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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Damian Lillard's 3-point shot with .7 of a second left lifted the Portland Trail Blazers to a 113-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night at Moda Center. Lillard scored 32 points and hit his game-winner after Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a game-tying 3-pointer off an inbounds pass with 15.5 seconds remaining.
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Magic Johnson told the Los Angeles Times that he accepts full responsibility for the Lakers receiving a $500,000 tampering fine from the NBA last week. In fact, Johnson -- who is the Lakers' president of basketball operations -- said he told owner Jeanie Buss to take the money out of his paycheck. "It's under my watch,"…
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Lamar Odom liked being part of the Los Angeles Lakers, that much is clear. Odom, who’s been retired from the NBA for a hot minute now, played in Los Angeles from 2004 to 2011. He was an integral piece of what the Lakers were able to accomplish during that stretch and he won two championships with…
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NEW YORK - The NBA is investigating whether the Los Angeles Lakers tampered with All-Star forward Paul George while he was under contract with the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers asked the league to open the probe. "The Lakers have been cooperative and, at this point, no findings have been made," NBA spokesman Mike Bass said on…
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The Los Angeles Lakers have been rumored to be taking Lonzo Ball with the second pick of this month’s NBA Draft. The reports have been there ever since the Lakers landed the pick in the NBA lottery last month. He and his dad LaVar have made it clear they’d like Lonzo to play for the team…
There have been several rumors and reports going around that the Los Angeles Lakers may not be as “enamored” as
Magic Johnson would have us think. There seems to be yet another
claiming that the Lakers would even pass on Lonzo because of his dad,
among other concerns.Per source, the #Lakers would pass on Lonzo Ball if #nbadraft was today. Team isn't convinced he's a star and remains concerned about LaVar.— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) June 3, 2017
