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A derailed season just went off the rails completely for the Los Angeles Lakers. Just before the Lakers were to play their finale at Staples Center, Earvin ” Magic” Johnson dropped the hammer on the franchise when he abruptly announced that he was stepping down as team president. Whoa. What? During his impromptu press conference […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA-Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee had the most offensive productive scoring night of his career, going down low and often against the Brooklyn Nets in front of a sellout crowd at Staples Center. A dunk or two here, a spin move there and McGee had himself a ball with a dominant performance […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA-LeBron James did what he was supposed to do when Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics came to down to play an NBA matchup at Staples Center. In just 27 minutes of action, James managed to pull off an efficient evening, going for 30 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds against the Celtics. […]
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Believe it or not, the Los Angeles Lakers still have plenty of work to do before the grind of the regular season is officially over. Despite going 3-7 in their last 10 games, including absorbing a humbling three-game losing streak, the Lakers have not been mathematically eliminated from postseason play. But they are sure as […]
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LOS ANGELES-After missing 17 games, the story of the night at Staples Center as the Los Angeles Lakers played visitor against the Los Angeles Clippers, LeBron James brought his usual bag of basketball tricks to the court. James, looking a bit rusty in the first half, shook that off to score 24 points, grab 14 […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA-Watching Lance Stephenson emulate strumming the guitar to the delight of Staples Center fans after nailing consecutive baskets in the fourth quarter of a Western Conference Pacific Division matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns was a bolt of positive energy the team has been in need of for some time. […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA- When LeBron James made the choice to join the Los Angeles Lakers last summer the prevailing thought was that the NBA superstar and his Purple and Gold teammates would fly over the rest of the league and be in the position to possibly challenge the Golden State Warriors for Western Conference supremacy […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA-There were a couple of things that contributed to the Los Angeles Lakers dropping their home game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on Friday night. Clippers guard Lou Williams was the chief reason. The Lakers, entering the contest without the services of LeBron James, Rajon Rondo, Javale McGee, and Michael […]
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NBA: Los Angeles Lakers fall to Memphis Grizzlies, 107-99
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LOS ANGELES, CA-The first time this season the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns did the tango, the Lakers took their Western Conference Pacific Division opponents to the woodshed. The second time around didn’t work out too well for the Suns as well. The Lakers used a 40-15 second quarter scoring blitz to turn a […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA-Basketball is a game of runs. Everyone in the NBA knows that to be fact instead of fiction. They also know that a ballgame is never over until it’s over. A lead doesn’t really hold weight until the clock ticks down to zero. The Los Angeles Lakers got an updated version of that […]
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EL SEGUNDO, CA-Play time is over. The arduous workouts of training camp are now in the rear view mirror. The NBA season is officially here. And all eyes will be on Los Angeles. The hype around the Los Angeles Lakers signing NBA megastar LeBron James this summer has been over the top in many ways. […]
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EL SEGUNDO, CA-Finally. After a summer-long hiatus, LeBron James made his official Los Angeles Lakers appearance in front of reporters and media members during the team’s annual Media Day event. Other first-time Lakers on the scene include point guard Rajon Rondo, the one-time Boston Celtics star, two-time NBA champ in center JaVale McGee, and defensive […]
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EL SEGUNDO, CA-The optimism levied out by Los Angeles Lakers President of Basketball of Operations Earvin “Magic” Johnson and team general manager Rob Pelinka a couple of days out from Media Day is one that sounds like expectations for the upcoming NBA season are high. Johnson gushed about the leadership qualities Lebron James is bringing […]
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