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Jerry Buss, the longtime owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, died Monday of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 80.

A child of the Great Depression, Buss defined the bootstrap mentality of his generation. He graduated with a

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Jerry Buss died on Monday morning at the age of 80.  The Lakers won 10 NBA championships while Buss owned the franchise.

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One of the biggest story-lines entering the 2012-13 NBA season was the new-look Los Angeles Lakers, led by Kobe Bryant, new point guard Steve Nash and new big man Dwight Howard. But as we approach the All-Star Break this coming weekend, the Lakers are considered a tremendous disappointment

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A dreadful one-minute stretch for Mirza Teletovic included three airballs.  The commentators had a field day making light of this horrid display.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant posterized Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, and the Brooklyn Nets all at once with an emphatic dunk.

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Mike D'Antoni's problem as an NBA head coach isn't just a lack of defense; it's a lack of discipline.

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The Los Angeles Lakers continue to struggle, as they dropped to five games below .500 with a loss to the Miami Heat last night. In a play that has encapsulated their season thus far, Dwight Howard provided us with some entertainment from the free throw line in the form of an air ball.

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New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony dropped the hammer on Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill on Thursday night.

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To say the the Los Angeles Lakers have failed to meet expectations thus far this season is a massive understatement. A team that was favored to win the Western Conference before the season started is now four games below .500 and were defeated last night by a 4-17 Cleveland Cavaliers squad after another poor defensive effort.

Naturally, this does not have Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni in a good mood, as evidenced by this exchange with LA Times columnist T.J. Simers.

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There are three types of play by play broadcasters in this world: the ones that are so boring that it's comical, the onesso excited that it's comical, and the ones that know how to get a big call just right. This guy falls into that final category.

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During last night's game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers, our esteemed leader Brian Noe recognized something that he hates about the NBA: the strategy of "Hack-a-Howard," where teams just foul Dwight Howard to put him on the foul line, because he is a horrible free throw shooter

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Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash showed off his Gangnam Style dance moves along with his new spiffy L.A. hairdo.

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