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Bill Sharman auctioning 2010 Lakers championship ring for charity
Two-time Hall of Famer Bill Sharman is auctioning his 2010 Lakers championship ring, with the proceeds going to charity. The Bill's Ring of Hope campaign kicked off Wednesday and will close at 8 a.m. Pacific time on June 7. Tickets cost $2 each with a...
Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, Media Industry, Marketing, Metta World Peace, Auction Service
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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: Phil Jackson, Jamaal Wilkes, Jerry West, Brian Shaw, Magic Johnson
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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: Phil Jackson, Dallas Mavericks, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, National Basketball Association
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Lakers owner Jerry Buss brought 'Showtime' success to L.A.
The frozen fields of Wyoming came first. Long before the championship trophies. Before the glitz and glamour. Jerry Buss was still a teenager, digging ditches beside his stepfather, when he dreamed of bigger things. It was youthful ambition — a...
Tags: Denzel Washington, Jim Brown, Michael Cooper, Vlade Divac, Women's National Basketball Association
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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: Travis Knight, Jamaal Wilkes, Horace Grant, Tyronn Lue, Memorial Day
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Jerry Buss dies: Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, David Stern react
The death of Lakers owner Jerry Buss at age 80 on Tuesday has resulted in a flood of tweets from former Lakers and from NBA Commissioner David Stern. A look: Magic Johnson: "My thoughts and prayers are with the family & friends of Dr. Jerry Buss. He was...
Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, David Stern, Jerry Buss, National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Lakers
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Robert Horry rips Kobe Bryant's defense
Robert Horry laid into former teammate Kobe Bryant while speaking at the ninth Lakers All-Access event at Staples Center. "[When] Kobe is on the weak side, he needs to start paying attention to where the ball is and not be flying around, thinking he's...
Tags: Mike D'Antoni, Jamaal Wilkes, Nikola Pekovic, Time Warner Cable Inc., Los Angeles Lakers
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Lakers retire Jamaal Wilkes' jersey
The Lakers retired the jersey of Jamaal Wilkes at halftime Friday night as the Lakers hosted the Portland Trail Blazers. With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West standing courtside, Wilkes looked up to the rafters to see his...
Tags: Jamaal Wilkes, Jerry West, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Elgin Baylor, National Basketball Association
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Quite a late-inning comeback for Ross Porter
Ross Porter died. "He fell into my arms," says Lin, his wife of 51 years, "and said, 'I am leaving.'" Anyone who knows Lin won't be surprised with what happens next. She orders her husband not to leave. Doctors and nurses call a code blue at UCLA's...
Tags: Ron Roenicke, Los Angeles Dodgers, USC Trojans, Milwaukee Brewers, Kobe Bryant
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Lakers, Clippers bursting with star power
Looks like L.A. is going to need a few more paparazzi. You can't stroll Venice Beach or sit down to bacon-wrapped monkfish at Spago without spotting a superstar Laker or Clipper in the nation's new basketball capital. Here comes Dwight Howard, the...
Tags: Matt Barnes (basketball), Blake Griffin, Magic Johnson, Staples Center, Sports
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James Worthy says the Lakers need to come together fast
Lakers NowLakers legend James Worthy said that in order for the team to be successful they need to "gel again." "New coach, some unknown trade rumors and things like that that didn't go through, one player gone to Dallas," he said. "They have to mix everything up... -
L.A.'s greatest sports moments No. 8: Lakers finally beat Celtics
The Fabulous ForumL.A.'s greatest sports moments No. 8: Lakers finally defeat the Celtics...
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