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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Pau Gasol Hopes for Billboards Around Los Angeles Next Summer

After meeting with five teams, the world is now awaiting Dwight Howard's decision. Will he stay with the Lakers or take his talents to Raising Cane's? We'll likely find out on Friday, July 5, at the very earliest. If the…

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PHOTO: Dwight Howard in 5 Different NBA Uniforms

Free agency officially began Sunday night and there was plenty of activity in Laker land. The team expressed interest in numerous perimeter players including former Laker, Jordan Farmar and LA native, Nick Young. The biggest story surrounding free agency is obviously…

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Lakers Rumors: Team Reportedly Expresses Interest In Francisco Garcia

Free agency began at 9:00 p.m. PST in Los Angeles and the Lakers have been extremely active on the phone lines. The team has already expressed interest in former Laker Jordan Farmar, as well as Chase Budinger and Chris Copeland.…

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Lakers News: Dwight Howard Offered Lifetime Supply of Chicken Fingers by Dallas

Free agency begins tonight at 9 p.m. PST and the Houston Rockets will be the first of five teams to meet with Dwight Howard in Los Angeles. All five teams will persuade Howard to leave Los Angeles to be their…

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Lakers Rumors: Matt Barnes Receiving Interest from Lakers Again

Free agency officially begins July 1, and while all eyes will be on Dwight Howard, the Los Angeles Lakers are interested in bringing back small forward Matt Barnes, who played two seasons (2010-2012) with the team. According to Broderick Turner…

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Lakers News: Steve Nash Discusses Health, Dwight Howard’s Role

After playing in his foundation's annual celebrity soccer game, Steve Nash discussed his current health and Dwight Howard's future in the purple and gold (h/t ESPN LA). In a season where Nash dealt with a fractured fibula and right hamstring/hip…

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VIDEO: Kobe Bryant Discusses His Progress, Motivation and Future

Over the weekend, Kobe Bryant watched the Confederations Cup between Brazil and his home away from home, Italy. ---- Test your black mamba knowledge by taking this Kobe Bryant quiz! ---- During his time in Brazil, Bryant also spent some…

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Kobe Says He Can See Himself “Playing Another Three Or Four Years”

In one of the most trying seasons of his career, Kobe Bryant has openly discussed retirement and has reiterated that it is realistic that he would hang it up after his current contract expires, which is at the end of…

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2010 NBA Finals Game 7 Still Holds Second Highest Ratings

After LeBron James and the Miami Heat captured back-to-back championships in three years of consecutive Finals appearances, it still didn't garner more ratings than Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics.…

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Metta World Peace Says Dwight Howard Isn’t Going to the Rockets

Metta World Peace, a.k.a Ron Artest, joined a local Houston radio station on Monday to discuss a typical day in the off-season, his thoughts on LeBron James' play in the Finals so far and Dwight Howard's impending free-agency. ---- See Dwight Howard through…

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