Gasol out at least six weeks

Los Angeles Lakers all-star forward Pau Gasol, who suffered a tear on the bottom of his right foot, will be out at least six weeks, the National Basketball Association team said Thursday.

Los Angeles Lakers all-star forward Pau Gasol, who suffered a tear on the bottom of his right foot, will be out at least six weeks, the National Basketball Association team said Thursday.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol will not play against the Boston Celtics on Thursday after injuring his right foot in a game at Brooklyn on Tuesday, the NBA club announced.
The way Blake Griffin saw it, a sloppy effort by the Los Angeles Clippers only made things easier for Rudy Gay and the fired-up Raptors.

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.
Kobe Bryant blasted the Los Angeles Lakers management in an expletive-laden outburst as he described his frustration with the way the NBA club was handling the Pau Gasol trade rumors.

It took a rookie with ice in his veins to rescue the Miami Heat.

The Lakers made a trade Saturday, but it wasn’t for Chris Paul or Dwight Howard.
Pau Gasol felt simultaneously hurt and hopeful Saturday as he left the Los Angeles Lakers’ training complex for maybe the final time — or maybe just the final time until Sunday.

The NBA, owners of the New Orleans Hornets, refused Thursday to approve a three-team trade that would have sent Hornets All-Star guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers.

MADRID—Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol said he would play for hometown club Barcelona if the NBA lockout continues. Gasol practiced for the first time with Barcelona on Thursday and said playing in Spain would be the “best option” if he had to look for another league. He said it would be a “catastrophe” if [...]

Reigning champions Spain booked their ticket to the quarter-finals of the European Championship with a dominating victory over Serbia on Friday while hosts France and Germany both grabbed wins as well.