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Lakers Nation Sound-Off: Kobe Bryant is the Dark Knight

Name: Yaseen Manan | Twitter: @Seenamatic Subject: The Dark Knight Friday, April 12, 2013. There's 10:33 left in the 3rd quarter. Kobe drives baseline on Harrison Barnes and meets Festus Ezeli at the rim. Foul. Kobe goes down; clutching his…

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Lakers Nation Sound Off: The Penta-Cursed Lakers

Author: Yaseen Manan | Twitter: @Seenamatic Topic: The Penta-Cursed Lakers When this team was put together, no one thought that the Lakers would be fighting for just the 8th seed. Kobe would see single coverage and blow his defenders out of the…

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Lakers Lose in Milwaukee, Can’t Complete Back to Back Victories

Written by: Alex Meshot The injury-prone Lakers have switched line-ups more than the Los Angeles Kings this year. The Lakers looked to add on another win without their ruthless leader, Metta World Peace. World Peace’s absence made a huge difference…

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Kobe Bryant Becomes 15th Player in NBA History to Reach 1,800 Steals

Kobe Bryant has yet another milestone. With his second steal in the third quarter against the Timberwolves, Kobe Bryant became just the 15th player in NBA history to reach 1,800 career steals. --- Kobe Bryant has evolved over the years.…

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Lakers Come Back From Down 20 To Defeat Bobcats in Charlotte

Written by: Alex Meshot A trip to Charlotte is the best way the Lakers can get back on the right track, as the Bobcats are currently the worst team in the league with an 11-37 record. Both teams are coming…

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Lakers’ Early Adversity Leaves Much Reason to be Hopeful

Here we are not even a month into the 2012-13 NBA season, and the Lakers have had to deal with what feels like a season’s worth of adversity and uncertainty. After only 71 games as the Lakers’ head coach, Mike…

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Girl with a Lakers Problem: Whose Team is it Anyway?

Written by: Carmen Vitali Prior to this season’s start, all eyes were on the Lakers’ off-season transactions in the pickups of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash. While the Nash news was overshadowed as soon as word of Howard’s trade became widespread,…

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Lakers Nation Writers’ Roundtable: What Are You Thankful For?

As Lakers fans, what are you most thankful for? Some of the Lakers Nation staff members weigh in on the topic. Andrew Ungvari (@DrewUnga): There are a lot of things to be thankful for as a Lakers fan. So many that…

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Lakers Nation Visits KTLA – Talks Lakers, Howard and Nash

Last night we were fortunate enough to be invited to the KTLA studios to talk Lakers with Rebecca Hall. Our very own Daniel Buerge sat down with Rebecca and talked about the upcoming season, the free agent frenzy, and what…

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Pulse of the Fan: An Open Letter to Lakers’ Executive Jim Buss

Dear Mr. Buss, Being a Lakers fan is extremely hard. Why you ask? Ridicule. Ridicule from fans of every other team, and some people who don’t even like basketball but “hate” the Lakers. I’m sure no one is bold enough…

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