Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Lakers Edition
- Updated: October 24, 2014
We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers.
Los Angeles Lakers president, Jeanie Buss, stands behind Kobe Bryant as she appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter this morning.
“Any free agent that would be afraid to play with Kobe Bryant is probably a loser, and I’m glad they wouldn’t come to the team,” Buss said as she was asked to comment on an ESPN The Magazine article which was published earlier this week. In the controversial article, numerous free agents and NBA personnel (including Lakers insiders) said that the reason L.A. has been unable to attract big name talent is because players simply don’t want to work alongside Bryant.
“I read the story,” Jeanie Buss said Thursday. “I don’t agree with any of it. If there is somebody that’s on our payroll who is saying things like that, I’ll soon get to the bottom of it, and they won’t be working for us anymore.”
And she wasn’t done there:
“I have no doubt that Kobe will make people regret ever saying” those comments, she said.
The Lakers have won five championships with the help of Bryant but they haven’t made a playoff run since 2010, not to mention that they missed the playoffs completely last season.”
To read more of this article, click here.
According to Kevin Ding of Bleacher Report, Steve Nash will not be able to play for the entire 2014-2015 NBA season due to a nerve issue in Nash’s back:
“Nash is expected to be ruled out for the 2014-15 NBA season because of recurring nerve damage in his back, according to league sources.
Nash, 40, had said he expects this 19th NBA season to be his final one. But he has not announced his retirement. Nash has not stated an intention of playing for a team away from Los Angeles and his children, saying in March that he would be done if the Lakers used their stretch provision to cut him for salary-cap savings: “That would be it. I’ll either be back here or I’ll be done.”
Nash has been dealing with injuries for his entire time with the Los Angeles Lakers. It all began after Nash broke his leg in his first season with the Lakers. As a result, the broken leg lead to nerve issues in Nash’s leg which now has proceeded to his back.
Nash is 40 years old and has stated in the past that this season would probably be his last after 19 years in the NBA.
The two-time MVP has been a top-notch point guard with, especially, his exceptional court vision and passing skills over his nearly 20 years in the NBA.”
To read more on this season ending injury, click here.
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