Any trip down memory lane often leads Derek Fisher someplace special. His recent appearance on Mohr Stories with comedian Jay Mohr was no different. While Jay and Derek certainly shared some laughs, the wide-ranging interview connected on several key moments in his life and eventually delved into a more sensitive subject: fatherhood. Particularly Derek’s daughter [...]
Derek Fisher explains how the Lakers could really benefit from everyone being healthy and how that was a key factor in their loss to the Pacers on Monday night. “Lakers got off to a good start, shooting the basketball well and then again you start to see the depth and the missing players like Josh [...]
The Derek Fisher Basketball Academy dates have now been announced! This is for boys and girls ages 8-15. Edward R. Roybal Learning Center 1200 Colton St., Los Angeles 90026 June 25-June 29 9am-3pm from Monday – Thursday. 9am-12:30pm on Friday. Check out what the camp is all about and sign up here. https://twitter.com/derekfisher/status/975817432962084864
Derek Fisher has let us into his home to observe his favorite room, his home office. This office is to “get away from the madness,” as there are hardly any basketball related objects in the room. "I've been gifted lots of pictures of myself, but I don't really put them up," said the former Lakers [...]
The Lakers collected their 30th win of the season on Sunday, something they haven’t done since the 2012-2013 campaign. “The Lakers put together a great team effort tonight, I think four players had 20 plus points, just sharing the basketball and really playing as a unit and Luke Walton has these guys really believing in [...]
Derek Fisher was invited on-air by TNT to help call the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers game as a part of the Players Only broadcast segment. Kyrie Irving is fitting in great after moving from Cleveland to Boston in the offseason. Irving can score from all over the court, working his way through the paint. https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/956012827713536000 [...]
Derek Fisher sat down to recap the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Atlanta Hawks last night. Fisher praised Lonzo Ball and the impact he has had on the Lakers thus far. “The ball has more energy and more juice in it when Lonzo is in the lineup. I think the ball movement that happens [...]
Derek Fisher discussed the Los Angeles Lakers recent loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Spectrum SportsNet. Fisher touched on the Lakers' struggles shooting the ball and believes young age played a major factor. “It’s tough, in particular, for a young team to continue to sustain the defensive intensity and effort that you need in order [...]
The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the New York Knicks in overtime on Tuesday night, 113-109. Derek Fisher mentioned that the way they lost felt more disappointing than the fact that they did lose given the success of the Knicks at home this season. "Knicks are a good home team this season. They were 12-5 [...]
Derek Fisher recently went on The Full 48, a podcast run by Bleacher Report's Howard Beck, to talk about Kobe Bryant's upcoming jersey retirement and much more. Derek and Beck talked about which number of Kobe's they would retire if they had to choose (Beck took 8 while D-Fish took 24), stories from Kobe's rookie [...]