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Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers is consoled by Kobe Bryant after coming out of the game in the second half against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 28, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The Spurs defeated the Lakers 103-82. (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)thx

Lakers Season Over After First Round Sweep By Spurs

Tony Parker scored 23 points, and the San Antonio Spurs completed their first-round sweep of the injury-plagued Los Angeles Lakers with a 103-82 victory in Game 4 on Sunday night.

2013/04/28

Dwight Howard #12 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks to pass over Tony Parker #9 of the San Antonio Spurs during the Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs on April 21, 2013 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. (credit: D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images)

Ginobili, Parker Lead Spurs Past Lakers In Game 1

Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker scored 18 points each and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 91-79 on Sunday in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series.

2013/04/21

Banged-Up Lakers, Spurs Clash In 1st Round Matchup

The San Antonio Spurs won’t be facing Kobe Bryant when they begin their playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

2013/04/20

LA Sports World Reacts To Boston Marathon Bombing

The sports world, even over here in Los Angeles, took part in expressing condolences and prayers, in the face of tragedy, through social media.

2013/04/15

Pau Gasol greets fans post victory Sunday night. (credit: Noah Graham/National Basketball)

Kobe-Less Lakers Beat Spurs, 91-86

An empty chair sat in front of Kobe Bryant’s locker Sunday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers realized they would have to fill it together.

2013/04/14

Lakers Get Huge Lift With Win Over 3rd-Place Grizzlies

Kobe Bryant had 24 points and nine assists, Pau Gasol added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers stayed in the final playoff position in the Western Conference with an 86-84 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

2013/04/05

Lakers’ Kobe, Gasol In Starting Lineup Against Wizards

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol will both return from injuries as the Lakers try for an eighth straight home win Friday night against the Washington Wizards.

2013/03/22

Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers is fouled by Serge Ibaka #9 of the Oklahoma City Thunder at Staples Center on January 27, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Harry How/Getty Images)

Gasol May Return By Friday

Pau Gasol may return to the Lakers lineup by Friday’s game against the Washington Wizards.

2013/03/20

D.J. Augustin tries to score against Metta World Peace. (credit: Ron Hoskins/National Basketball/Getty Images)

Kobe-Less Lakers Beat Kings, 113-102

Antawn Jamison scored 27 points, Metta World Peace added 22, and the Los Angeles Lakers won without Kobe Bryant, beating the Sacramento Kings 113-102 Sunday night for their sixth victory in seven games.

2013/03/17

Blake Griffin (R) of the LA Clippers is guarded by Metta World Peace (L) of the LA Lakers during their NBA game on February 14, 2013 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)

Clippers Rout Lakers 125-101, Clinch Season Series

The Los Angeles Clippers have no banners on the walls or in the rafters at Staples Center. They would need decades to measure up to the Lakers’ history.

2013/02/15

Gasol Diagnosed With Torn Fascia On Right Foot, Out Indefinitely

Pau Gasol was diagnosed with a torn plantar fascia in his right foot Wednesday, indefinitely sidelining the 7-foot Spaniard at a key point in the Los Angeles Lakers’ belated rally to get in playoff position.

2013/02/06

BROOKLYN, NY - FEBRUARY 5: Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket against Brook Lopez #11 of the Brooklyn Nets on February 5, 2013 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Lakers Overcome Gasol Injury With 92-83 Win Over Brooklyn Nets

Kobe Bryant had 21 points and eight rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absences of Dwight Howard and Metta World Peace, and the loss of Pau Gasol to beat the Brooklyn Nets 92-83 on Tuesday night.

2013/02/05

AUBURN HILLS, MI - FEBRUARY 3: Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers attempts a shot against the Detroit Pistons during the game on February 3, 2013 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. (Photo by Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Gasol Helps Lakers Edge Pistons 98-97

Pau Gasol had 23 points and 10 rebounds and was the last line of defense for Los Angeles, contesting Detroit’s last-second alley-oop attempt and helping the Lakers hold on for a 98-97 victory over the Pistons on Sunday.

2013/02/03

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 1: Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a three point shot against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the game on February 1, 2013 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Gasol’s Start Sparks Lakers To Victory Over Wolves

Pau Gasol had 22 points and 12 rebounds in his return to the starting lineup and Kobe Bryant nearly had a triple-double in leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 111-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.

2013/02/01

Dwight Howard Out Against Wolves With Shoulder Injury

Dwight Howard is sidelined again with an ailing shoulder and disgruntled Pau Gasol is back in the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting lineup, where he believes he should have been all along.

2013/02/01