Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9, 1974) is an American professional basketball point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His NBA career has spanned more than 15 years, during which he won five NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. He currently serves as the president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Fisher started out his basketball career at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Selected with the twenty-fourth pick by the Lakers in the 1996 NBA Draft, Fisher spent his first eight seasons with the franchise. During that time, he played a role in the Lakers' "three-peat", and was the third-leading scorer on the team behind Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. After his success with Los Angeles, Fisher signed with the Golden State Warriors, but was later traded to the Utah Jazz, where he helped lead the team to the Western Conference Finals. Due to his daughter's health, he asked to be released from his contract and rejoined the Lakers in 2007. In 2010, he won his fifth NBA Championship with the Lakers. Only he and Kobe Bryant have played in all five of the Lakers' most
New L.A. Lakers coach Mike Brown ain't exactly getting a warm welcome from fans -- but point guard Derek Fisher tells TMZ, he likes LeBron's old mentor ... and has a LOT of faith in his coaching… READ MORE >
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The Miami Heat aren't done hunting for talent -- TMZ has learned LeBron James' new team is in hot pursuit of Los Angeles Lakers superstar Derek Fisher. Well-placed NBA sources tell TMZ ... Fisher… READ MORE >
Los Angeles Lakers star Derek Fisher wants to make one thing clear -- he's no Waffle House brawler.Reports surfaced yesterday that the Lakers guard was involved in a fight at a Waffle House in… READ MORE >
Derek Fisher was granted a permanent restraining order this week against a crazy fan who claimed they were married -- but we got the L.A. Laker out last night with his actual wife who agreed,… READ MORE >
A judge just made the temporary restraining order against the woman accused of harassing Lakers star Derek Fisher permanent -- it didn't help her case that she was a no-show.Fisher got the TRO… READ MORE >
We've learned why Derek Fisher couldn't get a restraining order against his alleged stalker a few years back -- she disappeared before cops could do their thing.Derek filed papers against Symone… READ MORE >
NBA star Derek Fisher, a point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, got a judge to issue an order of protection against a woman who's been harassing him and his family for a long time -- and the… READ MORE >
