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This mock trade gives the Lakers a three-time All-Star center
One writer proposed a bold trade that would give the Lakers a young, two-way center who has already made three All-Star teams ...
How Michael Jordan getting in foul trouble led to the Lakers losing in the 1991 NBA Finals
When Michael Jordan got into foul trouble against the Lakers in the 1991 NBA Finals, the Bulls, and not the Lakers, took ...
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"I was just emotionally spent and exhausted" - Jerry West said acquiring Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in the same offseason crushed his health
In the years following the Showtime era, the Los Angeles Lakers entered unfamiliar territory — irrelevance. The once-feared ...
LeBron James contract options explained: Lakers star can stay put for $52.6 million, but will he?
LeBron James has earned more money playing professional basketball than any other human in history. On Tuesday, ESPN reported ...
"It come down to KD and Michael" - Magic Johnson hails Michael Jordan and Kevin Durant as greatest scorers of all time
"It come down to KD and Michael" - Magic Johnson hails Michael Jordan and Kevin Durant as greatest scorers of all time ...
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Gary Payton said winning a ring together didn't instantly make Pat Riley his favorite NBA head coach: "That don't mean nothing"
That run ended in a major milestone: the Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the NBA Finals, giving Riley his long-awaited ...
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Panthers' three-year run rivaling any South Florida has seen
The Florida Panthers have reached their third Stanley Cup Final, and their current run is rivaling anything sports fans in ...
Heat attention turns to NBA draft, as party, summer plans come into focus
The Miami Heat’s youth movement showed two more signs this week of continuing in the near future. First, the Golden State Warriors confirmed that the Heat will be one of three teams that they will be ...
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"I just saw him and I was like, 'Oh boy'" - D-Wade on LeBron's exit from the Miami Heat
"I saw Bron. He was like a 5-year-old kid when the cookies weren't on that plane. He got real quiet and pushed them cards ...
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Why Austin Reaves likely won’t sign an extension with the Lakers this offseason
Austin Reaves stands to make far more money as a free agent in 2026 than he can receive from the Lakers in an extension this ...