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Kobe, Lakers Beat Short-Handed Spurs

SA keeps it close, despite lack of stars

Dec 14, 07 1:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Missing both Tim Duncan and Tony Parker due to ankle injuries, the Spurs still managed to put up a fight against the Lakers, before succumbing, 102-97. Kobe led Los Angeles with 30 points, saving the Lakers from a sluggish start against the Spurs' balanced attack, led by Bruce Bowen's 22... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • San Antonio Spurs • Tim Duncan • Tony Parker • Manu Ginobili • Brent Barry

AI Nets 51 But Nuggets Lose to Lakers 111-107

Marbury sits out Knicks' win over Nets, Pistons too much for Hornets

Dec 6, 07 2:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Allen Iverson became the first Nuggets player in 12 years to score 51 points in a game, but his slow fourth quarter allowed Kobe Bryant to lead the Lakers to a 111-107 victory, the Rocky Mountain News reports. "I think he fatigued a bit," said Denver's coach of... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • New Orleans Hornets • basketball • New Jersey Nets • Denver Nuggets • Detroit Pistons • Allen Iverson • Richard Jefferson • New York Knicks • Richard Hamilton

Flu, 'Wolves Can't Stop Kobe

Ailing Lakers can't help but rout Minnesota 116-95

Dec 5, 07 3:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Neither germs, nor snow, nor injuries could keep the Lakers from winning last night's game against the Timberwolves. The team marched through a blizzard to reach the arena and Kobe Bryant soldiered on through nausea and fatigue to come up with 20 points in the 116-95 victory, the Los Angeles ... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Minnesota Timberwolves • Andrew Bynum • Lamar Odom • Sebastian Telfair • Al Jefferson • Chris Mihm • Kwame Brown

No Boozer, No Okur, No Sweat for Jazz

Lakers can't contain injury-depleted Utah, lose 120-96

Dec 1, 07 6:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Deron Williams had a career-best 35 points in Utah's unexpected blowout of the Lakers last night, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Playing without the injured Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur, the rest of the Jazz stepped up, with Paul Millsap posting 20 points and Andrei Kirilenko putting up a triple-double... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Utah Jazz • Deron Williams • Andrei Kirilenko • Carlos Boozer • Paul Millsap • Mehmet Okur

Lakers Demolish Nuggets 127-99

LA turns 17-point deficit into win after coach signs contract extension

Nov 30, 07 5:38 AM CST
(Newser) - A few hours after Lakers coach Phil Jackson secured a two-year, $24 million contract extension, his team put together a performance that quelled the boos that have been echoing recently in the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant put up 24 points and seven assists in three quarters, and Sasha Vujacic contributed... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • Phil Jackson • basketball • Denver Nuggets • Carmelo Anthony • Allen Iverson • Lamar Odom • Sasha Vujacic

Sonics Nearly Topple Lagging Lakers 106-99

Slumping Seattle comes close, but Lakers
want it more

Nov 28, 07 3:38 AM CST
(Newser) - It was two very young teams battling in the Staples Center last night, but the Lakers had Kobe Bryant on their side, while the SuperSonics just had a 12-loss monkey on their back, the Los Angeles Times reports. A 54-54 halftime tie evolved into a 106-99 Lakers victory, keeping Seattle... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • Kevin Durant • basketball • Seattle SuperSonics • Lamar Odom

White-Hot Celtics Beat L.A.

Elsewhere, Spurs, Pacers and Heat get wins

Nov 24, 07 2:04 AM CST
(Newser) - It was retro night in Boston as the Celtics' Big Three were taking on the rival Lakers and fans wore "Beat L.A." shirts circa 1985. But rather than Bird, McHale and Parish, it was Garnett, Allen and Pierce who combined for 59 points and put up a... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • Memphis Grizzlies • basketball • Dallas Mavericks • Miami Heat • San Antonio Spurs • Houston Rockets • Indiana Pacers • Boston Celtics • Shaq

Kobe's 32
Carries Lakers to Drubbing
of Pacers

Wizards beat Sixers, Bucks survive LeBron

Nov 21, 07 12:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Kobe Bryant had reached his season average 26 points before the end of the first half, finishing with 32 as the Lakers blew out the Pacers at Indiana, 134-114. LA is on a four game tear after handing the Pacers their worst loss at home since March 2001. Elsewhere in... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • Washington Wizards • Indiana Pacers • Milwaukee Bucks • Philadelphia 76ers

San Antonio Wins Fourth Straight

As Mavericks rally past Sixers, Grizzlies survive Houston's McGrady

Nov 14, 07 1:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The Spurs' defense held Kobe to 18 points, and the offense shone, outscoring the Lakers 107-92 for their fourth consecutive victory, AP reports. Tony Parker led the team with 26 points to go along with his nine assists, and Bruce Bowen put on a clinic, hitting 6-of-6 from three-point territory... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • Memphis Grizzlies • basketball • Dallas Mavericks • San Antonio Spurs • Tony Parker • Houston Rockets • Tracy McGrady • Philadelphia 76ers

Rockets Take Down Lakers in Seesaw Finale

Houston wins season opener, 95-93, on Battier's longball

Oct 31, 07 4:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kobe Bryant put up 45 points, nearly half of the Lakers' total, in last night's season opener against the Rockets, but a late fourth-quarter showdown went in Houston's favor for a final score of 95-93. Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming combined for 55 points, but it was Shane Battier who... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Yao Ming • Houston Rockets • Tracy McGrady • Shane Battier

LA Owner Could Still Trade Kobe

Buss doesn't want to lose star,
get nothing in return

Oct 11, 07 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss tells the Los Angeles Times it isn't inconceivable that he would trade Kobe Bryant if an offer of sufficient value arose. In his first public remarks since an off-season punctuated by disruptive comments from the team's star, Buss said other teams had made offers... More »

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Kobe Bryant • basketball • Jerry Buss

Kobe Shows, Eventually, at Media Day

Lakers, Bryant talk
to the press before heading to camp

Oct 2, 07 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - No longer talking about being traded, Kobe Bryant arrived at the Lakers' media day 34 minutes after the rest of his team and assured his fans that he is "ready to go." Kobe shook hands with Andrew Bynum, the center he bashed in a fan video in June,... More »

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Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball

Matrix to Become a Laker?

Marion wants out of Phoenix; Los Angeles trade looks likely after Kobe approves

Sep 27, 07 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shawn Marion, having agitated for a trade out of Phoenix, is being considered by Los Angeles; he would replace Lamar Odom as Kobe's sidekick, a move meant in part to placate the disgruntled Lakers superstar. SportingNews.com reports that both Kobe and Marion are amenable to the deal—the sticking... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Phoenix Suns • Shawn Marion • Lamar Odom

Hall-of-Famer Jackson Could Bail Out
of Lakers

Coach unhappy with management

Sep 7, 07 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Basketball Hall of Fame inducted Phil Jackson last night, securing his position in basketball history.  His role with the Lakers, however, is not quite as clear.  Jackson has an to offer re-sign, but said if the team "doesn't move forward quickly, and that's the second round... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • Phil Jackson • basketball

Carmelo Leads US to Another FIBA Win

Mexico puts up best fight so far, but US prevails, 127-100

Aug 28, 07 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US continued its domination of the FIBA Americas Tournament last night, beating Mexico, 127-100, despite holding only a 15-point lead—its smallest so far—at halftime. The Mexican team, led by former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, outscored the US in the second quarter. "They just played every second... More »

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Mike Krzyzewski • Kobe Bryant • basketball • LeBron James • Carmelo Anthony • Dwight Howard • Nolan Richardson • FIBA

O'Neal Wants Trade to Team Kobe

Pacer yearns to go West,
but LA can't meet in the middle

Aug 7, 07 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jermaine O'Neal wants to be traded to the Lakers, and if the Pacers don't make it happen he'll bail on his contract at the end of the season, the Indy Star reports. The two clubs have sat down, but Indiana appears to be salivating over center Andrew Bynum, with whom... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Jermaine O'Neal • Indiana Pacers • Andrew Bynum • Larry Bird • sports trade

As LA Stalls, Kobe Fumes

Playing with Kidd for Team USA underscores Bryant's mediocre supporting cast

Aug 6, 07 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - While Kobe Bryant has limited his public outbursts since his May 30 meltdown, Ric Bucher reports that he is angrier than ever at the Lakers, who have not made any major moves this off-season other than re-signings and bringing in an aging Derek Fisher. Bryant has been chafing over the... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Team USA • Jason Kidd

FBI Names Rogue NBA Ref

Veteran Tim Donaghy accused of mob ties, illegal bets totaling thousands of dollars

Jul 21, 07 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI has officially blown the whistle on an NBA referee accused on illegal gambling. The feds are investigating claims that over the past two years veteran Tim Donaghy officiated a number of games on which he or his associates had placed bets—which might have totaled thousands of dollars.... More »

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sports • NBA • FBI • Kobe Bryant • basketball • LeBron James • Mark Cuban • gambling • gambling addiction • NBA referees • betting • David Stern • Tim Donaghy

Kobe Slams Kupchak, Bynum in Bootleg Video

Malcontent star swingman leaves management unmoved

Jun 19, 07 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - An amateur video surfaced today in which Lakers franchise player Kobe Bryant slammed GM Mitch Kupchak and the team's young center, Andrew Bynum, in a profanity-ridden tirade. The video had been filmed in a parking lot without Bryant's knowledge, and its anonymous makers plan to offer viewings online after the... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Andrew Bynum • Mitch Kupchack • Jerry Buss • Jason Kidd

KG in Phoenix, LA Rumors

Minnesota surreptitiously shops 2004 MVP

Jun 19, 07 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - After winning 65 games during the past two years, the Timberwolves are quietly assessing the trade value of intense, lanky power forward Kevin Garnett, 31. Garnett led the league in efficiency in 2007 and may be a suitable exchange for Phoenix phenom Amare Stoudemire, 24, who successfully returned from microfracture... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Phoenix Suns • Amare Stoudemire • Minnesota Timberwolves • Kevin Garnett • Kevin McHale • Jim Stack

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