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Chris Paul had 27 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds and the Hornets held on for a 93-88 victory over the Lakers to even their first-round playoff series at...
April 24, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
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Hornets coach Monty Williams says he put in calls to NBA headquarters to ask why game officials were allowing Lakers' big men to stand in the paint under the New...
April 24, 2011 at 6:50 PM -
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The swelling has subsided in Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum's right knee and he will play in Game 4 on Sunday, Bynum told reporters on Saturday.
April 23, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
2011 NBA Playoffs: New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul's hand wrapped, expected to play in Game 4 SundayFrom the Web › ESPN
Chris Paul is practicing with a wrap on his left hand, the result of a thumb injury during the Hornets' loss to the Lakers in Game 3 of their first-round playoff...
April 23, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol snapped out of his playoff funk with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers took control of their first-round...
April 22, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
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New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul flew Brad Rhoades and his father down to New Orleans for Game 3 of the Hornets' playoff series vs. the Los Angeles Lakers...
April 22, 2011 at 7:50 PM -
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Andrew Bynum had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Lamar Odom scored 16 points, and the Lakers survived poor games from their two biggest stars to even their first-round...
April 20, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers have debuted a public-service announcement at Staples Center in response to Kobe Bryant's anti-gay slur during a game last week.
April 20, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
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Lakers forward Lamar Odom has won the Sixth Player of the Year Award, sources said.
April 19, 2011 at 11:50 AM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed back reserve point guard Steve Blake to practice Monday after being away from the team for a week with chicken pox.
April 18, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
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New Orleans center Aaron Gray isn't sure whether he'll be able to play in the Hornets' next postseason game on his sprained right ankle.
April 18, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
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Chris Paul had 33 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets pulled away down the stretch, stunning the two-time defending NBA champion Los...
April 17, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
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The Lakers' Matt Barnes had fluid drained from his knee this week and can now bend it. He is "questionable" for Sunday's playoff game.
April 16, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
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Lakers center Andrew Bynum says his troublesome right knee will be no trouble at all when the Los Angeles Lakers open the playoffs on Sunday.
April 15, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
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The Lakers and one gay and lesbian advocacy group will work together to combat homophobic words, while Kobe Bryant apologized again for his comment that started the...
April 15, 2011 at 11:50 AM -
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Lakers coach Phil Jackson has been fined $75,000 for making unauthorized comments about collective bargaining, sources said Thursday.
April 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM -
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Kobe Bryant scored 36 points and forced overtime on a tying 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left in regulation, and the Lakers regrouped to hand the Sacramento Kings a...
April 13, 2011 at 11:50 PM -
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 12 of his 32 points in the decisive third quarter, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 121-89 victory over the Hornets in the season finale Wednesday...
April 13, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
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Lakers center Andrew Bynum has a bone bruise of his knee that the team says is not serious.
April 13, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
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Lakers star Kobe Bryant appeared to direct a homophobic slur at a referee on Tuesday night.
April 13, 2011 at 8:50 AM -
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Lakers center Andrew Bynum left the court during the second quarter of Los Angeles' game against San Antonio after an awkward fall.
April 12, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
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Steve Blake will miss the Lakers' game against the Spurs because of the chicken pox.
April 12, 2011 at 1:50 PM -
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The Mavericks beat the Rockets 98-91 in overtime Monday night to move a half game ahead of the Lakers for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.
April 11, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
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Mired in the middle of a five-game losing streak, the Lakers received some good news Monday when the NBA informed the team Kobe Bryant's 15th technical foul of...
April 11, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
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The Thunder sent the Lakers to their fifth straight loss, 120-106 on Sunday night.
April 10, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
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Phil Jackson says talk of a Bulls-Lakers Finals is "ludicrous."
April 10, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
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As Phil Jackson's repeated claims that he actually will retire after the season start to sink in, Kobe Bryant voiced his preference Friday for the successor to...
April 9, 2011 at 12:50 AM -
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LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers prevented the Los Angeles Lakers from locking up the second seed in the Western...
April 8, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
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Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who already had said this will be his last season before retiring, said Thursday that the potential labor unrest the NBA is facing this summer...
April 8, 2011 at 12:50 AM -
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Manu Ginobili scored 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs moved to the brink of the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 124-92 victory over the...
April 6, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
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Knicks' Stoudemire is latest to label Lakers' center "soft," triggering some to speak up
April 6, 2011 at 8:50 AM -
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Gordon Hayward scored a career-high 22 points and hit the go-ahead free throw with 6 seconds to play, and the Jazz snapped an eight-game losing streak with an 86-85...
April 5, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
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Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol will be on the floor for the Lakers Tuesday despite tweaking their knees.
April 5, 2011 at 1:50 PM -
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Lakers' Pau Gasol will have an MRI on his hurt knee, and Andrew Bynum (knee) expects to play against the Jazz on Tuesday after both players were hurt during...
April 4, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
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Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points, Kenyon Martin scored six of his 18 in the final 3:24, and the Denver Nuggets hung on for their sixth straight win, 95-90 over the Los...
April 3, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
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Tex Winter, guru of the triangle offense and Phil Jackson's longtime assistant with the Chicago Bulls and later the Los Angeles Lakers, will be enshrined in the...
April 2, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes was back on the court with his teammates less than 24 hours after serving a one-game suspension on Friday for escalating an...
April 2, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes has been suspended one game without pay after getting into a fight with Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks.
April 1, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
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Phil Jackson was named as the Western Conference Coach of the Month, the NBA announced Friday, after the Los Angeles Lakers finished March on an eight-game winning...
April 1, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
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Reserve Kyrylo Fesenko will make only his third career start and first of the season Friday night when the Jazz face the Lakers.
April 1, 2011 at 12:50 PM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks have gone back and forth on the court this season, splitting their first two games, and the banter spouting from both sides...
March 31, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
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Ron Artest is one of four nominees, along with Orlando's Dwight Howard, Chicago's Kyle Korver and Portland's Marcus Camby, for the J. Walter...
March 31, 2011 at 7:50 PM -
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Many believe that Orange County can support the Kings if they were to move from Sacramento.
March 31, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
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Jazz starters Andrei Kirilenko, Devin Harris and Raja Bell already have been ruled out for Friday night's game against the Lakers because of various leg...
March 30, 2011 at 12:50 PM -
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The NBA tacked on a flagrant foul 2 to Derek Fisher's actions against the Clippers' Chris Kaman in Friday's game.
March 28, 2011 at 1:50 PM -
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If the Kings are successfully able to move to Anaheim, the Lakers' 20-year television deal with Time Warner Cable won't be as lucrative as it once was...
March 28, 2011 at 12:50 AM -
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The Lakers inched closer to the top of the overall NBA standings with their 15th win in 16 games since the All-Star break, 102-84 over the Hornets on Sunday...
March 27, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant scored 37 points, Pau Gasol added 26 points and eight rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in their 14th victory in 15 games since the All-Star...
March 25, 2011 at 11:50 PM -
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Before Los Angeles' two professional basketball teams -- the Lakers and Clippers -- tipped off Friday at Staples Center, Lakers coach Phil Jackson seemed a...
March 25, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
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Lakers center Andrew Bynum, suspended for his team's previous two games for a flagrant foul 2 against Minnesota's Michael Beasley last week, said...
March 24, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
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The last time Phil Jackson retired from the Los Angeles Lakers in 2004 the team made a strong push to lure Mike Krzyzewski away from Duke. It was an offer Krzyzewski...
March 23, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant scored 42 points, Ron Artest got five of his 18 points in the final 2 minutes of the third overtime, and the Lakers outlasted the Suns for a 139-137 victory...
March 22, 2011 at 11:50 PM -
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Phil Jackson said winning a title last season fueled his return to the Lakers this season.
March 22, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
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The Lakers' Andrew Bynum was suspended for two games, and the Suns' Aaron Brooks for one game, the NBA announced Sunday.
March 20, 2011 at 12:50 PM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers were left playing a game of wait-and-see after practice Saturday, as the health of their starting shooting guard and the eligibility of their...
March 19, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
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Pau Gasol scored 25 points, Kobe Bryant added 18 on his sprained left ankle, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Andrew Bynum's fourth-quarter ejection to beat...
March 18, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
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Lakers center Andrew Bynum says he's still not 100 percent healthy.
March 17, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
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The Lakers roared away in the second half for their 10th win in 11 games, 97-84 over the Magic on Monday night.
March 14, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant's ankle has improved, but he's still a game-time decision for Monday.
March 14, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
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Whether Kobe Bryant will play Monday is a game-time decision for the Lakers, coach Phil Jackson said Sunday.
March 13, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant has left the Lakers' game at Dallas after coming down awkwardly on his ankle.
March 12, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
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Phil Jackson said Mark Cuban's ref bashing cost the Mavs.
March 12, 2011 at 6:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant didn't know that a guy shooting alone in an empty gym could generate so much attention when he went back out to the court in...
March 12, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant's parents are in Japan, but they were not hurt in the earthquake.
March 11, 2011 at 10:50 AM -
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Chris Bosh scored 24 points, Dwyane Wade added 20 and the Miami Heat snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers...
March 10, 2011 at 7:50 PM -
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Phil Jackson has another thought on the Miami Heat: He doesn't like how they play.
March 10, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
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Phil Jackson softens on the Heat and thinks they can still win a championship.
March 9, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
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As the Miami Heat attempted to pick up the pieces following their fifth straight loss and prepare for the red-hot Los Angeles Lakers Thursday, coach Erik Spoelstra all...
March 9, 2011 at 1:50 PM -
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Phil Jackson says the decision of who the next Lakers coach will be is up to general manager Mitch Kupchak and owner Dr. Jerry Buss.
March 8, 2011 at 12:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant scores 26 points as the Los Angeles Lakers pummel the league-leading San Antonio Spurs 99-83 on Sunday.
March 6, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
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Derek Fisher will play for the Lakers against the Spurs on Sunday, and Matt Barnes will suit up after missing the last 26 games.
March 6, 2011 at 12:50 PM -
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Lakers guard Fisher is expected to play Sunday against San Antonio despite a sprained left elbow.
March 5, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher got tangled up under the basket with the Charlotte Bobcats' Kwame Brown in the third quarter Friday and suffered a sprained...
March 5, 2011 at 11:50 AM