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TWC SportsNet to air top 50 plays of Lakers' season on Wednesday
On Wednesday night, Time Warner Cable SportsNet will air a one-hour special, "Access SportsNet: Lakers — Plays of the Year." Hosts Chris McGee and Andy Adler, analyst Dave Miller and play-by-play announcer John Ireland will count down the top 50...
Tags: Dwight Howard, San Antonio Spurs, Kobe Bryant, Jodie Meeks, Time Warner Cable Inc.
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He's still on guard
Boston HeraldIn 2005, NBA writers voted Ben Wallace Defensive Player of the Year. Bruce Bowen, now an ESPN analyst, still sounds distressed by that. All the San Antonio guard could do at the time was attack the scorer in front of him. After guarding everyone from...Tags: Ben Wallace, Microsoft Corporation, ESPN (tv network), Joe Johnson, Avery Bradley
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The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Geoff Calkins column
Commercial AppealWilliam Dickey woke up Saturday morning and he put on his Grizzlies shirt and he got on his blue bike and he pedaled down to FedExForum to take in the scene. Dickey, 63, already had playoff tickets. He's been a season-ticket holder for some years....Tags: Radio, Entertainment, Sports Illustrated, Basketball, Kevin Durant
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Lakers' week in review
Mark Madsen returned to the Lakers' family as he named head coach of the D-Fenders. He said his goals are to groom players for the NBA while trying to get his team to win in the D-League. No Lakers were named to the first or second NBA all-defensive...
Tags: Dwight Howard, Eddie Jordan, Charlotte Bobcats, Kobe Bryant, Boston Celtics
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Where will the Lakers' Dwight Howard be playing next season?
Writers from around the Tribune Co. predict where the Lakers' soon-to-be free agent Dwight Howard will end up next season. Feel free to join the conversation with a comment of your own. Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times Within 48 hours of the...
Tags: Dwight Howard, James Harden, Kobe Bryant, Dallas Mavericks, Chandler Parsons
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Kobe Bryant announces August event to help eradicate homelessness
On Sunday night, Kobe Bryant announced "Kobe up Close," an Aug. 15 charity event to be held at Nokia Theatre. "I'd like to officially announce that I'm partnering with the Sports Spectacular to help eradicate homelessness," said Bryant in a pre-recorded...Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Jerry Buss, Michael Cooper, Blake Griffin
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Lakers fail to make first and second NBA all-defensive teams
The 2012 NBA all-defensive first team was announced Monday, with six players being named: Chris Paul, LeBron James, Serge Ibaka, Tony Allen and a tie at center between Tyson Chandler and Joakim Noah. Though winning the defensive player of the year...
Tags: Tyson Chandler, Basketball, Avery Bradley, Kobe Bryant, Marc Gasol
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'Eleven Rings:' Phil Jackson savors beating the Celtics in 2010
Phil Jackson won 11 titles as an NBA coach, but the Lakers' victory in seven games over the Boston Celtics in 2010 stands out as his favorite. "For me, this was the most gratifying victory of my career," writes Jackson in his upcoming book, "Eleven...
Tags: Basketball, Ray Allen, Derek Fisher, National Basketball Association, Sports
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Metta World Peace does the weather, talks Lakers season
Metta World Peace joined Liz Habib on the KTTV-TV (Channel 11) news broadcast Friday night to talk sports and do the weather with meteorologist Pablo Pereira. "I came to L.A. because of Phil Jackson, Kobe [Bryant] reminded me of [Michael] Jordan,...
Tags: Dwight Howard, Entertainment, Chicago Bulls, Television, Kobe Bryant
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'Eleven Rings:' Phil Jackson learned how to talk to Metta World Peace
It took some time for former Lakers' coach Phil Jackson to learn how to communicate with Metta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest). "My major concern about Ron was whether he could learn the triangle offense fast enough. Like Dennis Rodman, Ron...
Tags: Eddie Jordan, Brian Shaw, Kobe Bryant, Boston Celtics, Dennis Rodman
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Thunder forward Ibaka again an NBA All-Defensive team pick
Tulsa WorldWhile his offense has been inconsistent during the postseason, Thunder forward Serge Ibaka has been voted to the NBA All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive season. During the 2012-13 regular season, the 6-foot-10, 235-pound Ibaka led the league...Tags: Luol Deng, Kawhi Leonard, Tyson Chandler, Eric Bledsoe, Kevin Durant
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Lakers season wrap: Steve Nash was effective in revised role
Steve Nash was acquired last summer by the Lakers in a trade with the Phoenix Suns. After 16 seasons in the league, Nash came to the Lakers as a future Hall of Fame point guard but he gradually evolved into a shooting guard next to Kobe Bryant. Injuries...
Tags: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Damian Lillard, Sports, Memphis Grizzlies
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