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Andrew Bynum News & Rumors

Bryant, Bynum, Paul and Griffin lead All-Star picks
February 3
Los Angeles Times
 
"It's an L.A. All-Star team all right. The NBA announced today on TNT the starters for its All-Star game and the West squad is full of Lakers and Clippers. The West team's starting five, based on fan voting, are: guards Kobe Bryant (Lakers) and Chris Paul (Clippers), forwards Blake Griffin (Clippers) and Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City), and center Andrew Bynum (Lakers)."
Bynum gets big test tonight with Magic center Howard
January 20
L.A. Daily News
 
"Battle of the Bigs? Andrew Bynum was matched against the Miami Heat's Joel Anthony on Thursday night, which was a big mismatch in Bynum's favor. After all, Bynum stands 7-foot and weighs 285 and Anthony is relatively pint-sized at 6-9, 245. The bigger test will be tonight when Bynum faces Orlando's Dwight Howard for the only time this season, the player he admires more than any other NBA center and the man some pundits around the league believe he could be traded for sooner or later."
Andrew Bynum growing into a big thing for the Lakers
January 18
Los Angeles Times
 
"There is no shortage of nicknames that the playful Shaquille O'Neal could bestow upon Andrew Bynum, from the Big Successor to Shaq Lite to the Most Dominant Since I Retired. O'Neal wouldn't go there. The TNT analyst adopted a more serious, highbrow tone Monday inside Staples Center when asked to assess Bynum's play this season. "He's the best big man in the game right now," O'Neal said of the Lakers center. "He's the only big man in the league that's playing like a true big man.""
Andrew Bynum is tutored by Lakers assistant Darvin Ham
January 9
Los Angeles Times
 
"The footage is grainy, obviously transferred from videotape to YouTube, but it's still possible to see Darvin Ham flying toward the basket, grabbing a rebound and shattering the backboard with a dunk. The play has followed him throughout his life, helping Texas Tech beat North Carolina in the second round of the 1996 NCAA tournament, landing him on the cover of Sports Illustrated next to the title "Smashing!" and serving as the most entrancing part of a basketball career that included eight NBA seasons."
Look who is taking credit for Andrew Bynum's development
January 8
Los Angeles Times
 
"Now we know who forged Andrew Bynum into the player he has become. Lakers fans can send thank-yous to Kwame Brown. That's what Brown implied Friday after the Lakers beat Golden State. First, some reality. "He's a grown man now," Brown said of his former Lakers teammate. "He's grown into his body well. He's a lot more physical than when he first came in." Then came the fantasy. "That was my young fella," Brown said. "I taught him everything he knows." Followed by a little more fantasy. "I'm one of the better defenders in the league and we played against each other every day in practice," Brown said. "I told him if you can score against me, you can score on anyone." Brown and Bynum were"
Coach Mike Brown says center Andrew Bynum still in `home-run trot' mode
January 6
L.A. Daily News
 
"Andrew Bynum played in his fourth game of the lockout-delayed season Thursday night, as many as he had to sit out while serving a league-imposed suspension for decking J.J. Barea last May in the playoffs. The 7-foot center's conditioning still isn't what it could be. He says he gets winded easily and needs frequent rests to recover from the occasionally frenetic pace of the games. He has not disappointed coach Mike Brown in the least, however. "He's played great. I can't ask for more than what I'm getting from him right now," Brown said. "If in a couple of months he's still in the home-run trot and still out of shape then we're going to have a little bit of a problem. But he's working his"
Bryant has 37 points and Bynum has 21 points and 22 rebounds, his first 20-20 night
January 4
Los Angeles Times
 
"It's not quite Magic and Kareem, or even Kobe and Shaq, but the Lakers are rapidly finding a tough-to-top 1-2 combo. Kobe Bryant shook off a two-game shooting slump with 37 points and Andrew Bynum shook up the Houston Rockets with his first 20-20 game. Not surprisingly, the Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets, 108-99, Tuesday at Staples Center. Bynum started the season late because of his well-publicized four-game suspension, but he has arrived on time, putting up averages of 22.7 points and 17 rebounds in three games. He had 21 points and 22 rebounds in 38 minutes against Houston, dominating down low yet again and evoking a cut-and-paste observation from Bryant."
When it comes to Andrew Bynum's fine effort, caution is advised
January 1
Los Angeles Times
 columnist Bill Plaschke
"This game being played on New Year's Eve, one could easily assume that Andrew Bynum was the confetti. He dropped down from the Staples Center sky and scattered himself everywhere, blanketing fears and distractions and the Denver Nuggets. One could also assume that Andrew Bynum was the champagne. He popped, bubbled, and sprayed for 29 points and 13 rebounds, leaving Lakers fans tipsy with surprise after a thrilling 92-89 victory. Then again, sigh, if you've followed Bynum's career, you would have no choice but to say the dude was the party horn."
With suspension now completed, center Bynum is itching to return
December 31
L.A. Daily News
 
"For the first time since moving to Los Angeles about a generation and a half before Andrew Bynum was born, the Lakers held consecutive opponents to less than 33 percent shooting. Today, they'll find out if adding the 7-foot Bynum to the lineup makes them even better. Bynum has finished serving his four-game suspension for last season's playoff chop on J.J. Barea and will be on the floor for the first time this season when the Lakers take on Denver today at Staples Center. "I want to get out there, dominate in the low block," Bynum said after practice Friday. "That's what I'm here for." The Lakers downed Utah and New York with stellar defensive performances without Bynum and discovered new"
Lakers will look to center Andrew Bynum right away
December 31
Los Angeles Times
 
"When the Lakers interviewed coaches to take over for Phil Jackson, team executive Jim Buss explicitly told candidates Brian Shaw and Mike Brown that Andrew Bynum needed to get the ball down low. Early and aplenty. Brown will put it to the test when Bynum returns from a four-game suspension Saturday against the Denver Nuggets. "He's going to see it probably a lot more than what he did in the past," Brown said. "But he's going to have to be able to do something with it in order to get it and keep getting it." Bynum should be pleasantly surprised to be that high in the Lakers' offensive scheme. He experienced 48 hours of raging criticism last May from all corners, including many Lakers fans,"
Andrew Bynum has the cars, but does he have drive to grow up?
December 30
Los Angeles Times
 columnist T.J. Simers
"I wasn't surprised Andrew Bynum was ticketed for speeding Wednesday. Obviously he had just heard he was the subject on Page 2 and was rushing to buy The Times. Nice to see one young person still reads the paper. I had written about the need for Bynum to report back to work as a grownup after his four-game suspension. Obviously I'm not clairvoyant. I was unaware he had been stopped by the police a day earlier as well and given a "fix-it" ticket for improperly functioning taillights and having no license plates. Kids are known for lapses in judgment, so maybe he hasn't grown up as much as I had hoped. The guy owns 13 cars at last count and he's picking the one with the bad taillight and no"
Bynum pulled over twice in LA
December 29
TMZ.com
 
"The Lakers are now 1 and 2 for the season, but Andrew Bynum's record this week is even worse -- he's 0 and 2 on the streets of L.A. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Bynum was pulled over Tuesday for driving without a license plate and having illegally tinted tail lights. Bynum walked away with a fix-it ticket. But it was not lesson learned, because today Bynum was pulled over in his Porsche 911 on the freeway for going over 80 mph. Bynum was cited and released."
NBA reduces bans for Bynum, Villanueva
December 26
ESPN.com
 
"The shortened NBA season means that suspensions to Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum and Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva also will be reduced, the league announced on Friday. Bynum received a flagrant foul for making excessive contact with Mavericks point guard J.J. Barea in the final game of last season's Western Conference finals. He was given a five-game suspension, which was reduced to four on Friday. Villanueva received a five-game ban -- now also reduced to four -- for tussling with Ryan Hollins of the Cleveland Cavaliers at the end of last season. He had to be restrained from following Hollins into the locker room."
Andrew Bynum not surprised about reduced suspension
December 24
Los Angeles Times
 
"This hardly ranks as Andrew Bynum's favorite Christmas gift. Nothing will ever replace the Hot Wheels cars he received as a young kid. But Bynum receiving a reduced suspension from five games to four because of the NBA's shortened schedule serves as a nice stocking stuffer. Bynum, who received the initial suspension in May after delivering a forearm at guard Jose Barea in a playoff game against Dallas, sounded hardly surprised about the decision. He still considered the suspension "tough." "The only reason it was reduced was because the season itself is shorter," Bynum said, referring to the NBA's 66-game schedule, a 19.5% reduction from a typical 82-game season. "It makes sense,"
NBA reduces bans for Bynum & Villanueva
December 23
ESPN.com
 
"The shortened NBA season means that suspensions to Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum and Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva also will be reduced, the league announced on Friday. Bynum received a flagrant foul for making excessive contact with Mavericks point guard J.J. Barea in the final game of last season's Western Conference finals. He was given a five-game suspension, which was reduced to four on Friday."
Magic Johnson says Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol must step up for Lakers
December 21
Los Angeles Times
 
"Of all the indignities that befell the Lakers in their exhibition opener, one stood out. Magic Johnson acknowledged the other team in town. "For the first time I'm going to be watching Clippers games," he said Tuesday. Who could blame him? The Clippers looked young and fun in a 114-95 dismantling Monday of the Lakers, causing Johnson to point out what the Lakers needed to improve."
Lakers' Radio Host Predicts Dwight Howard to Nets Tuesday
December 20
Lakers Nation
 
"According to Lakers play by play announcer John Ireland it appears the New Jersey Nets are going to land Dwight Howard as soon as tomorrow. On 710 ESPN Radio Ireland stated that he heard a rumor from a source that Howard to the Nets would go down as early as Tuesday. This is the same source that correctly predicted LeBron James and Chris Bosh joining Dwyane Wade in Miami last summer."
Talks slow, but California teams leading race for All-Star Paul
December 8
SI.com
 
"No decision has been made by New Orleans about where to send point guard Chris Paul, but a source with a good read on the talks puts the list of leaders for his services as such: the Lakers, Clippers and Warriors. There are other teams making a push, among them Dallas and Houston, but there are no indications that they're being seriously considered by Hornets general manager Dell Demps. But the situation doesn't begin and end with the Hornets' intentions, since Paul's perspective on where he might agree to stay long-term is a major factor. The Celtics, for example, have the assets (Rajon Rondo) and the incentive, but sources close to Paul says he has no interest in a long-term future in"
Lakers still in hunt to work deal for Hornets' Paul
December 7
NBA.com
 
"The Los Angeles Lakers are not out of the Chris Paul Sweepstakes. A league source involved in the discussions said late Tuesday night that the Lakers are still among the teams the New Orleans Hornets are having advanced discussions with on a potential trade of Paul, the four-time All-Star guard who is seeking a trade after spending his first six seasons in the Big Easy. The Lakers, Clippers, Warriors and Celtics currently have a leg up on other teams that are trying to acquire Paul. Yahoo! Sports had reported earlier Tuesday that the Clippers, Warriors and Celtics had the three best offers on the table for Paul. The Lakers' potential offer would send either center Andrew Bynum or forward"
Sources: Lakers eye blockbuster trades
December 6
ESPN.com
 
"It is no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers would like to trade for Dwight Howard or Chris Paul, but sources with knowledge of the situation say the Lakers actually have something greater in mind: acquiring both players. Hoping to pull off a pair of blockbuster moves that would rock the NBA, the Lakers are willing to trade anyone on their roster outside of Kobe Bryant to bring Howard and Paul to Los Angeles, two sources said. Whether the Lakers are able to make it happen remains to be seen, but with stars Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom on the roster, they have the talent and the financial capacity to make the trades work."
Lakers talking Gasol or Bynum for Chris Paul?
December 5
CBSSports.com
 
"As NBA teams race to spend their Mid-Level Exceptions on the likes of Kwame Brown, Jeff Foster and Samuel Dalembert in free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers lay back in the cut, holding two of the league's premier big men -- Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum -- on their roster. Both players have questions about their long-term fit in L.A. and both ended their 2010-2011 seasons in disappointing fashion. Add up the ever-present demand for quality big men and the Lakers' surplus of potentially ill-fitting low-post parts and it's a recipe for trade rumors galore. Indeed, Yahoo Sports reports that New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul, who is eligible to sign an extension this season but reportedly"
Bynum says Lakers 'need to come back .. ready to win'
August 15
Los Angeles Times
 
"It's been three months since Lakers center Andrew Bynum delivered his infamous forearm shiver to the rib cage of diminutive Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea, and stripped off his purple and gold jersey after being ejected. It was the parting shot by the defending champions in surrendering their NBA crown. The 23-year-old 7-footer apologized for his actions two days later. The NBA suspended Bynum for five games at the start of next season, costing him $677,272 in salary, and fined him $25,000, for his actions in the finale of the Mavericks' four-game sweep. Since then, Bynum hasn't been heard from publicly, a fact grating on many because he allegedly parked in a spot reserved for those"
Andrew Bynum offers L.A. biggest trade chip
August 7
Orlando Sentinel
 columnist Brian Schmitz
"One player who can affect the future NBA title picture is not named LeBron or Dwight or D-Wade or Dirk. He doesn't fit the description of a guy who has the most clout - not with his achy knees, bad decisions, and, at times, his bad attitude. But he controls the board, he's a Laker….and his name isn't Kobe Bryant. Is Andrew Bynum the league's most intriguing and powerful trade chip? He's considered a top-10 center in a class led by Dwight Howard, but there's currently no more pivotal pivot than Bynum. He might be able to deliver 2012 prospective free agents Howard or Chris Paul or Deron Williams to L.A., compensation to those stars' respective teams and revive Kobe's title plans. Bynum's so"
Bynum still learning to play well with others
July 22
Orange County Register
 columnist Kevin Ding
"If you were to ask which Lakers player is most likely to park in a handicapped space and have it turned into a local news investigation, it's an easy answer. There's just something about Andrew Bynum that fits the unfortunate description perfectly. He isn't on his own planet like Ron Artest, he isn't as menacing as Matt Barnes and he isn't as self-absorbed as Kobe Bryant. But parking in a handicapped space - as Bynum was shown to do in KNBC/4's report - is just the sort of small act of privilege, short-sightedness and inelegance that fits Bynum because he has a history of small acts of privilege, short-sightedness and inelegance. None of that is enough to condemn him as a bad man or write"
Andrew Bynum finds himself in another bad spot
July 22
Los Angeles Times
 columnist Bill Plaschke
"His conscience is paralyzed. His sense of entitlement is blinding. So, no, actually, I wasn't surprised to see this week's photos of Andrew Bynum leaving his convertible sitting across two handicapped parking spaces while he shopped at an upscale grocery store in Westchester. If there's one Laker who suffers from a disability of maturity, it's him. The sight of this strong, able-bodied basketball star exploiting a benefit belonging to the physically challenged would have been only sad, if it weren't also so expected. The photos, unveiled in an NBC4 investigation, did not result in a ticket because there were no parking cops around. However, this was the latest in a string of incidents that"
Andrew Bynum caught parking in a handicapped spot
July 20
Los Angeles Times
 
"It's not a stretch to think Lakers center Andrew Bynum would at some point need to park in a handicapped spot. He's spent much of his six-year NBA career either in a wheelchair or on crutches because of his numerous knee injuries. But these aren't one of these times, with Bynum finally finishing a season without needing extended off-season treatment on his knees and feeling healthy enough to take some boxing lessons. So there's absolutely no excuse for Bynum, as shown in these photos obtained by NBC4, to double park his black BMW recently across two handicap spots. It wouldn't be surprising if he made some type of forced apology much like the way he did two days after delivering a forearm"
Andrew Bynum has taken up boxing this summer
July 6
Pro Basketball Talk
 
"During this lockout, some NBA players are going to get fat. It happened last time with Shawn Kemp and Vin Baker, to name a couple. It's not happening to Andrew Bynum. He's teamed up with legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach and is doing the boxing workout. Here is Bynum's tweet about his plans for Monday while you were recovering from a weekend hangover. "I got a two a day tomorrow first road work in the morning, then back in the ring in the afternoon! I'm going hard yall!""
Timberwolves include Beasley in play for Bynum
June 22
SI.com
 
"Minnesota is still looking to land a high-level, impact player for its No. 2 pick. A source said one of the Timberwolves' many trade proposals was a request for Lakers center Andrew Bynum, which involved sending small forward Michael Beasley to Los Angeles. I don't see this deal or the reported offer involving Pau Gasol actually happening, but it sheds light on the caliber of player general manager David Kahn is hoping to net for his pick. A source close to the Timberwolves said they haven't settled on whether to take Arizona's Derrick Williams or perhaps Turkish center Enes Kanter, but rival executives expect them to opt for the former over the latter. Yet, with the obvious duplication in"
Lakers' Bynum untouchable in trade talks
May 26
Yahoo! Sports
 
"The Los Angeles Lakers appear to have a new coach all lined up in Mike Brown. And Jim Buss, the son of Lakers owner Jerry Buss and the man who conducted the coaching search, is saying to folks in the organization that there is a certain player that is untouchable in trade talks, according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski: Andrew Bynum."
Mavs' J.J. Barea accepts apology
May 11
ESPN.com
 
"Andrew Bynum and J.J. Barea have reached a peace accord. The Los Angeles Lakers 285-pound center, who took out his frustrations on the Dallas Mavericks' backup point guard with a vicious mid-air forearm shiver that got him ejected from Game 4 and subsequently suspended and fined, publicly apologized Tuesday and then phoned Barea, leaving an apology on his voice mail. Barea, fortunate only to have slightly bruised ribs and a bruised left hand after crashing to the floor early in the fourth quarter of the series-clincher, said he accepts the big man's apology. "I believe him," Barea said Wednesday after the Mavericks' first full practice since earning a berth in the Western Conference"
Bynum's future: suspension, then stardom
May 11
Orange County Register
 columnist Kevin Ding
"Humbled Lakers filed through the club's offices Tuesday to have individual performance reviews. Even before meeting up Mitch Kupchak and Phil Jackson, the players were reintroduced to an old acquaintance they hadn't seen in awhile. His name? Motivation. "Great things are borne out of defeat and adversity and struggle," Derek Fisher said. "After the pain somewhat starts to wear off, that's how we're going to start looking at this – as an opportunity to be better and stronger than we ever were." The first player to meet with management was Andrew Bynum, appropriate considering he was the only player actually to have been better and stronger this season. For just about everyone else on the"
Bynum is fined, suspended for J.J. Barea hit
May 11
L.A. Daily News
 
"Lakers center Andrew Bynum finally watched his midair takedown of Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea in Game 4 on Sunday and determined "it was terrible." The NBA also examined the play and came to the same conclusion Tuesday. The league suspended Bynum without pay for the first five games of 2011-12 "for making unnecessary and excessive contact" with Barea. Bynum also was fined $25,000 for removing his jersey as he walked from the court after his fourth-quarter ejection. With the Lakers well on their way to a crushing 36-point defeat and a four-game sweep at the hands of the Mavericks, the 7-foot Bynum leveled the 6-foot Barea with a forearm that sent the Dallas guard crashing to the"
Sorry, but Andrew Bynum's apology just doesn't cut it
May 11
Los Angeles Times
 columnist T.J. Simers
"Andrew Bynum loses his cool and he rips off his shirt. Please, please — no one upset Dwyre. Talk about apologies, Bynum offered one Tuesday morning, presumably spending all day Monday rehearsing and memorizing what the Lakers, his agent, the NBA or his family wanted him to say. "I want to apologize for my actions at the start of the fourth quarter in Dallas,'' Bynum said. "This doesn't represent my upbringing.'' Had he thought of such a thing himself, he would have done so in the locker room following Sunday's cheap shot. Had he not been such a classless clod, once Lamar Odom was ejected, he would not have gone on to embarrass himself, his upbringing and the Lakers' organization just"
Andrew Bynum suspended for first five games next season
May 11
Los Angeles Times
 
"The Lakers keep getting reminded about their meltdown in Dallas. It was the NBA's turn to tap them on the shoulder Tuesday. Andrew Bynum was suspended by the league for the first five games next season without pay and will forfeit $677,272 in salary for belting diminutive Dallas guard Jose Barea in the final game of the Lakers' season Sunday. Bynum was also fined $25,000 for removing his jersey as he left the court after getting ejected in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. After 48 hours of raging criticism from all corners, including many Lakers fans, Bynum apologized Tuesday for driving his forearm into the ribcage of an in-flight Barea. Bynum said his actions "don't represent"
Too little, too late? Lakers' Bynum apologizes for cheap hit on Barea
May 10
Dallas Morning News
 
"Lakers center Andrew Bynum apologized Tuesday in his exit interview with Los Angeles reporters for hitting Mavericks guard J.J. Barea in Game 4 on Sunday. "I want to apologize for my actions at the start of the fourth quarter in Dallas," Bynum said, via the L.A. Times. "This doesn't represent my upbringing and I want to apologize to J.J. Barea for doing that. I'm glad he wasn't seriously injured. All I can say is I look at it as terrible." On Sunday, however, Bynum was not apologetic. He said after the game: "I'm not disappointed in myself. It is what it is. We got embarrassed tonight, so that's what happened." Bynum said Tuesday he changed his sentiments after watching the replay. He also"
Andrew Bynum apologizes for forearm on Dallas' J.J. Barea
May 10
Los Angeles Times
 
"Within a span of 48 hours after seeing the replay, Lakers center Andrew Bynum expressed remorse over throwing a forearm shiver to Dallas guard J.J. Barea in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' Game 4 loss Sunday to the Dallas Mavericks. "I want to apologize for my actions at the start of the fourth quarter in Dallas," said Bynum, who has also picked up a flagrant foul type 2 and earned a two-game suspension for delivering forearms this season to Minnesota's Michael Beasley. "This doesn't represent my upbringing and I want to apologize to J.J. Barea for doing that. I'm glad he wasn't seriously injured. All I can say is I look at it as terrible." Bynum wasn't apologetic for the incident"
Bynum, Lakers embarrass a proud franchise
May 9
Orange County Register
 columnist Jeff Miller
"Thoroughly embarrassed. Utterly embarrassing. The two-time defending champions now former two-time defending champions. Swept from the playoffs. In the second round. By a final score of 122-86. Before it was over Sunday, the Lakers had more players ejected (two) than legitimate answers for the Mavericks (zero). "It's like when you're 13, 14 years old and you're having a little fistfight," Lamar Odom said. "You get hit in the mouth too hard and you realize, 'Whoa.' We got beat, you know? They beat our (rear ends)." Once again, the franchise that does it better than most, did failure spectacularly, buried by a hailstorm of Dallas daggers, by a hungrier, more energized opponent and by 20,000"
Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom ejected for cheap shots
May 9
Los Angeles Times
 
"With one dirty and unnecessary elbow to Dallas guard Jose Barea, Lakers center Andrew Bynum just wasted a season-long effort in avoiding a major injury, establishing a defensive identity and showing the dominance the organization envisioned he'd once own. With one dirty and unnecessary shove with his shoulder into Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, Lakers forward Lamar Odom just wasted a season-long effort in playing at his most consistent, winning the NBA's sixth man of the year and continually earning the teams' respect as a positive locker-room presence. Bynum and Odom might have acted out of frustration with the minutes waning in an eventual 122-86 Game 4 loss Sunday to the Dallas"
Lakers' Andrew Bynum explains hit on J.J. Barea
May 9
Dallas Morning News
 
"Los Angeles Lakers stars Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom watched the final eight minutes of a 122-86 loss in the visitor's locker room at American Airlines Center Sunday afternoon. The two were ejected about a minute apart for flagrant fouls in the final quarter of the series-clinching victory for the Dallas Mavericks. The frustration of being down by more than 20 and sitting on the verge of a Western Conference semifinals sweep was too much to handle for the two big men. Odom's ejection came after he blindsided Dirk Nowitzki on a screen. Bynum quickly followed with a much dirtier forearm hit to the chest of a defenseless J.J. Barea, who was gliding through the air on a layup attempt. "I"
Andrew Bynum dodges any ankle problem
May 7
Dallas Morning News
 
"Numerous people saw the play in the third quarter when Andrew Bynum tried to save a ball on the baseline and came up limping just a bit. His ankle got a good twist. But in the post-game locker room he was moving around just fine. "I'm blessed with good ankles,'' he said. The Lakers' center played all 12 minutes in the fourth quarter and had three points and two rebounds."
Bynum: Lakers have "trust issues"
May 5
ESPN.com
 
"Not only is Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum not surprised to see the Lakers down 2-0 to the Dallas Mavericks in their second round playoff series, but he believes the Lakers' problems are "deeply rooted" and they have to overcome "trust issues" with each other. An irritated Bynum vented for six minutes in front of his locker after the Lakers' 93-81 loss to the Mavericks and said the team has plenty of work to do off the court to dig themselves out of the hole they are currently in. "It's deeply rooted at this point," Bynum said of the team's problems. "It's obvious we have trust issues. Unless we come out and discuss it then nothing is going to really change. We have to come in and"
Lakers center Bynum in full bloom
May 1
L.A. Daily News
 
"Maybe it got lost in all the angst over the New Orleans Hornets pushing the Lakers to six games in the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs. The Lakers have been so good for so long and set a standard so high for themselves even the most fleeting crisis gets overly magnified and analyzed and, in the process, allows something important to slip by barely noticed. So while everyone was freaking out over Chris Paul having his way with the Lakers, Pau Gasol struggling through an uneven series and Kobe Bryant's sprained left ankle we pretty much ignored a landmark Lakers' development. One the rest of the NBA should heed, starting with the Dallas Mavericks, who take on the Lakers in"
Andrew Bynum has no 'S' on his chest, and that's just super
May 1
Los Angeles Times
 
"It was a radiant night in Miami, the city's trendiest restaurant bristling with energy as wealthy South Beach patrons and their entourages nibbled on sautéed Hudson Valley foie gras and Hawaiian bigeye tuna tartare. Then Lakers center Andrew Bynum walked through the door. Alone. He grabbed a table in the corner, chatted pleasantly with a few women at the next table and ate briskly. Then he left, stepping out into the South Beach night the same way he arrived. The largest player on the Lakers, seven feet tall and close to 300 pounds, couldn't be any more different from the one who held his post a decade ago. When Shaquille O'Neal arrived in Los Angeles in 1996, he wrapped his arms around as"
As a reminder to some, Andrew Bynum is a big reason for Lakers' success
April 29
Los Angeles Times
 columnist T.J. Simers
"Let me just say there's no reason to keep reminding bill.plaschke @latimes.com that he was so misguided, so wrong, and if you will, a Lakers saboteur. If you want to email him, go ahead. But not me. But I would like to know why bill.plaschke@latimes.com didn't want the Lakers to win the championship this season. There's no way the Lakers can win it without Andrew Bynum. "I'm sure (bill.plaschke@latimes.com) wasn't the only one who thought Andrew should be traded," said Derek Fisher. "But I'll tell you, I don't hear anything now from the boo birds (or bill.plaschke@latimes.com)." Sure there were others who wanted Bynum traded, players from New Orleans, Dallas and every other possible Lakers"
Life with Bynum: the good, bad and scary
April 24
Orange County Register
 columnist Kevin Ding
"We've now had two Andrew Bynum scares in 11 days, which is one prolific horror-film production rate – and in this case nicely bookends the recent release of "Scream 4." Wes Craven presents: "Buried at Wounded Knee ... or Alive!? The Andrew Bynum Story." To understand the depth to which the latest scare Friday night shook the Lakers, Phil Jackson released his entire team from the bench to go to the other end of the court and offer the fallen Bynum support. So Trey Johnson and Devin Ebanks were out of place on the court in their sportcoats and jeans, Theo Ratliff was ready to donate his one still-decent knee to the cause, and a semi-circle of Lakers didn't know whether they'd need to make"
Andrew Bynum says he'll play Game 4
April 24
ESPN.com
 
"The swelling has subsided in Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum's right knee and he will play in Game 4 on Sunday, Bynum told reporters on Saturday. Bynum entered the Hornets practice facility, located about 10 miles outside of downtown New Orleans, with a smile on his face, a day after he fell to the floor for the third time in the past three weeks because of injuries to his right knee that was surgically repaired last summer. "It's the same bone bruise," Bynum said of his latest scare, which happened early in the third quarter of the Lakers' 100-86 win in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Hornets on Friday. "I keep doing the same thing to it.""
Hopes of Lakers rise and fall with Andrew Bynum - literally
April 24
Los Angeles Times
 
"After Kobe Bryant is checked off as healthy from head to toe, it's the single most important body part for the Lakers' playoff hopes. Andrew Bynum's right knee. Whenever the 23-year-old center falls, conversation stops among the wealthy in the courtside chairs at Staples Center. The die-hards in the upper level sag in their seats. The players themselves wonder how long he'll be down . . . and if he'll get up. Bynum has had three hold-your-breath moments in the last three weeks with his knee, the latest Friday night in Game 3 of a first-round playoff series against New Orleans. He crashed to the court after bumping into Carl Landry and stepping on the foot of Marco Belinelli while moving"
Andrew Bynum hurts knee, but stays in game
April 23
Los Angeles Times
 
"Andrew Bynum went down with 9:54 left in the third quarter, holding his right knee. Bynum stayed down for quite a while, forcing the Lakers to call a timeout and to have trainer Gary Vitti come out on the court while the rest of the team stood around Bynum. It appeared Bynum became entangled with New Orleans forward Carl Landry, then the 7-foot center tumbled the court. After a few minutes, Bynum got back up and stayed in the game."
Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum seeks to do even more vs. New Orleans Hornets
April 22
New Orleans Times-Picayune
 
"To most basketball players, the measure of their worth comes from how many points they score. Not being able to score or even worse, not being counted on to score, can be construed as a sign of weakness. And for a player on any level to declare that they don't care about scoring rings hollow. So when Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum states that scoring is secondary to playing defense in his scheme, there is initial skepticism. But after further conversation, it is apparent that Bynum is being genuine. "I get in where I fit in offensively,'' Bynum said. "I just wait for my opportunities.'' In the Lakers' offensive hierarchy, the 7-footer is way low, below Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol,"