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Spero Dedes Q&A

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:37:00 +0000

First off, sorry for the lack of updates. I've been extremely busy lately with multiple things going on at the same time, and I am way behind. Anyway, check out the good chat with Lakers radio...

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Radio DJs Say Magic Johnson Is Faking AIDS

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:41:00 +0000

Radio DJs Chris Baker and Langdon Perry of Minneapolis, Minnesota radio station KTLK said during their radio show that they thought that former Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson is faking AIDS. ...

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Luke Walton Stalker Arrested

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:30:00 +0000

A female stalker, Stacy Beshear, was arrested for stalking Luke Walton of the Los Angeles Lakers. She had been stalking Walton for a year, going so far as to park outside of his house and following...

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Expectations High With Bynum Back

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:34:00 +0000

At the beginning of last season for the Los Angeles Lakers, fans never would have thought that the team would make it all the way to the NBA Finals. It looked like another early playoff exit for the...

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Los Angeles Lakers Training Camp News Roundup

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:28:00 +0000

Lots of news from the Los Angeles Lakers has happened in a span of a week, most of it having to do with training camp beginning. And you know what training camp means: the NBA season is right around...

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Lakers Resign DJ Mbenga

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:39:00 +0000

The Lakers have resigned center DJ Mbenga today. Press release below: "The Los Angeles Lakers have re-signed free agent center Didier “DJ” Ilunga-Mbenga, it was announced today by General Manager...

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Sun Yue Almost Sent To Memphis

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:41:00 +0000

In an interview with Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak, he revealed that recently signed Chinese guard Sun Yue was almost part of the Memphis trade that brought Pau Gasol to the Lakers. Kupchak...

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Assist By Ref

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:30:00 +0000

Here's a fun Laker video to watch until there's some new Laker news:

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Lakers Sign C.J. Giles

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:16:00 +0000

The Lakers have signed forward C.J. Giles today. Press release below: "The Los Angeles Lakers have signed free agent forward CJ Giles, it was announced today. Per team policy, terms of the...

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Lakers Sign Brandon Heath

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:25:00 +0000

The Lakers have signed guard Brandon Heath today. Press release below: "The Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent guard Brandon Heath on Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not...

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No Surgery For Kobe Bryant

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:42:00 +0000

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant announced today that he is not getting surgery on his right pinkie. Bryant originally injured his finger on February 5 while trying to steal the ball from...

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Andrew Bynum Is Ready To Play

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:34:00 +0000

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum is ready to play after his breakout season was shortened by a knee injury which caused the need for arthroscopic surgery after averaging a double double with...

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Kobe Bryant Vs. LeBron James

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:07:00 +0000

You know it's the dead of summer when there's absolutely no new Laker news. Haha. Anyway, there's a debate on Hoopsworld about who's better between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, and I'd like to put...

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Lakers Sign Joe Crawford

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:10:00 +0000

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Joe Crawford. Crawford is the Lakers 2008 second round draft pick who went 58th overall. The official press release is below, from Lakers.com: "The Los Angeles...

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2008-09 Laker Games To Look Forward To

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:31:00 +0000

With Olympic basketball done (Team USA won the gold today!), we can get back to focusing on the NBA's offseason, and of course, the ongoing events with our Los Angeles Lakers. We're slightly over 2...

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Lakers Sign Josh Powell

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:01:00 +0000

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed forward Josh Powell today. He won't even have to get used to a new arena or buy a new house since last season he played for the Los Angeles Clippers. Powell...

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The Lakers 2008-09 Schedule Breakdown

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:45:00 +0000

As I had posted on this post, the full 2008-09 schedule for the Los Angeles Lakers is available, and I wanted to take a look in detail about it, so here's a breakdown of the schedule: Oct./Nov. : 10...

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Lakers Sign Sun Yue

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:20:00 +0000

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to terms on a two year contract with Sun Yue of China, the Lakers' second round pick in 2007. Sun, a 6'9" guard, is known as the Chinese Magic because of how his...

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Full Los Angeles Lakers 2008-09 Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:53:00 +0000

The NBA released the full schedule today for all 30 teams for the 2008-09 season, including the Los Angeles Lakers schedule. In the coming days, I will be posting a more detailed look at the...

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Lakers Sign Dwayne Mitchell

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:53:00 +0000

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Dwayne Mitchell, a participant on the Lakers summer league team. He averaged 6.7 points and 61.9% shooting in 15 minutes a game with the summer league. More...

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Lakers Will Play FC Barcelona In Preseason Game

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:56:00 +0000

Three Euroleague teams will be playing in the NBA preseason this year, including the Los Angeles Lakers playing a game against FC Barcelona. The game between the Lakers and FC Barcelona will take...

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Lakers Resign Sasha Vujacic

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:58:00 +0000

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to terms with guard Sasha Vujacic for 3 years, $15 million earlier today. Vujacic busted out last season, averaging a career high 8.8 points a game, and was one of...

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Walton Surgery Successful, Turiaf Headed To Warriors

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:37:00 +0000

Los Angeles Lakers forward Luke Walton had successful surgery on his right ankle Friday. Walton had bone spurs and scar tissue removed as well as pieces of cartilage being cleaned up. Rehab will...

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Get To Know Lakers Draft Pick Crawford

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:09:00 +0000

Joe Crawford, the second round draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers, debuted in the summer league Friday scoring 9 points in a loss to the Detroit Pistons. Lakers.com has a video interview with...

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Lakers Interested In Garbajosa

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:22:00 +0000

Former Toronto Raptor forward Jorge Garbajosa has gotten an offer from the Los Angeles Lakers according to MARCA (note: site is in Spanish). For the Lakers to get Garbajosa, they would have to work a...

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