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Lakers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:27:04 PDT

The Western Conference champion Lakers were glad on draft day to have graduated to being one of the teams not looking to shake things up or bank on young help anymore. They were lying low going in with only the 58th overall pick—the Lakers' first-rounder went to Memphis in the Pau Gasol trade—and stayed low Thursday night by doing nothing except picking Kentucky guard Joe Crawford with that second-round selection.

Crawford, 22, is a 6-foot-5 shooting guard who hails from Detroit and provides some immediate depth at Kobe Bryant's position in case the Lakers don't re-sign Sasha Vujacic, who is a restricted free agent, or bring over Chinese guard Sun Yue, the 40th overall pick in the 2007 draft.

Is Davis enough to put Clippers in playoffs? (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:13:00 PDT

A comparative analysis shows Baron Davis has the potential to help the Clippers win more than 50 games.

KD's DVDs: Seattle at Houston, 1997 (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:01:15 PDT

Seattle SuperSonics at Houston Rockets, May 17 th , 1997 So, I've an old DVD of Game 7 of the Western...

Lakers show interest in Posey, Barry (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:01:09 PDT

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to wait for Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf, but they have fall-back plans in...

Kobe brightens Team USA’s hopes for gold (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:32:00 PDT

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will bring their own star power to the Olympics, but even they will go only as far as Kobe Bryant leads them.

Spurs front-runners in race for Maggette (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:44:00 PDT

The Spurs are the leading candidates to sign free agent Corey Maggette although the Warriors are expected to make a run at him.

Lakers make offers to Vujacic, Turiaf (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:57:06 PDT

The Los Angeles Lakers started their pursuit of Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf when free agency began Monday...

Lakers extend offers to Vujacic, Turiaf (AP)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:03:44 PDT

The Los Angeles Lakers have given qualifying offers to restricted free agents Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf. General manager Mitch Kupchak announced the moves Monday. The Lakers, beaten by Boston in six games in the NBA finals, are expected to remain essentially intact for next season. Kupchak has said he hopes to keep Vujacic and Turiaf.

Lakers extend offers to Turiaf, Vujacic (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:17:38 PDT

The Los Angeles Lakers extended qualifying offers to restricted free agent forward Ronny Turiaf and guard Sasha Vujacic on Monday.

With cap problems, Lakers want to keep Turiaf, Vujacic (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:53:48 PDT

The Lakers are well over the salary cap and cannot sign any big names on other teams, so they hope to retain two...

Team-by-team draft grades (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:54:00 PDT

Teams receive report cards for their performance in the 2008 draft.

NY prosecutors: Ref 'central' to NBA bet scandal (AP)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:41:05 PDT

Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy has exaggerated his cooperation in a gambling investigation in hopes of lessening his prison term and avoiding paying hefty restitution, prosecutors said in court papers filed Friday. He also has minimized his own role in the scheme, according to the filing in Brooklyn federal court.

Grizzlies aim to make splash with Mayo (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:54:00 PDT

The Grizzlies should sell a few more tickets with O.J. Mayo. It's now on him to help ensure they also win more games.

Shaq loses another badge for rap about Kobe (AP)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:38:24 PDT

Shaquille O'Neal's raunchy rap in which he mocked former teammate Kobe Bryant is costing him another of his lawman badges. Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown said Wednesday that he has asked the Phoenix Suns center to return a badge he was given for his work with the southwest Virginia county's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Shaq gets slapped by sheriff for rap about Bryant (AP)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:04:43 PDT

Shaquille O'Neal will lose his special deputy's badge in Maricopa County because of language he used in a rap video that mocks former teammate Kobe Bryant. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the Phoenix Suns center's use of a racially derogatory word and other foul language left him no choice. Arpaio made Shaq a special deputy in 2006 and promoted him to colonel of his largely ceremonial posse...

Lakers could play Odom at guard in 2009 (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:22:27 PDT

New season, new Los Angeles Lakers ? The Lakers could feature a completely different makeup next season, Coach...

Lakers want to resign Vujacic and Turiaf (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:44:15 PDT

The Los Angeles Lakers finally closed the book on a season that lasted 264 days from training camp until Friday,...

Lakers F Ariza exercises contract option (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:19:27 PDT

Los Angeles Lakers forward Trevor Ariza on Friday exercised the $2.91 million player option in his contract for the 2008-09 season.

Ariza exercises option to stay with Lakers (AP)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:04:46 PDT

Forward Trevor Ariza, acquired in a November trade with Orlando, has exercised his player contract option to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers. He appeared in 24 games for the Lakers before breaking a bone in his right foot on Jan. 20. He missed the rest of the regular season and 11 playoff games before returning for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.

Lakers believe future bright (AP)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:16:05 PDT

The healing process has begun for the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite their loss to the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals, which included a 39-point defeat in the decisive Game 6, the Lakers believe their future is bright. Lakers coach Phil Jackson and general manager Mitch Kupchak each said Friday afternoon that they believe the team can be a contender for the next five to six years.

Gasol bristles at 'soft' tag, sets lofty goal for 2009 (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:34:21 PDT

Pau Gasol set an early agenda for next season by saying the Los Angeles Lakers should aim for the league's best...

Bryant promises not to play GM this summer (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:18:28 PDT

On a quiet day in El Segundo, Kobe Bryant seemed upbeat, even cracking a few jokes, seemingly more reassured...

NBA finals games most-watched programs this month (AP)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:36:58 PDT

The NBA finals games were the six highest-rated and most-watched programs so far in June, the first time that has happened in seven years. Boston's victory over the Los Angeles Lakers averaged a 9.3 rating for the series, up 50 percent over the 6.2 for San Antonio's sweep of Cleveland last year. The Celtics' Game 6 clincher on Tuesday earned a 10.7 rating on ABC, averaging 16.9 million viewers over...

Celtics, Lakers favorites to win 2009 NBA title (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:48:00 PDT

In case you're curious, here are the current odds for the 2009 NBA championship, courtesty of Bodog: Boston...

Celtics' 17th championship is one for the ages (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:44:00 PDT

The Boston Celtics' last-to-first title turnaround deserves its own special place in the fabled franchise's history.

22 people arrested after Celtics' win (AP)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:48:14 PDT

Prosecutors say 10 people have been arraigned on charges stemming from criminal acts during the Boston Celtics' championship celebrations. Police arrested 22 people before and after the Celtics won their 17th NBA title Tuesday night. Ten suspects were arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on Wednesday, the vast majority for disorderly conduct Several storefront windows were damaged near the TD...

Bynum's return should make Lakers stronger (AP)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:35:52 PDT

Although the Lakers' season ended with a thud, they have Andrew Bynum coming back and youth and Kobe Bryant on their side, so they can say "Wait 'til next year" and be taken seriously. Since Shaquille O'Neal left town with three championship rings following the 2003-2004 season, Los Angeles has been vulnerable inside on both ends of the floor.

Lakers lacked toughness to beat Celtics (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:08:25 PDT

By Bob Birge PA SportsTicker Staff Writer

Celtics come full circle with 17th title (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:13:28 PDT

The long, strange trip for the Boston Celtics couldn't have ended any better.

Pierce outshines Bryant, joins game's elite (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:11:25 PDT

As Paul Pierce raced up the court with the ball midway through the second quarter, Kobe Bryant tried in vain to track him down.