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Wilt-Kareem revisited: A blocked shot for the ages
5 hours ago - lakersblog.latimes.com
Im going to beat LRob to the reminiscing thread today. Or maybe actually start another. I received an e-mail from a gentleman back east. He said he enjoyed the Wilt-Kareem post from the other day and relayed to me a game in which he witnessed what he thought was the greatest blocked shot of all Read More »
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Kobe about to test knee again on the court
7 hours ago - lakers.ocregister.com
From Luke Waltons summer update via Mike Trudell at Lakers.com is this nugget about Kobe Bryants rehabilitation from knee surgery: Bryant is recovering well and about to begin on-court basketball workouts to test the right knee. I™ve seen Kobe at the gym the l Read More »
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Betting site favors Miami Heat, over the Lakers, to win 201 ...
10 hours ago - lakersblog.latimes.com
Bodog.com has released its odds on who will win the NBA championship, and the star-studded Miami Heat, with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, are their favorite to win it all, at - odds. The Lakers, who are going for a three-peat (it would be Coach Phil Jackson™s fo Read More »
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Odom and Bryant not on equal footing
13 hours ago - lakers.ocregister.com
Lamar Odom and the rest of Team USA is - in the FIBA World Basketball Championships after beating Tunisia on Thursday and is within four games of adding a gold medal to his NBA championship, a thought that got him rather giddy. The thought of being a world champion twice in one year is cool Read More »
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The Lakers' second unit and the big question about offense
17 hours ago - lakersblog.latimes.com
Everyone who follows the NBA understands how important the second unit is to not only winning games but winning championships. The moves the Lakers made in the offseason certainly filled their needs -- a proven point guard in Steve Blake to team with high-flying guard Shannon Brown, providing a form Read More »
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More Lamar Odom news: Team USA's co-captain talks
1 day ago - lakersblog.latimes.com
Again, wish I had more time to give this a Mark Medina-esque spin, but Im kind of crushed with workload this evening. Just wanted to point out that Lakers forward Lamar Odom took some time Thursday to chat with beat writer Broderick Turner about Team USA and his role as co-captain. The Big Vers Read More »
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For Lamar Odom, another championship has a nice ring to it
1 day ago - latimes.com
... winning another NBA title with the Lakers, Odom has his sights set on helping the United States win the gold medal at the world championship in Turkey. Lamar Odom won his second consecutive NBA championship in June playing for his team, the Lakers. Now he's trying to win his first world championship in September playing for his country, the United States. Odom is the starting center for Team USA in the FIBA World Championship in Turkey, on a team that some consider too small and too inexperienced to become champions. But ... Read More »
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Serge Ibaka vs. Lamar Odom to be continued
1 day ago - lakers.ocregister.com
The Lakers six-game first-round series with Oklahoma City wouldve been much easier for them if Lamar Odom had done better in his head-to-head matchups with Thunder rookie Serge Ibaka. Instead, Ibakas tremendous athletic ability and strength overwhelmed Odom, who was in one of hi Read More »
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Cheerleaders asked to leave FIBA World Championships
1 day ago - lakers.ocregister.com
The welcome mat has been pulled from under the cheerleaders jumping feet at the FIBA World Basketball Championships, where Team USA is dominating play. At first, the Red Foxes, a cheerleading group from the Ukraine, were asked to cover up and cut down their shaking when the United States play Read More »
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It's crazy Artest to talk mental health at school
1 day ago - lakers.ocregister.com
From the Believe-It-Or-Not files Ron Artest, who has made being crazy and having a therapist somehow cool, will join local Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano to promote mental health next Thursday at an elementary school in Montebello. They hope to combat mental health stigma and promote feder Read More »
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Lamar Odom scoreless in Team USA's win over Tunisia
1 day ago - lakersblog.latimes.com
Team USA closed out its first-round play Thursday at the FIBA WorldChampionships with an easy, - win over Tunisia, but Lakers forward Lamar Odom was barely visible. Odom, who started as usual at center for USA Coach Mike Krzyzewski, played minutes, missed his only shot, got two boards Read More »
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Pseudo-opening day for Lakers: Sept. 25
1 day ago - lakers.ocregister.com
Someone asked me via my Twitter account when the Lakers were starting up training camp, and based on the re-Tweets there is some demand for the info so here goes. The Lakers are starting up on Sept. . Thats a Saturday, and there will be the usual a.m. media session to kick off th Read More »
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How Theo Ratliff will fit in with the Lakers
1 day ago - lakersblog.latimes.com
Most people think that -foot- center Theo Ratliff is an upgrade off the bench from -foot DJ Mbenga, who really didnt get much playing time during his tenure with the Lakers. Ratliff has been primarily a defensive stopper in his years in the NBA, even earning All-Star honors in . He a Read More »
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Kobe on LeBron: A different person than I am.
2 days ago - lakers.ocregister.com
In case you missed it Friday, at the end of this post is the video of Derek Fishers nine-minute interview conducted with teammate and friend Kobe Bryant on Jim Rome is Burning. For as many -on- interviews as Ive seen with Bryant, including those Ive conducted mys Read More »
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The legend of prep star Wilt and his first battles with Kareem
2 days ago - lakersblog.latimes.com
Not sure if any of you saw this, but we do a weekly Sports Legends feature on latimes.com/sports and this week it was on Wilt Chamberlain. The Sports Legends feature focuses on the truth behind rumors, hearsay or facts that have maybe been misconstrued or distorted over the years.Its kin Read More »
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Derrick Caracter switches to No. 45 jersey
2 days ago - lakers.ocregister.com
Lakers rookie Derrick Caracter has thought better of reminding everyone besides himself he dropped all the way to the No. overall pick in the NBA draft. Caracter is planning to wear No. with the Lakers instead of the No. he previously chose. Caracter will have to make the team to make it ma Read More »
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Next Lakers coach had better not pull a Rudy T
2 days ago - lakers.ocregister.com
Last week we looked ahead to the day Brian Shaw would become the Lakers head coach. Now were understanding that Byron Scott will still have his day in charge of his hometown team, eventually. One thing Scott was thinking when he surrendered hope of succeeding Phil Jackson this summer o Read More »