Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers were absolutely dominant during his years with the franchise. He won five championships during his time with the team and played with a lot of great teammates. While his tenure with the Lakers was pure basketball entertainment, a situation almost occurred that would have made the team even more entertaining.

The New York Knicks shook the NBA world in 2011 by trading for then-Denver Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony ahead of that February's trade deadline. However, Anthony revealed that an even bigger trade nearly occurred around that time,

Carmelo Anthony recalls 2011 trade that nearly sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts on Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Mookie Betts, the Dodgers, the Rams and much more.

Adding serviceable depth pieces next to LeBron James and Luka Dončić has been the name of the game for the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason. The storied franchise successfully brought in two impactful role players in 2022 Defensive Player of the Year winner,

LeBron James set to face Stephen Curry in season opener before meeting Kevin Durant in sixth career Christmas Day matchup.

On Friday, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Lakers would be hosting the Warriors on Opening Night. Shams also stated that the NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, would be taking on Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets on Opening Night.

Two of the biggest days of the year in the NBA regular season are opening night and Christmas Day, and Friday we learned the matchups we will see on both nights, courtesy of ESPN's Shams Charania.  The NBA will send the new-look Rockets,