Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
The Los Angeles Lakers decided not to use their amnesty clause before the start of this season, but that doesn't mean they aren't planning to exercise it at some point.
While the Lakers enjoy having Ron Artest Metta World Peace on their roster, and he's very popular with his teammates, general ...
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Monday, February 6th, 2012
Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant opened Monday night's contest against the Philadelphia 76ers 23 points behind Shaquille O'Neal for fifth place on the NBA's career scoring list. It only took him one half to pass his former teammate.
Bryant nailed a long jumper to give him 24 points on ...
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
The most mystifying sub-.500 team in the NBA this year is surely the Milwaukee Bucks, who knocked off the Heat for the second time in little over a week on Wednesday night. (If you are mystified by the Knicks being under .500, you know less about basketball than anyone should ...
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love is in in line for a big extension and obviously the team wants to get something done with its franchise cornerstone. According to reports, Minnesota is preparing to offer Love a four-year deal worth $60 million and that will probably happen within the next few ...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Last year, we began what we hope becomes a tradition here at Rumors and Rants and tipped our hats to Cheap Trick by naming the losers of the year in every sport we pay attention to.
In case you are wondering, there is no scientific formula to being named loser of ...
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Monday, December 19th, 2011
Over the past week rumors circulated that Kobe Bryant was irate that the Los Angeles Lakers had traded long-time teammate Lamar Odom and that he was going to demand a trade from the team. Those reports were apparently completely unfounded.
In an extensive interview published today, the 33-year-old Bryant had the ...
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Yes, the Dwight Howard trade saga is still going on. A day after the Orlando Magic said they were no longer listening to offers for the five-time All-Star, he claimed that his request to be traded had not actually been withdrawn.
Howard can opt out of his contract in July and ...
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Remember last week when NBA owners pressured commissioner David Stern into blocking a deal that would have sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers because moves like that were why those very same owners had locked out the players in the first place?
Well, actually if I remember correctly the ...
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Monday, December 12th, 2011
The ongoing saga of Dwight Howard's future home took another turn on Monday as he hinted that he wouldn't mind staying with the Orlando Magic. Despite everything we've heard about how the superstar center has been pushing for a trade, he may have actually changed his mind and decided that ...
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sent an email to NBA commissioner David Stern on Thursday pressuring him to block the trade of Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The proposed three-team deal that would have sent Paul to Los Angeles, Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets and Lamar Odom, Luis ...
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