Devin Ebanks

The Lakers spent $99.9 million in salary this season for a roster that went 45-37. Additionally, the team will pay $29.6 million in luxury taxes -- a total of $129.5 million to get into the playoffs and suffer a first-round sweep by the San Antonio Spurs....

Forward Devin Ebanks won't be back with the Lakers next season after falling far, far out of the rotation. While former coach Mike Brown was willing to play Ebanks, in early November the third-year forward was arrested on suspicion of DUI. From that...

That was a waste of a season. Now what? The Lakers' headaches won't get any smaller after a first-round sweep by San Antonio. Will Dwight Howard stay or go as a free agent this summer? If he remains, will Pau Gasol be traded or waived via the...

The Lakers (45-37) get a crack at the San Antonio Spurs (58-24) at Staples Center on Friday in Game 3 of their first-round playoff matchup. The Spurs have won the first two games, and now the Lakers face an uphill battle in upsetting San Antonio with...

The Lakers (44-37) have been bombarded by the Rockets' (45-36) small forwards this season. Can they slow down the likes of Chandler Parsons and Carlos Delfino enough to make sure they pull out a win?  The Lakers' postseason may entirely depend on how well...

The Lakers (44-37) need to deal with James Harden on Wednesday when they host the Houston Rockets (45-36) in a must-win game that will determine whether they will make the playoffs, finishing in seventh, eighth or ninth place. With no Kobe Bryant...

The Lakers (36-35), coming off two straight losses, are suddenly at risk again.  The playoffs are no longer a given, but a win in Minnesota against the Timberwolves (25-44) would be a step in the right direction. The Wolves have been injured all season....

The big question facing the Lakers on the heels of their loss to the Washington Wizards: Did Antawn Jamison seriously injure his right wrist? The Lakers has as close to a full roster as Coach Mike D'Antoni has gotten this season on Friday night. Reserve...

Did Coach Mike D'Antoni run his players into the ground with heavy minutes on back-to-back nights? Sure, but did that have anything to do with the loss in Phoenix on Monday night? "We've been playing a seven-man rotation, and I think it caught up with...

It's unclear how long the Lakers' Pau Gasol will be out with what the team said Wednesday was a "tear of the plantar fascia." The forward/center is still being evaluated, but it seems a foregone conclusion that he's going to be out for a significant...

The Lakers get a quick chance to avenge their 116-107 loss on Dec. 14 to the Knicks with a Christmas Day visit from New York.  Carmelo Anthony led his team to a quick 14-point lead after the first quarter, the Knicks scoring 41 in just 12 minutes. ...

The Lakers improved to 13-14 on Saturday night, coming back from 14 points down to win their first overtime game of the season, 118-115, against the Golden State Warriors. Steve Nash made his return after missing most of the season because of a leg...