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Metta World Peace has no interest in making a bury-the-hatchet peace gesture with Oklahoma City's James Harden at the onset of the Los Angeles Lakers' Western Conference...
May 13, 2012 at 1:50 AM -
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Pau Gasol and the Lakers showed how size mattered in delivering a Game 7 win
May 13, 2012 at 1:50 AM -
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Pau Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, Metta World Peace scored 15 points in his return from a seven-game suspension, and the Lakers outlasted the Nuggets...
May 12, 2012 at 10:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown says criticism heaped on himy by Lakers legend and ESPN analyst Magic Johnson doesn't bother him.
May 12, 2012 at 1:50 PM -
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After serving the suspension levied by the NBA for the James Harden hit, Metta World Peace is set to return for Game 7 of the Lakers' first-round series against the...
May 11, 2012 at 6:50 PM -
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Ty Lawson scored 32 points, fellow spark plug Corey Brewer added 18 and the Denver Nuggets forced a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series with a dominating 113-96...
May 10, 2012 at 10:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant missed shootaround Thursday because of gastroenteritis, but will play for the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets.
May 10, 2012 at 6:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant missed shootaround Thursday prior to the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Denver Nuggets because of gastroenteritis (stomach pain).
May 10, 2012 at 11:50 AM -
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An intense two-year police investigation has led to the arrest of an arsonist suspected of torching a taxicab during a melee outside the Staples Center after the Los...
May 9, 2012 at 8:50 AM -
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Going into Game 5 of the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, center Andrew Bynum said close-out games in the NBA playoffs are "actually...
May 9, 2012 at 8:50 AM -
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Going into Game 5 of the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, center Andrew Bynum said close-out games in the NBA playoffs are "actually...
May 9, 2012 at 1:50 AM -
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Andre Miller scored 24 points, including two free throws with 12.8 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets survived Kobe Bryant's late scoring barrage, avoiding playoff...
May 8, 2012 at 11:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant auctioned off the mask he wore this season after breaking his nose and suffering a concussion in the NBA All-Star Game to raise...
May 8, 2012 at 8:50 PM -
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Mike Brown called extending the Lakers' series with Denver to get Metta World Peace back for the next round "a joke."
May 8, 2012 at 2:50 PM -
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When Metta World Peace wanted to know how James Harden was doing after he had leveled Harden with an elbow to the head, he didn't call Harden directly, the Lakers...
May 8, 2012 at 5:50 AM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers will get their first chance to close out their first round playoff series with the Denver Nuggets in Tuesday's Game 5.
May 7, 2012 at 5:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant among players glad situation with female fan during Lakers-Nuggets game was handled quickly and safely.
May 7, 2012 at 3:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant scored 22 points, Andrew Bynum added 19 and the Los Angeles Lakers' stars got plenty of help from their supporting cast in a 92-88 win over the Denver...
May 6, 2012 at 10:50 PM -
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Andrew Bynum is promising to get to the Pepsi Center early for Game 4 of the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round series against the Denver Nuggets following his scoreless...
May 5, 2012 at 3:50 PM -
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Ty Lawson scored 25 points and the Denver Nuggets raced to an early 24-point lead on their way to a 99-84 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night in Game 3...
May 4, 2012 at 10:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant scored 38 points, Andrew Bynum followed up his triple-double with 27 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers weathered Denver's late rally for a...
May 1, 2012 at 11:50 PM -
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Lakers forward Jordan Hill faces a felony assault charge after an incident with his girlfriend in Houston.
April 30, 2012 at 1:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill has been charged in the choking of a family member while he was still a member of the Rockets
April 30, 2012 at 10:50 AM -
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Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, Andrew Bynum posted the Lakers' first playoff triple-double in 21 years with an NBA postseason record-tying 10 blocked shots, and Los...
April 29, 2012 at 3:50 PM -
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Matt Barnes, who missed the Lakers regular-season finale Thursday after suffering a moderately sprained right ankle last week against Oklahoma City, has been cleared to...
April 28, 2012 at 4:50 PM -
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With the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff opener just a day away, center Andrew Bynum took up the torch to publicly declare his team's postseason intentions.
April 28, 2012 at 4:50 PM -
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The Lakers' season was almost derailed before it began after the Chris Paul trade fell through on the eve of training camp. Now that the Lakers made it through the...
April 27, 2012 at 5:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant is sitting out the Lakers' regular-season finale, meaning Kevin Durant wins the scoring title.
April 26, 2012 at 12:50 PM -
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With the No. 3 seed in the West already locked up heading into Thursday's regular-season finale against the Kings, the Lakers' coaching staff is planning to sit team's...
April 25, 2012 at 8:50 PM -
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Thunder guard James Harden has been cleared to play after recovering from the concussion he suffered when the Los Angeles Lakers' Metta World Peace elbowed him in the...
April 25, 2012 at 4:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant still believes the Los Angeles Lakers will be the team to lift the Larry O'Brien Trophy come June.
April 25, 2012 at 3:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace faced the media Wednesday for the first time since the NBA announced he would be suspended seven games for striking Oklahoma...
April 25, 2012 at 2:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has been suspended seven games by the NBA for his elbow to the head of Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden.
April 24, 2012 at 5:50 PM -
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are still waiting for top reserve James Harden to be cleared after took an elbow to the head from the Lakers' Metta World Peace and sustained a...
April 24, 2012 at 9:50 AM -
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Kobe Bryant scored six of his 26 points in the second overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half for a 114-106 victory over...
April 22, 2012 at 9:50 PM -
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Lakers forward Metta World Peace has been ejected for elbowing Oklahoma City's James Harden in the head.
April 22, 2012 at 2:50 PM -
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Dwight Howard's surgery means USA Basketball will be without its presumed starting center this summer at the London Olympics. It won't be Andrew Bynum to the rescue in...
April 20, 2012 at 10:50 PM -
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Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili all scored at least 20 points to help the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 121-97 on Friday night and spoil Kobe...
April 20, 2012 at 9:50 PM -
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After a seven-game, 13-day absence, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will play Friday against the San Antonio Spurs.
April 20, 2012 at 11:50 AM -
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San Antonio made quick work of the Lakers, but can its speedy style lead to a title?
April 19, 2012 at 11:50 PM -
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The Portland Trail Blazers have strong interest in interviewing Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak for their GM vacancy, according to sources familiar with...
April 19, 2012 at 1:50 PM -
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Andrew Bynum had 31 points and nine rebounds, Pau Gasol recorded a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers rebounded from their worst loss of the season by beating the...
April 18, 2012 at 10:50 PM -
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Kenyon Martin helped beat his old team with a tip-in and blocked shot in the final half minute, leading the Los Angeles Clippers past the Denver Nuggets 104-98 on...
April 18, 2012 at 9:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant performed well in a series of on-court physical tests Tuesday before the Lakers' game against the Golden State Warriors, but will...
April 18, 2012 at 8:50 PM -
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After earlier rift, Los Angeles Lakers executive vice president of player personnel Jim Buss says he and star Kobe Bryant "talk all the time now."
April 18, 2012 at 12:50 AM -
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San Antonio made quick work of the Lakers, but can their speedy style lead to a title?
April 18, 2012 at 12:50 AM -
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The NBA's new collective bargaining agreement as well as the new revenue sharing arrangement amongst the league's 30 teams has drastically changed things for the Lakers...
April 17, 2012 at 11:50 PM -
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Tony Parker had 29 points and 13 assists, Tim Duncan had 19 points and eight rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs handed the Los Angeles Lakers their worst loss of the...
April 17, 2012 at 11:50 PM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers are rolling right along in Kobe Bryant's absence and will go without their All-Star guard for the sixth straight game Tuesday against the San...
April 17, 2012 at 12:50 PM -
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Andrew Bynum had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Pau Gasol made back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth straight game without Kobe...
April 15, 2012 at 4:50 PM -
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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant did not participate in Saturday's shootaround and according to head coach Mike Brown is "most likely to be out" of the lineup for Los Angeles on...
April 15, 2012 at 11:50 AM -
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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant did not participate in Saturday's shootaround and according to head coach Mike Brown is "most likely to be out" of the lineup for Los Angeles on...
April 14, 2012 at 3:50 PM -
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Chris Paul had 28 points and 13 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors 112-104 on Saturday to close within a game of the Lakers for the...
April 14, 2012 at 3:50 PM -
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Andrew Bynum had 30 points and eight rebounds, Matt Barnes added a season-high 24 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched a playoff berth without Kobe Bryant or...
April 13, 2012 at 10:50 PM -
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Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 30 rebounds, the most in an NBA game this season, and the Los Angeles Lakers didn't need Kobe Bryant to blow out the San Antonio Spurs...
April 11, 2012 at 8:50 PM -
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The condition of Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant's inflamed left shin continues to improve, but Bryant will sit out his third straight game Wednesday against the...
April 10, 2012 at 4:50 PM -
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Lamar Odom's childhood friend and former Lakers teammate Metta World Peace had a few good-natured ideas on how Odom could rejoin the purple and gold.
April 10, 2012 at 4:50 AM -
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Pau Gasol had 25 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Kobe Bryant's absence to beat the New Orleans Hornets, 93-91 on Monday night.
April 10, 2012 at 4:50 AM -
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will not play Monday against the New Orleans Hornets, sitting out a second consecutive game with an inflamed left shin.
April 9, 2012 at 11:50 AM -
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Pau Gasol has always been a thoughtful fellow to speak to following a Lakers game -- win or lose -- as he's usually able to remove emotion from the moment in order to...
April 8, 2012 at 3:50 PM -
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In his first public comments since being ejected from Friday's 112-107 loss to the Rockets, Lakers center Andrew Bynum was unapologetic for the incident.
April 7, 2012 at 11:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will not play Saturday against the Phoenix Suns because of inflammation in his left shin.
April 7, 2012 at 7:50 PM -
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The hits keep coming for Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, who was ejected from the Lakers' 112-107 loss to the Houston Rockets on Friday.
April 7, 2012 at 12:50 AM -
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Goran Dragic had 26 points and 11 assists, Luis Scola scored 10 of his 25 points during a 2:39 span of the fourth quarter, and the Houston Rockets capitalized on the...
April 6, 2012 at 11:50 PM -
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Blake Griffin's dunks on Pau Gasol in the Lakers' win over the Clippers were considered legal plays. A foul by Griffin on Gasol in the third quarter has been upgraded to...
April 6, 2012 at 8:50 PM -
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The wear and tear of the 66-game lockout-compressed schedule is starting to take its toll on the Los Angeles Lakers.
April 6, 2012 at 1:50 PM -
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So, the Los Angeles Clippers had the most exciting dunks, and the Los Angeles Lakers eventually won the game.
April 5, 2012 at 10:50 AM -
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Andrew Bynum scored 36 points, Kobe Bryant added 31 and the first-place Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Clippers 113-108 on Wednesday night, widening their Pacific...
April 4, 2012 at 11:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum returned to the starting lineup Wednesday night after missing a game with a moderate sprain of his left ankle.
April 4, 2012 at 7:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and rattled home a 3-pointer with 6.8 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers blew every bit of a 17-point lead before holding on for a...
April 3, 2012 at 10:50 PM -
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Andrew Bynum was recently fined an undisclosed amount for "numerous infractions," multiple sources confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.com. One of the stunts that warranted the...
April 3, 2012 at 1:50 PM -
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Lakers center Andrew Bynum will be listed officially as day to day ahead of Tuesday's home game against New Jersey with what was called a "moderate" sprain of his left...
April 2, 2012 at 3:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, Pau Gasol added 26 and the Lakers found themselves rallying for the second straight game against one of the West's worst teams, beating the...
April 1, 2012 at 9:50 PM -
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The Lakers said center Andrew Bynum suffered a moderately sprained left ankle in the first quarter of the team's game against the Warriors.
April 1, 2012 at 8:50 PM -
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Allene Wynn of Pacoima, Calif. turned 105 years old this week and celebrated her birthday at the Los Angeles Lakers game against the New Orleans Hornets as a guest of...
March 31, 2012 at 6:50 PM -
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After a historically bad shooting game, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant admitted that fatigue might have been a factor following the Lakers 88-85 win over the New...
March 31, 2012 at 6:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 20 seconds left, after starting the game with 18 straight misses, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the last-place New...
March 31, 2012 at 3:50 PM -
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With the playoffs approaching and the Lakers still working out kinks and jockeying for position in the standings, Mike Brown doesn't have the luxury of limiting Kobe...
March 30, 2012 at 9:50 PM -
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Russell Westbrook scored 36 points, Kevin Durant added 21 and the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 102-93 on Thursday night for their...
March 29, 2012 at 11:50 PM