Lakers
Four Years Later, Killing the Chris Paul Trade for 'Basketball Reasons' Was the Right Move
David Stern's veto of the three-way trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers still reverberates in the modern NBA.
David Roth's Weak In Review: Kobe Bryant Plays Himself
We'll never see a player quite like Kobe Bryant again. As the NBA's weirdest and most acidic living legend makes his way out, it's worth wondering what that means.
Hawks and Zoo Atlanta Will Name a Black Mamba "Kobe" in Tribute to Kobe Bryant
A truly bizarre way to commemorate the man.
VICE Sports Q&A: Basketball Icon Jerry West
The legendary executive—and the man on the NBA logo—discusses everything from the Warriors' exceptional run to the raw disappointment of losing early in his career.
Kobe Byrant Announces His Retirement, in Poem Form, and It Is Majestic
Kobe Bryant says this season will be his last in the NBA.
Still Being Kobe
Kobe Bryant couldn't give LaMarcus Aldridge the answers he wanted to hear. He probably doesn't even know the questions.
Los Angeles Sucked and Ruled in 2014
Our police aren't always as racist as we thought, wealthy Westsiders are responsible for our whooping cough epidemic, and there are apparently ways to get around town besides driving. Oh, and the Lakers still suck.
Kobe Bryant Is the Hero America Needs
Kobe Bryant's massive contract might be an albatross for the Lakers, but it is also an important statement on behalf of the NBA's union.
The Baller and the Boarder: Robert Sacre and Danny Montoya Hit up LA
The Baller and the Boarder: Robert Sacre and Danny Montoya Hit up LA
The Los Angeles Lakers Are America and You Should Love Them for It
The Los Angeles Lakers are in a bad place, but so is America, and aren't we rooting for America to get better?
To Live and Ugh in LA
If Steve Nash could spend nearly a decade in the psychotic sun-baked methscape of Phoenix, he surely can do it with a clean conscience in a city that's actually pretty nice.