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Trade for O'Neal Could Keep Kobe in LA

No, not that O'Neal

By Jesse Andrews, Newser User

Posted Jun 1, 2007 4:28 AM CDT

(Newser) – A day after the disgruntled Kobe Bryant demanded a trade on a New York radio show— then rescinded, after a talk with coach Phil Jackson—Post columnist Peter Vecsey claims equally frustrated Indiana star Jermaine O'Neal may be on his way to LA. O'Neal... Read full story »

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