Pau Gasol News

The reeling New Orleans Hornets kick off a tough, three- game road trip Sunday by facing the reigning NBA Champion LA Lakers at Staples Center.

Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol are not likely to play for the Lakers on Sunday due to their lingering injuries, although they are technically listed as game-time decisions.

For anyone that ever questioned the value of Pau Gasol, the play of the Los Angeles Lakers is making the answer painfully obvious.

Share + Nov 6, 2009 10:48 pm US/Pacific Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

It seems Kobe is showing his true leadership. Everyone is pumping this guy up to be so great.

Trevor Ariza shrugged his broad shoulders and tilted his head, silently declaring that he really did not know what to say.

Four games into the Lakers' championship defense, and there's a whole lot goin' on.

One more injury and the Lakers may need to pull some people out of the stands at Staples Center this weekend to play center.

Lakers Coach Phil Jackson keeps saying he's not concerned about Pau Gasol 's hamstring injury.

Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 17 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won in overtime for the second straight game, beating the Houston Rockets 103-102 on Wednesday night.

But first, some good news. It's being reported by The Times' Mike Bresnahan that Pau Gasol's hamstring has been declared "tear-free" after more test results finally arrived .

No results yet, but that's the big news from practice Monday in El Segundo, ahead of the Lakers' first road trip of the season.

There were signs on Lamar Odom's body that he had come to work. He had three bandages covering three different wounds on his right arm, from his bicep to his forearm.

From the Bleacher Report : One of the greatest misconceptions about this Lakers team is that they have incredible depth.

I posted the big news- Pau Gasol's MRI- earlier in the afternoon . Beyond that, it was a reasonably light day in El Segundo, as the Lakers were quick getting off the court and to the airport for their flight to Oklahoma City.

They say good teams can make a push at one or two points in a game that the opposition can't handle.

The Los Angeles Lakers got their rings and won their opener this week. So things are looking pretty good for the Lake Show, right? Not so fast.

The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers were knocked to the canvas the last time out and will try to get back on their feet tonight, when they welcome the Atlanta Hawks to Staples Center.

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Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks were 25 of 32 from the free throw line in routing the Los Angeles Lakers 94-80 Friday night for their first win of the season.