Phil Jackson Scheduled For Hip Replacement Surgery

Lakers coach Phil Jackson, owner of an NBA-record 178 playoff victories, will have surgery to replace his right hip next Tuesday -- the same day his team opens training camp.

"It's to the point where he can't really function without having surgery," Lakers spokesman John Black said Friday. "He's had a problem with it for a long time. He was hoping that by doing physical therapy, it would get better over the course of the summer. Instead of getting better, it got worse."

Via AP

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Kwame: I Have Earned My Teammates Trust

Given the reputation Kwame Brown had for having a fragile mental state, Phil Jackson knew going into the season that he wasn't going to be hard on him for having difficulty learning the triangle offense; if he struggled he was just going to be asked to run the floor and rebound.

"I think now my mindset and my teammates' mindset should be: If I have the ball on the block, let me go to work," Brown said. "As opposed to the beginning of last season, I was looking to just pass the ball and get the ball to Lamar (Odom) and Kobe (Bryant).

"I think now that when I get the ball, I've earned the trust in them and in myself to go ahead and go to work."

Via Los Angeles Daily News

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Lakers Sign Devin Green

The Lakers announced the signing of Devin Green on Monday. Per NBA policy, terms were not released.

He played in 27 games for the Lakers last season.

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