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• Dyson Daniels Named NBA Most Improved Player

Dyson Daniels is the recipient of the George Mikan Trophy as the 24-25 NBA Most Improved Player. Daniels received 44 First Place Votes and 332 Total Points to finish ahead of Ivica Zubac and Cade Cunningham. Presented annually since the 1985-86 season, the Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award is designed to honor an up-and-coming player who has made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or...2025
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• Commanders Owner Magic Johnson Breaks Silence On the Team’s Return To Washington D.C.
The Washington Commanders are finally returning to D.C. and owner Magic Johnson shares his thoughts on the move....2025
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• LeBron James’ NBA Playoffs performance features things even he’s never done before

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Lakers would have been sunk long before now without LeBron’s latest evolution On any given day, in any given barbershop, in any given nook and cranny of the vast expanse of the United States, someone is arguing about who the greatest basketball player of all time is. While it’s a fool’s errand to try and convince someon...2025
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• Magic Johnson questions Lakers for playing LeBron James, Luka Doncic in entire second half

Lakers legend Magic Johnson calls out coach JJ Redick's decision to play LeBron James and Luka Doncic for all of the second half in a 116-113 loss to the Timberwolves....2025
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• Magic Johnson leads JJ Redick criticism over LeBron James decision that burned Lakers

There might be such a thing as too much LeBron....2025
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• Magic Johnson calls Lakers Game 1 vs. Wolves one of the ‘worst performances this season’
After the Lakers got dominated at the Crypto.com Arena this past Saturday evening in Game 1 of their first-round playoff clash against the Timberwolves, many have criticized their poor exhibition. One who didn’t keep his mouth shut was none other than Magic Johnson, who called them out on social media. The Hall of Famer ripped […] The post Magic Johnson calls Lakers Game 1 vs. Wolves ...2025

• Isaiah Stewart resurrects Bad Boys Pistons spirit with every fight and foul

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Isaiah Stewart and the Pistons are ready to bring their unique brand of physicality back to the NBA playoffs. Jerry Seinfeld once punctured the entire premise of team fandom with the observation that at the end of the day, it’s an empty exercise in rooting for laundry. Particularly in this modern league, Seinfeld has a point. Rosters are constantly i...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves release Denny McLain

The former 30-game winner reaches his last stop in his career. Braves Franchise History 1973: The Atlanta Braves release former 30-game winner Denny McLain, ending his career at the age of 28. In 1972, the Braves had acquired McLain from the Oakland Athletics in a straight-up swap for first baseman Orlando Cepeda. McLain won the American League Cy Young Award in 1968 and 1969. Phot...2025
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• Zoe Brooks, Tilda Trygger power N.C. State to a stunning upset of Notre Dame: What we learned about ACC contenders

N.C. State’s Tilda Trygger challenges the shot of Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Raleigh’s Reynolds Coliseum. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation Wes Moore’s Wolfpack toppling Niele Ivey’s Fighting Irish in double overtime on ESPN felt like women’s college basketball’s game of the year. RALEIGH, N.C. – Just 22.5 seconds remained on the clock when the whistle blew. Zoe ...2025
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• Ranking the Brewers’ pitching staff by how cool they dress

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Swag as an advanced statistic Pitchers and catchers reported to their spring training facilities today, marking the official start of Spring Training. To celebrate the occasion, the Brewers’ social media pages shared photos of various pitchers arriving. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Milwaukee Brewers (@b...2025
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the big Luka Doncic, Anthony trade between the Lakers and Mavs. It’s still hard to believe the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks is real. Trades like this only happen in fantasy basketball or NBA 2K dynasties; in the real world, 25-year-olds with five First-Team ...2025
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• Lakers honor Kobe Bryant with statue outside Crypto.com Arena
The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue to honor Kobe Bryant outside of Crypto.com Arena in a ceremony Thursday. The bronze statue is 19 feet high and 4,000 pounds. Bryant is the seventh Lakers legend commemorated with a statue in Star Plaza, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, announcer Chick Hearn, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal and Jerry West. The unveiling date was important for...2024
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• Ben Simmons looked like his old self in Nets return, in a good way

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Ben Simmons’ return was everything the Nets hoped for Basketball feels like it’s only been a part-time job for Ben Simmons ever since his infamous meltdown with the Philadelphia 76ers during the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Simmons’ career has more or less unraveled ever since he bypassed a wide open dunk in Game 7 of that series: Doc Rivers and ...2024
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• Magic Johnson ‘speechless’ after Lakers’ shocking loss to Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers legend and former exec Magic Johnson was at a loss for words after witnessing the Purple and Gold fall apart on Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers were largely expected to win the game, and for good reason. While they were without Russell Westbrook due to a back injury, they […] The post Magic Johnson ‘speechless’ after Lakers’ shocking loss to ...2022
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• LeBron James sounds off on Lakers bold move amid Anthony Davis injury
For the first time in his basketball life — NBA, St. Vincent-St. Mary’s, and before — LeBron James played a full game at center. A la Magic Johnson in Game 6 0f the 1980 NBA Finals (albeit with lower stakes), James started at the 5 for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday and played forward […] The post LeBron James sounds off on Lakers bold move amid Anthony Davis injury appeared first o...2021
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• LeBron James’ camp reportedly prefers Lakers coaching change
While Lakers owner Jeanie Buss has praised head coach Luke Walton’s performance this season, LeBron James' camp reportedly prefers a coaching change, ESPN scribe Jackie MacMullan said on the "Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective" podcast. “It’s clear to me, and probably to you, Brian, that LeBron’s camp would prefer a coaching change — they’re not too subtle about that,” MacMullan said (via Silv...2019
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• Luka Doncic’s drinking and smoking spooked Mavericks into making a terrible trade

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE via Getty Images Luka is human, apparently. That wasn’t good enough for Nico Harrison. There are several reasons the Dallas Mavericks decided to trade Luka Doncic, but chief among them appears to be ridiculous concern over something petty. One of the big sticking points for Mavs GM Nico Harrison was Doncic’s love of beer and smoking hookah, which he believed ...2025
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• Reggie Miller rips LaVar Ball, says Lakers should threaten Lonzo trade to shut him up
Reggie Miller thinks that the Los Angeles Lakers should take some drastic measures to address their LaVar Ball problem.Appearing Tuesday on “The Dan Patrick Show,” the retired Indiana Pacers great-turned-TNT analyst tore into the Ball family patriarch and his sons.“I hope he’s enjoying his European vacation, and his sons are enjoying playing in Lithuania, because those two, in my opinion, have no ...2018
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• Magic Johnson Gets Workouts in on Yacht While Vacationing
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• The Can-Do Kid: Becky Hammon's Incredible Journey from Rapid City to the NBA
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"“That’s how it was for the likes of Allen Iverson, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Bill Walton, and Larry Bird — all elite players who had their warts."

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"co/HbR0K6eJzg— JNav (@jnavla) April 23, 2024 Even Magic Johnson is against the Lakers on this one!"

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"Magic Johnson becomes fourth athlete billionaire: Lakers icon joins Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Tiger Woods"

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"Iguodala believes Curry has passed Magic Johnson"

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"Or at least according to NBA legend Magic Johnson."

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"The Lakers are winning with ball-handling, basketball-IQ and toughness, just as Magic Johnson planned"

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"Magic Johnson on Lakers' early season success: 'This team would not be in the position it's in without me'"

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"A couple of months ago, Magic Johnson had a conversation with his GM, Rob Pelinka, suggesting that it'd be great for the Lakers to get so"

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"Watch Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas reconcile decades after friendship breakdown"

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"Magic Johnson."

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"On Sunday, O'Neal sparked an interesting debate by writing on Instagram that the all-time Lakers squad (Shaq, Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) would beat the best five in Bulls history (Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Horace Grant and Derrick Rose)—by 50 points."

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"Although he was far from the ideal talent and left more questions than he did answers in his wake, he's one of only 10 players to eclipse 16,000 points, 2,500 rebounds, 6,000 assists and 1,000 steals, an exclusive list that also includes Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, Scottie Pippen, Isiah Thomas, Gary Payton, Kidd and Stockton."

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• Rob Pelinka, Lakers Agree To Contract Extension

The Los Angeles Lakers and Rob Pelinka have agreed to a contract extension. Along with the extension, Pelinka will also have the new title of president of basketball options. The Lakers hired Pelinka as general manager in 2017 along with Magic Johnson. Johnson left the Lakers in 2019 with Pelinka then assuming duties as top decision-maker. "For eight seasons, I have relied on Rob's vision and lead...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves release Denny McLain
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• Luka Doncic’s drinking and smoking spooked Mavericks into making a terrible trade
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• Let’s remember Diana Taurasi’s best performance at UConn

Spoiler: It came during one of her many trips to the Final Four. And no, it didn’t come against Tennessee, but it helped cement Taurasi as one of the GOATs. It was the NCAA Tournament run that led Geno Auriemma to first speak the now iconic, yet simple phrase: “We got Diana and you don’t.” And that statement was perhaps never more true than in the 2003 Final Four against Texas. Diana Taurasi – if ...2025
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• South Carolina’s Dawn Staley perfectly summed up MiLaysia Fulwiley’s wild alley-oop with two words

Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images There is only one MiLaysia Fulwiley. South Carolina’s super-talented sophomore guard showed off her otherworldly athleticism in a win over Arkansas. It would be easy to argue that this season has been a bit of an inconsistent one for South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley. Most of her statistics are the same or slightly lower than what they were a year ag...2025
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades for Justin Upton

Photo by Pouya Dianat/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Upton here, Upton here Braves Franchise History 2013: The brothers Upton will play together with the Atlanta Braves next season after Arizona trades Justin to Atlanta as part of a seven-player deal, allowing him to join his older brother B.J., whom the Braves signed as a free agent earlier this off-season. Accompanying Justin is 3B Chris J...2025
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• How Jayson Tatum and the 2017 NBA draft fuels the storied Celtics-Lakers rivalry
Magic Johnson said Tatum refused to work out for the Lakers. Tatum's camp says that isn't true. Here's what happened -- and why the 2017 draft is a now defining moment in Lakers-Celtics lore....2025
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• Caitlin Clark is already the face of the WNBA. But she’s not the savior

NBAE via Getty Images Caitlin Clark will do great things for the WNBA, but she is merely the leader of all the momentum the league has going for it. It’s about 10:00 p.m. at Brooklyn Academy of Music on Monday night, and the WNBA-est part of the WNBA Draft is unfolding. Well, perhaps third. It was tough to compete with Kate Martin — who merely showed up to support her Iowa teammate Caitli...2024
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• Dyson Daniels Named NBA Most Improved Player
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• LeBron James’ NBA Playoffs performance features things even he’s never done before
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• Which Lakers Have Made Strongest Debuts vs. Celtics?
With newcomer Luka Doncic making his LA debut against the defending champion Celtics on Saturday, here’s a look at some of the top Lakers debuts vs. Boston: Magic Johnson, 1979Stats: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 stealsGame result: 123-105 win The first installment of the Magic-Larry Bird rivalry in the NBA resulted in a […] The post Which Lakers Have Made Strongest Debuts vs. Celtics?...2025
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• Lakers Legend Magic Johnson Joins Fans in Celebrating LeBron James’ Historic 50,000-Point Milestone
LeBron James received a special message from Lakers legend Magic Johnson after becoming the first player in NBA to reach 50,000 career points....2025
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• Luka Dončić joins LeBron James, Magic Johnson and Jerry West as only Lakers to post 30 points and 15 assists in a game

Luka Dončić keeps looking more and more comfortable in a Lakers uniform....2025
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• Let’s remember Diana Taurasi’s best performance at UConn
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• Zoe Brooks, Tilda Trygger power N.C. State to a stunning upset of Notre Dame: What we learned about ACC contenders
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• South Carolina’s Dawn Staley perfectly summed up MiLaysia Fulwiley’s wild alley-oop with two words
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• LeBron James’ NBA Playoffs performance features things even he’s never done before
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• Isaiah Stewart resurrects Bad Boys Pistons spirit with every fight and foul
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• Nikola Jokic’s no-look pass shows he’s just toying with NBA defenders now

This gets better with each watch. Nikola Jokic is already cemented his place as the best passing big man in NBA history, and passes like the one he dished on Wednesday night are examples why. pic.twitter.com/OFbtqyaAie— . (@dphoop2425) March 27, 2025 The awareness and basketball IQ to draw in defenders, and perfectly dish the ball to a cutting Aaron Gordon for the easy dunk is a thing of abs...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves release Denny McLain
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• Zoe Brooks, Tilda Trygger power N.C. State to a stunning upset of Notre Dame: What we learned about ACC contenders
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• Ranking the Brewers’ pitching staff by how cool they dress
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• Dodgers Foundation, Owner Mark Walter Making $100 Million Donation to Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery and Rebuilding

Los Angeles Dodgers part owner Magic Johnson announced Tuesday that Dodgers owner Mark Walter, the Walter Family Foundation, and the Dodgers Foundation will contribute $100 million toward Southern California wildfire recovery and rebuilding. Magic Johnson announces that Dodgers owner Mark Walter, the Walter family foundation and the Dodgers’ foundation will contribute $100 million toward Southern ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades for Justin Upton
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• How Jayson Tatum and the 2017 NBA draft fuels the storied Celtics-Lakers rivalry
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• Kobe Bryant All That's Left of NBA's Greatest Draft Ever
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• Shaquille O'Neal Says All-Time Lakers Team Would Beat Bulls Legends by 50 Points
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• 34% of Fans Think Current Michael Jordan Can Beat LeBron James According to Poll
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• LeBron James May Never Match the Feats of Michael Jordan, and That's Just Fine
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• Reggie Miller: Kevin Durant Traded a Sacred Legacy for Cheap Jewelry
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• Magic Johnson backs Brady, won't watch Patriots if he isn't playing
Magic Johnson backs Brady, won't watch Patriots if he isn't playing...2015
• Watch Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas reconcile decades after friendship breakdown

"It's crazy it was one of those things we had to go through, but we through it, brother."...2017
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• Magic: 'I hope the Lakers lose every game'
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• Luka Doncic’s drinking and smoking spooked Mavericks into making a terrible trade
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• LeBron James Caught in Difficult Balancing Act in Addressing Social Issues
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• LeBron James’ NBA Playoffs performance features things even he’s never done before
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• Magic Johnson calls Lakers Game 1 vs. Wolves one of the ‘worst performances this season’
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• Magic Johnson trashes Lakers after alarming playoff loss to Timberwolves

The Lakers got dominated on their home floor Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series against the Timberwolves, and Magic Johnson isn't happy about it....2025
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• ‘I’m Scared For My Lakers’ – NBA Legend Magic Johnson Reveals the 1 Reason He’s Terrified of Timberwolves in Playoffs
Magic Johnson fears Anthony Edwards' impact as Lakers face Timberwolves in playoffs, highlighting Edwards as a matchup problem....2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves release Denny McLain
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• Zoe Brooks, Tilda Trygger power N.C. State to a stunning upset of Notre Dame: What we learned about ACC contenders
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• Magic Johnson Believes Lakers’ Big 3 of Luka Dončić, LeBron James, Austin Reaves Just Took a Major Step Toward Contending
Magic Johnson expressed a lot of optimism on the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff chances after beating the Denver Nuggets in Denver last night....2025
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks
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• Let’s remember Diana Taurasi’s best performance at UConn
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• Zoe Brooks, Tilda Trygger power N.C. State to a stunning upset of Notre Dame: What we learned about ACC contenders
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• Lakers blame refs for blowing 20-point lead to Nuggets, and even their fans won’t buy it

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images Sorry Lakers, but the refs weren’t the reason you blew a 20-point lead to the Nuggets. The Los Angeles Lakers finally had a win over the Denver Nuggets in their grasp. Down 1-0 in their first round series in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers walloped Denver in the first half, opening up a 20-point lead early in the third quarter. Game over, right?...2024
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• Caitlin Clark’s crossover superstardom is the greatest show in sports

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Caitlin Clark’s transcendence is changing women’s sports for the better. When Michael Jordan arrived in Paris in 1997 for a preseason corporate showcase known as the McDonald’s Championship, the French press treated his appearance with Christ-like reverence. “Michael Jordan is in Paris,” wrote the local tabloid France-Soir, as memorialized in David Halb...2024
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• How Nikola Jokic became the NBA’s version of Tom Brady
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Jokic was a draft steal for the ages. Nikola Jokic is headed to his first NBA Finals, and all the momentum is with Denver. It’s the culmination of an incredible 10-year career that still feels like it’s just getting started, and came about in the most incredible way. Joker being on the verge of winning his first NBA championship is an opportunity to appreci...2023
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• Magic Johnson ‘speechless’ after Lakers’ shocking loss to Blazers
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• The shocking truth behind Lakers legend Magic Johnson’s bizarre Twitter activity
Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson is an absolute legend on Twitter. He has no less than 5.1 million followers on his account, which more often than not, marvel at the bizarrely groundbreaking tweets he sends out every now and again. For some reason, the Lakers Hall of Famer often comes out with tweets that […] The post The shocking truth behind Lakers legend Magic Johnson’s bizarre...2021
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• Lakers star Russell Westbrook’s horrific feat puts Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson to shame
To say that Russell Westbrook has had a rough start for the Los Angeles Lakers would be an understatement at this point. A recent statistical anomaly serves as a clear testament to this fact, and it likely isn’t going to sit well with some of the legends of the franchise. One could argue that when […] The post Lakers star Russell Westbrook’s horrific feat puts Kobe Bryant, Magic ...2021
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• Lakers pull out of Anthony Davis trade talks over 'outrageous' demands
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Magic Johnson is not going to play the game anymore with New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps. According to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, the team has at least for the moment disengaged from any further trade talks for Anthony Davis. “The Lakers have ‘pulled out’ of any more conversations in trying to acquire New Orleans All-Star Anthony D...2019
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• Jeanie Buss continues to show support for Luke Walton
The Los Angeles Lakers not surprisingly have struggled during LeBron James’ absence, going 5-9 since the superstar went down with a groin injury during a Dec. 25 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Despite the legitimate built-in reason for the Lakers’ rough patch, rumors suggest coach Luke Walton’s job may not be safe. In light of speculation Walton may be on the hot seat, Lakers co-owner and...2019
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