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Mar 11, 2015

Professor Kobe Back And Tutoring The Young Kids (mark Medina Piece)

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by therealdeal at 10:26 AM (3,302 Views / 1 Likes)

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Mar 10, 2015

Vlade: Kobe Is The Best Talent I Played With

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by JSM at 3:00 PM (1,634 Views / 0 Likes)

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Good Q&A, he touches on a couple talking points including today's bigs and the flopping epidemic. But here's the Kobe portion

Q: Another time when you tend to pop into my consciousness is whenever I deal with Kobe Bryant. I sat down with him recently to talk about his new documentary, and it made me wonder: have you guys ever talked about that infamous trade in '96. (Divac was traded from the Lakers to the Charlotte Hornets in the deal that gave the Lakers Bryant's rights and set the stage for his storied career in Los Angeles.)

A: Maybe very briefly. My last year in the NBA, he was my teammate (in 2004-05). Or I would say, I was his teammate. It was fun. You know when you start something, and you make a big circle and you come to the end. It was a lovely story that I finished my career with Kobe, with somebody who I was traded for. I have a lot of respect for the guy. I think he's definitely, by far, the best talent that I ever, ever played with. (It's) obviously very...
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Mar 10, 2015

16rings: The Rise Of Jordan Clarkson

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by unpossibl1 at 1:07 PM (985 Views / 4 Likes)

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Here's my latest on Jordan Clarkson, including how he stacks up against his draft class and what it means for the Lakers.

Mar 10, 2015

Official Jabari Brown Thread: He's Gone! Waived 10/26/15

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by unpossibl1 at 11:08 AM (10,925 Views / 2 Likes)

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Mar 9, 2015

Magic Destroyed Vlade's Pager

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by LALakersFan4Life at 10:45 PM (1,016 Views / 0 Likes)

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By Kelly Dwyer
8 hours ago
Ball Don't Lie

For years, Magic Johnson’s brief and unspectacular coaching career fit within an easily digestible narrative. Magic, just a year and a half removed from retiring as a player and a year and a half removed from being unnecessarily shouted out of making a comeback with the Los Angeles Lakers, took over a lacking Laker team late in 1993-94 that was half made-up of Magic-era veterans and 1990s-generation whippersnappers.

Magic couldn’t get through to the kids, and he couldn’t squeeze much else out of the oldsters. Johnson went just 5-11 with the Lakers as they missed the playoffs for the first time in 18 years, he confirmed that he would not be returning to the team just ten games into his tenure, and he vowed never to coach again following the 16-game trial.

Infamously, Magic Johnson also reportedly destroyed a Laker’s cell phone after it went off during a team meeting, effectively acting as a symbolic expression of frustration at...
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