pm (FS West/710ESPN).

Sunday’s slate features winners playing winners and losers playing losers with the Lakers locked into the 7:30pm start time against either the Clippers or Jazz.

Your ticket for each day is good for both games on the corresponding day.

If you don’t have tickets yet, visit Ticketmaster. SATURDAY | SUNDAY

Odom Suffers Contusion

Published
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Ty Nowell
on October 15, 2009
in Injury News and Lamar Odom
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Add Lamar Odom to the list of Lakers forwards that are nursing minor injuries as training camp hits the midway point.

Late in the first half Ron Artest and Sacramento’s Jon Brockman got tangled up under the basket, eventually kicking Odom in the shin as they fell to the floor.

Odom would briefly return to action in the second half before retiring to the locker room to get checked out by trainer Gary Vitti. He is officially being listed as day-to-day with a lower right leg contusion.

After the game Odom told Lakers.com’s Mike Trudell that while the shin was sore, he wasn’t overly worried about it.

Coach’s Preview: Kings

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Ty Nowell
on October 15, 2009
in Pre-Game and Preview
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Walton, Gasol Miss Another Practice

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Ty Nowell
on October 14, 2009
in Injury News, Luke Walton, Pau Gasol and Practice News
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Lakers Forwards Pau Gasol and Luke Walton sat out practice for the second day in a row Wednesday due to a slight hamstring strain and minor back pain respectively.

“There’s nothing defining for either one of them right now,” said Head Coach Phil Jackson. “Pau felt a little twinge when he was doing warmup exercises and what not.”

Both will travel with the team to Las Vegas for Thursday night’s matchup with the Sacramento Kings, but Jackson expressed doubt when asked about their ability to play.

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO OF PHIL JACKSON AFTER TODAY’S PRACTICE

Shannon Brown’s Dunk

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Ty Nowell
on October 7, 2009
in Shannon Brown
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Shannon Brown Dunk(Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images)

Shannon Brown over Mikki Moore

Published
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Ty Nowell
on October 7, 2009
in Shannon Brown and Video
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Lakers Guard Shannon Brown elevates over the Warriors Mikki Moore at the 3:44 mark of the team’s first preseason game of the year.

Kobe Tops Europe

Published
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Ty Nowell
on October 1, 2009
in Kobe Bryant
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KOBE BRYANT JERSEY

Kobe Bryant’s reign as the top selling jersey continues for the second straight year, while Lakers teammate Pau Gasol’s jersey remained third.

The full press release is below:

LONDON, Oct. 1, 2009 – Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers tops the list of most popular NBA jerseys in Europe for the second straight year. Coming off his fourth NBA title in 2009, Bryant also has the most popular jersey in the U.S. The top four most popular jerseys remain unchanged from last year with Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics at No. 2, Pau Gasol of the Lakers at No.3 and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers at No. 4. The Most Popular NBA Jerseys in Europe list is based on sales from retail locations across Europe during the 2008-09 NBA season.

Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat moves up three spots from last year to No. 5 and Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic makes his first appearance on the list at No. 7. Chicago’s Joakim Noah, who visits London on Oct. 6 when the Bulls take on the Utah Jazz during NBA Europe Live presented by EA Sports, also makes his first appearance on the list.

Eight of the top 15 players on the list hail from Europe. They include Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs (No. 6), Andrea Bargnani and Jose Calderon of the Toronto Raptors (No. 8 and No. 9, respectively), Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks (No. 11), Rudy Fernandez of the Portland Trailblazers (No. 12), Marco Belinelli of the Golden State Warriors (No. 13) and Noah (No.14). International players make up approximately 20 percent of NBA rosters.

The NBA’s merchandising business in Europe consists of over 60 partners distributing NBA products to more than 16,000 retail locations. International sales account for 30 percent of the league’s overall global merchandise business.
Top 15 Most Popular NBA Jerseys in Europe:

1. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
2. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
3. Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers
4. LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
6. Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
7. Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
8. Andrea Bargnani, Toronto Raptors
9. Jose Calderon, Toronto Raptors
10. Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics
11. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
12. Rudy Fernandez, Portland Trailblazers
13. Marco Belinelli, Golden State Warriors
14. Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
15. Gilbert Arenas, Washington Wizards

Gasol to Play for Spain

Published
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Ty Nowell
on July 5, 2009
in Off-Season and Pau Gasol
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Pau GasolAccording to the Associated Press, Lakers big man Pau Gasol will represent his home country of Spain in this summer’s European Basketball Championship.

“The season went really well for me and now I want to defend our country,” Gasol said. “We’re really hopeful about the team we have, but we can’t go there with a mentality that we’ll be playing the final just because we’re really good.”

Spain is considered one of the favorites after settling for the silver medal in last summer’s Beijing Olympics. This will be Gasol’s fourth straight offseason competing on the international stage; snagging silver in the 2007 Euro Championship and gold in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where he was also named tournament MVP.

The European Basketball Championship tournament is scheduled for September 7-20 in Poland.

Exit Interview Central

Published
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Ty Nowell
on June 22, 2009
in Lakers.com News and Off-Season
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09_interviews_central_top500If you’re reading this blog entry then you’re probably aware of the 16 previous post that deal with the team’s exit interviews and post-season pressers. Along with that we’ve got video of every player, along with Mitch Kupchak & Phil Jackson, talking about the season that was and the upcoming off-season. Check it all out at Lakers.com’s Exit Interview Central.

Finals Game 2 Wallpaper

Published
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Ty Nowell
on June 8, 2009
in Finals and Playoffs
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Pau GasolThe Game 2 wallpaper spotlighting Pau Gasol’s And-1 bucket that sealed the overtime win for the Lakers is now available on Lakers.com. Go to the Lakers.com Wallpapers page to download the most appropriate size for your monitor.

Once again, thanks to Tyson Beck for the design.