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Close to 90,000 hardcore Lakers fans packed the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to celebrate the Lakers' NBA championship, among them USC's Pete Carroll, the Lakers girls, politicians, cops and Los Angeles' best and most unpredictable fans.
In this exclusive FanHouse video, NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant spots me in the crowd and gives me a shout-out. We also meet the cast of characters that make up the mozaic of Lakers fans, from the adult man who walks around with a Kobe action figure, to the fan who says he'll kill an Orlando fan after the parade (jokingly, we hope), to the fans who called out of work sick to be at the parade. This is one video you wont want to miss.
Over the next six days, we'll take a look at each team's needs heading into the NBA Draft on Thursday, June 25.
First up, the NBA's Pacific Division:
Golden State Warriors
Picks: No. 7 (first round); none in second round. Needs: A true point guard; a decision-maker/passer/high basketball IQ type, and it wouldn't hurt to have another big body up front. Possibilities: Stephen Curry, Brandon Jennings, Jonny Flynn, Tyreke Evans (pictured), Jordan Hill. Put it into the equation: For more than a year now, the Warriors have been wrestling with the issue of whether or not Monta Ellis can play point guard. If they end up drafting one, that will tell exactly what the Warriors think.
Shaquille O'Neal may be headed to Cleveland or may team with Amar'e Stoudemire to push the Lakers in the Pacific Division next year. Either way, it appears his beef with Kobe Bryant is officially over.
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At some point, Dwyane Wade's wings will melt, for he flies too close to the sun. Another 40-point night for Flash -- 42, to be exact, on 17-of-23 shooting. He added eight assists, six rebounds and (an unfortunate) eight turnovers.
Wade has broken the 35-point threshold in four straight games, and topped 40 in three of those. Since the All-Star Break, he has averaged better than 36 points per game on 58 percent shooting with 10 assists to boot. Wade is, for lack of a better word, insane. He has a great shot to not only win the scoring title, but to get over 30 ppg. You think someone wants that fourth seed?
With Jordan Farmar out for the next couple of months after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus, there have been discussions about whether the Lakers will look to make a move to bring in a backup point guard. The pickings are pretty slim out there at that position -- just ask the Suns. But if this rumor is to be believed, it would appear that the Lakers are trying to deal for a warm body nonetheless, and it's a familiar one: former Laker (and two-time NBA champion!) Tyronn Lue.
While Bell and Ridnour have health and injury issues, Tyronn Lue doesn't have either. But Lue's status appears to be up in the air as well. It is believed the Bucks have an offer on the table from the Los Angeles Lakers for Lue, with the Bucks receiving veteran big man Chris Mihm in return.
Most Laker fans remember Lue's time in Los Angeles fondly for some reason, but all I can remember is Allen Iverson stepping over him in disgust after hitting what was effectively the game winner in overtime of Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals. It's not like he'd be expected to play extended minutes though, and in fact, it's possible Lue would never see the court.
The Lakers are still a solid eight players deep (nine if you count Vladimir Radmanovic) even with Farmar sidelined, so this would only be an insurance move in case another guard were to go down with an injury. The Lakers are loaded with semi-serviceable bigs Josh Powell and DJ Mbenga, so dealing Mihm for a guard to sit on the bench seems like a logical move, and a harmless one at that.
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DJ Mbenga of the Lakers has to be one of the strongest players in the NBA. The L.A. big man is also a black belt in judo, but it's what he does off the court that had Kobe Bryant cracking up. In this video we talk to both players and get the inside scoop on what Mbenga did that was so funny.
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Sun Yue is the first player from China to join the Lakers, but his sharp-shooting style resembles another Laker, Sasha Vujacic - "The Machine." In this video we catch up with Kobe Bryant and Co. to ask them about their new teammate. Sun tells us what he misses most from home and the best part of being Kobe's teammate.
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The Los Angeles Lakers made it to the Finals last year but came up short, and the experience has given the team an appetite for more. In this video we talk to NBA Star Kobe Bryant about the Lakers' diet, and yeah they are hungry. We also catch up with DJ Mbenga, Jordan Farmar, Pau Gasol, Shsha Vujacic, Vladi Radmanovic and big man Andrew Bynum, who tell us about playing with a chip on their shoulders and their chances of winning it all this year.
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NBA MVP Kobe Bryant is like the lead singer of the hottest rock band, so maybe that's why he was chosen to be featured in a Guitar Hero commercial alongside A-Rod, Tony Hawk and Michael Phelps. In this exclusive video we hear from Kobe about the shoot and what was it was like to hang out with A-Rod. We also talk to Kobe's teammates and find out what they liked best about it.
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In this video we look back at the NBA Finals and hear from Finals MVP Paul Pierce while NBA MVP Kobe Bryant reflects on how the NBA game is becoming more like soccer. Around 2:10 into the video hear what one former NBA Star has to say about the referee controversy. AOL Video link. Youtube link.
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Over the next six days, we'll take a look at each team's needs heading into the 
Every night there are some stupendous, silly, stupid, or downright outlandish individual lines from around the "lig." 
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DJ Mbenga of the Lakers has to be one of the strongest players in the NBA. The L.A. big man is also a black belt in judo, but it's what he does off the court that had Kobe Bryant cracking up. In this video we talk to both players and get the inside scoop on what Mbenga did that was so funny. 
The Los Angeles Lakers made it to the Finals last year but came up short, and the experience has given the team an appetite for more. In this video we talk to NBA Star Kobe Bryant about the Lakers' diet, and yeah they are hungry. We also catch up with DJ Mbenga, Jordan Farmar, Pau Gasol, Shsha Vujacic, Vladi Radmanovic and big man Andrew Bynum, who tell us about playing with a chip on their shoulders and their chances of winning it all this year. 
