10 Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Los Angeles Lakers. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/lal http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12pgsbuh4/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/colangelo-raptors-gm-still-president-153627153--nba.html TORONTO (AP) -- Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:49 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ad1aef22-90a3-30e0-96db-09ce11ed3015-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=138l4s22s/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/dwight-howard-leaving-lakers-mark-epic-franchise-failure-172200278.html COMMENTARY | If Dwight Howard spurns the Los Angeles Lakers, everything we know about what was once the gold standard of sports franchises is dead wrong. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:22:00 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,1a73ee09-5c81-30cd-bd81-421aef75cd3a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13l162r4u/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/dwight-howard-displeased-coach-lakers-coach-mike-d-142519582.html Dwight Howard, reportedly, is not happy with is coach. This is not a recycled column, though most of Howard’s complaints are. The free agent center was granted an extended, private discussion with Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak following the typical, season-ending interviews with both Kupchak, and Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni. According to the quite trust-o-ble Dave McMenamin of ESPN Los Angeles , the former Orlando Magic big man expressed frustration with D’Antoni’s coaching style, putting some doubt into Howard’s expected return to Los Angeles during this offseason. Here’s the noise : According to sources with knowledge of the situation, part of the discussion between Howard and Kupchak centered around Howard's frustration with D'Antoni -- particularly how the center felt marginalized as the coach looked to Bryant and Steve Nash for leadership and suggestions and discounted Howard's voice. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:19 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,67a6116f-263e-3472-8ad5-de16d8ebea43-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13htbhkeg/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/stan-van-gundy-tells-orlando-radio-station-won-134544481.html Tue, 21 May 2013 06:40:44 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,0f8774d5-2351-3288-aef9-16c0f6bec419-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12j4k5lv5/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/magic-try-howard-trade-lottery-194411918--nba.html NEW YORK (AP) -- Pat Williams is pretty good at being lucky, and he's got a hunch. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:19:54 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,1653eaab-8651-36e4-8f82-f790be72001a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13mdf5qp1/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/10-man-rotation-starring-many-rappers-name-checking-212242478.html Mon, 20 May 2013 14:15:42 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,592e6035-aa9a-3439-b1ff-ba78e5a12a3d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13jqme22m/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/sacramento-kings-sale-still-being-drawn-gm-geoff-175254894.html The Sacramento Kings need a new general manager. They also need a new arena, a new vision, and possibly a trip to a greasy diner while dealing with the hangover resulting from the party that came after Vivek Ranadive’s recent purchase of the team . Even before they decide between sausage and bacon, though, the Kings need a new GM. The problem is that they have a GM, Geoff Petrie, already in place. And though Petrie is a former NBA Executive of the Year, creating the Kings’ golden era by fleecing teams in trades while drafting smartly, Petrie’s approach has been curious at best and disastrous at worst in the years since. Sacramento hasn’t made the playoffs since 2006, the team has been through seven coaches since then, and there is precious little to show for years of lottery appearances and cap-conscious planning. The influence of the outgoing owners has quite a bit to do with that postseason-less streak, but Petrie has done his own damage as well. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:50:54 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,7c1121c2-744b-3766-b3d3-47feb89038f5-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12rtth7n0/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/report-lakers-howard-considering-other-020041670--nba.html Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard, who soon will become a free agent, plans to consider several teams and does not seem likely to rush the process, CBSSports.com reported Sunday. Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:41 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,927f9136-2612-3427-9d56-a8aa83de1826-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12m9ej9a2/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/grizzlies-try-extend-best-playoff-195401016--nba.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- On the best playoff run in their short history, the Memphis Grizzlies refuse to be satisfied with just reaching their first Western Conference final. Sun, 19 May 2013 09:27:17 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a71d6938-86d9-33f2-9d68-a19d25aadffb-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13aghfot8/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/ball-don-t-lie-2012-13-playoff-previews-175007651.html The minds behind Ball Don’t Lie are going to preview each of the parings in the third round, with Kelly Dwyer going against character for a more genial take, Dan Devine bringing his inimitable mixture of both order and bedlam, along with Eric Freeman’s legendary look inside the reputations of some of the series’ key fixtures. We begin with the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies. Which team do you think will win the series, and in how many games? Vote here to let us know what you think. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:50:07 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,9498abba-d7d2-3858-9290-4f888318d847-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13vo55ntl/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/toronto-raptors-reportedly-trust-general-manager-search-head-151538735.html On Saturday morning Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Toronto Raptors were hot to trot for Denver Nuggets personnel chief Masai Ujiri , which is a smart trot to be hot for, considering that Ujiri once worked for the Raptors, and the reigning NBA Executive of the Year. Prior to that news, though, the team was leaning on stranger outfits to guide their search. The Toronto Raptors had been rumored to be hot on Phil Jackson’s trail , not as a head coach, but for a job running the team’s front office. They’re also trying to figure out the direction of the franchise after yet another year lost to the middling depths of the low lottery, while sussing out a payroll that currently is set to send them into luxury tax territory next season. They also have until Monday, because of a contract deadline, to determine whether or not current general manager Bryan Colangelo will be the man to lead them out of the mess that, um, Bryan Colangelo just made. It’s clear that Tim Leiweke (the new CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment) needs some help in figuring out what to do with the team his company owns, and any outside help is appreciated. Instead of going with a basketball mind, someone who has been there before or someone who is willing to think in hoop-related terms while minding this mess, MLSE has gone elsewhere. They’ve hired a head-hunting firm, weirdly. From the great Doug Smith at the Toronto Star : While not officially on the job yet, Leiweke has been given all responsibility to determine Colangelo’s fate. The two men have met and discussed plans for the Raptors future but neither has spoken publicly about their feelings. Sat, 18 May 2013 08:15:38 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a1cf1cc6-be07-3abc-871a-fd15f733eab0-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12f874f57/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/unlikely-big-3-memphis-1st-203549485--nba.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Miami Heat have LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Spurs have dominated for years with the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:31:31 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,3da08978-a02b-3d26-8bd4-7ae1d1da7f5f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13i84lh96/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/phil-jackson-visits-jay-leno-show-talks-seattle-184043414.html Fri, 17 May 2013 11:40:43 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,6af41570-f25f-306f-99db-0eabb20e4bda-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13j3jm8tp/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/roy-hibbert-thinks-pacers-played-um-kittens-game-160516999.html If you wanted to say that the Indiana Pacers lost Thursday's Game 5 more than the New York Knicks won it, I wouldn't fight you in a public square. While the Knicks did seem more willing to attack and press the action in taking a 10-point decision, the Pacers frequently seemed unable to get out of their own way, coughing the ball up time and again, failing to take advantage of their trips to the foul line and allowing a Knicks team that still couldn't shoot straight (just 41 percent from the floor in the win) to capitalize on their sloppy play. Roy Hibbert knew he and his teammates had let a golden opportunity to finish things off and advance to the Eastern Conference finals slip through their fingers. After the game, the 7-foot-2 center — no doubt frustrated by his own pedestrian nine-point, seven-rebound performance in 31 foul-filled minutes — called the Pacers on the carpet and questioned their masculinity, according to Fred Kerber of the New York Post : “Excuse all the women in here, but we played like p---ies tonight, to tell you the truth,” foul-plagued center Roy Hibbert said. “We didn’t deserve to win this one. I’ll probably get fined for that. I don’t care.” If you're not sure which letters belong in place of those dashes, Kerber helpfully spelled the NSFW language out on Twitter . Be aware, though: It's the kind of blue talk that'll shock the monocle right out of your eye. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:16 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,823eefa3-c60e-33d1-9da9-5b50b252380c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13qolmg1o/*http%3A//probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/report-hawks-talk-to-messina-would-be-first-european-born-nba-coach/ Two seasons ago Ettore Messina was part of Mike Brown’s Los Angeles Lakers staff during the lockout season, but he left this season (good timing) to be the head coach of CSKA Moscow. Now he could be coming back to the NBA — and sitting in the big chair. The Hawks are talking to the… Fri, 17 May 2013 05:44:14 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,0643c8ee-448e-3558-857c-0d0e59338fed-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=147vefcjq/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--spurs--tim-duncan-predicts-ugliness-against-grizzlies-in-western-conference-finals-082931989.html After dispatching the up-tempo Warriors, the Spurs expect a change of pace in a slugfest against the Grizzlies. Fri, 17 May 2013 01:29:30 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f0b34aca-3f0c-3713-ada8-933f6875729d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12ivqrb2n/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/anthony-28-knicks-beat-pacers-074649384--nba.html NEW YORK (AP) -- Carmelo Anthony made two jumpers to open the game, knowing it wouldn't stay that easy. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:46:49 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,be7877df-3456-39e3-ac6b-9adb4b63a530-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13rb2jhvm/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--sources--hawks-consider-historic-hire-of-european-coach-ettore-messina-041815284.html Hawks GM Danny Ferry and Ettore Messina have had contact and Messina is intrigued with the chance to be a global basketball trail blazer in the NBA, sources told Y! Sports. Thu, 16 May 2013 21:18:14 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,668b6f5c-382e-3044-a575-6d5e005a1c1a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13os6diqh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/phil-jackson-compares-michael-jordan-kobe-bryant-book-162512969.html Thu, 16 May 2013 09:25:12 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,3f61d83a-7c88-30a7-a5cc-913bc1ec8048-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12r1jmrqn/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/grizzlies-uncertain-future-west-finals-071942290--nba.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Midway through the season, the Memphis Grizzlies came through Oklahoma City and left with questions swirling about the franchise's future after leading scorer Rudy Gay was traded away in the club's second big deal in just over a week. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:19:42 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,16fa418a-3aa6-3e3b-96c2-90265602392a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13c3oovr9/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--lindsey-hunter-discusses-suns--coaching-job-with-new-gm-022914476.html Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough met with interim coach Lindsey Hunter. Wed, 15 May 2013 19:29:13 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f6daa542-6887-3720-8141-cb0a1fd87dad-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12pgmvlsb/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/detroit-interested-shaw-helm-pistons-234026685--nba.html The Detroit Pistons have contacted Indiana Pacers' associate head coach Brian Shaw to set up an interview to talk about their head coaching job. Wed, 15 May 2013 16:40:26 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,76ead71e-3cef-3966-a85b-c6934dc2af5d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13lhph6hq/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/phil-jackson-gladly-show-13-nba-championship-rings-132338813.html Wed, 15 May 2013 06:15:38 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,b74f4ab5-9d85-3411-a0b2-9c4999f84854-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12l4125b0/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/parker-leads-spurs-past-warriors-073819894--nba.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The San Antonio Spurs got the added energy Gregg Popovich wanted against the Golden State Warriors and a stellar performance from Tony Parker that they desperately needed. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:38:19 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,dc742f84-4876-38f1-8c67-0fb2dcb81de3-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12r1ik8fu/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/correction-kobe-bryant-lawsuit-stories-222730702--nba.html In stories on May 3 with a Trenton, N.J., dateline and on May 10 without a dateline about a legal fight over the planned auction of Kobe Bryant memorabilia, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number and value of items that Bryant's mother wants to sell at auction. She received a $450,000 advance and intends to sell 100 items in June. The stories incorrectly referred to 900 items valued at $1.5 million, but those are not Bryant-related items. Rather, they are other pieces slated for sale at the same auction. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:27:30 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f3fc5e0c-f59c-3f13-ae91-db0de1cb324e-l:1 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:49 PDT