Friday, November 12th, 2010
Thursday night against the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 26,000 point mark. The clinching basket was a jump shot early in the third quarter in Denver and, in typical Bryant fashion, he just jogged back on defense ...
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Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
Just over four months ago, the Los Angeles Lakers closed out the Boston Celtics in Game Seven of the NBA Finals. On Tuesday night they got their rings and dropped their hard-earned banner in front of a raucous home crowd.
After reveling in their achievements the Lakers were then snapped back ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Sasha Vujacic might want to have his girlfriend, Maria Sharapova, put her "friends and family" tickets up on StubHub or something, because the 26-year-old guard might not be playing much this season for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Despite making two insanely clutch free throws that endeared him forever to Lakers fans ...
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
As we know, Shaquille O'Neal loves to give himself nicknames. Over his career he's referred to himself as "The Diesel," "Shaq Fu," "The Big Aristotle," "The Big Daddy," "Superman," "The Big Agave," "The Big Cactus," "The Big Shaqtus," "Wilt Chamberneezy," "The Big Baryshnikov," and "Dr. Shaq."
Now that he's (reportedly) signed ...
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Derek Fisher could have taken more money and gone with the latest, flashy option and signed a deal with the Miami Heat. Instead, he took less money to stay at home, and finish what he's started with the Los Angeles Lakers. In fact, Fisher's three-year, $10.5 million deal will net ...
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
By now we've all heard the reports bubbling up from all over the internet concerning Phil Jackson's future. The 64-year-old head coach has said he is "leaning towards retiring" but hasn't made up his mind just yet.
If Jackson does, in fact, decide to retire, his replacement is already on the ...
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
With the 2010 World Cup right around the corner, the old adage that soccer (football, futbol, etc) is, and probably always will be, the world's most popular sport is about to be proven true once again. Most of the best players in the world are going ...
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