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August 14 |
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LA Daily News |
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| Players on Spain's Olympic basketball team defended a photo in an ad showing the players using their fingers to apparently make their eyes look more Chinese. |
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August 03 |
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LA Daily News |
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| Bryant provided the offense in the U.S. Olympic team's first defensive struggle, scoring 11 of his 19 points in the third quarter of an 89-68 victory on Sunday. |
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| EL SEGUNDO - There were some tense moments as a Russian team came calling with a more lucrative offer, but after nearly two months on opposite sides of the bargaining table, the Lakers and shooting guard Sasha Vujacic were finally on the same page. |
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| The Lakers guard is hungry for a gold medal after losing in the NBA Finals. He's also sad to see Ronny Turiaf leave but optimistic that Sasha Vujacic will re-sign with L.A.
LAS VEGAS -- The U.S. Olympic men's basketball team opened its final week of practice on home soil Monday before heading to China with a scrimmage against a select team consisting of such NBA rookies as O.J. Mayo and Derrick Rose and such veterans as Andre Iguodala and LaMarcus Aldridge. |
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| Restricted free agent forward-center Ronny Turiaf officially became a member of the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, his four-season, $17-million contract simply too rich for the Lakers to match by the 9 p.m. deadline. |
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| L.A. would have seven days to match Golden State's four-year, $17-million offer, but that appears unlikely.
Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf, a restricted free agent, is expected to sign an offer sheet with the Golden State Warriors today, according to a league source with knowledge of the negotiations. It would be a four-year deal for about $17 million. |
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| Ticket prices go up for the third year in a row. Sasha Vujacic, Ronny Turiaf haven't signed offer sheets.
The Lakers increased ticket prices across the board for a third consecutive season, a relatively unsurprising action after the team paid almost $5 million in luxury taxes on last season's payroll and faced a larger tax hit next season. |
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| NBA: Lakers could see how quickly he rebounds from injury before offering center contract extension. Lakers center Andrew Bynum is set to begin his offseason workouts next week in the heat and humidity of Atlanta, more than six months after suffering a season-ending left kneecap injury during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies. |
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| Team is in a holding pattern until restricted free agents receive an offer so it can determine whether the price still fits into their budget.
The Lakers continue to take part in a slow-speed chase, waiting to see whether Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf receive offers from other teams that would price the restricted free agents out of the Lakers' comfort zone. |
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| As the team waits to see how things play out with Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf, the fall-back plans include Celtics reserve small forward and Spurs veteran.
The Lakers continue to wait for Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf, but they have fall-back plans in case their restricted free agents don't re-sign with them. |
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| Commissioner David Stern needs to acknowledge that fans think there's an unspoken code among referees to favor big-market teams, and he has a blueprint to fix this problem: baseball's Mitchell Report.
David Stern is a smart guy. Smart guys know when they have a problem. Even smarter guys know when there is a blueprint to fix it. |
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| Team hopes to re-sign the restricted free agents fresh off the best seasons of their careers.
The Lakers began the process of renovating their El Segundo offices by moving some officials to temporary headquarters down the street Monday. |
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| Since retiring from basketball, he has built a business empire with roots in urban America. It pays to know the community, he says.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson announced his arrival as a businessman 13 years ago, when he took part in an unusual meeting with gang leaders from the Bloods and the Crips. |
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| MANHATTAN BEACH -- It's not like the Clippers don't have experience at making lottery picks. In the past 10 years, they've made 10 lottery picks. |
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| Shaquille O'Neal will lose his special deputy's badge in Maricopa County because of language he used in a rap video that mocks former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant. |
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| NEW YORK - Just in case anybody had forgotten that Kobe Bryant has never won an NBA title without Shaquille O'Neal, the big man sent out a reminder. |
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| CHICAGO - MVP Kobe Bryant has a shot at another big prize after falling short of the NBA championship, and he'll have plenty of help along the way. |
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June 18 |
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Sportingnews.com |
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| In his Finals failure this season, Kobe Bryant might well be setting himself up to validate his legacy and answer questions about his credibility. |
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| LOS ANGELES - The dark clouds burned off by noon, the sun appeared and the Lakers hunkered down in their El Segundo practice facility to take a look at their better half Friday. |
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| The dark clouds burned off by noon, the sun appeared and the Lakers hunkered down in their El Segundo practice facility to take a look at their better half Friday. |
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| The dark clouds burned off by noon, the sun appeared and the Lakers hunkered down in their ElSegundo practice facility to take a look at their better half Friday. |
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| The question was about Kobe Bryant's ability, or inability as was the case in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, to seize control when it mattered most and whether it was fair to compare the league's MVP to former Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan. |
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| Wow. Just ... wow. What exactly happened inside Staples Center on Thursday night? How did the Lakers go from being on their way to tying up the NBA Finals series at two wins apiece with the Boston Celtics to now being one loss away from seeing their hated rivals celebrate a championship at Staples Center on Sunday? |
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| Game 3 of the NBA Finals wasn't exactly the homecoming Boston's Paul Pierce had in mind. The former Inglewood High star, who grew up an avid Lakers fan and an equally avid Celtics' hater, suffered through a beyond bad 2-of-14 shooting night while scoring just sixpoints. |
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| The greats of Celtics playoff magic reads like a who's who list of the NBA. Bill Russell. Bob Cousy. John Havlicek. Larry Bird. Kevin McHale. James Posey. Eddie House. Wait, James Posey? Eddie House? Yes. |
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| A game that will haunt forever. That will come back in the Lakers' nightmares to their dying days, which right about now is something they should feel painfully close to. |
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| Their momentum disappeared first, blunted by an opportunistic opponent. Their lead vanished next, ripped from their grasp. Their chance to even the NBA Finals followed shortly thereafter. |
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| Wow. Just ... wow. What exactly happened inside Staples Center on Thursday night? How did the Lakers go from being on their way to tying up the NBA Finals series at two wins apiece with the Boston Celtics to now being one loss away from seeing their hated rivals celebrate a championship at Staples Center on Sunday? |
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| David Stern came to the defense of his beleaguered referees again Thursday, saying they don't manipulate games or engage in other criminal activity. |
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| Wow. Just ... wow. What exactly happened inside Staples Center on Thursday night? How did the Lakers go from being on their way to tying up the NBA Finals series at two wins apiece with the Boston Celtics, to now being one loss away from seeing their hated rivals celebrate a championship at Staples Center on Sunday? |
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| Their momentum went first, blunted by an atrocious third quarter. Their lead went buh-bye soon thereafter. Their chance to even the NBA Finals followed in short order. |
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| Lamar Odom was back, shirt out, tongue-wagging, aggressive. Just like the Lakers needed him to be. And how, every time he plays like that, you can't imagine it being any other way. |
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| When Lakers coach Phil Jackson was playing for the New York Knicks championship team in 1973, the Knicks bench consisted of 12 players, head coach Red Holzman and trainer Danny Whalen. |
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| It's the unwanted shadow, the pall cast over the NBA Finals. Here it is, the culmination of an entire season, a championship matching the league's two most-storied franchises. |
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| Game 3 was a somewhat peculiar. On one hand, the Lakers did exactly what they needed to do - come out more aggressive, attack the basket more and step up their defensive game. |
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| Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics stands 6-foot-11. The Lakers' Pau Gasol is an inch taller. As matchups go, theirs is one of the better ones during the NBA Finals. |
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| Add another Celtic to the injury list. Point guard Rajon Rondo said he expects to play in tonight's Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Lakers, but will make the final decision at game time after seeing how his ankle responds to treatment. |
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| Convicted ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy alleges in a letter filed in a sentencing court that referees altered two recent playoff series, including the 2002 Western Conference finals between the Lakers and the Sacramento Kings. |
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| They are portrayed often as bitter rivals, yet a closer look shows they are interwined with each other. Red Auerbach was its original wearer, and as such, has defined its appearance for many years. Phil Jackson, the arrogant prince, haughty enough to bid for Red's throne as the NBA's most esteemed coach. |
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| BOSTON - If history is their guide, then the Lakers must win tonight in Game 2 of the NBA Finals if they hope to capture their 15th league championship. Their margin for error is gone thanks to their loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 on Thursday. |
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| If Lakers fans didn't know going into Game 1, they definitely do now: The Celtics' halfcourt defense is very, very good. |
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| BOSTON - Not long after Lamar Odom sat out of the Lakers' light workout Saturday afternoon because of undisclosed injuries, Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce walked stiffly to the interview room at TD Banknorth Garden. |
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| I miss the hate. Does that sound terrible? I guess so, but it's a truthful admission. I miss the pure animosity. The utter contempt. I miss being able to despise Red Auerbach. |
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| BOSTON - Not long after Lamar Odom sat out of the Lakers' light workout Saturday because of undisclosed injuries, Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce walked stiffly to the interview room at TD Banknorth Garden. |
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| BOSTON - If history is their guide, then the Lakers must win today in Game 2 of the NBA Finals if they hope to capture their 15th league championship. |
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