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Lakers hint at “Showtime” by torching the Suns

YoopyaNov 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers gave their fans a taste of the ‘Showtime’ basketball promised by their new coach Mike D’Antoni

Lakers honor Hall of Famer Abdul-Jabbar with statue

YoopyaNov 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Six-time NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was honored by the Los Angeles Lakers in a moving and often emotional ceremony on Friday when a

Lakers guard Nash out for “at least another week”

YoopyaNov 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash will be sidelined for “at least another week” because of a small fracture in his left

Durant helps Thunder rally past Bulls

YoopyaNov 9, 20120

(Reuters) – Some late game heroics from three-time all-star Kevin Durant powered the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 97-91 victory against the Chicago Bulls at

Lakers to rest Bryant ahead of season start

YoopyaOct 25, 2012July 21, 20240

(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers have shut down Kobe Bryant for the remainder of the preseason in a bid to get the ailing All

Howard shines in Lakers pre-season debut

YoopyaOct 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Dwight Howard saw his first action in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey Sunday, flashing signs of potential dominance to come during a pre-season

Mavericks guard West suspended for ‘conduct issue’

YoopyaOct 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West has been suspended indefinitely because of a “conduct issue”, team coach Rick Carlisle said on Tuesday. West, an

U.S. learn from narrow win over Argentina

YoopyaJul 23, 20120

(Reuters) – It was the narrowest winning margin yet for the U.S. basketball team in the run-up to defending their Olympic title, but coach Mike

Basketball team to go at full speed in Barcelona

YoopyaJul 21, 20120

(Reuters) – Kobe Bryant, who has said the 2012 U.S. Olympic basketball team could beat the 1992 Dream Team, issued a safer guarantee when the

U.S. women’s basketball team show gold medal pedigree

YoopyaJul 19, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.S. women’s basketball team rallied from a 10-point deficit to record an emphatic 88-63 win over potential Olympic medalists Britain on Wednesday.