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TWC SportsNet to air top 50 plays of Lakers' season on Wednesday
On Wednesday night, Time Warner Cable SportsNet will air a one-hour special, "Access SportsNet: Lakers — Plays of the Year." Hosts Chris McGee and Andy Adler, analyst Dave Miller and play-by-play announcer John Ireland will count down the top 50...
Tags: Time Warner Cable Inc., Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks, New Orleans Hornets, Pau Gasol
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Lakers' week in review
Mark Madsen returned to the Lakers' family as he named head coach of the D-Fenders. He said his goals are to groom players for the NBA while trying to get his team to win in the D-League. No Lakers were named to the first or second NBA all-defensive...
Tags: Milwaukee Bucks, Eddie Jordan, National Basketball Association, Mark Madsen, Boston Celtics
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Where will the Lakers' Dwight Howard be playing next season?
Writers from around the Tribune Co. predict where the Lakers' soon-to-be free agent Dwight Howard will end up next season. Feel free to join the conversation with a comment of your own. Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times Within 48 hours of the...
Tags: Chandler Parsons, Mark Cuban, Chris Paul, National Basketball Association, Houston Rockets
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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: Blake Griffin, Baron Davis, Michael Cooper, Carmelo Anthony, Jerry Buss
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Metta World Peace does the weather, talks Lakers season
Metta World Peace joined Liz Habib on the KTTV-TV (Channel 11) news broadcast Friday night to talk sports and do the weather with meteorologist Pablo Pereira. "I came to L.A. because of Phil Jackson, Kobe [Bryant] reminded me of [Michael] Jordan,...
Tags: WTTW, Chicago Bulls, Television, Staples Center, Lamar Odom
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'Eleven Rings:' Phil Jackson savors beating the Celtics in 2010
Phil Jackson won 11 titles as an NBA coach, but the Lakers' victory in seven games over the Boston Celtics in 2010 stands out as his favorite. "For me, this was the most gratifying victory of my career," writes Jackson in his upcoming book, "Eleven...
Tags: Sports, Staples Center, National Basketball Association, Pau Gasol, Boston Celtics
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'Eleven Rings:' Phil Jackson learned how to talk to Metta World Peace
It took some time for former Lakers' coach Phil Jackson to learn how to communicate with Metta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest). "My major concern about Ron was whether he could learn the triangle offense fast enough. Like Dennis Rodman, Ron...
Tags: Eddie Jordan, Brian Shaw, Phil Jackson, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers
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With Warriors surge, competition fierce for Lakers in Pacific Division
With the Golden State Warriors emerging this postseason, the Lakers may "win 50 games next and finish No. 3 in the Pacific Division again," according to former Times columnist Mark Heisler at LakersNation.com. The Warriors finished 47-35 this past...
Tags: Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks, Stephen Curry, Staples Center, Chris Paul
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Last look behind the scenes as 'Backstage: Lakers' wraps season
With a last look behind the scenes with the 2012-13 Lakers, Time Warner Cable SportsNet's "Backstage: Lakers" airs its season finale on Wednesday night. The players met with General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Coach Mike D'Antoni on April 29 and 30 for...
Tags: Time Warner Cable Inc., Steve Blake, San Antonio Spurs, Jodie Meeks, Jordan Hill
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Lakers season wrap: Kobe Bryant in uncharted territory with injury
Kobe Bryant's season ended catastrophically when the Lakers' all-star guard tore his left Achilles' tendon with two regular-season games left to play. Now with 17 seasons behind him, Bryant has never faced an injury of this severity. The summer will...
Tags: Sports, Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks, Mark Cuban, Carmelo Anthony
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Lakers season wrap: Coach Mike D'Antoni worthy of blame or credit?
In a year defined by injury, Coach Mike D'Antoni became a lightning rod for criticism, despite leading the Lakers (45-37) team to a 28-12, seventh-place finish. In the closing moments of the Lakers' sweep by the San Antonio Spurs, the familiar chant...
Tags: Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks, Staples Center, Mike Brown (basketball), Pau Gasol
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Lakers fail to make first and second NBA all-defensive teams
The 2012 NBA all-defensive first team was announced Monday, with six players being named: Chris Paul, LeBron James, Serge Ibaka, Tony Allen and a tie at center between Tyson Chandler and Joakim Noah. Though winning the defensive player of the year...
Tags: Sports, Marc Gasol, Tim Duncan, Paul George, Chris Paul
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