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In November 2011, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant made a rare visit to Manny Pacquiao’s Wild Card Boxing Club workout, highlighting a unique crossover between basketball and boxing.
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Nikola Jokic delivered a historic Christmas Day performance while early-season trends exposed cracks for contenders and highlighted teams thriving on extra possessions.
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LeBron James is entering another NBA season, but questions linger about how long he will keep playing. Carmelo Anthony shares his thoughts on LeBron’s future as pundits react to “The Second Decision.”
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Luka Doncic’s trade to the Lakers cost him a record-breaking supermax deal. Meanwhile, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is making bold financial moves. Here’s how NBA stars are navigating massive contracts.
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Johnson was knocked unconscious in the third quarter of that game after tripping over teammate Terry Teagle and then getting accidentally kicked by Bulls forward Horace Grant.
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Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham is under the radar though it remains to be seen how long he can hold on. It hasn’t been a good season for the purple and gold and here are some notable issues the 50-year-old coach is dealing with.
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The Los Angeles Lakers continue to lose, raising huge questions on the future of Darvin Ham with the embattled NBA franchise.
From being a preseason favorite to hold aloft the Larry O’Brien hardware that goes to the National Basketball Association champion, the underachieving Los Angeles Lakers have struggled mightily to remain afloat in the West play-in standings at the All-Star break.
The Lakers, like in the previous seasons, are unlikely to fill up the 15th and final spot until the buyout period in March.
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The Philadelphia 76ers were left scrambling after Dwight Howard opted to return to the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2021-22 NBA season on a minimum deal. Ironically, the Sixers took in someone who had a short stint with the purple and gold in Andre Drummond.