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The Lakers appear set to retire Kobe Bryant’s jersey on Dec. 18, less than two years after he last donned it in a dazzling and dramatic 60-point sendoff. The only question will be which number hangs from the rafters: No. 8? No. 24? TMZ reported early Tuesday moing that the Lakers had informed season-ticket holders to “hold on to tickets” for the Dec. 18 game against Golden State for a “special e...

By the time Lonzo Ball begins his first training camp with the Lakers on Sept. 24 he will have already released several versions of his signature shoe, starred in a reality show chronicling the daily lives of his family and dropped a rap single. It has been, by any measure, a busy summer for the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft and the NBA Summer League MVP. “I look at it pretty simply,” Ball said Mond...

Tampering is an NBA problem, no doubt. Particularly when the tamperers and tamperees are one and the same. Paul George made it known, through the many media outlets and “industry sources” at his and his agent’s disposal, that he wanted out of Indiana and into Staples Center. His contract doesn’t end until next year. So now the NBA is investigating the Lakers for getting too public about George. This has become the definition of tampering, apparently. You might as well punish an ostrich for buryi...

CARSON >> The U.S. women’s national soccer team feels right at home at the StubHub Center. Thanks to goals from Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh and Alex Morgan, the U.S. won its 13th consecutive victory in Carson, defeating Japan, 3-0 in the final game of the Touament of Nations, Thursday. Austr...

NATIONALS at ANGELS When: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Where: Angel Stadium TV: Fox Sports West THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP RICKY NOLASCO (4-10, 4.82) Vs. Nationals: 11-7, 3.65 At Angel Stadium: 6-8, 4.19 Hates to face: Bryce Harper, 11 for 23 (.478) Loves to face: Adam Lind, 2 for 13 (.154) NATIONALS LHP GIO GONZALEZ (8-4, 2.66) Vs. Angels: 7-2, 2.62 At Angel Stadium: 3-1, 3.58 Hates to face: Ben Revere, 10 for 25 (.400) Loves to face: Yunel Escobar, 1 for 10 (.100) - Jeff Fletcher Advertisement ...

The Long Beach Mizuno 17s had a weekend to remember, claiming a title in Minneapolis at the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships. Competing in the National Division, the second-highest of five brackets at the touament, Mizuno swept through to the championship. The team, made up mostl...

Throughout the touament portion of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, most of the Lakers success could be traced back to Lonzo Ball. Ball was named summer league Most Valuable Player. After he experienced tightness in his right calf in the Lakers semifinal victory a day earlier, Ball was held out...

The gesture usually serves just a photo opportunity. Otherwise the moment becomes forgettable perhaps except for the player holding his uniform. When Lakers rookie forward Kyle Kuzma displayed his No. 0 jersey at his introductory press conference as the team’s No. 27 draft pick on June 29, however, ...

The Lakers had a healthy amount of dialogue both with and about veteran guard Rajon Rondo, and whether he would be a good fit for their young roster. Ultimately, the Lakers did not have to decide the varying variables about such a possible partnership. Rondo agreed to a one-year deal with the New Or...

LAS VEGAS — Another day, another pair of sneakers … and another win. For the second night in a row, Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball took the court in something other than his signature shoes then led the team to a 94-83 victory over the second-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Summer League touament s...

Las Vegas Summer League did not just provide a platform for Lonzo Ball to show early retus on his NBA potential. It also gave Alex Caruso a setting to convince the Lakers to keep him. The Lakers and Caruso agreed to a two-year deal on a two-way contract, a new mechanism that allows NBA teams and t...

The Lakers have remained economical throughout free agency, choosing less grandiose moves designed to strengthen their foundation instead of chasing the kind of transactions that could compromise long-term investments or precious salary-cap space for next summer. After agreeing to a one-year, $18 mi...

LAS VEGAS — Lonzo Ball retued to the court on Wednesday night and put on a show with LeBron James sitting courtside. The rookie point guard from UCLA, who missed Monday’s Summer League game against Sacramento while nursing a groin injury, scored 28 of his game-high 36 points in the second half to ...

LAS VEGAS >> The work routine shifted in recent days for Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and General Manager Rob Pelinka. After spending the past weekend watching the Lakers’ NBA Summer League team while fielding phone calls about prospective free agents, the front offi...

LAS VEGAS >> The Lakers have experienced issues far more serious than Lonzo Ball’s shooting accuracy. The Lakers (0-2) enter their summer-league game against the Sacramento Kings (0-1) on Monday at Thomas & Mack Center struggling to stop teams in different ways. After allowing the Clippers...

LAS VEGAS >> One prized rookie struggled with his shooting accuracy, and another promising young player gave everyone a scare after taking a tough fall. It was not exactly the Summer League debut Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball and second-year forward Brandon Ingram had in mind. In the La...

LAS VEGAS >> NBA business has moved at a frenetic pace since the free-agent negotiating window opened, with executives and agents making and receiving a barrage of calls and text messages at any hour of the day. Despite all the activity of the first week, however, the Lakers have yet to make a...

Cerritos College’s athletic program eaed Califoia’s No. 7 ranking for the 2016-17 athletic year, a year in which the Falcons won a national championship, three state championships and six conference championships. More than 100 of the Falcons’ student-athletes will continue their athletic and ac...

EL SEGUNDO >> Lonzo Ball tries to keep the attention on his play instead of what is said about him, even if his father sometimes makes that task difficult. The rookie point guard has spent this week of summer-league practice impressing his teammates with his attitude, hustle and play while doi...

Kevin Shattenkirk could’ve gotten more money but took less to join the New York Rangers. Joe Thoton could’ve gotten a multiyear deal from someone but wanted to stay with the San Jose Sharks. Brian Campbell and Patrick Sharp could’ve gotten more money the past two summers but took the Chicago disco...