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Lakers weren't strong enough to protect Kobe Bryant from himself
Earlier this season, when Kobe Bryant was in the middle of a mindless streak during which he played at least 40 minutes in 10 consecutive games, his coach could only laugh about it. "I told him they'll put a statue of him at Staples [Center] but it...
Tags: Golden State Warriors, Mitch Kupchak, National Basketball Association, Staples Center, Kobe Bryant
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Magic MVP is versatile, unselfish and unpredictable
All the votes have been tallied, and we are now ready to reveal the Orlando Magic's most valuable player for the 2012-13 season. No, it's not veteran point guard Jameer Nelson. And it's not young power forward Tobias Harris. It's not even up-and-...
Tags: Ryan Anderson, J.J. Redick, Grant Hill, Basketball, Orlando Magic
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He's just the man to lead the Lakers: Phil for president
On farewell day, they waved until their hands hurt. Kobe Bryant pleaded for Lakers management to pay millions to Dwight Howard, millions to Pau Gasol, millions for the luxury tax, anything to keep the Lakers together for the final year of his contract....
Tags: Toronto Raptors, Mitch Kupchak, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul
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In this NBA, it's brawn over brains and muscle that matters
It is always easier to be critical when you don't have a dog in the fight, so let's go ahead. The NBA playoffs are in full swing. If we think hard, we in Los Angeles can remember what that's like. People flying purple flags out car windows. The Clippers...
Tags: Zach Randolph, WrestleMania, Basketball, Elgin Baylor, Memphis Grizzlies
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Pat Riley's past and present greatness converges
Every now and then, because he's led the most fascinating life in basketball history, Pat Riley's past and present collide. It happened in those vicious Heat-Knicks playoffs. It happened when he took Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers. Now it'...
Tags: Ray Allen, Marlon Brando, Basketball, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Shaquille O'Neal
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Does history beckon Heat?
So much for the popular sentiment Indiana presents the Heat a problem because of their size and frontline muscle. And so much for the idea Indiana is lying in the weeds for a coming playoff matchup. Heat 105, Indiana 91 That's a storyline killer,...
Tags: Ray Allen, ESPN (tv network), Larry Bird, Miami Heat, Wilt Chamberlain
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Hearing advice from 'Ice'
The text messages or phone calls to Magic power forward Tobias Harris come weekly from the legend. He often receives them after games from the 60-year-old man in Texas. Generations apart, they have little in common but basketball. "He's cool,"...
Tags: Orlando Magic, National Basketball Association, ESPN Classic (tv network), Tobias Harris, San Antonio Spurs
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And now, the rest of the story about Jerry Buss
It took several cups of coffee and a couple of hours one recent morning to realize there was still so much more to know about Jerry Buss. The coffee was shared with Bob Steiner, Buss' longtime public relations advisor and general confidant. We...
Tags: Magic Johnson, Chick Hearn, Lou Gehrig, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers
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A memorial service perfectly suited to Jerry Buss: glitz, grace and some goofiness
The stage was filled with flowers and gold. The audience was filled with short skirts and diamonds. Davis Gaines elegantly sang "Music of the Night," while, on the screen behind him, there appeared a photo of Jerry and Jimmy Buss crooning karaoke....Tags: Toy Story (movie), Orlando Magic, Nokia Theater, National Basketball Association, Kobe Bryant
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Jerry Buss' legacy is creating a team all of Los Angeles could love
Jerry Buss was one of the greatest owners in the history of professional sports, the creator of the most entertaining championship teams ever, a fearless pioneer who bonded a giant and disparate city under a brilliant blanket of purple and gold. Yet...Tags: Festive Events, Magic Johnson, Jerry Buss, Staples Center, National Basketball Association
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Current Lakers owe better than this to brilliant owner Jerry Buss
What had been softly whispered for months, almost as if saying it aloud might make a terrible thing come true, became sad and public knowledge Thursday. Lakers owner Jerry Buss, not seen this season around his beloved team and for nearly a year removed...
Tags: AEG, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings
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Lakers' great expectations become two tales of one city
That didn't take long. On Oct. 30, one of the presumably most powerful teams in NBA history opened its season by marching on to a Staples Center floor ringed in blinding belief. On Sunday, one of the potentially most disappointing teams in NBA history...
Tags: David Spade, Metta World Peace, Basketball, Kevin Durant, Los Angeles Lakers
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Mar 10, 2013
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Feb 21, 2013
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Feb 19, 2013
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Feb 14, 2013
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Dec 8, 2012
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