Brutal start leaves Lakers languishing

Cellar-dwelling Kobe and company looking for their first win of season

"How the mighty have fallen" would be a massive understatement for frustrated Los Angeles Lakers fans after their team's worst start to a National Basketball Association season in almost 60 years.

A once-proud franchise which can boast 16 NBA championship banners hanging from the rafters at its home venue in downtown Los Angeles lost its first four games to remain rooted to the bottom of the Western Conference standings.