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Mike Brown Is Returning To Coach The Cleveland Cavaliers

Steve Peloquin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:04:56 +0000

Mike Brown has reach an agreement, in principal, for him to return as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Kobe Bryant Says He Would Have "Smacked The Hell" Out Of Mike Rice – VIDEO

Steve Peloquin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:05:01 +0000

Los Angeles Lakers' star Kobe Bryant says he would have "smacked the hell" out of former Rutgers head basketball coach Mike Rice, had Rice abused him.

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Davis Shines But Hornets Lose To Lakers

Scott Prather — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:49:33 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets competed Tuesday night, but were ultimately out dueled by the Los Angeles Lakers 104-96. Rookie Anthony Davis balled, finished with...

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Former NBA Star Adrian Dantley Is Now A School Crossing Guard – VIDEO

Steve Peloquin — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:37:08 +0000

Adrian Dantley, a six-time NBA All-Star, two-time scoring champion, and the 1997 NBA Rookie of the Year, is now making $17,000 a year, working as a school crossing guard, just outside of the Washington, D.C. area.

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Hornets Completely Collapse, Lose To Lakers

Scott Prather — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:00:08 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets were playing in front of a full house Wednesday night at the Hive. For three quarters, they gave their fans plenty of reasons to smile. In the fourth quarter, they gave their fans plenty of reasons to puke. In the most embarrassing, disappointing collapse of the season, the Hornets blew a 25 point lead, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers 108-102.

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Hornets Late Rally Falls Short In Loss To Lakers

Scott Prather — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:30:02 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets began a stretch of 4 road games in 5 days on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Things looked bleak with 5:30 minutes to go in the fourth quarter versus the Lakers, but New Orleans put together a 21-4 run in a remarkable 3 minute stretch, cutting the deficit to 1 with...

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Metta World Therapy: Ron Artest Gets Therapy From A Kid [Video]

Scott Prather — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:03:14 +0000

We all remember when Metta World Peace (Ron Artest) thanked his therapist after winning an NBA championship with the Lakers. What we didn't know is that his therapists are children. Okay, so maybe they're not, but this video is hilarious.

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Dwight Howard Wants None Of This Absurd Gerald Henderson Dunk [Video]

Scott Prather — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:51:41 +0000

Now that's how you throw it down! Gerald Henderson of the Charlotte Bobcats looks like he uses a trampoline to sky about Dwight Howard and slam it down. The Lakers Center wanted no part of this.

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Kobe Bryant Reaches 30,000 Points – VIDEO

Steve Peloquin — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:31:48 +0000

On Wednesday night, Los Angeles Lakers' guard Kobe Bryant became only the fifth player in NBA history, and the youngest ever, to reach 30,000 career points.

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Hornets Crushed By Lakers, Kobe Surpasses 30,000

Scott Prather — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:04:24 +0000

In front of a sold out New Orleans crowd, Los Angeles Laker superstar Kobe Bryant became the 5th player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points. Unfortunately for the home fans, the Hornets struggled mightily in the second half, falling to L.A. 103-87. Ryan Anderson was...

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Houston Rockets Broadcaster Gives Classics Call – VIDEO

Steve Peloquin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:59:40 +0000

Just a few days ago, Los Angles Lakers star Kobe Bryant told teammate Pau Gasol to "put your big-boy pants on", when he obviously became annoyed with Gasol's whining.

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Animators In Taiwan Interpret Lakers Coaching Search [Video]

Scott Prather — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:45:13 +0000

Over the last several years, the Taiwanese animation studio NMA began releasing strange (yet funny) videos of major NBA stories. Check out this one about L.A.'s hiring of Mike D'Antoni. An angry Ron Artest, a nursing home, a despised Jim Buss...what more could you want in an animated video? (tongue firmly planted in cheek)

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Lakers Name Mike D'Antoni Head Coach

Steve Peloquin — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:08:29 +0000

In a somewhat surprsining move, the Los Angles Lakers named Mike D'Antoni as their new head coach on Sunday night.

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Who Is Going To Win The NBA Championship?

Steve Peloquin — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:30:39 +0000

The 2012-2013 NBA season began this week.

Who is going to win the NBA championship?

Who Is Going To Win The NBA Championship?

New Teams Enter "Serious" Dwight Howard Trade Talks

Scott Prather — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:58:27 +0000

The disgruntled Magic Center has wanted out of Orlando since last year. Could a deal finally be in place that would send him to the West Coast? Two new teams have entered the Howard trade talks. Those teams are...

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If The Lakers Acquire Dwight Howard, Would They Become Favorites To Win NBA Crown?

Steve Peloquin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:30:02 +0000

Dwight Howard

The Los Angleles Lakers already have Kobe Bryant, as well as newly acquired point guard Steve Nash. Now, there's talk of the Lakers acquiring center Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic

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Laker Fans Hand Steve Nash A Beer On The Freeway – VIDEO

Steve Peloquin — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:03:40 +0000

This is video of a bunch of Los Angeles Lakers' fans showing their appreciation to newly acquired guard Steve Nash by handing him a beer.

There is one small problem though. They did it in a moving vehicle, on the road!

Nash was in Los Angeles last week for the ESPY's

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Are The Lakers The Favorites To Win The Western Conference Next Year?

Steve Peloquin — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:30:11 +0000

Steve Nash

The Los Angeles Lakers recently acquired two-time MVP point guard Steve Nash, via trade, addind him to a roster that already includes Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, and Metta Wolrd Peace

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Steve Nash To Lakers, Is LA A Contender Again?

Scott Prather — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:03:52 +0000

When the Los Angeles Lakers season ended after getting pummeled by the Thunder in the playoffs, many NBA pundits thought the Lakers title window had slammed shut. Reports of either Pau Gasol or Andrew Bynum being traded have littered the headlines. Then the Lakers landed Steve Nash, and suddenly...

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5 NBA Champions Who Crushed the Competition on Their Way to the Title

Danny Groner — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:03:35 +0000

The number one seed San Antonio Spurs are the talk of the NBA this week after they completed a sweep of the Clippers, bringing them into the Western Conference finals against the Thunder starting on Sunday.

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