The Los Angeles Lakers went into the final game of their three-game homestand on Friday night reeling, losers of five straight games after starting the new year with wins in three of their first five games. But an inspired performance by rookie Brandon Ingram helped LA snap their skid. Ingram tallied 10 of his 15 [...]
The Los Angeles Lakers saw their two-game winning streak snapped in blowout fashion on Tuesday night with a 108-87 loss to the Portland Trailblazers at Staples Center. LA went into the game riding the momentum of back-to-back wins over the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic last weekend, but hit a roadblock in a Blazers team [...]
Late in the summer of 1996, I headed up to Loyola Marymount University to workout with Shaquille O'Neal for the first time. I'd just been drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, and the idea was for me to get to know Shaq a little bit since we were going to be playing together. One of [...]
The day has finally come. This is it. Kobe Bryant is leaving the game of basketball behind. It’s surreal. As the countdown to his final NBA game draws to an end, I find myself struggling to answer how it feels to see my good friend’s and former teammate’s career conclude, and how I think we [...]
Derek Fisher shared his basketball knowledge with the masses last week, making appearances on NBA TV and TNT as a guest analyst. D-Fish joined NBA TV's GameTime on Wednesday and returned to the Turner studios alongside Matt Winer, Brent Barry and former teammate Shaquille O'Neal for TNT's Thursday night broadcast. Fish dished on his and Shaq's [...]
Derek Fisher is going to be putting his many years of postseason experience to good use as the NBA season makes its final push to the playoffs this week. Turner Sports announced on Monday that they have brought Derek on as a guest analyst this week on two of their shows. He will make his [...]
It’s been a few weeks since I was let go by the New York Knicks. In the time that’s passed, there’s been a lot written and said about me, most of it amounting to nothing more than rumors and gossip. As the stories began to spread, however, the one thing missing was my voice — my version [...]
I want to express my deepest gratitude to James Dolan, Phil Jackson, Steve Mills and the entire New York Knicks organization for giving me this incredible opportunity. I also want to thank my staff, players and the fans for their passion and support. This is a very talented team with strong character and I am confident [...]
Two slow starts put the New York Knicks behind the eight ball in a pair of close weekend defeats to the Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets. Fisher’s group dropped Friday’s matchup to the Grizzlies by a final score of 91-85 and in Sunday’s defeat at the hands of the Nuggets, the Knicks lost by a [...]
Derek Fisher’s halftime speech sent the New York Knicks on a torrid comeback against the Detroit Pistons, but the squad just couldn’t quite compete the rally on the road. The Knicks trailed by 27 during a frustrating first half, prompting Coach Fish to light a fire under his team at the break. They responded in [...]