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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Really Wants Pau Gasol to Fail With Him
One of the worst things the Los Angeles Lakers have did in recent seasons wasn’t just give Kobe Bryant the extension that makes no sense, but practically making him bigger than the franchise. Pau Gasol is a player that should have been traded, but the indecisiveness of the front office goes to show how afraid they are of the reaction of their biggest star.
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Nuggets vs Lakers – Humiliations That Keep on Coming
The Los Angeles Lakers might be playing fun basketball, but the ones who are enjoying more than anyone happen to be the team’s opponents, this time being the Denver Nuggets, enjoying the free flow of the game that went nicely with the no-defense approach, pulling off a 137-115 win on the road.
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Pau Gasol & Andrew Bynum Trade – Not Going to Happen
What seemed like an inevitability a day before turned into nonsense shortly after, as the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t agree on a deal that will end up being a trade of Pau Gasol for Andrew Bynum and other players or parts.
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Pau Gasol & Andrew Bynum Trade – Los Angeles Lakers Waited Too Long
Unless something unpredictable happens, Pau Gasol will be traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Andrew Bynum. While it seems sad that a two-time champion with the franchise is being moved, a better front office would have pulled the trigger on the trade sooner.
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Los Angeles Lakers – What Rock Bottom Feels Like
The worst thing about the Los Angeles Lakers losing to the Milwaukee Bucks? Not just their sixth defeat in a row, but part of a three-game series that ended in losses against the three worst teams in the NBA according to their record. If things carry on this way the Lakers are going to replace on of them soon enough.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers & Cleveland Cavaliers Trading Pau Gasol & Andrew Bynum
No done deal, not even close, but a weird twist of fate and most of all disappointment and financial thinking might lead the Los Angeles Lakers to trade Pau Gasol to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Andrew Bynum. The Chicago Bulls, using Luol Deng, might also get involved in the transaction somehow.
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Los Angeles Lakers – More Losing Leads to Pointing Fingers
The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be the only ones who didn’t receive the memo earlier this season about how they’re supposed to be bad. With a five game losing streak threatening to become something of the norm this season, the popular opinion right now among players, Mike D’Antoni and the front office is to blame Pau Gasol for not trying hard enough.
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Lakers vs Jazz – Derrick Favors Makes Things Even More Depressing
The Los Angeles Lakers are running out of players, which might help them stay close against bad teams, but eventually it wasn’t that surprising to see the Utah Jazz come up with one play more, as Derrick Favors corrected a Gordon Hayward miss to pull off the dramatic 105-103 win.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Forcing Mike D’Antoni to Apologize
The truth comes out when you don’t have time to think or analyze things. Mike D’Antoni speaking against Los Angeles Lakers fans was what he really felt. However, a franchise with such a huge following can’t have their head coach belittling the support of opinion of fans that way, so they forced him to issue an apology.
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NBA on Christmas – Heat vs Lakers Predictions
The two biggest rating juggernauts in the NBA are each doing as most expected them to so far this season. The Miami Heat are among the best teams in the NBA even though it doesn’t seem like they’re trying too hard to maintain their status, while the Los Angeles Lakers are carrying on the path of decline, mostly without Kobe Bryant on the floor to help them.