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Los Angeles Lakers

Orlando was magic. Fifty-two is no age. On May 31st the Lakers family lost one of its fondest members after his long battle with heart disease. Orlando was more than flash dunker. He was more than


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Derek Fisher Young

Got clutch? I know making a big, team changing move before the late season trade deadline is a clutch decision, but you don’t make a last second play by trading one of your and the NBA’s


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wilkesj

Jamaal ‘Silk’ Wilkes was so smooth sometimes his great, legendary play went unnoticed in the golden eighties years of his purple Laker reign. I guess that’s what happens when you play in front of a Hollywood


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Kobe Bryant and Ramon Sessions

With all due respect to the guard greats, Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo were last weeks Los Angeles Times stories. Even with the headlines that departed Laker legend Derek Fisher from his franchise are taking a


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Kobe Bryant

The Legend. “Not bad for seventh best player in the league” Why so serious? Why the hate? Why the doubt. Continually fans and critics alike write off Kobe Bryant but it’s clear he still has the


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byron-scott-lakers-player

Eighties babies let’s take it back. Back to when Gordon Gekko ruled Wall Street and Will Smith was the freshest prince in Bel-Air. Back when the only big three belonged to the high and rising, and


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ACGreen

There is one type of ‘Green’ that those who bleed purple and gold can mix with. It’s the former player that wore the 45 on his jersey. The current of A.C.’s career saw him become an


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shaq

SUPERMAN It took me a long time to get around to this book, but not a long time to read and that wasn’t because of the ‘Large Print’ edition I was accidentally ordered for Christmas. Then


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jerry-west

What else can we say about Jerry West? A Los Angeles Laker champion and legend as a player and a general manager, immortalized in bronze for a statue this year. Olympic champion and one of the


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In what seems like an NBA minute, Lamar Odom has gone from throwing elbows at the Dallas Mavericks to possibly throwing a champagne, championship party with them next season. After almost joining Pau Gasol in a


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