Mitch Kupchak

Mitch Kupchak

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  Spurs finish off Lakers sweep, roll to 2nd round

  Tony Parker could only shake his head at the travails of the Los Angeles Lakers, who probably packed more drama and turmoil into this season than the ... 

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  Spurs finish 4-game sweep, routing Lakers 103-82

  For four straight games, the San Antonio Spurs showed off all the teamwork and tenacity that the Los Angeles Lakers lacked all season long. And when ... 

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  Kobe out for season with torn Achilles tendon

  Kobe Bryant had surgery Saturday on his torn Achilles tendon, ending his season with two games left in the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff chase. 

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  NBA trade deadline features only minor moves

  The only trade involving Dwight Howard came last summer. The potent scorers that moved did so long ago. There was no eye-catching activity left for ... 

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  Lakers beat Celtics 113-99 on emotional night

  Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss loved to win. He especially relished beating the Boston Celtics. Playing their first game since Buss died, the ... 

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  Bryant, Kupchak endorse Buss heirs

  Kobe Bryant and general manager Mitch Kupchak endorsed the children of the late Jerry Buss as worthy heirs to running the Los Angeles Lakers. 

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  Jerry Buss, Lakers' flamboyant owner, dies at 80

  Jerry Buss had been a chemist and a mathematician long before he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. The self-made millionaire with a head for ...