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Kobe Bryant announces August event to help eradicate homelessness
On Sunday night, Kobe Bryant announced "Kobe up Close," an Aug. 15 charity event to be held at Nokia Theatre. "I'd like to officially announce that I'm partnering with the Sports Spectacular to help eradicate homelessness," said Bryant in a pre-recorded...Tags: Nokia Theater, Michael Cooper, Jerry West, Blake Griffin, Social Issues
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In this NBA, it's brawn over brains and muscle that matters
It is always easier to be critical when you don't have a dog in the fight, so let's go ahead. The NBA playoffs are in full swing. If we think hard, we in Los Angeles can remember what that's like. People flying purple flags out car windows. The Clippers...
Tags: National Football League, Steve Nash, Jerry West, Chris Paul, NBA Playoffs
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Lakers' week in review
The Lakers hit the off-season after a 4-0 sweep by the San Antonio Spurs. Afterward, Coach Mike D'Antoni said he was proud of his team despite their "doomed" season. The Lakers held exit meetings with each player early in the week to discuss the...
Tags: Auction Service, NBA Development League, Los Angeles Lakers, Mike D'Antoni, Health
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Hall of Fame Lakers forward Elgin Baylor to auction memorabilia
Lakers Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor will be auctioning off memorabilia, awards and personal items on May 31 with the help of Julien's Auctions. Baylor, whose No. 22 jersey is retired at Staples Center, is making available his 1959 All-Star Game MVP...Tags: Auction Service, Detroit Pistons, Basketball, Sports, Phil Jackson
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Clippers need to learn how to live with success
SACRAMENTO — The cow bell crowd came to beg some more for NBA attention, maybe the last Kings' game to be contested on this prairie before a move to Seattle. But there was the real possibility the energy in this graveyard might raise the Kings...Tags: Sacramento Kings, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford, DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Lakers
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Steinberg: Taking in an NBA game
I sat on the floor for the Clipper-Laker game at Staples Center in seats right next to the Lakers bench on April 7. What a revelation. The NBA we experience on television and in higher seats is perceived very differently than courtside. It highlighted...Tags: National Football League, Jerry West, Chris Paul, Caron Butler, Schizophrenia
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Fists fly as 1964 Lakers beat Knicks
FrameworkA Lakers and New York Knicks free-for-all breaks out near the end of a game at the Sports Arena. Knicks' Tom Hoover (23) prepares to take poke at Lakers' Don Nelson (20) who suffered a split lip in fracas.... -
Minnesota could be key to Lakers' playoff future
addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); The Lakers hadn't played in days but gained some ground on Utah. If only the rest of their season had been this easy. Their playoff lives,...Tags: Pau Gasol, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
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Lakers acknowledge error in Shaquille O'Neal's retired jersey
Los Angeles TimesThe moment was perfect. The jersey wasn't. On Tuesday night the Lakers retired Shaquille O'Neal's jersey, but they overlooked one not-so-minor detail: O'Neal's name is stretched across the front of a Lakers home jersey instead of the back. "The...Tags: Magic Johnson, Jerry West, James Worthy, Gail Goodrich, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Lakers retire Shaquille O'Neal's jersey
The Lakers retired Shaquille O'Neal's No. 34 jersey at halftime on Tuesday as the team hosted the Dallas Mavericks. "The most gifted specimen I've ever seen play this game," said Kobe Bryant in a prepared video. "Historical, the run we had together."...
Tags: Steve Nash, Jerry West, Jim Pollard, Los Angeles Lakers, Staples Center
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares personal regrets in blog
Former Lakers center and champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar opened up in his blog at HuffingtonPost.com, sharing a number of personal regrets. In an entry entitled, "10 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Turning Pro," Abdul-Jabbar compares dating as a youth to...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, National Basketball Association, A.C. Green
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Jerry West is rooting for Miami to keep up winning streak
Jerry West is rooting for the Miami Heat to keep winning, even if it means the former Lakers great loses one of his top legacies. West said during a teleconference with reporters Thursday that he wouldn’t mind if the Heat broke the Lakers’...
Tags: Pau Gasol, Jerry West, Joe DiMaggio, Tony Parker, Gail Goodrich
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