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Dennis Rodman: North Korea 'pretty much like any other country'
For any of you worried about North Korea, Dennis Rodman has some words of reassurance: Ā Despite what you may have heard about the oppressive and isolated regime, it’s “pretty much like any other country.” On Tuesday, the retired NBA...
Tags: Ri Sol Ju, Los Angeles Lakers, Kim Jong Un, Jay Leno, North Korea
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NBA's countdown to April should be a blast in Los Angeles
So far, this has been the most documented, celebrated and agonized-over NBA season ever in Los Angeles. For the first time, we multiply everything by two. And then, as if we needed more focus, more reason to follow the bouncing ball more closely and...
Tags: Dwight Howard, Gregg Popovich, Los Angeles Clippers, National Basketball Association, Al Davis
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Watch Jerry Buss tribute from World Poker Tour [Video]
Outside of the Lakers, Jerry Buss had another great love: playing poker. So the World Poker Tour put together a video to honor the Lakers owner, who died last week, and on Saturday, the WPT paid tribute to Buss at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles,...
Tags: Human Interest
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'Django Unchained' not Oscar material
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has dabbled as a pop-culture critic, recently giving his thoughts on the HBO series "Girls." Now Abdul-Jabbar is giving his take on the Quentin Tarantino film "Django Unchained." "For me, 'Django Unchained' is like this season&...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association, Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained (movie), Entertainment Events
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From Lakers insider to food truck driver
The hand that once wrote about daily NBA schedules on a greaseboard in the Lakers' locker room now composes daily specials on a surfboard propped against a sunset-colored truck. Kona Sunset Shrimp Tacos, two for $7. The distinctive voice that once...
Tags: Robert Horry, Pineapple, Jack Nicholson, National Basketball Association, Kobe Bryant
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Steve Nash tweaked his back on Friday night against the Blazers
The Lakers held on to win a close one against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, 111-107. Steve Nash struggled all game but came up with a crucial basket with 1:44 left to give the Lakers a lead they wouldn't relinquish. "I tweaked my back in...
Tags: Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Dallas Mavericks
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In keeping Kobe Bryant, not Shaq, Jerry Buss made right call
It was the summer of 2004, and an aging sports owner was faced with a decision for the ages. It was a choice between two small words with giant ramifications. It was a hurried selection that would last forever. Kobe or Shaq? The debate had raged for...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association, Kobe Bryant, Josh Smith, Shaquille O'Neal
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Lakers knock off the Celtics, 113-99
LakersĀ 113, Celtics 99 (final) Honoring the memory of late owner Dr. Jerry Buss, the Lakers played one of the best games of the season, beating the Boston Celtics, 113-99, on Wednesday night at Staples Center. After Kobe Bryant asked the Staples...
Tags: Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Boston Celtics, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace
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Did Jerry Buss make the right decision by keeping Kobe over Shaq?
In the summer of 2004, Laker owner Jerry Buss was faced with an extremely hard decision: Kobe Bryant or Shaquille O'Neal. The two superstars were feuding and Buss had to choose one Hall of Famer over another. Buss chose Bryant, a decision that Los...
Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, Bill Plaschke, Kobe Bryant
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Coach Magic Johnson
FrameworkWith the 1993-1994 Lakers stuck in neutral, owner Dr. Jerry Buss tried to shake up the team. Coach Randy Pfund was let go and Magic Johnson brought in.... -
Lakers' Week 18 in review
The Lakers continued their pursuit of a playoff berth, finishing Week 18 at .500 with a 30-30 record. The team dropped the week's opener on Monday to the Denver Nuggets, 119-108. Metta World Peace was retroactively given a flagrant foul (level 2)...
Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Steve Nash, Andrew Bynum, National Basketball Association, Kobe Bryant
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Jerry Buss used team tennis, roller hockey to train his children
Tim Harris once played goalie for the Los Angeles Lazers, an indoor soccer team owned by Jerry Buss. Harris, now an executive with the Lakers, said that as he looks back it was obvious what Buss was doing. "He was setting up these labs for his kids to...
Tags: National Basketball Association, Soccer, Radio Industry, Paula Abdul, Ilie Nastase
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