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Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
The minute that Ron Artest, now known as Metta World Peace, arrived in Los Angeles, it seemed like the emotional tirades and on court altercations that had become his calling card were a thing of the past. In fact, World Peace was surprisingly even named the NBA’s Citizen of the ...
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
For the first 56 games of the season, Kobe Bryant’s role on the Los Angeles Lakers was clear. He was the go-to guy on offense and the closer. His consistency was one of the biggest reasons why the Lakers were right in the thick of things in the Western Conference ...
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Friday, April 13th, 2012
Since arriving in Los Angeles in 2009, Metta World Peace has had some positive moments with the Lakers. His role in bringing the Lakers their last NBA title certainly can’t be overlooked. But overall, his time in Hollywood has been a mixed bag full of inconsistency. World Peace has dealt ...
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Monday, April 9th, 2012
It seems like no matter what is going on, the Los Angeles Lakers are always in the news and it has been a bumpy road in LaLa land this season. It all started this offseason. Their small forward changed his name from Ron Artest to Metta World Peace, Mike Brown ...
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
The Lakers' newest acquisition has a lot of weight on his shoulders. Ramon Sessions, who was dealt from the Cavaliers to the Lakers at the deadline, is now expected to step in and take Los Angeles to another level -- one they simply weren't able to reach with Derek Fisher ...
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Friday, March 16th, 2012
It's no secret that professional sports are a business. If you'd forgotten, Thursday was certainly a reminder with NBA teams taking full advantage of the trade deadline. That was the case in Los Angeles, where general manager Mitch Kupchak pulled off a couple of moves, the most notable of them ...
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
This is usually the time of year where Andrew Bynum’s name is making headlines around the NBA because of a potential trade being discussed between Los Angeles and another team. However things are a little bit different for Bynum this year and he is making headlines for all the right ...
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
At one point, or maybe multiple, Chris Paul thought he was moving east to join the New York Knicks. It never happened. Instead, he wound up going west and linked up with Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul describes the whole situation as a roller coaster, but says ...
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
At this point in his career people are running out of superlatives to use when describing Kobe Bean Bryant. He has accomplished just about everything an individual can accomplish in the game of basketball and right when you start to think his gas tank is slowly creeping towards empty, The ...
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Despite nearly being traded away in a three-team deal for Chris Paul, Pau Gasol is still enjoying his time with the Los Angeles Lakers. While Lamar Odom felt disrespected that his former team wanted to ship him out of town and demanded a trade to Dallas, No.16 has taken it ...
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