KWAME BROWN
Lakers Biggest Winners in Player Shuffles
In the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, David Aldridge writes "in the liveliest NBA trade season in quite some time, nearly every contending team made a significant move by yesterday's deadline. And those that didn't were trying up to the last minute. Grading on the curve, here are some early assessments: A-plus: Lakers. (They acquired Pau Gasol from Memphis for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the rights to Marc Gasol, and draft picks.) A: Spurs. (They acquired Kurt Thomas from Seattle for Brent Barry, Francisco Elson, and a 2009 first-round pick. They also signed Damon Stoudamire.)" - Read More...
Lakers Acquire Gasol from Grizzlies in Blockbuster Trade
The Lakers have acquired forward Pau Gasol in a trade with the Grizzlies. The Lakers will also receive the Grizzlies' second-round draft choice in 2010. In exchange Memphis will receive forward Kwame Brown, guard Javaris Crittenton, guard Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Marc Gasol and first round picks in 2008 and 2010. - Read More...
Who's the biggest bust since 2001?
Take heart, Lakers fans. Kwame Brown may be bad, but he's not this guy. Mike Kahn says Darko Milicic is the bigger flop.
Lakers' Mihm Out Three to Four Weeks
The Los Angeles Times' Mike Bresnahan writes center "Chris Mihm will be out three to four weeks because of a sore right Achilles' heel, leaving the Lakers with Kwame Brown and Andrew Bynum at center." - Read More...
Lakers’ Brown Sidelined Indefinitely by Ligament Injury
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown will be sidelined indefinitely with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. - Read More...
Lakers’ Brown Out Indefinitely
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown will be sidelined indefinitely with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. - Read More...
Lakers' Brown faces disorderly conduct charge
Lakers center Kwame Brown was charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer after his cousin was charged ...
Brown faces disorderly conduct charge
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown was charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer after his cousin was charged with drunken driving. Brown faces misdemeanor charges after Valdosta police pulled over Charles Warren Jr. early Saturday for driving the wrong way down a one-way street, Lt. Bobbi McGraw said Wednesday. Police questioned Warren about the strong smell of alcohol in his vehicle.
Lakers' Brown faces misdemeanor charges in Ga.
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown faces misdemeanor charges in south Georgia following a weekend incident in which his cousin was charged with DUI, authorities said. - Read More...
For U.S. It's Back to Reality of NBA
Sam Smith of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE writes, "And now Kobe Bryant goes back to throwing passes to Kwame Brown. Or not. "Everybody was in the locker room after the game," Chauncey Billups said with a laugh, "and it was like, 'Oh man, it's back to reality.' Though I think I'm better off than a lot of these guys. My reality is a [good] one." Yes, it's over for the U.S. basketball team until next summer after Sunday's 118-81 victory over Argentina for the gold medal in the FIBA Americas Olympic qualifier. Argentina earned the other Olympic bid. These two teams likely will compete again for the gold medal, which Argentina took in the 2004 Olympics." - Read More...
Lakers' Brown has shoulder surgery
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown underwent surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday, and the team said he should be at full strength by the start of training camp in early October.
Kwame Brown to Undergo Shoulder Surgery
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown, who underwent reconstructive surgery on his left ankle last month, is scheduled for an operation on his right shoulder Wednesday. - Read More...
Lakers center Brown to undergo shoulder surgery
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown, who underwent reconstructive surgery on his left ankle last month, is scheduled for an operation on his right shoulder Wednesday morning. - Read More...
Report: Lakers' Brown to have surgery next week
Lakers center Kwame Brown will have bone spurs removed from his left ankle next week, the Los Angeles Times reports. The surgery casts some doubt over his playing status for the start of next season and could factor into trade possibilities for the Lakers - Read More...
Kobe, Lakers dish out beating to Kings
Kobe Bryant had 19 points and a season-high 13 assists Sunday night to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 126-103 victory over the sinking Sacramento Kings. Bryant took just 14 shots and made six. On the way to his ninth double-double of the season, he was content to set up his teammates most of the game, lobbing passes in to Luke Walton and Kwame Brown or driving and kicking the ball out to the open man. Maurice Evans scored 21 to lead six Lakers in double figures.
Lakers' Brown sidelined with sprained ankle
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown expects to be out several weeks because of a severely sprained left ankle. He was injured ...
Brown out with sprained ankle
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown expects to be out several weeks because of a severely sprained left ankle. He was injured Sunday night and joins Chris Mihm and Lamar Odom on the sidelines. Lakers spokesman John Black said Tuesday that Brown will be reassessed in 10 days to two weeks. "We'll give a target date when he's re-evaluated," he said. "We're talking weeks, not days." Brown was treated at the Lakers' practice facility Tuesday. "He's in a lot of pain," Black said.
Ankle injury will sideline Lakers' Brown indefinitely
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown didn't break his left ankle on Sunday, but he did severely sprain it and the date of his return is up in the air. - Read More...
Bryant Leads Lakers Over Sixers
Kobe Bryant had 35 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame another injury to starting center Kwame Brown to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-94 on Sunday night. - Read More...
Lakers top Pacers
With Kobe Bryant on the bench after twisting his ankle, Kwame Brown picked up his team up in a 101-87 win over the Pacers. Hear from Brown after his 17 points.
Brown Providing 'Big Presence'
Ross Siler of THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS writes, "The challenge for Kwame Brown always has been to slow down when he's on the court, to avoid rushing his moves with the ball in his hands." - Read More...
Kobe leads Lakers past Clippers
Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, 10 in the final 5:38, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Clippers 105-101 on Tuesday night. Bryant got the Lakers going again after they went scoreless over a span of almost seven minutes beginning in the final minute of the third quarter and extending into the fourth. Lamar Odom added 18 points for the Lakers. Smush Parker had 15 points and Kwame Brown had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Odom Could Be at the Center of Things
Ross Siler of the LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS writes, "Even before learning that Kwame Brown and Chris Mihm would be out to start the season, the Lakers had been considering playing Lamar Odom at times as a center in a small lineup." - Read More...
Lakers' Brown out 3-4 weeks with shoulder ailment
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown will be sidelined approximately three to four weeks because of a bruised rotator cuff and bursitis in his right shoulder, meaning he'll miss the start of the season. - Read More...
Kwame misses Lakers' practice
Kwame Brown missed the Los Angeles Lakers' practice Saturday a day after spraining his right shoulder. Brown, the overall No. 1 pick in the 2001 draft by Washington, collided with Andrew Bynum during practice Friday and aggravated an injury that bothered him for much of last season. He had therapy on the shoulder Saturday, but might miss Sunday's exhibition game against the Phoenix Suns in Las Vegas. Brown said he has pain when he lifts his arm.
Needing inside help, Lakers get Gasol from Grizz
The Los Angeles Lakers bolstered their banged-up frontline Friday by acquiring 7-footer Pau Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies. The Lakers gave up Kwame Brown, rookie Javaris Crittenton and two first-round draft picks for Gasol. - Read More...
Report: Grizzlies Trading Gasol to Lakers for Brown, Others
The Memphis Grizzlies will send Pau Gasol and a future second-round pick to the Lakers for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, the unofficially retired Aaron McKie , the draft rights to Pau Gasol's brother Marc and future first-round picks in 2008 and 2010, NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein. - Read More...
Kobe Carries Lakers, Bynum Injured
Kobe Bryant scored 37 points, Kwame Brown made a foul shot with 9.2 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-99 Sunday night, but they might have lost outstanding young center Andrew Bynum in the process. - Read More...
Broadcaster of the Week: Stu Lantz
1) A Season of Health Last year, especially, the Lakers did not have any kind of luck with their health. Most teams at some point suffer from the injury bug, but the Lakers were really hit last season with their core players sustaining injuries. Kwame Brown missed half the season. Chris Mihm, projected as a starter, missed the whole season. Lamar Odom missed 26 games. Vladimir Radmanovic, for numerous reasons, missed 27 games. And Luke Walton missed 22 games. So luck is something they need this year regarding their health, especially to their main two, Kobe and Lamar. - Read More...
Lakers C Brown out indefinitely with sprained MCL
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown will be sidelined indefinitely with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. - Read More...
Lakers center Brown sprains knee, ankle vs. Bulls
Lakers center Kwame Brown was helped off the court Sunday night after injuring his left leg in the first quarter of a game against the Chicago Bulls. - Read More...
Lakers' Brown faces disorderly conduct charge
Lakers center Kwame Brown was charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer after his cousin was charged ...
Lakers' Kwame Brown arrested for disorderly conduct
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown faces misdemeanor charges in south Georgia following a weekend incident in which his cousin ...
Reports: Lakers' Brown charged in Ga. incident
Kwame Brown was charged with disorderly conduct and interference with a law enforcement officer after an incident at 2 a.m. ET last Saturday, according to television station WALB. - Read More...
Lakers' Brown has shoulder surgery
Lakers center Kwame Brown underwent surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday, and the team said he should be at full strength ...
Brown has surgery, expected to return for camp
Lakers center Kwame Brown underwent surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday, and the team said he should be at full strength by the start of training camp. - Read More...
Brown scheduled for shoulder surgery Wednesday
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown, who underwent reconstructive surgery on his left ankle last month, is scheduled for an ...
O'Neal To Lakers Talks Hit Rough Patch
In the LOS ANGELES TIMES, Mike Bresnahan writes ?where's Jermaine O'Neal? Still a member of the Indiana Pacers. The Lakers and Pacers have stalled on trade talks involving the six-time All-Star forward-center because the Lakers do not want to give up both Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom in a swap for O'Neal and power forward Troy Murphy, a source said. The Lakers would also include Kwame Brown in the trade.? - Read More...
Kobe, Kwame lead Lakers to Game 3 victory
The Lakers are back in their series against the Phoenix Suns thanks to another big game from Kobe Bryant and, believe it or not, Kwame Brown. And Lamar Odom pitched in as well. After falling behind by 17 points in the first quarter and drawing boos from the home crowd, the Lakers battled back and beat the Suns 95-89 Thursday night to cut Phoenix's lead to 2-1 in the first-round playoff series. Bryant scored 15 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter, and had six rebounds and six assists.
Lakers' Kwame Brown Out Another 4-6 Weeks
In the LOS ANGELS TIMES, Mike Bresnahan writes ?center Kwame Brown will be sidelined another four to six weeks after seeking a second opinion from a foot doctor Wednesday in Indianapolis. Specialist Dave Porter confirmed the Lakers' earlier diagnosis of a severely sprained left ankle and a bone bruise, and gave Brown a timetable to return next month, sources said. Brown, averaging 8.7 points and 6.6 rebounds, has been out since landing awkwardly after blocking the shot of Philadelphia guard Andre Miller on Dec. 31. He has sat out 18 games.? - Read More...
Lakers’ Brown Out With Sprained Ankle
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown expects to be out several weeks because of a severely sprained left ankle. - Read More...
Lakers' Brown sidelined with sprained ankle
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown expects to be out several weeks because of a severely sprained left ankle. He was injured ...
Lakers top Sixers
The Lakers leaned on Kobe Bryant and their reserves, something Los Angeles may have to do for several weeks after losing starting center Kwame Brown to a sprained ankle. Bryant finished with 35 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Los Angeles reserves Sasha Vujacic, Vladimir Radmanovic and Maurice Evans made some clutch 3-pointers down the stretch to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-94 on Sunday night. "Ankle injuries are just the worst," said Bryant, who speaks from experience.
Nets lose Krstic for season with knee injury
New Jersey Nets center Nenad Krstic will miss the rest of the season because of a torn knee ligament. The 7-footer was hurt during the third quarter of Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The team announced Saturday he had a tear of his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Krstic caught a pass from Richard Jefferson in the lane and started to back Lakers center Kwame Brown toward the basket. But he fell to the court, clutching his knee. Krstic is averaging 6.
Lakers' hopes center on youthful combo
Andrew Bynum and Kwame Brown, the Los Angeles Lakers' promising pair of young centers, are contributing 16.6 points, 13.2 rebounds ...
Bryant shoots poorly, but has 10 assists
Lamar Odom scored 21 points, Kobe Bryant added 19 points and a season-high 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Jersey Nets 99-93 on Sunday night. Kwame Brown had 13 points and nine rebounds and Smush Parker also scored 13 for the Lakers, winners of five of their last six games. Los Angeles won despite Bryant's 8-of-24 shooting night.
Lakers playing winning basketball again
It's not exactly Showtime, but Charley Rosen says there are good times ahead for the Lakers. Kobe Bryant is becoming a leader, Lamar Odom is playing like Scottie Pippen, and big men Andrew Bynum and Kwame Brown are showing plenty of promise.
Lakers expect Jackson back soon; Kobe status uncertain
Kwame Brown and Chris Mihm definitely won't be ready to start the season and Kobe Bryant's status for opening night has yet to be determined, but the Lakers do believe Phil Jackson will be coaching them against the Suns on Halloween. - Read More...
Lakers Center Brown Out for 3-4 Weeks
"The already depleted Lakers roster took another hit today, losing center Kwame Brown for three to four weeks because of a bruised rotator cuff and bursitis in his right shoulder," writes Mike Bresnahan of the LOS ANGELES TIMES. "The Lakers are still without Chris Mihm, meaning Andrew Bynum could be their starting center for the Oct. 31 season opener against Phoenix, four days after his 19th birthday. Mihm has not practiced with the team since undergoing ankle surgery in July." - Read More...
Lakers' Brown misses practice with ailing shoulder
Kwame Brown missed the Los Angeles Lakers' practice Saturday a day after spraining his right shoulder. - Read More...