Alvin Gentry

Lakers assistant coach Steve Clifford has drawn interest around the NBA, taking interviews with the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Bobcats. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Clifford met with Bucks officials on Monday concerning their...

Assistant coaches Bernie Bickerstaff and Chuck Person were told Monday they would not be retained by the Lakers for next season. Bickerstaff was 4-1 in relief of Mike Brown last November, the longtime veteran serving as a brief bridge from Brown to Mike...

   "It sucks."    That's LeBron James' view on what we're not seeing in these NBA playoffs.    "It's terrible that we don't have Derrick Rose, and now Russell Westbrook, David Lee, and a lot of guys that's just not in the lineup," he said of the...

    Well, that was odd.     It's one thing to bring back a deposed coach for a second chance. The Memphis Grizzlies profited from such a move with Lionel Hollins. The Los Angeles Lakers certainly did with Phil Jackson. So the Cleveland Cavaliers...

BIGFOOT’S LAIR 1. OKLAHOMA CITY (32-8)     Playing Clippers before Lakers this week is like taking on varsity before the JV. (1) 2. CLIPPERS (32-9) Paul, Griffin to Lakers counterparts at All-Star Game: “Funny seeing you here.” (2)...

The "Kobe Bryant as de facto point guard" experiment will continue Wednesday night as the Lakers visit the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are tied with the New Orleans Hornets for the worst records in the Western Conference at 15-30. Phoenix recently fired...

The Lakers finally made up some ground in Week 13, defeating the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The coming week involves four struggling teams and a chance for the Lakers to lock in a six-game winning streak. Given how poorly they have played...

   The Los Angeles Lakers may yet impact the NBA championship race.    Although perhaps not the way Jerry Buss, Jim Buss, Jeanie Buss or busloads of fans in the Southland anticipated.   With every Lakers loss making it clearer that the mix is not...

Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni often claims to coach defense despite his reputation as an offense-only coach. So it wasn't surprising to hear D'Antoni defend his teachings after one of his former players, New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire, criticized...

Former Clippers coach Alvin Gentry is now the former Phoenix Suns coach. The team relieved him of his coaching duties on Friday morning in a move that was declared "mutually agreed to" by both parties, according to a team news release. The Suns have a...

   Until Jan. 13, Tony Gonzalez had spent more time in the Miami Heat locker room than in an NFL playoff-winning locker room.    You can look it up.    It is why, as they boarded the bus for Monday's practice in Salt Lake City, the conversation...

    It used to be that this is where prospects were unearthed, careers salvaged.     Bruce Bowen. Udonis Haslem. Anthony Carter. Joel Anthony.     For years, it had been an immense source of pride for Pat Riley and those on his Miami Heat staff.    ...