Dan Duangdao

Dan Duangdao was the managing editor at Lakers Nation (2013-16, 2018-20). He is currently the founder at LA Sports Media, Lake Show, Raiders Nation, Rams Nation, Kings Nation, Galaxy Nation, and MMA Rumors. Born and raised in Southern California and a lifelong Los Angeles sports and mixed martial arts fan, his first NBA game was Kobe Bryant and the Lakers against the Golden State Warriors with Michael Jordan in attendance during the 1998-99 NBA season. He was previously a contributor at HOOPSWORLD (now Basketball Insiders) and an NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @DanDuangdao.
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Byron Scott Speaks On Idea Lakers Are Better Without Kobe Bryant

On Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott decided to rest Kobe Bryant against the Golden State Warriors. With the five-time champion trying to recover in time for the Christmas Day game against the Chicago Bulls, the Lakers surprised…

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Byron Scott Open To Limiting Kobe Bryant To 32 Minutes

On Sunday against the Sacramento Kings, Kobe Bryant suffered one of his worst performances of the 2014-15 NBA season as he shot 8-for-30 from the field and committed nine turnovers. Over the last couple of days, the discussion has been…

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Lakers Rumors: Team Interested In Signing Josh Smith

On Monday, the Detroit Pistons surprised the basketball world when the team decided to release Josh Smith, who still has two more seasons and $40.5 million remaining on his contract. While the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings are considered to…

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Byron Scott ‘Not Going To Sacrifice’ Kobe’s Well-Being For Wins

On Sunday against the Sacramento Kings, Kobe Bryant suffered one of his worst performances of the season as he shot 8-for-30 from the field and committed nine turnovers. After the 108-101 loss in Sacramento, head coach Byron Scott mentioned that…

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Kobe Bryant Says He Hasn’t Recruited Kevin Durant To Lakers

After Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for third on the NBA's all-time scoring list against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kevin Durant had high praise for the five-time champion and his one-time Olympic teammate. -- Have You Seen These LIMITED EDITION "Try…

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Dirk Nowitzki: Kobe Bryant Is The ‘Greatest Player In My Generation’

On Sunday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for third on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Since then, all the discussion has been about Kobe's place among the NBA greats. -- Have You Seen These LIMITED EDITION…

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Kobe Bryant Writes About His Journey To 32,310 Points

On Sunday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for third on the NBA's all-time scoring list after making two free throws. With this likely being the final two seasons of his future Hall of Fame career, Kobe…

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LeBron James On Kobe: ‘One Of The Guys I Looked Up To’

Heading into Sunday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kobe Bryant is nine points away from surpassing Michael Jordan on the NBA's all-time scoring list. While most were hoping Kobe would pass Jordan against the Chicago Bulls on Christmas Day, the…

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Jeremy Lin On Spurs Win: ‘Played Hard For A Team Full Of Toilet Paper’

Before Friday's win against the San Antonio Spurs, all the talk was about Kobe Bryant's trash-talking directed at his teammates during practice on Thursday. While some thought the five-time champion was too harsh, Kobe talked about the situation at yesterday's…

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Jeanie Buss: Tanking Is ‘Unforgivable’ And ‘Irresponsible’

Earlier this week, Magic Johnson made headlines by saying he wants the Los Angeles Lakers to lose every game to earn a high draft pick. With the team struggling with a 6-16 record, many agree with his statements while others…

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