NBA TV (tv network)

Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol win NBA Social Media Awards

The Lakers were well represented when the NBA announced the 2013 Social Media Awards on NBA TV on Wednesday night. Dwight Howard, with Kobe Bryant, won the Snap Shot Award for the mock fight in front of Coach Mike D'Antoni. Bryant also won The 140...

Tags: Detroit Pistons, Social Media, DeAndre Jordan, Blake Griffin, Basketball

LeBron James fails to strike dominant note in NBA Finals

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Tags: Kawhi Leonard, TNT (tv network), Dwyane Wade, Dallas Mavericks, ABC (tv network)

Lakers to make sixth appearance in Las Vegas NBA Summer League

On Wednesday, the league announced NBA Summer League 2013 will be held in Las Vegas from July 12 to 22. The Lakers will be one of 21 NBA teams competing for the "inaugural NBA Summer League title."  A 22nd team will consist of "NBA D-League Select"...

Tags: NBA Development League, 2011 NBA Lockout, NBA Draft, Jerry West, Javaris Crittenton

Give cable TV subscribers more freedom of choice

President Obama has nominated venture capitalist Tom Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cable and the wireless industries, to serve as head of the Federal Communications Commission. "Tom knows this stuff inside and out," Obama said. If that's true, I...

Tags: ESPN (tv network), Media Industry, DirecTV Group Inc., Television Industry, Entertainment

Lakers' Week 26 in review

The Lakers hit a playoff dead end in Week 26, trying to beat the San Antonio Spurs with a decimated skeleton crew. TNT and NBA TV analysts Steve Kerr, Kenny Smith and Dennis Scott all agreed that the Lakers had no real chance against San Antonio....

Tags: NBA Development League, Jerry West, Andrew Goudelock , Sports, Basketball

Lakers have no real chance against San Antonio, analysts say

Can the Lakers come back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the NBA playoffs? Not without Kobe Bryant, according to TNT and NBA TV analysts. "I don't think they can beat the Spurs four times," said Steve Kerr...

Tags: Steve Blake, Tony Parker, TNT (tv network), Antawn Jamison, Pau Gasol

NBA TV to televise Jerry Buss memorial service live

This post has been updated. See below for details.

NBA TV will join the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and TWC Deportes in offering live coverage of the services for former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss at 3 p.m. PST on Thursday. An NBA TV spokesman said his network will use the Time Warner feed...

Tags: Orlando Magic, Television Industry, Pat Riley, Entertainment, Jerry West

Michael Jordan still picks Kobe Bryant over LeBron James

Michael Jordan still picks Kobe Bryant over LeBron James. Jordan, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, said he views the Lakers star guard as the more successful player to date when compared to the Miami Heat All-Star. "If you...

Tags: Jeff Van Gundy, LeBron James, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Michael Jordan

Kobe Bryant live-tweets his 81-point game

NBA TV rebroadcast Kobe Bryant's 81-point game on Tuesday.  Bryant decided to give his thoughts on Twitter while watching the Lakers' 122-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors (on Jan. 22, 2006) for the  first time. "I can't believe I've never watched...

Tags: Lamar Odom, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, National Basketball Association

Luke Walton isn't planning on early retirement (Web links)

Lakers' 2011-12 schedule features many challenges

Judge: Dodgers can pay creditors without selling TV rights