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Today’s News: Our Take – Former Lakers Coach Phil Jackson Reveals He Had Prostate Cancer in 2011 Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson reveals in his new book Eleven Rings that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011, according to the Orange County Register. In the memoir, Jackson says…
Lakers finally finished after Spurs’ 4-game sweep (via The Daily Sentinel)
The Los Angeles Lakers gave away thousands of white towels to their fans Sunday, and the unintended symbolism became devastatingly appropriate. The Lakers started the season with a loaded roster and championship aspirations. They finished with Kobe Bryant leaning on crutches and Dwight Howard getting…
Spurs crush Lakers, Warriors win against Nuggets (via AFP)
The San Antonio Spurs handed the Los Angeles Lakers their worst home NBA playoff loss in club history, crushing the injury-hit Lakers 120-89 to push them to the brink of elimination. Tim Duncan scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds and point guard Tony Parker contributed 20 points for San Antonio…
NBA star Bryant out for up to 9 months with torn Achilles (via AFP)
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant faces up to nine months on the sidelines after his season-ending injury was confirmed as a torn left Achilles, the NBA team said Saturday. The 15-time all-star Bryant had left the court in agony toward the end of Friday’s 118-116 win over Golden State and later declared…
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NBABill Reiter Updated Apr 13, 2013 12:58 PM ET LOS ANGELES This is not how it was supposed to end. This is not how a legend like Kobe Bryant is supposed to cap perhaps the most daunting season of his career. A slew of sensational end-of-season games in which he had placed on his aging shoulders and…
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Earvin “E.J.” Johnson III, son of Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson made headlines on Tuesday after stepping out in Hollywood with an unidentified man.
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TMZ was the first to break the story obtaining a brief interview with the basketball legends first born. See clip below.
Earvin "E.J." Johnson III and a unidentified man. Photo credit: TMZ/Getty
During the interview, the reporter made small talk — asking the younger Johnson about the new Dodgers season and the Lakers’ playoff chances. They did not actually confirm the “legitimacy” of the “relationship in the video.”
Later in the day Magic Johnson made a statement to the outlet:
“Cookie and I love E.J. and support him in every way. We’re very proud of him.”
The 20-year-old is a student at New York University and from what we were able to gather his sexuality has never been reported on, until today.
NBA Power Rankings: Sizzling Lakers slide into Top 10 (via NJ.com)
Copyright ImageClick to View View full size The Associated Press All stats and records are for games played through Friday, March 15. 1. Miami Heat (50-14) If they win Monday, may never lose again. 2. Denver Nuggets (45-22) Held Special Olympics Colorado basketball clinic. 3. Oklahoma City Thunder (…
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Bryant out indefinitely with sprained ankle (via AFP)
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFPKobe Bryant clutches his ankle and writhes on the floor in agony, on March 13, 2013. Bryant severely sprained his left ankle in the last minute of the 96-92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks and is out indefinitely.Kobe Bryant severely sprained his left ankle in the last minute…
NBA Power Rankings: Thunder join the Heat in Top 2 (via NJ.com)
View full size LeBron James,center, congratulates Miami Heat teammates Shane Battier (31), Chris Bosh,(1) Norris Cole,(30) and Dwyane Wade,(3) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, David Santiago…
Los Angeles Laker’s owner Jerry Buss has died, his assistant Bob Steiner reported. The 80 year old playboy died on Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said Bob Steiner, his assistant. He was 80.
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He’d been hospitalized for cancer, but the immediate cause of death was kidney failure according to Steiner.
A self-made millionaire who built his fortune in real estate, Buss bought the Lakers in 1979. He charted his successful course with marquee players Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, Hall of Fame coaches Pat Riley and Phil Jackson and celebrities sitting court side.
“I really tried to create a Laker image, a distinct identity,” Buss said. “I mean, the Lakers are pretty damn Hollywood.”
Buss had a remarkable career and tons of wins…despite his humble up bringing.
“Jerry Buss helped set the league on the course it is on today,” NBA Commissioner David Stern said. “Remember, he showed us it was about ‘Showtime,’ the notion that an arena can become the focal point for not just basketball, but entertainment. He made it the place to see and be seen.”
In January 2008, Buss donated $7.5 million to USC’s Department of Chemistry to fund two endowed chairs and an endowed scholarship fund for chemistry graduate students; the two chairs were to be named after his mentors at USC, professors Sidney Benson and David Dows.
Jerry Buss is survived by his 5 children.
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Kobe Bryant has been making more passes than shots lately and the results have been impressive for the Los Angeles Lakers, who toppled Oklahoma City from the NBA’s best record on Sunday. Bryant scored 21 points, shooting 8-of-12, and added 14 assists and nine rebounds to spark the Lakers over the Thunder…
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And he scores! Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash became the fifth player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career assists. With 29.1 seconds left in the half, Nash dished to veteran forward Antawn Jamison for a jumper.
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Only four other NBA players have hit the mark:
1. John Stockton –15,806
2. Jason Kidd –11,969
3 . Mark Jackson — 10,334
4. Magic Johnson — 10,141
Nash is midway through his 17th season. He played for both the Phoenix Suns (where he earned two NBA MVP awards) and the Dallas Mavericks before joining the Lakers.
In addition to his career average of 8.6 assists a game, Nash is a tremendous shooter at 49.1% from the field, 42.8% from three and 90.4% from the line on his career.
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“I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.”
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Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to reach 30,000 career points in the NBA as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. With 1:16 left in the second quarter, Bryant drove into the lane and rose to connect on a jump shot, taking his tally for the contest…
The Los Angeles Lakers earned their first road victory of the NBA season in emphatic style, routing the Dallas Mavericks 115-89. Antawn Jamison was among six Lakers players scoring in double figures and also grabbed 15 rebounds as Los Angeles delivered their best performance since the arrival of new…
Andrew Bynum’s troublesome knees will keep the Philadelphia center out of NBA action indefinitely, the 76ers said in an update on his status. Bynum, a former All-Star with the Los Angeles Lakers who was traded to the 76ers last August in the four-team deal that sent Dwight Howard from Orlando to Los…
The Los Angeles Lakers hired Mike D’Antoni late Sunday night, signing the former coach of the Suns and Knicks to replace Mike Brown.
The Lakers and D’Antoni’s agent, Warren LeGarie, confirmed the deal two days after the Lakers fired Brown five games into the season.
D’Antoni agreed to a three-year deal worth $12 million, with a team option for a fourth season.
Recent media reports had suggested that Phil Jackson would return to the Lakers, whom he’d previously led to five of his record-setting 11 league championships as a head coach.
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“Knowing his style of play and given the current make-up of our roster, we feel Mike is a great fit, are excited to have him as our next head coach, and hope he will help our team reach its full potential,” general manager Mitch Kupchak said in a press release.
The hiring reunites D’Antoni with Steve Nash, the two-time league MVP he coached while both were with the Suns. Other stars on the Lakers roster include six-time NBA titlist Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, who came over from the Orlando Magic in the off-season.
CNN Contributed to this report.
