He claimed he wore No. 37 — first in his inaugural season with the Lakers in 2009-10, and again in his second stint from 2015 to 2017 — in honor of the number of weeks Michael Jackson’s ...

Shaq joined Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George Mikan and the rest of the Lakers' greats Tuesday night when the club retired his No. 34 jersey in a halftime ceremony.

Clyde Lovellette, another Hall of Famer, donned No. 34 for all four of his All-Star seasons with the Minneapolis Lakers and St. Louis Hawks. He was the first player ever to win an NCAA ...

The Lakers helped address a need to increase their athleticism at the wing by acquiring Arkansas' Adou Thiero, the No. 36 overall pick of the NBA draft.

By Ben Golliver. The Lakers retired Shaquille O'Neal's No. 34 jersey during a ceremony at the Staples Center at halftime of Tuesday night's game against the Mavericks.. O'Neal, 41, spent eight ...

In the end, I wound up with 34 additional players I had considered but ultimately couldn’t include. Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant share a warm embrace toward the end of Game 5 of the 2009 NBA Finals ...

The Lakers initially owned the 55th overall pick but moved up to the Bulls' 45th pick while also sending Chicago cash, per ESPN's Shams Charania. Then, they moved up again , sending No. 45 and ...

Each day this week, we chose the best Lakers players to wear every jersey number in franchise history. The series began with Nos. 00 through 9 and continued with Nos. 10 through 21, Nos. 22 ...