Center is close to joining Toronto's Chris Bosh as the only players in the league averaging more than 20 points and 10 rebounds.
And it's no coincidence that it happens with the return of Pau Gasol to the lineup.
Jim Buss, son of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, is taking on increased responsibility, and pressure, in player personnel matters. He's also...
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NBA champions and their show-biz fans put on quite a show, with Bryant setting the tone by making a spectacular basket from behind the backboard.
The Warriors are like 'Hamlet, the Reality Show,' with the stage littered with the bodies of the principal characters. Coach Don Nelson is the Prince of Denmark.
Chicago would love to sign Dwyane Wade next summer, but he might not be leaving Miami.
Initially reluctant to offer a state-of-the-team assessment so early in season, Jackson allows that 'I'm not real happy with our defense,' and adds, 'turnovers is another thing I'm always focused on.'
He had a season-high 27 points, and was eight for 15 shooting against the Nuggets, in a reserve role.
Chicago's Joakim Noah compares Lakers-Bulls matchup to a varsity team going against a JV squad.
Clippers announcers were pulled from Friday night's broadcast after on-air exchange about Memphis' Hamed Haddadi.
The team has the highest payroll in the NBA, with $91.3 million in player salaries and $21.4 million in luxury taxes.
Butler scores 27 points in a reserve role and helps hold off Denver late with a key three-point shot.
Cleveland's Shaquille O'Neal misses his fourth game in a row because of a shoulder strain, but the Cavaliers defeat Indiana, 105-95.
Boston has lost three of its last four and three of five at home.
The forward/center, who made his season debut Thursday night against the Bulls, makes the Lakers contenders again.
When is too much basketball too much? In a men's room interview, the Lakers' owner allows as how he thinks Gasol overdid it in the off-season.
He has 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, a rout of the Bulls.
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.
He says he deserves a chance to prove himself when the injured Eric Gordon and Blake Griffin return to play.
His change of heart about sixth-man role should energize a mostly ineffective reserve unit.
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