JJ Baccari

J.J. earned his degree in Sports Media from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2014. He played baseball collegiately for four years and is now interning with Lakers Nation and Sports City. J.J. is a die-hard Los Angeles Lakers and USC Trojans fan and a currently suffering Los Angeles Angels fan.
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Lakers News: Picture of Kobe Bryant Statue in China on Twitter

Everyone is in Los Angeles, let alone the United States knows who Kobe Bryant is. But it is official, Kobe Bryant has now left his legacy in China - well, more than he already had. According to Eddie Robles on…

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Phil Jackson Compares Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O’Neal

Phil Jackson compared Shaquille O'Neal to Wilt Chamberlain Wednesday night. Phil coached Shaq in his days in Los Angeles, leading the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships. Phil also played against Chamberlain and sometimes drew the assignment of guarding him.…

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Kobe Bryant Enjoys A Father’s Day Beer at Angels, Yankees Game

Kobe Bryant has been training non-stop to make his comeback for the 2013 season, but on Father's Day, the Mamba went out and had some fun in the sun at the Angels vs. Yankees afternoon game. ----Want to show off…

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Metta World Peace Takes To Twitter During Game 4 Of The NBA Finals

Bad news Laker fans, Metta World Peace might be off his meds again. Although, after reading all his tweets, I think it might be good news. Metta seemed to be having fun watching Thursday night's Game 4 of the NBA…

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Lakers Rumors: Team Interested In Free Agent Point Guard Will Bynum

The Lakers are rumored to be interested in soon-to-be free agent and former Detroit Pistons point guard, Will Bynum. Obviously the point guard position has been one that has plagued the Lakers the last few seasons, and it seems they…

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Lakers Nation Reacts: Is The 2-3-2 NBA Finals Format Preferred?

With the NBA finals continuing in San Antonio this week, the Spurs hope to take advantage of their second of three strait home games. While the higher seed is still granted with four home games in the finals series, the…

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Lakers News: Team Works Out Louisville Point Guard Peyton Siva

The Lakers are working out former Louisville Cardinals point guard national champion Peyton Siva today at their practice facility. -----Check out the Lakers Nation store to get your LN gear and show off your Lakers pride!------ According to Mike Trudell,…

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NBA Stars Read “Mean Tweets” From Fans On Jimmy Kimmel Live

After Game 2 of the NBA Finals Sunday night, Jimmy Kimmel invited some NBA stars onto his show and read some of the mean tweets they have received. Some of the stars included the Lakers' Kobe Bryant and Metta World…

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Julius Erving Says Lakers Tricked 76ers Into Accepting Andrew Bynum Trade

Last summer the Lakers had big plans to bring in new superstar talent to in turn help Kobe make one last championship run before walking away from the game that he grew up playing. ----Want to show off your Kobe…

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Lakers Give Permission to Atlanta, Charlotte To Talk To Darvin Ham

The Lakers may be losing another piece of their team this off-season, and it is not a player. The Lakers have granted the Atlanta Hawks and the Charlotte Bobcats permission to speak with assistant coach Darvin Ham according to Mark…

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