Phil Jackson was on The Dan Patrick Show today to promote his new book, Eleven Rings, and he spoke about various subjects, including Dwight Howard and the Los Angeles Lakers. When asked whether he thinks Dwight will re-sign with the Lakers, Phil seemed to doubt that Howard would go back to the purple and gold if the offense in place [...]

Today, Phil Jackson appeared on The Dan Patrick Show to promote his new book that’s out today, Eleven Rings. Phil says he was offered the job to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and even started thinking about running the system with the team: he felt Steve Nash and Dwight Howard could pick it up easily and [...]

Yesterday, we told you of Stephen A. Smith’s claims that Dwight Howard wants Phil Jackson as his coach, and if D12 leaves the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, it’s mainly because of Mike D’Antoni. Toady, there’s a new report – this time via Dave McMenamin – that doesn’t mention Phil, but does shed some light on the way Dwight apparently [...]

Stephen A. Smith was on Max & Marcellus today and he dropped some rather interesting information. Apparently, Dwight Howard wants Phil Jackson to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and if Dwight leaves L.A., it’s primarily going to be because of Mike D’Antoni: Stephen A. also spoke about the possibility of Jeanie Buss taking over the Lakers’ basketball operations, which are currently [...]

With the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers both exiting the playoffs in the first round this year, major changes could be on the way for both franchises this summer. Each team has a big name player who will become a free agent on July 1. Of course, Dwight Howard and Chris Paul are the two players we’re talking [...]

With his old coach and mentor Phil Jackson set to release his new book Eleven Rings tomorrow, Kobe Bryant is seemingly ready to get in on the action and tell his side of the story for a change. For years, Bryant has been written about in great detail – most famously by Jackson – so maybe Kobe is finally ready to get [...]

Dwight Howard may have been spotted fishing in a pair of pants bearing the Los Angeles Lakers logo, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s about to re-sign with the club. According to Ken Berger, Howard returning to L.A. is “far from a done deal”, while the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks are apparently intriguing destinations for the big man: The [...]

Yesterday, we told you about a rumor via Sam Amico: apparently, the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to move up in the draft via trade. Today, Steve Kyler of HoopsWorld said on Twitter that he hasn’t heard anything about the Lakers looking to move up in the draft – in fact, they’ve apparently been very nonchalant about the entire process, [...]

Last night, Phil Jackson was on The Jay Leno Show to promote his new book, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success. During the interview, Phil talked about the Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and more. Check out the full video below. Phil Jackson’s latest book Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success comes out on May 21, 2013. Click here to pre-order it from [...]

Mitch Kupchak said it himself during his exit interview: the activity and chatter around the league beings heat up as the NBA draft in June approaches. Officials from teams are gathering at the draft combine in Chicago right now, and naturally, the rumor mill is beginning to churn. According to Sam Amico, the Los Angeles Lakers are among the teams [...]