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Letters: Plenty of blame to go around for UCLA, Ben Howland
It's not Ben Howland's fault. Put the blame on UCLA and the NBA. The UCLA basketball program is nothing more than a puppy mill for the NBA. If Alcindor, Goodrich, Walton, Hazzard and Wilkes had left the Bruins after their first or second year during the...
Tags: Charlie Scott, Jerry West, Earl Clark, Vijay Singh, UCLA Bruins
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Lakers acknowledge error in Shaquille O'Neal's retired jersey
Los Angeles TimesThe moment was perfect. The jersey wasn't. On Tuesday night the Lakers retired Shaquille O'Neal's jersey, but they overlooked one not-so-minor detail: O'Neal's name is stretched across the front of a Lakers home jersey instead of the back. "The...Tags: Dallas Mavericks, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, Los Angeles Lakers, Shaquille O'Neal
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Shaquille O'Neal to be elevated to level of great Lakers centers
If Shaquille O'Neal needed a nickname on his first day as a Laker, it could have been the Big Worrywart. As dominant as he was, the best big man in the NBA recognized he represented just a fraction of the Lakers centers who had come before him. George...
Tags: Gail Goodrich, Jerry West, Philadelphia 76ers, Staples Center, Basketball
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Lakers retire Shaquille O'Neal's jersey
The Lakers retired Shaquille O'Neal's No. 34 jersey at halftime on Tuesday as the team hosted the Dallas Mavericks. "The most gifted specimen I've ever seen play this game," said Kobe Bryant in a prepared video. "Historical, the run we had together."...
Tags: Jerry West, Phil Jackson, Jamaal Wilkes, NBA Finals, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (tv program)
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If Shaq nags Dwight Howard, it's only for the Laker's own good
Shaquille O'Neal has always prodded Dwight Howard, if not overtly criticized him. Why? The Big Aristotle provided a Big Reveal before returning to Los Angeles to have his Lakers jersey retired Tuesday at halftime against Dallas. "I love Dwight and I see...
Tags: Mike D'Antoni, Dwight Howard, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kobe Bryant becomes the NBA's fourth all-time leading scorer
Kobe Bryant eclipsed Wilt Chamberlain on Saturday night, becoming the NBA's fourth-highest career scorer. Bryant's jump shot with 7:45 left in the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings put him at 31,421 total points for his career. Chamberlain...
Tags: Karl Malone, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan
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Lakers' Week 22 in review
The Lakers (38-36) won two and lost two in Week 22, slipping behind the Utah Jazz in the standings. With eight games to go, the playoffs are no longer a "certainty" -- if they ever were. After falling behind to the Golden State Warriors by 25 points,...
Tags: Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Ricky Rubio, Basketball, Jordan Hill
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Lakers' Steve Blake will be counted on to produce more
Lakers fans were well aware that Steve Nash missed a ton of time when the season began. And Pau Gasol was sidelined by a variety of injuries. And more recently, Metta World Peace wouldn't be back until the Western Conference semifinals, as if the Lakers...
Tags: Los Angeles Clippers, Metta World Peace, Mike D'Antoni, Staples Center, Pau Gasol
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Kobe Bryant, Lakers don't wilt in hard-earned win over Kings
SACRAMENTO -- It almost had to happen this way. The cowbells were long gone and Phil Jackson hadn't zinged the local folks up here in years, but the Lakers reached way back into their rivalry with the Sacramento Kings and rode away with a 103-98...Tags: Sacramento Kings, Robert Horry, Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, Basketball
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Lakers pick up much-needed victory at Sacramento, 103-98
Lakers 103, Kings 98 (final) The Lakers held on in a must-win game, defeating the Sacramento Kings, 103-98, on Saturday night. With the Utah Jazz (38-36) and Dallas Mavericks (36-37) getting wins on Saturday, the Lakers badly needed the road victory to...Tags: Sacramento Kings, Basketball, Jason Thompson, Pau Gasol, Sports
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Kobe Bryant probable, Steve Nash questionable for next game
SACRAMENTO -- The Lakers will probably have one or both of their aging backcourt starters ready to play Saturday against Sacramento. The Lakers said Friday that Kobe Bryant was probable for the game after receiving treatment on his foot and ankle. He...
Tags: Bone Spur, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, A.C. Green
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KU's Wesley takes basketball to the silver screen
Eyewitness SportsWhen you’re asked to play Wilt Chamberlain in a movie, you don’t say no. So when approached and asked to play the legendary University of Kansas forward in an upcoming film, junior Justin Wesley didn’t have much of a choice. Wesley...Tags: Entertainment, Kevin Young, Human Interest, The Happiest News!, Movies
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