The rookie out of Washington State was hoping to take part in the NBA All-Star Game weekend activities, but he was not one of the 10 rookie selected to play with or against the second-year players in the Rising Stars Challenge. That game will be held Fri

PHOENIX - A 27-point deficit was too much to overcome, even for Kobe Bryant, and the Los Angeles star took it out on the Lakers management. Jared Dudley scored a season-high 25 points, Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns held

PHOENIX -- This was like listening to a conversation in code, without the subtitles to translate their true meaning. Whatever the subtext, Kobe Bryant's voluntary and vehement insistence that the Lakers' management owes Pau Gasol some clarity on persiste

PHOENIX (AP) -- The Los Angeles Lakers' worst performance of the season set the stage for Kobe Bryant to take aim at his team's management, a clear signal that all is not well for the perennial power out West. The issue that surfaced after the Lakers los

BOB BAUM, AP Sports Writer | Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant drives as Phoenix Suns' Grant Hill hits a screen set by Lakers' Pau Gasol during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, in Phoenix. The Suns won 102-90. (AP Photo/Mat

Reporting from Phoenix — The Lakers were drubbed by the Phoenix Suns, but Kobe Bryant had one last shot. It was aimed at the Lakers' front office. He's tired of the Pau Gasol trade rumors that have circulated since before the season began. "I wish manage

Reporting from Phoenix — This was like listening to a conversation in code, without the subtitles to translate their true meaning. Whatever the subtext, Kobe Bryant's voluntary and vehement insistence that the Lakers' management owes Pau Gasol some clari

Reporting from Phoenix -- The Lakers didn't play at Staples Center, so it was easy to predict what happened Sunday. They lost to the Phoenix Suns, 102-90, trailing by as many as 27 points at US Airways Center and falling to 5-11 on the road. Kobe Bryant'

Of course, Kobe wants to go down as one of, if not the best player to ever play the game and we all know rings solidify legacies more than anything else. The truth of the matter is that he firmly believes that. Many NBA players aren't fortunate enough to

After the Lakers lost to the Suns on Sunday night, Kobe Bryant criticized the team's brass about their handling of Pau Gasol, who has been the subject of numerous trade rumors the entire season. After the Lakers lost to the Suns on Sunday night, Kobe Bry

Nicolas Batum and the Blazers arrive in L.A. on Monday night to take on the Lakers and Kobe Bryant. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times) When: 7:30. Where: Staples Center. On the air: TV: FS West; Radio: 710, 1330. Records: Lakers 18-13, Trail Blazers

The NBA, acting as the de facto owner of the Hornets, blocked the deal. Kobe Bryant was critical of the Lakers' front office for leaving Pau G

The NBA, acting as the de facto owner of the Hornets, blocked the deal. PHOENIX - After a long, frustrating night in the desert and

PHOENIX - After a long, frustrating night in the desert and another disjointed loss away from home, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant called on team management to provide clarity on teammate Pau Gasol's status in purple and gold. acquire point guard Chris Paul fr

Kobe Bryant is tired of the Pau Gasol trade rumors that have circulated since the season began. "I wish [Lakers] management would come out and either trade him or not trade him," Bryant said after the Lakers' 102-90 loss Sunday in Phoenix. "It's just tou

Published: Less than a minute ago If you have seen a Los Angeles Lakers game this season, or most notably their dismal performance today against the Phoenix Suns, you would know that they are just not that good this season. There is something missing on

NBA: Durant drops 51 in OT win In Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored a career-best 51 points for the top performance in the NBA this season, Russell Westbrook added 40 and Serge Ibaka had his first career triple-double with 11 blocks as the Thunder beat

PHOENIX - Kobe Bryant has lashed out at Los Angeles Lakers management for leaving teammate Pau Gasol wondering whether he's about to be traded. In a postgame monologue punctuated by a couple of profanities, Bryant says the Lakers either need to trade Gas

Updated: February 20, 2012, 12:46 AM ET By Dave McMenamin ESPNLosAngeles.com Archive PHOENIX -- After a frustrating 102-90 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday in a game where the Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 27 points before dropping the game