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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Look Happy When Kobe Bryant Isn’t Playing
The NBA is a more interesting place when the Los Angeles Lakers are a good team. The closer Kobe Bryant is to retirement and the closer Byron Scott is to getting fired the sunnier it gets over the golden half of the Staples center, with D’Angelo Russell, Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson finding more and more reasons to smile recently.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Might Keep Byron Scott if he Suddenly Makes the Young Players Better
It’s hard to believe there’s any doubt about the Los Angeles Lakers needing to get rid of Byron Scott the moment they want to start winning, but there are rumors suggesting that a good finish from the Lakers, meaning that the young players like D’Angelo Russell, Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. show any kind of progress.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Looks Ready, but Who is Going to Play Defense?
The Los Angeles Lakers keep losing in their preseason preparation to the 2015-2016 NBA Season, and while results don’t matter, there are worrying signs regarding the team’s defense, which has been an issue for quite some time. Kobe Bryant is actually looking pretty good, not to mention holding himself back, but it all came down to a 105-97 loss against the Toronto Raptors.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Doesn’t Ruin Anything, D’Angelo Russell Gets Injured & Roy Hibbert Gets Hit
The Los Angeles Lakers lost for the second time in the preseason, dropping an overtime game to the Utah Jazz 117-114. Kobe Bryant, for now, isn’t trying to steal the show, although he might soon do it as D’Angelo Russell picked up his first injury, while Roy Hibbert got himself into a little bit of a fight, that got Trevor Booker ejected.
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NFL Rumors – Dallas Cowboys Keep Julius Randle & Darren McFadden Guessing
Announcing a starting running back isn’t usually the big news a starting quarterback announcement is, but it’s still fairly interesting to see who comes out on top in the positional battle between Julius Randle and Darren McFadden for the Dallas Cowboys.
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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers DeMarcus Cousins Trade Still Alive
The Sacramento Kings (except for their head coach) are denying there are talks regarding DeMarcus Cousins and a trade. The Los Angeles Lakers? Nothing. But it seems the potential mega move isn’t going away anytime soon, and it’s not going to be surprising if it actually happens. What’s going on? Well, it begins with George […]
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Rookies Going Down – First Julius Randle, Then Jabari Parker
The race for rookie of the year keeps getting thinner as another prime candidate, Jabari Parker, goes down with a probably torn ACL, which means the end of the season for the Milwaukee Bucks forward. He is the second lottery pick to go down for the season, following Julius Randle of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin & Julius Randle Will be Very Fun to Watch
The Los Angeles Lakers beating the Portland Trail Blazers in a preseason game doesn’t say anything about the usefulness of Kobe Bryant in the setup, but it did provide another example of just how good it is for them to have Jeremy Lin on the floor, especially when teaming him up with Julius Randle at the same time.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Thrives When He’s in the Lineup
Every time Jeremy Lin will be in the lineup with the main players for the Los Angeles Lakers, offensively the team will look much better than with Kobe Bryant or Steve Nash dominating the ball handling. As for defense? That’s a team-wide problem, not just a player-specific problem, as shown in the 120-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Looks Good, Jeremy Lin Great Without Scoring
The best news for the Los Angeles Lakers after their first preseason game, in which they beat the Denver Nuggets? No one injured and no other health-related issues. Kobe Bryant looked rusty but dangerous, Steve Nash didn’t breakdown like a porcelain doll while Jeremy Lin, struggling to put the ball in the basket, looked at his finest when trying to make others do the scoring.