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2 months ago

Carmelo Anthony: "The deal was done with the Lakers; I never thought about New York"

Carmelo Anthony discussed various aspects of his life and career in a two-hour podcast with Dwyane Wade.

He clarified that he never wanted to leave Denver when he joined the New York Knicks. [ more ]

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4 months ago

'Melo and Mero Team Up to Talk Basketball (Maybe Even the Nets)

Carmelo Anthony and Joel Martinez are teaming up to host a streaming series titled 7PM in Brooklyn.

The show will primarily discuss basketball and New York, but will also cover other subjects.

The hosts bring contrasting styles to the show - Martinez is a brash trash talker while Anthony plays it safe. [ more ]

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Knicks 2022-23 player review: Mitchell Robinson

If you have been paying attention to the Association for more than 10 years, or if you're a hoops connoisseur who took advantage of the lockdown days of 2020 to learn about the history of the L, then you might have heard about this thing they called "Big Men."I mean real, dominant, stout, dunks-and-blocks thicc big bois.

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Josh Hart after beating Miami: "I'm not happy, but we'll take this win."

The New York Knicks sweated it but earned a hard-fought 111-105 win against the Miami Heat to even their second-round series.Now it's at least a five-game affair as the teams move on to South Beach.It was a ridiculously close game from tip-off to the final buzzer.The Heat led for most of it, but the Knicks knew when and how to proceed on their way to the win.

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Lucky Number 25

For decades, the NBA Draft went by with the Knicks either as spectators or on the outside looking in.Past front-office leaders like Isiah Thomas traded draft picks like they were worthless.Or, like Phil Jackson, they squandered late first-round picks on players with low upside, only to fade out of the league in a few years.

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Despite Obi Toppin injury, Knicks not looking at Carmelo Anthony: Reports | amNewYork

The Knicks now have a serious hole in their rotation after power forward Obi Toppin suffered a leg injury, and will be "reevaluated" towards the end of the year.With Toppin missing so much time, the team is left without one of their most important bench players."When he's out there we just play faster.

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Knicks 2022-23 player review: Obi Toppin

"Classic rock" was the first genre I learned.My pops grew up in the 70s and reared me on the best his decade offered.It all started when he told me to search for the Led Zepplin album with "the old man carrying sticks."That album was Led Zepplin IV, considered one of the greatest rock albums ever.

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Knicks rally to steal a 111-105 win over Miami to tie the series 1-1 | amNewYork

Despite playing a Miami team without its star forward Jimmy Butler, the Knicks needed every second to escape with a 111-105 win at Madison Square Garden to tie the series at one game apiece before heading to Miami.With Butler out and both Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson cleared to play for New York, it seemed like the Knicks had a good shot to even the series before traveling down South, but nobody told the Heat, who played like a team with no pressure and nothing to lose, moving the ball with confidence and matching the Knicks' usual physicality, often simply being the aggressor themselves.

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These Knicks will be playoff noisemakers

A few weeks ago I started working on a piece about the teams the New York Knicks could face in the playoffs.Pretty soon I had to scrap it.That's how fast and how far things changed in just a few weeks: Atlanta, Miami, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston and Milwaukee were all postseason possibilities at one point.

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Julius Randle: un-cool expressionist All-Star

You know "The Scream"?By Edvard Munch?Munch is my favorite painter.Maybe because he's an expressionist, something I'm not comfortable being.Expressionist painters warped reality in their works to reflect their own feelings.It won't shock you to know Munch's paintings mostly share the same vibe of his most famous work.

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The Brooklyn Nets are the LOL Knicks

Choosing a favorite episode of Seinfeld is like choosing the worst Knick point guard this century.It's impossible to settle on one.

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Boston Celtics: 3 Knicks to trade into Evan Fournier TPE to clear cap space for NY

The Boston Celtics front office has gotten full permission from franchise owner Wyc Grousbeck to do whatever it takes to fortify the current reigning and defending Eastern Conference Champions for next season and beyond.

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Carmelo Anthony officially announces his retirement

NBA legend Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement on Monday morning with a video posted to social media.It probably doesn't come as much of a surprise, since he couldn't catch on with an NBA team last season.Still, it's the end of an incredible ride for Melo, who finished in ninth place in NBA history in scoring.

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Trade proposal brings Boston Celtics an All-Star, sends Jaylen Brown to hometown team

With Jaylen Brown criticizing a portion of the Boston Celtics fanbase for being toxic to the New York Times' Sopan Debb, and further complaints about the city of Boston to The Ringer's Logan Murdock, many fans are wondering if No. 7's days in Beantown are numbered.One reader in the latest Celtics Mailbag from MassLive's Brian Robb believes the Cs need to try to recoup value in a trade, suggesting a trade proposal that would bring an All-Star back to Boston as well as a former lottery pick big.

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Potential Boston Celtics wing addition 'wouldn't sniff the floor' if signed

While a reader's question in the latest Celtics Mailbag from MassLive's Brian Robb pertaining to the Boston Celtics filling their final roster spot was specifically about Stanley Johnson, Robb's answer applied to all prospective Cs 15th men.You won't sniff the floor barring something catastrophic happening to a member of the Celtics' rotation.

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Boston Celtics: DK calls 6x Knicks All-Star signing with Cs potential nightmare

While the Boston Celtics don't appear to be set to sign any veterans to round out free agency - having Justin Jackson, Jake Layman, Luka Samanic, Brodric Thomas, Denzel Valentine, and Noah Vonleh all fighting for the final roster spot - things could change quickly should the season start and the Cs are lacking in scoring, rebounding, or whatever ailment strikes the roster.

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3 reasons the Boston Celtics should NOT sign Carmelo Anthony

The Boston Celtics are in the market for a new scoring threat off the bench after losing forward Danilo Gallinari to a torn ACL this off-season.

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Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum hints at Cs adding Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony

Boston Celtics All-NBA First-Team forward Jayson Tatum has been dropping hints all over his numerous social media accounts about what he'd like to see his employer do as the offseason concludes and training camp and the preseason loom.

Defector

The Leafs Are The Hockey Knicks, Unless It's The Other Way Around | Defector

The Toronto Maple Leafs are on the verge of being eradicated from yet another playoff season, and even if they stave off elimination Wednesday night in Game 4 the mood has still been set.They talked it, or more accurately their fans and media talked it, and they couldn't walk it.But it isn't about the history, which we know all too well because Leafs fans tell us with their body language.

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LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony help pack gym to watch sons battle in basketball

Dru Joyce II knew what he was in for as soon as LeBron James spoke up.Back in February 2002, the name Carmelo Anthony existed mostly in the "magic of the unknown," as James' former teammate Romeo Travis put it, to most of St. Vincent-St.Mary's High in Akron.But James, who'd played USA basketball over the summer with the mysterious 6-foot-8 kid from Virginia's Oak Hill Academy, knew.

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Lakers Season in Review: Austin Reaves

Austin Reaves was one of the lone bright spots in this otherwise dark and gloomy Lakers season, taking his play in Las Vegas Summer League and turning it into a promising rookie campaign.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar criticizes LeBron James, says he should be 'embarrassed'

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, speaking before the Lakers hosted Denver on Sunday afternoon at the unveiling of a social justice trophy bearing his name, again criticized LeBron James for actions he said "were beneath" James and said the Lakers star should be "embarrassed" by some of the things he's done.

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Heavy links Boston Celtics to 38-year-old free agent currently coveted by Suns

The Boston Celtics have an open roster spot, and Heavy's Adam Taylor believes they should use it on a shooting forward who hasn't been in the NBA all season: 38-year-old 10x All-Star Carmelo Anthony.Boston already added a shooting big at the 2023 trade deadline with the Mike Muscala deal but can use another wing.

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Celtics' Jayson Tatum Told People He Wanted to Win ASG MVP in Debut of Signature Shoe

The debut of Jayson Tatum's signature Jordan Brand shoe could not have gone better.Tatum wore his new shoe for the first time during Sunday's All-Star Game, winning MVP after dropping a game-high 55 points to lead Team Giannis to a 184-175 victory over Team LeBron.Speaking to reporters after the game, Tatum admitted he wanted to capture the MVP to coincide with the shoe release.

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Boston Celtics: Proposal swaps marquee offseason addition for depth

With the Boston Celtics playing so well, the idea of getting rid of any key rotational players is one that doesn't sound particularly intriguing - of course, though, with the chips being all in this season, that line of thinking could change quickly.Still, the NBA is a league that rewards boldness.It's how the Miami Heat were able to collect two championships and four Finals appearances after going for broke to add LeBron James and Chris Bosh to a barebones roster with Dwyane Wade and how the New York Knicks were finally able to win a postseason series in the new millennium by deploying a similar strategy with Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Tyson Chandler during the same time period.

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Kendrick Perkins: The Boston Celtics should sign Carmelo Anthony

With rumors of Carmelo Anthony going to the Boston Celtics starting to die down, there is one NBA analyst and former player who believes the move would be great for both sides: Kendrick Perkins.

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NBA Rumors: Latest Buzz on Russell Westbrook Trade, Carmelo Anthony, Bojan Bogdanovic

Celtics "not expected to have interest" in Carmelo Anthony:...

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Analyst: Carmelo Anthony could work on the Boston Celtics

As rumors of Carmelo Anthony going to the Boston Celtics continue floating about, there is one analyst who believes the move would be great for both sides.

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Miami Heat 'OG', Udonis Haslem, receives praise from unlikeliest of source

The Miami Heat have the Cleveland Cavaliers on the docket for Friday night.And after dropping a highly contested matchup on Wednesday night to the same team, the Miami Heat will come out and try to limit their mistakes on Friday night.That means attempting not to have 20-plus turnovers, which might allow the Cavs to go for the 30 points they did in their win in the last contest off of said turnovers.

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Miami Heat: Will 'Big 3' documentary finally come after Netflix's 'The Redeem Team'?

In their relatively short time as an NBA franchise, the Miami Heat have already had, somewhat, of a fairytale existence.Well, if not fairytale, at least the stuff that folklore is made of.

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Miami Heat: Could Carmelo Anthony help absorb some PF minutes?

The Miami Heat's head coach, Erik Spoelstra, has a famous saying.It's one of his many proverbs that have come to affectionately be known as Spoisms.

The one in question today is "we have enough".

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7x All-Star and former scoring champion floated as Boston Celtics buyout targets

With Will Barton signing with the Raptors on February 28, the Boston Celtics lost out on the most frequently linked buyout market target.Boston's interest in Barton, it should be noted, didn't seem high due to the lack of an established role.So where do the Celtics go from here?Inside The Celtics' Bobby Krivitsky believes the team could take a look at a pair of over-the-hill former scoring aces who could still contribute in the right situation.

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Boston Celtics: Sixth and seventh-year forwards tabbed to make team out of training camp

The Boston Celtics training camp roster, according to NBC Sports Boston's Chris Forsberg, is all set.

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Boston Celtics: Payton Pritchard's presence precluding Cs from signing former lottery pick

Danilo Gallinari's recent knee injury, originally thought to be a meniscus tear but now confirmed to be an ACL tear, has caused the Boston Celtics to scramble here late in an offseason that they were arguably already one of the NBA's top winners of.

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Boston Celtics: Best-case trade proposal adds Donovan Mitchell to the 'Jays'

As the smoldered ashes of the Kevin Durant trade saga get swept away by the wind, the Donovan Mitchell trade fire burns brightly as August concludes and September (and training camp) begins.

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Boston Celtics: Unlikely proposal sends Jaylen Brown to Cleveland for former lottery picks, several future draft selections

The Boston Celtics no longer have macro-needs in the form of a Kevin Durant acquisition.

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Reacts: What grade do the Lakers get for the Rui Hachimura trade?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA.Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Los Angeles Lakers fans and fans across the country.Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.After waiting and waiting and waiting, the Lakers finally found the deal they had long waited on in acquiring Rui Hachimura from the Wizards for Kendrick Nunn and three second round picks.

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How Darvin Ham has quickly modernized the Lakers shot profile

While there were many things wrong with the Lakers last season, one of the most preventable issues the team had was it's shot profile.It wasn't outright bad or outdated, but it wasn't what one would expect from most modern NBA teams.And considering the ultra-thin margin for error the Lakers had last year, not maximizing every small detail like your shot profile led to the outright failure the season turned out to be.

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What are the best and worst case scenarios for the Lakers this season?

Every season in LakerLand starts with the expectation of winning a title - or at least it should.

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Carmelo Anthony tweets support of Brittney Griner: 'She is a human and she needs to come home'

For over three months, Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia with no sign of a release imminent.

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LeBron James is willing to give the Lakers his thoughts on possible additions if asked

Coming into last season, LeBron James spoke about the excitement he had in helping put the roster together.Carmelo Anthony (jokingly) called LeBron the general manager of the Lakers.

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Carmelo Anthony reflects on season with Lakers: 'This was another chapter for me'

For half the season, Carmelo Anthony was not only a bright spot for the Lakers, but arguably one of the best players on the team.

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Julius Randle on Friday's win in Toronto: "It's about time we won one of those type of games"

The New York Knicks kept their winning streak growing after defeating the Toronto Raptors 112-108 north of the border at the Scotiabank Arena.It's been four wins in a row for the Knicks (22-18), who also got to finally break an 11-game winless streak against Toronto on the road.The last time New York flew to Canada and came back with a W in the bag was Nov. 2015.

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Boston Celtics: Blake Griffin deemed 'more interesting theoretical fit than either Melo or Danilo Gallinari'

Blake Griffin's last-minute free agent deal with the Boston Celtics, a one-year veteran's minimum pact signed on September 30, was a bit of a surprise practically no one saw coming.

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Boston Celtics: Why Blake Griffin was signed over Carmelo Anthony

The Boston Celtics made a surprising signing on Friday, September 30 when the team inked Blake Griffin to a one-year, fully-guaranteed deal just days after the opening of the team's 2022 training camp.

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Some list Miami Heat among favorites to sign Carmelo Anthony

As the Miami Heat get set to embark upon training camp, they aren't a complete team.

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Boston Celtics: Blake Griffin signing with Cs would be a surprise

If Blake Griffin were to sign with the Boston Celtics, MassLive's Brian Robb would consider it a surprise.

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Proposal sees former Boston Celtics guard flipped from Knicks for Gary Trent Jr.

The Boston Celtics dabbled in Kevin Durant trade talks, offering Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and a draft pick to the Brooklyn Nets for their soon-to-be-34-year-old 12x All-Star forward, but talks ultimately went nowhere-not just for the Cs but for every other team in the NBA that engaged Sean Marks and co. on a potential deal-and the likelihood is high that the current 12-man roster rides into the preseason intact.

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Brooklyn Nets

Kevin Durant on pace to crack NBA's Top 10 scorers list

Move over KG, and hello KD.Nets star Kevin Durant continued his march up the NBA's all-time leading scorers list in Brooklyn's 112-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.Durant scored 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field.After passing Vince Carter for 19th-most points scored in NBA history, Durant supplanted former Timberwolves, Celtics and Nets legend Kevin Garnett for 18th place.

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Brooklyn Nets

Nets' Kevin Durant Deletes Tweet Implying 2012 Olympic Team Was 'the Best Team Ever'

The 1992 Dream Team and 2008 Redeem Team typically dominate the conversation about the greatest Team USA men's basketball team.

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Chicago Bulls

Bulls fans are overhwelmingly in favor of signing 'big name' free agent

When I say that Chicago Bulls fans want to add a big-name free agent, I don't mean washed-up former stars like Carmelo Anthony or DeMarcus Cousins, I mean it in the most literal sense possible.

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Carmelo Anthony Amongst Three All-Stars Still On the Free Agent Market | SLAM

Three All-Stars, including Carmelo Anthony and Blak Griffin remain on the free agent market with training camp set to begin in just over one week

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Boston Celtics named by B/R as best landing spot for 2x All-NBA Second-Teamer

Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey recently comprised a list ranking the best landing spots for NBA veteran Carmelo Anthony and, unsurprisingly, the Boston Celtics stood alone at the very top of the list.

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Boston Celtics NBA First-Teamer likes tweet supporting a Carmelo Anthony signing

In post-2009 journalism school academia, one is taught that social media, particularly Twitter, is one of the most important aspects of finding and breaking news.

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Boston Celtics: Making the case for Carmelo Anthony

As the Boston Celtics found out that forward Danilo Gallinari will be out for six to 12 months due to a torn left ACL, they saw a spot open up on their roster that gives a particular player a perfect opportunity to step in and produce immediately: Carmelo Anthony.

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Grant Williams, Celtics reportedly paused extension talks

Williams can sign an extension before Oct. 17.

While the Celtics have already made a pair of notable splashes this offseason, they might have some more work to do.

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Report: Celtics' Jayson Tatum to Drop Signature Jordan Brand Sneaker in 2023

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is getting his own signature shoe with Jordan Brand.

Tatum is expected to debut his signature shoe in summer 2023, according to Nicholas Vlahos of Sole Retriever.

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3 moves the Celtics can make to fill the void from Gallinari's injury

Last weekend, Boston Celtics forward Danillo Gallinari went down with a meniscus tear while playing for Italy in a FIBA World Cup qualifying game.

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Report: Boston Celtics interested in Carmelo Anthony

The Boston Celtics are reportedly interested in bringing in a 10-time all star, after forward Danilo Gallinari went down with a torn meniscus over the weekend.

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Boston Celtics: 2 Oklahoma City Thunder big men 'available for next to nothing'

The usual buyers and sellers of the NBA trade market are back at it again this offseason.

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Boston Celtics: The argument for and against signing Carmelo Anthony

In the wake of their four-game sweep of the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Boston Celtics are being linked to a soon-to-be free agent that will be 38 by the time the 2022-23 season kicks off.

Los Angeles Lakers

Lakers Cruise in Battle Between Shorthanded Squad | Los Angeles Lakers

Talk about a balanced attack.Despite missing four members of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team, the Lakers managed to snap their eight-game losing streak with quintessential team basketball.

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Lakers vs. Thunder Preview: The saddest NBA game

The " Los Angeles Lakers" will be playing the " Oklahoma City Thunder " on Friday, with the game serving as the second night of a back-to-back for L.A.

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Lakers Get Silver Against Golden State | Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers landed in the Bay to play the third to last game of their season.It was a promising performance until quarter 4 when the Warriors pulled away, shutting down the Lakers 128-112.

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Talen Horton-Tucker's career night not enough as Lakers fall to Warriors

Down a third of their roster and with nothing left to play for this season, a pressure-free Lakers team had a good showing but ultimately lost to a playoff-bound Warriors squad, 128-112.

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Lakers Playoff Hopes Dashed in the Desert | Los Angeles Lakers

To be the best, you have to beat the best but unfortunately for the Lakers (31-48) it was quite literally the best who got the better of them.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar apologizes to LeBron James for critical comments

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, issued an apology to LeBron James for comments the Hall of Famer made about him following a trophy unveiling for the league's Social Justice Champion Award.

Los Angeles Lakers

Lakers Bested by Jazz for Fourth-Straight Loss | Los Angeles Lakers

In the first night of a back-to-back, the Lakers (31-45) fell short to the Utah Jazz, 122-109, in Salt Lake City.

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LeBron James, Anthony Davis both officially ruled out for Lakers vs. Mavericks

As expected, the Los Angeles Lakers will be without both LeBron James and Anthony Davis for their game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel announced during his pregame media availability.

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Knicks 109, Bulls 104: "A little late, but progress is progress"

There was a moment in the middle of the second quarter.Mike Breen and Clyde Frazier were discussing something innocuous.It was such a normal conversation, Clyde wasn't even rhyming.

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Lakers barf up lead in New Orleans as part of their most epic second-half collapse yet

An hour-and-a-half before the Lakers tipped off against the Pelicans in New Orleans, head coach Frank Vogel made it clear to the media that he wasn't expecting his team to get blown out again like they did in the two teams' first meeting this season.

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