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This picture was taken 13 years ago after the Lakers won the title in Orlando. Kobe was wearing the same champagne-soaked shirt, jersey, shorts and armband he had on at the arena back at the hotel. People call it his first without Shaq but it was really his first with his girls.
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This Canadian kid's response to not being able to go to Disneyland this weekend is the best thing I've seen today. 😂
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Rondo leaves the Lakers with a championship and one of the greatest photos ever.
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It may seem small but this video says a lot about Dak Prescott.
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Monty Williams is seriously one of the greatest human beings on this planet.
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Jack Nicholson is back courtside at a Lakers playoff game for the first time in a long time.
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The stage for the 2020 NFL Draft in Las Vegas will be on the water at the Fountains of Bellagio. The players will be transported to the stage by boat.
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Vanessa Bryant on Kobe Bryant being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame today. "We wish that he was here with us to celebrate but it's definitely the peak of his NBA career."
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UPDATE: She's OK and at home tonight with her family.
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There's some great
@SloaneStephens
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The chair’s ego in this situation not only penalized Serena Williams but also deprived Naomi Osaka of the spotlight (and smile) she deserved.
#USOpen
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D'Angelo Russell and LeBron James. The chemistry on this team, man.
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So a dog just pooped in front of the Big Baller Brand pop-up shop in New York. (Insert your own joke here.) Now the highlight for everyone in line is seeing who will step in it. Welcome to 2017 in a nutshell.
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Kobe Bryant became a mentor for Naomi Osaka when she was dealing with some adversity in 2019. She wore a Kobe Lakers jersey after every match on her way to winning the 2020 US Open. Here she is channeling her Mamba Mentality after beating Serena Williams at the Australian Open.
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The Dallas Cowboys Spanish announce team did not get a booth of their own tonight so they are in the main press box at SoFi Stadium. This is what the Dak Prescott touchdown sounded like.
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Phil Jackson is in the building tonight for Pau Gasol.
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D’Angelo Russell tried to sneak his Coco5 drink into the postgame press conference again. No dice, again. 😂
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When your teammate puts you on blast in front of the media.
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I’d like to think he took a drag of his cigarette a couple minutes later as he talked about missing out on "It's a Small World.”
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Jim Harbaugh sees his mom and dad for the first time after winning the national championship.
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- LeBron isn’t leaving without a retirement tour.
- His goal was to play in the NBA with Bronny, who is playing 1 mile down the street next year and will be one and done.
- L.A will host 2025 NBA All-Star, which will be a LeBron retirement party.
- NBA Vegas ownership in 2026.
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Kobe and the Lakers celebrating winning the Western Conference and going to the NBA Finals in 2010.
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LeBron James will be the last Lakers player to ever wear No. 6.
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Long after the AFC was done practicing for the Pro Bowl today in Las Vegas, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce stayed to sign autographs for the fans. They were the last ones to leave the field before the NFC arrived for their practice session.
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Dennis Schröder turned down an $84 million deal with the Lakers because he wanted a $120 million contract. He just signed with the Celtics for the $5.9 million exception.
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Patrick Mahomes spent a good six minutes going around the Kansas City Chiefs locker room as soon as he walked in after the Super Bowl was over and congratulated every single one of his teammates and coaches before finally sitting down at his locker.
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One of the coolest things about Kobe having both 8 and 24 retired is seeing 8 & 34 next to each other and 24 & 16 next to each other in the rafters forever. Seven NBA Finals. Five NBA titles. Two of the greatest tandems in NBA history.
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ESPN agreed to a five-year, $1.5 billion deal to stream UFC fights on ESPN+. This shouldn't be happening.
Cheyanne Buys breaks down after learning of her "life-changing" $50,000 bonus.
"I am negative in my account right now. ... I've been so broke my whole life because of this sport."
#UFCVegas33
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I spent the first nine years of this decade letting myself get up to 329 pounds and needing a seatbelt extender when I flew. I spent the last year taking care of myself and losing over 130 pounds. It’s never too late to change and create the life you want for yourself in 2020.
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A very cool moment where LeBron James shouts out writer Jeff Zillgitt, who he had previously wished well following cancer surgery.
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Protesters are blocking the 101 freeway in Downtown Los Angeles and just smashed a police car window.
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Championship banners for the Lakers and Dodgers at a construction site off the 405 freeway near Culver City.
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LeBron James now has over 100 million followers on Instagram. That's more than the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS and WNBA combined.
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It would be great to see Pau Gasol sign a ceremonial contract with the Lakers, be teammates with his brother in Los Angeles (even for a day), retire as a Laker and get his jersey retired next to Kobe’s.
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Can we get Snoop in the Lakers broadcast booth this season?
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LIFE UPDATE: After nine amazing years at ESPN I've decided to take the job I dreamed about having as a kid. I'm going to be a sports columnist at the Los Angeles Times! I will also be covering emerging trends in sports. I can't tell you how excited I am for this opportunity.
Arash Markazi joins LA Times Sports staff as Enterprise Reporter and Page 2 Columnist. Welcome
@ArashMarkazi
! 👋 Read more in the release here ⬇️
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Carmelo Anthony — 37 years old
LeBron James – 36 years old
Trevor Ariza – 36 years old
Marc Gasol – 36 years old
Dwight Howard – 35 years old (turning 36 Dec. 8)
Wayne Ellington – 33 years old
Kent Bazemore – 32 years old
Russell Westbrook — 32 years old
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Dwight Howard was a surprise participant at the WWE Tryout in Nashville today. He told me he legit wants to join the WWE one day.
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Vin Scully's final message as he signs off on his final broadcast.
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Stephen A. Smith on Shohei Ohtani: "I don't think it helps that the number one face is a dude that needs an interpreter so you can understand what the hell he's saying in this country."
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Here's one idea online for a 32-team NBA with Seattle and Las Vegas in the West and Minnesota in the East. Eight divisions in two 16-team conferences. Thoughts?
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I found out the news about Kobe when I landed in Miami. I was numb. I'm still numb. I first thought of Gianna, who was always by his side. Here's my column on Kobe's relationship with GiGi. "It’s a trip to see her move... It’s a trip how genetics work.”
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The MSG Sphere Las Vegas, an 18,000-seat arena targeted at concerts, shows and fights, will begin construction this year and open in 2020. The arena will have a 170,000-square-foot LED screen wrapping the inside. The outside will have 580,000-square-feet of programmable screens.
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Patrick Mahomes opens the WWE championship that was waiting for him at his locker after the Super Bowl and presents it to his teammates.
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Dennis Schröder waiting for his teammates to come back to the locker room after the win. He was ejected earlier in the game.
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After the Lakers game,
@Dloading
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Remember the Derek Fisher 0.4 shot? Do you remember that playoff series? The Spurs won Games 1 and 2 at home by double digits. The series was over. The Spurs were winning in 4 or 5. What happened? The Lakers won back-to-back at home, stole Game 5 thanks to Fisher, and won in 6.
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Kyrie Irving was trending on Twitter today because he believes the Earth is flat. I asked him about it.
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The Lakers have won a championship to start four of the last five decades: 1980, 2000, 2010 & 2020.
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Trevor Ariza said Russell Westbrook called him after he got traded to the Lakers and said he wanted to talk to him. Ariza said, "What the fuck do you want to talk to me about?" 😂
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LeBron James:
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16 rebounds
10 assists
Advancing to his 10th NBA Finals over the last 11 seasons.
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Tonight’s final score was Lakers 116, Jazz 108. Add it up and you get 224.
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A quick trip to Atlanta for Ric Flair’s surprise 70th birthday party. The guest list includes Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Triple H, Shane McMahon, Charles Barkley, Todd Gurley, Evander Holyfield, Dennis Rodman, Chris Jericho, The Nasty Boys, Brad Nessler and like everyone else.
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As if tonight couldn't get any more surreal, Mike Trout brings up the fact that the Angels scored 7 runs in the first and finished with 13 runs. "Tyler’s birthday is 7/13. Tomorrow,” he said. They'd tell you to rewrite this script to make it more believable if you turned this in.
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Rob Pelinka taking a deserved victory lap and congratulating the players he traded for at the trade deadline.
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2020 NLCS:
Game 1 - Braves Win
Game 2 - Braves Win
Game 3 - Dodgers Win
Game 4 - Braves Win
Game 5 - Dodgers Win
Game 6 - Dodgers Win
Game 7 - Dodgers Win
2021 NLCS:
Game 1 - Braves Win
Game 2 - Braves Win
Game 3 - Dodgers Win
Game 4 - Braves Win
Game 5 -
Game 6 -
Game 7 -
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They wouldn’t be in the playoffs.
Would the Lakers have had a better chance in this series if they still had Russell Westbrook instead of D-Lo/Vanderbilt/Beasley?
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When you walk up to accept your diploma and spot the professors who almost failed you.
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One of the most unforgettable nights with Kobe was when he won his first championship without Shaq in 2009. He refused to take off his uniform as he celebrated the title back at the hotel with his family and teammates. He wore that champagne soaked uniform until the next day.
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LeBron James wasn't getting two numbers retired but No. 23 will one day hang from the rafters at Staples Center. He led the Lakers to a title wearing No. 23 and helped L.A. heal following the passing of Kobe. I'll always feel LeBron became a Laker the moment the gave that speech.
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Tyler "
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Timberwolves coach Chris Finch on his team: “We have fighters.”
Reporter: “Literally.”
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Blessed that these three were the soundtrack to my childhood in L.A.
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Two of the most popular Japanese athletes -- Rui Hachimura and Shohei Ohtani -- now call Southern California home.
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Magic Johnson reacts after Kike Hernandez hits a grand slam in the NLCS.
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This is heartbreaking. Assane Dramé was a digital video intern for the Clippers. He died after being in a car accident driving Monday night after working media day. Here he was after the Clippers broke ground on their new arena in Inglewood. Condolences to his friends and family.
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12 years ago today Kobe won his first title without Shaq. It meant so much to him. It was a night I'll never forget. He refused to take off his uniform as he celebrated the title at the hotel with his family and teammates. He wore that champagne-soaked uniform until the next day.
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Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin said that Caitlin Clark had the highest selling jersey on draft night of any athlete in any sport in the company’s history.
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Here's the selfie that 13-year-old Ryan McKenna took on his iPhone with Justin Timberlake during the halftime of the Super Bowl. "I just went for it," he said. McKenna is a Patriots fan from Hingham, Mass. and is already scheduled to be on Good Morning America tomorrow.
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Los Angeles has won a championship in each one of the six major North American professional sports leagues over the past eight years.
▪️ LA Rams 2022 (NFL)
▪️ LA Lakers 2020 (NBA)
▪️ LA Dodgers 2020 (MLB)
▪️ LA Sparks 2016 (WNBA)
▪️ LA Kings 2014 (NHL)
▪️ LA Galaxy 2014 (MLS)
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Love this video of B..B. at the All-Star Game. The last time I talked to Kobe, I asked him why he didn’t go to more Lakers games.
“It’s not that I don’t want to go but I’d rather be giving B.B. a shower and sing Barney songs to her. I played 20 years and I missed those moments.”
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Russell Westbrook driving around L.A. for the first time as a Laker officially, listening to Nipsey Hussle. Perfect.
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First Lakers home playoff game with fans in 10 years and the place is jumping.
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Let’s be real: This is the asterisk season, not last season.
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Reggie Miller tries to convince Kobe Bryant to send his daughter to play basketball at UCLA but he says she is hellbent on going to UConn.
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Lakers fans watching LeBron James and Anthony Davis in this first quarter like
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Kendrick Lamar is sitting in the Right Field Pavilion at Dodger Stadium for tonight’s Dodgers-Braves game. Man of the people.
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I know facts get lost in a story about tweets but I really wish news outlets would stop saying the UCLA players were in jail or freed from jail. This is the hotel they were at for a week. They weren’t even under “house arrest.” They were free to leave the hotel if they wanted to.
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None of the LED screens work at the $5 billion SoFi Stadium for tonight’s Chargers-Cowboys game, including the 70,000 square foot video board, so fans don’t know the score, down and distance and can’t watch replays.
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Vanessa Bryant’s speech. Wow. Just wow. Incredible. I don’t know how she made it through it. There wasn’t a dry eye at the Staples Center when she finished.
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The Lakers will enter next season with five future hall of famers. Here is a painting of those five players from
@TomKingue
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“I could never live in L.A.”
“You’re right. It’s terrible.”
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If you’re watching Tom Brady tonight, appreciate this moment. I didn’t always do that while I was watching Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. You always think there’s an endless tomorrow with these stars but there isn’t and what you’re watching right now will never happen again.
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Steve and Connie Ballmer will donate more than $25 million for COVID-19 relief efforts in Los Angeles, Seattle and Southeast Michigan.
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