Elizabeth Benson

Elizabeth is a graduate from Arizona State University and has her master's from Duquesne University. She is currently an associate editor at Lakers Nation. To read more of Elizabeth's articles click here. You can also follow Elizabeth on Twitter @Gobibs
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Lakers Nation Sound-Off: The Willful Lakers

Author: Eric Dominguez Subject: The Willful Lakers This year has been an extremely heart-stopping, frustrating and obstacle-ridden Lakers basketball season. The team has worn many different disguises; they go looking like a championship contender to a lottery type team from…

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Lakers News: Metta World Peace Calls The Lakers “Dwight’s Team”

There is an exciting but unique feeling going into this year's playoffs, which start on Sunday in San Antonio for the Lakers. While the fans are relieved the roller coaster of a regular season is over, the Lakers are heading…

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The Script of the Lakers’ Season Continues As the Team Must Step Up

Well, Lakers fans can take a big sigh of relief, at least until Sunday afternoon. After a season that felt endless due to drama on and off the court, the Lakers have found themselves in a familiar place: the playoffs.…

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Lakers News: Dwight Howard Says “We’re Not Done Yet”

It was quite fitting how the Lakers ended the regular season on Wednesday night. The Houston Rockets had control of most of the first three quarters and were exposing the Lakers’ greatest weakness: their transition defense. While the Rockets maintained a…

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Dwight Howard Says He Learned From Kobe Bryant’s Leadership

Kobe Bryant's presence on the court and in the locker room is going to be missed; there's no way around it. Kobe has basically been through it all in professional basketball, as he has experienced the highest highs and the…

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Lakers News: Steve Nash Out For Wednesday’s Game Against Houston

Steve Nash has missed the last seven consecutive games due to hamstring issues and soreness of his hip. He has been listed as day-to-day and has been a game-time decision for the last several games. ---- See Steve Nash through the…

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Mike D’Antoni Talks Offensive Adjustments Without Kobe In Lineup

There probably hasn't been any other player you would want to have the ball in his hand in the clutch more than Kobe Bryant for almost two decades now. Kobe thrives on pressure, and more often than not, he delivers…

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VIDEO: Dwight Howard Talks About Kobe Injury and Moving Forward

There is no question that the main topic of conversation among the players, coaches, staff and media was about Kobe Bryant, his injury and how his void on the court will affect the Lakers moving forward as they fight to…

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Kobe Tweets Photo Before Having Surgery On Torn Achilles Tendon

Lakers Nation and Lakers fans are still reeling from witnessing Kobe Bryant going down (multiple times) in the game on Friday with an injury to his Achilles tendon. Everyone knew the news was going to be bad, and earlier today…

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Kobe Bryant Injury: Will Have Surgery Saturday, Out 6-9 Months

After undergoing an MRI to discover the severity of Kobe Bryant's torn Achilles tendon that he suffered from during Friday's game, the 34 year old has elected to have surgery early Saturday afternoon. After practice today, head athletic trainer Gary Vitti…

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