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• Lakers' Bynum Expected to Miss Six Games With Strained Achilles'
• By Brett Pollakoff 3/20/2010 6:40 PM ET
• The Lakers toyed with the Timberwolves on the way to a win on Friday, but they lost starting center Andrew Bynum for an unknown period of time in the process. Bynum limped off the floor and headed to ...
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• Phil Jackson Talks Stoudemire, Injuries, and Garbage Wins
• By Brett Pollakoff 3/12/2010 8:45 PM ET
• PHOENIX -- Phil Jackson touched on a variety of interesting topics during his pregame session with the media in Phoenix on Friday. Some of the highlights: - On whether or not he was surprised that ... More »
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• Gasol Has Inside Perspective on Lakers' Recent Woes
• By Tim Povtak 3/07/2010 10:05 PM ET
• ORLANDO, Fla. -- When things start to unravel -- like they clearly are with the Los Angeles Lakers -- perspective can be a funny thing. Kobe Bryant seems to think there's nothing wrong with the ... More »
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• Lakers Push Back, Send Message in Win Over Nuggets
• By Chris Tomasson 2/28/2010 11:47 PM ET
• LOS ANGELES -- There are 15 championship banners hanging in the Staples Center, and plenty have been won with the Lakers being known as a finesse team. But finesse doesn't work against the ... More »
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• LeBron to the Lakers: The Most Ridiculous Rumor of Them All
• By Brett Pollakoff 2/28/2010 10:40 PM ET
• The NBA's summer of 2010 has been easy money for sportswriters, and has been for quite some time now. With LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and a whole host of others being available on the free agent ... More »
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• Lakers Not Ready to Call Nuggets a Rival
• By Chris Tomasson 2/27/2010 6:00 PM ET
• LOS ANGELES -- To the Lakers, the Nuggets are like that bothersome little brother who always wants to offer a challenge. For the little brother, it might be marbles, ping-pong or checkers. For the ... More »
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• Phil Jackson: Ilgauskas Situation a 'Sham' and 'Charades'
• By Chris Tomasson 2/26/2010 5:25 PM ET
• EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Phil Jackson called it a "sham.'' He dubbed it "disrespect for the league.'' He called it "charades.'' So, Phil, how do you really feel about Cleveland's recent deal involving ... More »
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• Scottie Pippen Hopes to Coach in NBA
• By Tim Povtak 2/26/2010 2:05 PM ET
• LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Scottie Pippen always played the right way, and his nomination earlier this month for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame just accentuates that point. Alongside ... More »
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• Kobe's Not the Problem, but Something Is
• By Matt Moore 2/25/2010 11:53 AM ET
• The Lakers are 1-1 since Kobe Bryant returned from injury. They are a game behind Cleveland for the best record in the league. They lost to the Mavericks on the road, on the second game of a back to ... More »
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• The Front Office: Jeanie Buss
• By Jon Weinbach 2/22/2010 8:30 AM ET
• In the not-so-distant past, the sports business was a small, struggling sector beset by labor strife, drug problems and sagging TV ratings. OK, those problems still exist, but there's no question that ... More »
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• Tricks of the Trade Create Loophole Big Enough to Drive Through
• By Pat McManamon 2/19/2010 2:51 PM ET
• Imagine a league where a guy can spend his entire career with one team, be traded and then return to the original team. All in a month's time. Where's Ron Popeil when you need him? This scam tops ... More »
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• Phil Jackson Considering Resting Kobe Because of Injuries?
• By Brett Pollakoff 2/05/2010 1:55 PM ET
• Kobe Bryant is injured. Despite battling through broken/dislocated finger(s) on his shooting hand, back spasms, and most recently, ankle issues, he remains committed to playing all 82 games this ... More »
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• CBS Gearing Up for Super Sunday
• By M. Kent 2/02/2010 11:34 AM ET
• There are likely millions who question the wisdom of four hours of pregame before the Super Bowl. Eric Mann is not one of them. As senior producer for The NFL Today, Mann would love to hear Sean ... More »
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• Gasol, Jackson Criticize Kobe on His Historic Night
• By Brett Pollakoff 2/02/2010 11:31 AM ET
• Kobe Bryant became the Lakers' all-time leading scorer on Monday, surpassing the great Jerry West with an uncontested slam dunk in the third quarter of L.A.'s two-point loss at the hands of the ... More »
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• Video: Lakers Visit the White House
• By Brett Pollakoff 1/25/2010 4:18 PM ET
• The Lakers became the first NBA champions to meet with President Barack Obama on Monday, when they visited the White House in the middle of their eight-game road trip out East. Obama knows his ... More »
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• The Zen Master's Apprenticeship
• By Jon Weinbach 1/22/2010 11:17 AM ET
• Once upon a time in the NBA, long before Phil Jackson discovered the Triangle Offense, scolded Michael Jordan or led Kobe Bryant in Native American chants, he was a restless 24-year-old with a balky ... More »
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• LeBron Outduels Kobe, Shows MVP Pose
• By Jay Mariotti 1/22/2010 12:15 AM ET
• CLEVELAND -- It was a blast furnace of a game on a chilly winter's night, a hint of June in late January. And we'll remember it for a blurry interlude when LeBron James, to the shock of no one but ... More »
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• Phil Jackson on Donald Sterling, Karma and Blake Griffin's Knee
• By Tom Ziller 1/16/2010 11:28 AM ET
• No matter how many reporters file stories on the awful alleged transgressions of Clippers owner Donald Sterling -- who has been accused of vile housing discrimination, sexual harassment and more, and ... More »
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• NBA Team of the Decade: L.A. Lakers
• By Tim Povtak 12/30/2009 12:05 AM ET
• The Los Angeles Lakers didn't win the most games over the last 10-year period. They just won the right games -- the biggest games -- and regained their place as the NBA's Team of the Decade. They ... More »
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• Lakers Left Searching for Answers After Loss to Suns
• By Brett Pollakoff 12/29/2009 2:50 AM ET
• PHOENIX -- The Suns got themselves a convincing win over the Lakers on Monday, somewhat avenging the two road losses that they sustained in Los Angeles earlier this season. Phoenix was able to play ... More »
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