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Artest: Lakers need to be 'hoodalized'? (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:13:10 PDT

During a recent interview on ESPN, newly signed Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest said the team needed to be...

Phil Jackson says he'll return to Lakers (AP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:51:30 PDT

Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season. The Hall of Fame coach turns 64 in September and said on the team's Web site Friday he got the go-ahead for another season after consulting the team doctor.

Gasol will play for Spain at Euro Championship (AP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:35:06 PDT

Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol will play for Spain in September in the European Basketball Championship. Gasol said Friday that it was an easy decision after winning the NBA finals. "The season went really well for me and now I want to defend our country," Gasol said. "We're really hopeful about the team we have, but we can't go there with a mentality that we'll be...

Lakers: Phil Jackson will return for 2009-10 season (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:10:12 PDT

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, fresh off a record 10th NBA Championship as a coach, announced on...

'Net reaction: Artest and Ariza swap teams (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:10:37 PDT

What a wild and wacky world we live in. According to numerous reports, Ron Artest will be a member of the Lakers...

NBA free agents: 2009 class (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:39:00 PDT

Team-by-team list of NBA free agents.

Artest going to Lakers (AP)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:56:50 PDT

Ron Artest is joining Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. "I am very excited to finally be going to L.A.," Artest said in a statement issued by his agent Thursday night. "For years now, the Lakers have expressed interest in having me play for them, but we could never get the stars to align.

Lakers look to Artest to fill dramatic role (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:56:00 PDT

With Ron Artest on their side, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers don't need to worry about post-title complacency.

Updated odds to win 2010 championship following Draft, trades (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:05:25 PDT

Bodog's odds to win the 2009-10 NBA Championship have been reassessed and posted following last week's...

Lakers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:02:26 PDT

As is the case with many teams these days, the Lakers have some worries about money. The difference for the Lakers, however, is that they have an NBA championship to lean on and are simply trying to set aside money to spend and not necessarily save.

The Lakers used their draft night to make owner Jerry Buss' wallet bulge more—selling draft picks away to New York (first-rounder) and Miami (second-rounder) for a total of $3.5 million—in hopes of having more funds to re-sign Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom in July. Both players are unrestricted free agents who want to return to defend their NBA championship but will see what the market offers them.

"Rather than commit to a player for two years when there is a chance based on last year's roster he wouldn't make the...

Bryant decides not to opt out of contract (AP)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:55:50 PDT

Kobe Bryant insisted his contract status wouldn't be an issue, and he was right. Now the Los Angeles Lakers can turn their attention to some NBA champion teammates. Bryant chose not to terminate the final two years of his contract and will remain with the Lakers, the team he wanted to leave just two summers ago.

Celtics continue to recruit Wallace (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:04:00 PDT

The Celtics have discussed having Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen meet with free-agent forward Rasheed Wallace.

Some big names, fewer big spenders in free agency (AP)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:56:21 PDT

Some big names will be out there. The big spenders will be harder to find. Free agency opens in the NBA on Wednesday, but there should be few fireworks this July. The blockbuster trades were last week, and the real free agent bonanza is next year. Financial difficulties, combined with the potential of one of the best classes ever in 2010, will have most teams keeping their check books closed this...

Suicide lines: Bosh, Boozer, Millsap, Ariza and more ... (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:00:33 PDT

Every weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your fresh...

Will Ariza, Odom, Brown cash in with Lakers? (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:08:47 PDT

Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom and Shannon Brown want to return to the Los Angeles Lakers . According to the Los...

Reports: Yao may miss season (AP)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:55:32 PDT

Rockets center Yao Ming's broken left foot could be a "career-threatening" injury. Dr. Tom Clanton, the Houston Rockets' team physician, told the Houston Chronicle on Monday that Yao's injury "has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career-threatening." Yahoo!

Rockets could lose Yao for season or more (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:14:00 PDT

As Yao Ming seeks more opinions, league sources say a foot injury could be serious enough to threaten his career.

Nelson says Mavericks will be busy this summer (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:22:43 PDT

While the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets have made moves to improve themselves to contend with the Los...

Hours after Cavaliers get Shaq, Magic get Carter (AP)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:04:22 PDT

The Orlando Magic won the Eastern Conference title by handling everything that LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers threw at them on the court. The Magic started an early defense of their conference supremacy on Thursday by trying to match the Cavaliers in a battle of blockbuster draft-day trades. Hours after Cleveland acquired Shaquille O'Neal from Phoenix to play alongside King James, Orlando...

LeBron, Shaq to chase a title together with Cavs (AP)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:04:21 PDT

LeBron James is a unique talent, a once-in-a-generation player who has lifted a franchise to unprecedented heights. He's also a red-carpet celebrity whose circle of friends includes billionaire business moguls and rap stars. There are few like him. On Thursday, the Cleveland Cavaliers added someone just as big.

Clippers take Griffin with No. 1 pick in NBA draft (AP)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:02:11 PDT

On a draft day that felt like the trade deadline, the Los Angeles Clippers never considered a deal. Not when they were the ones who could take Blake Griffin. Following a flurry of head-turning trades around the NBA, the Clippers started Thursday night's draft with the obvious choice: Griffin, the only player considered a sure thing in a class full of question marks.

Winners and losers: Cavs cash in (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:34:00 PDT

Cleveland made the most of draft day with a big trade, but the Pacers bit way too early on a college star.

Draft buzz: Trading game (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:27:00 PDT

Keep up with all the latest news and notes on draft day.

The Ball Don't Lie/SB Nation 2009 NBA Mock Draft recap (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:05:00 PDT

Ball Don't Lie combined with SB Nation (and a few others) to put together this epic 2009 Mock Draft.

Is co-coach plan for Lakers a real possibility? (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:59:09 PDT

The plan, as it as stands now, would have Phil Jackson coaching the Los Angeles Lakers at home, in Hollywood,...

Lakers likely to unload 1st-round draft pick (AP)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:43:49 PDT

The NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers will likely unload at least one of their three draft picks. They have the 29th pick in the first round and the 42nd and 59th picks in the second round of Thursday's draft. General manager Mitch Kupchak said Wednesday that there was a "better than even likelihood" the team would get rid of its first-round pick.