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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: Slater Martin, Jerry West, James Worthy, NBA Finals, Shaquille O'Neal
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Lakers acknowledge error in Shaquille O'Neal's retired jersey
The 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: Staples Center, Los Angeles Lakers, Jerry West, James Worthy, Shaquille O'Neal
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Lakers' Week 22 in review
The Lakers (38-36) won two and lost two in Week 22, slipping behind the Utah Jazz in the standings. With eight games to go, the playoffs are no longer a "certainty" -- if they ever were. After falling behind to the Golden State Warriors by 25 points,...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Bone Spur, Steve Nash, Lobbying, National Basketball Association
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Kobe Bryant, Lakers don't wilt in hard-earned win over Kings
SACRAMENTO -- It almost had to happen this way. The cowbells were long gone and Phil Jackson hadn't zinged the local folks up here in years, but the Lakers reached way back into their rivalry with the Sacramento Kings and rode away with a 103-98...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Bone Spur, Steve Nash, National Basketball Association, Michael Jordan
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Lakers pick up much-needed victory at Sacramento, 103-98
Lakers 103, Kings 98 (final) The Lakers held on in a must-win game, defeating the Sacramento Kings, 103-98, on Saturday night. With the Utah Jazz (38-36) and Dallas Mavericks (36-37) getting wins on Saturday, the Lakers badly needed the road victory to...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Bone Spur, Steve Nash, National Basketball Association, Steve Blake
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Kobe Bryant becomes the NBA's fourth all-time leading scorer
Kobe Bryant eclipsed Wilt Chamberlain on Saturday night, becoming the NBA's fourth-highest career scorer. Bryant's jump shot with 7:45 left in the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings put him at 31,421 total points for his career. Chamberlain...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Bone Spur, Karl Malone, Basketball, Sports
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Kobe Bryant probable, Steve Nash questionable for next game
SACRAMENTO -- The Lakers will probably have one or both of their aging backcourt starters ready to play Saturday against Sacramento. The Lakers said Friday that Kobe Bryant was probable for the game after receiving treatment on his foot and ankle. He...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Bone Spur, Steve Nash, Utah Jazz, A.C. Green
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La Salle in the Sweet 16: Philadelphia story is no underdog's tale
The message was clear and it came with accent, attitude and a side of sauce: Don't even start with the insulting line of questioning that would somehow suggest La Salle — La Salle! — is an underdog being overshadowed in the NCAA tournament...
Tags: Basketball, Sports, College Basketball, Atlantic 10 Conference, College Sports
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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: Los Angeles Lakers, Tony Parker, Pat Riley, Jerry West, Miami Heat
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Should 'hacking' Dwight Howard be considered bad sportsmanship?
Lakers center Dwight Howard was "hacked" by Orlando Magic players over and over Tuesday night, and he made them pay by making 16 of 20 free throws when intentionally fouled. Still, it might have seemed like a good strategy for the Magic going in, seeing...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Shaquille O'Neal, National Basketball Association, Tribune Company, Jacque Vaughn
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Jerry West says Lakers will make playoffs, 'worst is behind them'
The Lakers are still in ninth place in the Western Conference standings, but with 21 games left in the regular season are still close to climbing into the top eight. Former Lakers star and executive Jerry West, who is currently an executive board member...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Jerry West, Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson
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Lakers finish Grammy trip with 107-97 loss to Heat
Heat 107, Lakers 97 (final) The Lakers finished their seven-game Grammy trip with a 107-97 loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday. Despite the Heat shooting 53.8% from the field, the Lakers kept the game close until the last few minutes. Turnovers...
Tags: Phoenix (music group), Staples Center, Los Angeles Lakers, Steve Nash, Miami Heat
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