He has 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, a rout of the Bulls.
The forward/center, who made his season debut Thursday night against the Bulls, makes the Lakers contenders again.
Now with the Lakers, Artest says the melee wasn't his fault and he should get some of the $5 million he lost during a 73-game suspension.
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The Times' Adam Tschorn throws down a 'stache challenge.
Richard Metzger ponders the annual day of retail mania.
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Pau Gasol finally will play for the Lakers tonight when they face the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center.
Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends on the day of his self-designated "Lakers game of the week." The...
In the latest effort to turn around the Cleveland Browns, Coach Eric Mangini looked to none other than NBA superstar LeBron James.
at Atlanta 105, Miami 90: The Hawks (10-2) won their sixth in a row as Joe Johnson made it two 30-point games in a row.
Antawn Jamison delivered a double-double in his season debut, and the Washington Wizards defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 108-91, Wednesday...
An already subdued Clippers locker room -- quieted after a 110-102 loss to the Hornets on Tuesday night at New Orleans Arena -- became...
He eased into the Denver Nuggets' locker room dressed in a brown vest, brown pants, brown tie, brown boots, looking as if he had just left a...
It's not comparable to the Lakers' 33-game winning streak in 1971-72 or the Boston Celtics' string of eight consecutive championships in the...
In his acting debut, Pau Gasol died of a brain injury as a character on Monday night's episode of "CSI: Miami."
Indiana 91, at New Jersey 83: Danny Granger scored 22 points, Roy Hibbert tied a career high with 19 and the Pacers dropped the...
LeBron James had 31 points and 12 assists, J.J. Hickson scored a career-high 21 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a gutsy effort...
Pau Gasol practiced Monday. Translation: Here we go again.
Conventional wisdom held that a slimmer Al Thornton was supposed to be a new-and-improved Al Thornton.
Despite the many inconsistencies over the Lakers' last two games, there was one consistent source of scoring: Andrew Bynum.
The Memphis Grizzlies on Monday ended their one-year contract with 10-time All-Star and former NBA most valuable player Allen Iverson...
Joe Johnson scored eight of his 35 points in overtime Monday to lead the Atlanta Hawks to their fifth consecutive win, 99-95, over the...
Dallas 115, at Milwaukee 113 (OT): Dirk Nowitzki won it with a fall-away 18-footer as time expired. The Bucks' five-game winning...
This is when the Lakers should be cleaning up, not scraping their egos up off the floor.
The Lakers gave Trevor Ariza his championship ring Sunday night, but their generosity didn't stop there.
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