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Lakers traveling to China in October for preseason
The Lakers will travel overseas to China in October for a pair of preseason games against the Golden State Warriors. On Oct. 15, the Pacific Division rivals will play in Beijing at the MasterCard Center. On Oct. 18, they'll visit Shanghai at the...
Tags: Global Expansion, Indiana Pacers, Trips and Vacations, Oklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bulls
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Cashing in their championships
1979-80 FINALS Lakers 4, Philadelphia 76ers 2 An old dog, a new trickster and birth of 'Showtime' "Showtime" began as 20-year-old rookie Magic Johnson inspired this talented team to first in the Pacific Division. After four close games in the...
Tags: Robert McAdoo, Horace Grant, Lamar Odom, Milt Wagner, Robert Horry
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Derek Fisher gets another late-season deal from Thunder
Derek Fisher will get another chance to win a sixth NBA championship. The longtime Laker signed with Oklahoma City on Monday, joining the Thunder for the stretch run a second straight year. The 38-year-old Fisher has spent more than 12 of his 17 pro...
Tags: NBA Finals, Mark Cuban, National Basketball Association, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers
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Cal State Northridge names Brandon Martin athletic director
Brandon Martin, a former USC basketball team captain, has been named athletic director at Cal State Northridge. Martin, 39, was a senior associate athletic director at Oklahoma. He previously worked as a senior associate athletic director at USC. It...Tags: Mark Cuban, Los Angeles Lakers, California State University, Northridge, Kobe Bryant
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Lakers let two trade exceptions functionally expire
The Lakers held pat at the trade deadline, sticking with their 14-man roster. With the deadline passing, the team will lose a pair of trade exceptions. The Lakers lose one for $854,000, gained when they traded Jason Kapono to the Cleveland Cavaliers for...
Tags: Christian Eyenga, Jason Kapono, Jerry Buss, Mitch Kupchak, Los Angeles Lakers
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NBA All-Star notes: Second-chance points tell tale in dunk contest
HOUSTON — If at first you don't succeed, then you would fit right in at the NBA's dunk contest. The first two rounds of the competition Saturday night at Toyota Center involved more do-overs than actual dunks. New York's James White missed five...
Tags: Los Angeles Clippers, Sacramento Kings, Terrence Ross, Toronto Raptors, Swin Cash
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Lakers owner Jerry Buss hospitalized with undisclosed illness [updated]
Lakers owner Jerry Buss has been hospitalized because of an undisclosed form of cancer, spending time in the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to multiple team personnel. A Lakers spokesman declined to comment on his...
Tags: Jerry Buss, Steve Nash, Mitch Kupchak, National Hockey League, Los Angeles Lakers
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This is not the Steve Nash the Lakers hoped for
He drives the lane, spins and slips backward like a fading star. He returns to the lane and scores on a layup under two defenders like a kid. He curls around the baseline, stops in front of the basket, and the ball is swatted from his hands as if he's...
Tags: Charlotte Bobcats, Steve Nash, Mike D'Antoni, National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Lakers
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With Pau Gasol injured, what's next for the Lakers?
It's unclear how long the Lakers' Pau Gasol will be out with what the team said Wednesday was a "tear of the plantar fascia." The forward/center is still being evaluated, but it seems a foregone conclusion that he's going to be out for a significant...
Tags: Jermaine O'Neal, Kyrylo Fesenko, Solomon Alabi, Brian Cook, Jodie Meeks
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What if: Kobe Bryant in Celtics green
Kobe Bryant shared a couple of "what-if" pictures on his Twitter page Wednesday. With the Lakers preparing to hit Boston for a Thursday night meeting against the Celtics, Bryant posted a shot of his pre-draft workout in Boston from 1996. Bryant can be...
Tags: Erick Dampier, Antoine Walker, Steve Nash, Kerry Kittles, Boston Celtics
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NBA Players Assn. places union chief Billy Hunter on leave
The NBA Players Assn. announced Friday that union chief Billy Hunter, who has headed the union since 1996, has been placed on an indefinite leave of absence. In a memo sent to players Friday morning, union president Derek Fisher said: "This organization...
Tags: Chris Culliver, National Basketball Association, Billy Hunter, National Basketball Players Association
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Lakers are asking Kobe Bryant to take a bigger role on defense
Coach Mike D'Antoni will continue to have Kobe Bryant defend opposing point guards. The Lakers have struggled throughout the season defensively. On Sunday, D'Antoni put Bryant on Cleveland Cavaliers star point guard Kyrie Irving, helping the Lakers...
Tags: Kyrie Irving, Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Steve Nash
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