Thursday, April 18th, 2013
The big news Wednesday night was that the Los Angeles Lakers earned the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 99-95 overtime win against the Houston Rockets. But a story that largely went under the radar was that Lakers center Dwight Howard became the youngest player in ...
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
For almost all of the 2012-13 NBA season the media has repeated the narrative that Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant don't like each other. While plenty of evidence suggested otherwise and everyone has repeatedly denied a rift, the press has continually pushed that story. We may finally be able to ...
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Thursday, March 7th, 2013
In case you haven't heard by now, the Los Angeles Lakers staged an incredible, emotional comeback against the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. The Lakers trailed by as much as 25 points in the game, and finished the contest on a 20-0 run to pull of an improbable 108-102 ...
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Monday, March 4th, 2013
Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith has known Dwight Howard since they were kids and played on the same AAU team. On Sunday Smith weighed on on the center's future before the Hawks and Los Angeles Lakers tangled at Staples Center. He claimed Howard was simply too loyal to leave the ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2013
The Denver Nuggets knocked off the Los Angeles Lakers 119-108 on Monday night an in the process had a series of dunks that were incredibly impressive.
The best of those dunks is above, an alley-oop pass from Andre Iguodala to Kenneth Faried, who finished the dunk over Lakers center Dwight Howard.
Faried ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Before the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, it was announced that head coach Mike D'Antoni would relegate Pau Gasol to the bench. The Spaniard was not happy about the decision and at this point it looks like he won't be around in LA much ...
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Friday, January 11th, 2013
The Los Angeles Lakers sit squarely out of postseason contention with a record of 15-20 on January 12 of the 2012-13 season. Despite that, executive vice president Jim Buss thinks the team is "very solid" and there is no need to "blow it up."
Now, I don't claim to be any ...
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