An Eagle County judge will hear arguments today on whether court files in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case should be made public.
The files include details about the accusation, including statements by the accuser, and other information used to obtain arrest and search warrants.
Bryant, 24, is charged with felony sexual assault for an encounter with a 19-year-old woman June 30 at an Edwards, Colo., hotel. The Laker guard says he had consensual sex with the woman.
The Los Angeles Times and other media organizations have asked that the files be unsealed. Eagle County Dist. Atty. Mark Hurlbert attempted Wednesday to postpone the hearing, but Judge Frederick Gannett denied the motion.
In seeking the postponement, Hurlbert said "The media applicants are ambushing the people in this case in the lateness and size of their response."
Hurlbert said his fax machine had broken because of the volume of the response.
He also said his office did not have adequate time to review the media response.
In denying the motion, Gannett said the media response was not unusually large and pointed out that last week Hurlbert twice requested extra time to submit his brief outlining why the files should remain sealed.
The judge also denied a motion by Bryant's attorneys that television and still cameras be banned from the courtroom today. One television and one still camera will be allowed.
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When Celtics boss Danny Ainge was courting free agent forward Karl Malone, he offered him good money, tried to sell him on the storied Celtics tradition, and stressed that Boston could be a great fit for him.
Malone listened carefully, then asked only one question.
"He wanted to know if No. 32 was retired," Ainge said. "I reminded him [Kevin] McHale wore that number. He said, `Oh. How do you think he'd feel about me wearing it?' "
Malone, who wore No. 32 his entire career with the Utah Jazz, ended up signing with the Lakers. Before he did, he talked with Magic Johnson about wearing his retired No. 32 Lakers jersey. That won't happen. Although Magic publicly offered the number to him (what else is he supposed to do?), Malone will wear No. 11, his number when he played for the Dream Team in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
The number on a uniform may seem trivial, but it is often one of the most important details to athletes embarking on an NBA career, or players in their prime, mulling over a move to a new team.
"It's a recruiting tool," Ainge said. "And we're at a big disadvantage."
No kidding. Imagine the Celtics' pitch: We love you, we want you, you can have any number you want -- except 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 32, 33, 35, or 00. That's 20 jerseys -- and counting. Former Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell's No. 31 will be raised next.
"Athletes are superstitious," Ainge explained. "Numbers mean a lot. LeBron James has worn No. 23 his entire life, in honor of his idol, Michael Jordan. He's going to get to wear No. 23 in Cleveland, but if that number was retired, they might have had a problem."
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An alleged sexual assault by Los Angeles Laker guard Kobe Bryant began consensually, but quickly turned otherwise, sources said Wednesday.
Sources said Bryant asked the alleged victim, a 19-year-old Eagle woman, for a tour of the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, which ended at his room, and that he invited her in.
Sources said that after she was inside they started "fooling around," and that it began consensually, but she quickly told him to stop.
"She was trying to leave and was not allowed to leave," one source told the Daily.
About 20 minutes later, the alleged victim returned to the hotel lobby in a shocked stupor, showing signs of physical injury, sources said. Bryant showed up in the lobby later that night to play chess, sources said.
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Lakers Jul 2003 Archive
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 30, 2003
The Jazz announced their schedule for next season's other 81 games on Tuesday, too.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 30, 2003
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Vail Daily | Jul 30, 2003
An Eagle County judge Tuesday reassured reporters that an order he handed down restricting access to people involved in the Kobe Bryant case is a work in progress, but he added that some restrictions will certainly be necessary.
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Toronto Star | Jul 30, 2003
Vince Carter is joining the United States Olympic basketball team with the full blessing of his employers.
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Vail Daily | Jul 30, 2003
Among a new set of rumors swirling around the Kobe Bryant case is that a volley of death threats fired at the District Attorney's Office forced them to close the office Friday afternoon.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Jul 29, 2003
Horace Grant returned to the Lakers on Monday, completing a summer restoration project that renders them more talented, considerably deeper and much, much older.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Jul 29, 2003
Coming this fall to a basketball arena near you: Mad Dog and the Mayor.
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nba.com | Jul 28, 2003
Timberwolves Vice President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Kevin McHale today announced the team has agreed to terms with free agent Mark Madsen.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Jul 28, 2003
Confused by the Kobe Bryant case? You've come to the right place, because I know it all.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jul 28, 2003
Free Kobe.
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Palm Beach Post | Jul 28, 2003
Kobe Bryant may be the most famous athlete to be charged with a crime during his playing days, but in some ways he is not so different from an airline whose plane has crashed, or a soft-drink maker whose products have been contaminated.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 27, 2003
His jersey might have been the biggest seller at the NBA Store in Manhattan and on NBA.
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Miami Herald | Jul 27, 2003
He is counterfeit Kobe now.
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New York Times | Jul 27, 2003
They manipulate the careers of coaches from their basements, cubicles and breakfast nooks while wearing suits, curlers and khakis.
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Washington Post | Jul 26, 2003
The clock was approaching midnight, but the date had gone well and the young couple were not ready to part.
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Vail Daily | Jul 25, 2003
An Eagle County judge Thursday ordered everyone directly connected with the Kobe Bryant case not to discuss it in public.
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Toronto Star | Jul 25, 2003
Vince Carter's return to high-level basketball will come sooner than anyone expected.
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San Antonio Express-News | Jul 24, 2003
The Spurs are plugging potential holes in the dike with a trade that will bring in forward Hedo Turkoglu and guard Ron Mercer.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jul 24, 2003
The family of an Eagle woman wrongly identified on the Internet as Kobe Bryant's alleged victim has hired an attorney, hoping to snuff the "wildfire" spread of her photo.
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Denver Post | Jul 24, 2003
One of the legal questions stemming from the Kobe Bryant sex-assault case is whether the African-American NBA All-Star will try to move the trial out of predominantly white Eagle County.
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Denver Post | Jul 23, 2003
A close friend of the woman who claims Kobe Bryant raped her says the basketball star asked the woman for a tour of the mountain resort and invited her into his room shortly after he checked in.
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Orange County Register | Jul 23, 2003
If the Lakers are going to get their NBA crown back from San Antonio, they are going to have to take it from Robert Horry.
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Associated Press | Jul 23, 2003
Free-agent forward Robert Horry has agreed to a contract with the San Antonio Spurs, according to a broadcast report.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Jul 22, 2003
With Kobe Bryant getting charged with felony sexual assault Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers' signing of veteran free agents Karl Malone and Gary Payton two days earlier couldn't have been more timely.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Jul 21, 2003
As Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant gears up for the defensive play of his life, experts said Sunday that the 19-year-old woman who says he raped her must brace herself for a well-financed, highly sophisticated smear campaign.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist Dave Joseph | Jul 21, 2003
Woe is the NBA.
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Detroit Free Press | Jul 19, 2003
Former Pistons Bad Boy Dennis Rodman wants to make another comeback.
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L.A. Times | Jul 19, 2003
With tears in his eyes, a quiver in his voice but resolution in his face and his wife, Vanessa, at his side, Kobe Bryant, in an emotional Friday evening news conference at Staples Center, conceded he was guilty of adultery, but he declared he was innocent of charges of felonious sexual assault.
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New York Times | Jul 19, 2003
Kobe Bryant, the basketball superstar celebrated for his athletic skills and his wholesome off-court persona, was charged today with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman on June 30 at the resort hotel where she worked in Edwards, Colo.
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ESPN | Jul 18, 2003
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has been charged with one count of felony sexual assault, Eagle County prosecutor Mark Hurlbert announced today after two weeks of deliberation.
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Standard-Examiner | Jul 18, 2003
Mitch Kupchak was told he had an important telephone call, and the first words he heard were rather upsetting.
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Deseret Morning News | Jul 18, 2003
For 18 seasons in Utah, Karl Malone wore nothing but No.
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Deseret Morning News | Jul 18, 2003
Dressed in blue jeans and a gray California-cool sleeveless muscle shirt, Karl Malone strolled into Los Angeles like he has played here all his life.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 18, 2003
It wasn't about the Benjamins or even the Alexanders, although Gary Payton and Karl Malone still can afford to super-size on their 2003-2004 Lakers wage.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 18, 2003
Shortly after modeling a Lakers jersey with 32 on the front and "MALONE" on the back Thursday, Karl Malone folded up the purple, size-XXX uniform and announced that he's keeping it as a souvenir.
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Vail Daily | Jul 18, 2003
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will likely be charged today in connection with sexual assault allegations, the Vail Daily has learned.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 18, 2003
The Lakers are counting on it being a memorable season.
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Salt lake Tribune | Jul 18, 2003
Shortly after modeling a Lakers jersey with 32 on the front and "MALONE" on the back Thursday, Karl Malone folded up the purple, size-XXX uniform and announced that he's keeping it as a souvenir.
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Orange County Register | Jul 18, 2003
It was just moments after Dwight Manley, Karl Malone's agent, had spoken the words over the phone line and into Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak's ear that Malone would consider coming for so little money that Gary Payton could come, too.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Jul 16, 2003
Karl Malone and Gary Payton became Lakers on Tuesday evening, and the NBA's balance of power tilted hard toward Figueroa and 11th streets.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 16, 2003
The tough went shopping, as expected, but that was the only thing that turned out the way it was supposed to in 15 days of negotiations and creative messing with each other.
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Vail Daily | Jul 16, 2003
A decision on charges against Los Angeles Laker guard Kobe Bryant won't come until at least Thursday, District Attorney Mark Hurlbert said Tuesday.
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| Jul 16, 2003
The lesson from the Lakers' impending free-agent signing of Karl Malone seems to be that almost any amount of fan loathing can be forgotten for the sake of a championship.
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| Jul 16, 2003
True to their word, future Hall of Famers Karl Malone and Gary Payton signed contracts with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Vail Daily | Jul 15, 2003
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was in the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera less than an hour when he allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old hotel worker, a source close to the case said Monday.
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San Francisco Examiner | Jul 14, 2003
Congratulations, Gary and Karl, on your forthcoming rings.
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Miami Herald | Jul 14, 2003
Like free agent center Alonzo Mourning, who announced Friday he is leaving the Heat after eight seasons to play for the New Jersey Nets, guard Gary Payton dreams of playing for an NBA title.
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Dallas Morning News | Jul 14, 2003
Yes, the Mavericks say they've talked a couple of times early last week with free agent forward Robert Horry, the former Los Angeles Laker.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 13, 2003
Gary Payton will be back in town Tuesday, Karl Malone about the same time.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist Stephen A. Smith | Jul 13, 2003
Kobe Bryant got arrested last week.
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New York Post | Jul 13, 2003
Scott Layden is given a large dose of credit for Utah's drafting of Karl Malone, but the Knicks GM had a better chance of signing retired John Stockton than delivering the Mailman to New York.
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New York Times | Jul 13, 2003
Players used to chase the dollar; now they chase a championship ring.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 13, 2003
In a calm voice, Laker star Kobe Bryant asserted his innocence Saturday, eight days after being arrested and booked on suspicion of felony sexual assault in Eagle County, Colo.
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Vail Daily | Jul 12, 2003
Written and verbal requests to the Eagle Police Department for what is usually public information were met Thursday and Friday with slammed doors and arrest threats from acting Eagle Police Chief Gary Ward.
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Deseret Morning News | Jul 12, 2003
After 18 seasons in Utah, Karl Malone is taking his NBA championship aspirations to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 12, 2003
In the hours after the Lakers received commitments from Karl Malone and Gary Payton, the rest of the NBA stood somewhere between skepticism and outright surrender, a large enough gap to drive a dynasty through.
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Press-Telegram | Jul 11, 2003
The long tease ended Thursday, and preparations for the long, raucous party to come began.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Jul 11, 2003
The long tease ended Thursday, and preparations for the long, raucous party to come began.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Jul 11, 2003
Karl Malone, the NBA's second-leading all-time scorer, committed Thursday to sign next week with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to his agent, Dwight Manley, who told several news sources.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 11, 2003
Karl Malone had so many attractive offers to play elsewhere next season, his agent said, "it was like comparing diamonds.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 11, 2003
Had the Heat taken a more aggressive stance with his client, agent Aaron Goodwin said both Gary Payton and Alonzo Mourning already could have been locked up on Pat Riley's team for next season.
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Vail Daily | Jul 11, 2003
Just a few short weeks ago, a young woman's best friend died in an automobile accident.
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Vail Daily | Jul 11, 2003
If charges are filed against Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, it won't be until next week, the district attorney announced Thursday.
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Denver Post | Jul 11, 2003
A late-night ruckus in Kobe Bryant's hotel room prompted a guest nearby to complain to the front desk, kicking off a sexual-assault investigation against the basketball star, according to an employee at the Eagle County resort where the alleged assault occurred.
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Fresno Bee | Jul 11, 2003
(via Los Angeles Times)
And so the Los Angeles Lakers became the hunted again, larger and more talented than anyone else, when Karl Malone telephoned Thursday to say he too would join them for next season.
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ESPN | Jul 11, 2003
Don't even ask.
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Sacramento Bee | Jul 11, 2003
Making real what he considered for years and wanted for months, Karl Malone said Thursday he will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers next week.
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ESPN | Jul 10, 2003
Free-agent power forward Karl Malone, the NBA's second-leading all-time scorer, committed Thursday to join the Los Angeles Lakers, giving them a lineup with four superstars.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 10, 2003
Jazz forward Karl Malone may be ready to add "former" to that description.
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San Antonio Express-News | Jul 10, 2003
As the Beatles may have put it: "Did you hear the news out of Los Angeles, oh, boy?"
It's just dandy for Lakers fans, but downright frightening for the rest of the league.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 10, 2003
If Karl Malone chooses to play for the Lakers, and that was still undecided as of Wednesday night, he could wear Magic Johnson's No.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 10, 2003
All of the September talk will be about the basketballs, and exactly how many the Lakers plan to roll out every night now that Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant and Gary Payton and, maybe, Karl Malone are there.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jul 10, 2003
NBA superstar Kobe Bryant voluntarily gave DNA samples to sheriff's investigators after a young woman accused him of sexually assaulting her, a source familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 9, 2003
Gary Payton unofficially became a Laker Tuesday, committing for next season and perhaps beyond, joining Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant on what in the next few days could become one of the great NBA rosters assembled.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 9, 2003
The Eagle County (Colo.
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Orange County Register | Jul 9, 2003
More than 12 hours after a 19-year-old woman accused him of felony sexual assault, Lakers star Kobe Bryant left a Colorado hospital accompanied by three members of his entourage early July 2.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jul 9, 2003
The Gary Payton saga apparently has come to an end, at least where the Milwaukee Bucks are concerned.
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| Jul 9, 2003
Karl Malone might be as good a general manager as he is a power forward.
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ESPN | Jul 8, 2003
Aaron Goodwin, the agent for Gary Payton, told ESPN's David Aldridge Tuesday afternoon that Payton has chosen to sign a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, despite L.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 8, 2003
The Lakers announced Monday that Paul Sunderland has signed a contract to announce Laker games for two more years.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 8, 2003
After a wearying 24 hours in which the gloom over Kobe Bryant's arrest would not lift, and as they pushed along at a business-as-usual pace, Laker decision-makers awaited word on Gary Payton and kept their other options in play.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Jul 8, 2003
Karl Malone is prepared to join the Lakers -- with or without Gary Payton at his side -- and it might be only a matter of days before the 14-time All-Star makes an oral commitment, according to sources close to the situation.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jul 8, 2003
Gary Payton will not be wearing the purple and hunter green colors of the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2003-'04 season.
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| Jul 8, 2003
Karl Malone is prepared to join the Lakers, with or without Gary Payton at his side, and it might be only a matter of days before the 14-time All-Star makes a verbal commitment, according to sources close to the situation.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jul 8, 2003
The woman who has accused Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant of sexual assault was employed at The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera at the time of the incident, resort employees said Monday.
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Vail Daily | Jul 8, 2003
Eagle County Sheriff Joe Hoy and attorneys for Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant disagree on the merits of the case and the investigation by Hoy's department.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 8, 2003
Colorado authorities said Monday they hoped to decide by Friday whether to file criminal charges against Laker guard Kobe Bryant, who was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman at a hotel near Vail last week.
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ESPN | Jul 7, 2003
The agent for Gary Payton said Sunday that the All-Star guard has narrowed his list of prospective employers for next season to three teams, headlined by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Long Beach Press-Telegram | Jul 7, 2003
As rumors about the Lakers' offseason plans keep swirling, GM Mitch Kupchak took a few moments to answer questions about his plans at the Summer Pro League on Sunday.
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Long Beach Press-Telegram | Jul 7, 2003
A murmur of doubt rippled through the Laker-loving crowd, giving fans the idea that their squad might lose to an obscure group of players called the Canadian National Team.
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Deseret Morning News | Jul 7, 2003
There have been times in Karl Malone's career when he felt unloved and unwanted.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 6, 2003
Laker guard Kobe Bryant is free on bail after turning himself in to police on suspicion of felony sexual assault at a resort hotel near Vail, Colo.
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Deseret Morning News | Jul 6, 2003
After considering contract proposals from several suitors, free-agent Karl Malone has narrowed the list of NBA franchises with which he will consider signing, his agent said Saturday night.
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CBS Sportsline | Jul 6, 2003
Anyone wondering what will produce the most intrigue for next season, it may ultimately be the All-Star dominated, revamped version of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | Jul 6, 2003
In his spare time, Karl Malone likes to ride motorcycles and hunt for animals in the wilderness.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 6, 2003
Another day, another scenario, and the Lakers held steady on Saturday to the hope Gary Payton could be content with less money in Los Angeles, and that Karl Malone would not grow impatient in Salt Lake City while Payton chose his career path.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 6, 2003
To answer your question: No, LeBron James will not be there.
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Orange County Register | Jul 6, 2003
The Lakers signed first-round draft pick, Brian Cook, on Saturday to a three-year contract worth about $2.
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Times-Picayune | Jul 6, 2003
While Hornets executive vice president of basketball operations and general manager Bob Bass will remain tight-lipped about his team's negotiations with free agents P.
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Deseret Morning News | Jul 6, 2003
After considering contract proposals from several suitors, free-agent Karl Malone has narrowed the list of NBA franchises with which he will consider signing, his agent said Saturday night.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jul 6, 2003
The Los Angeles Lakers are interested in Gary Payton, and the free-agent guard apparently is returning the sentiment.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 5, 2003
Gary Payton spoke at some length with Phil Jackson on Friday afternoon, continued his near-daily dialogue with Shaquille O'Neal, and perhaps moved closer to joining Karl Malone in Los Angeles with the Lakers.
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Boston Herald | Jul 5, 2003
While all indications from Danny Ainge were that this would be a quiet free agent time for the Celtics, the opposite was true this week.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 5, 2003
Karl Malone may be headed to the Lakers, and no amount of green -- in his paycheck or on his uniform -- is likely to convince him otherwise.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 4, 2003
The Lakers' negotiations with Karl Malone have gone so well that they are considering the possibility they could sign him and still offer their full mid-level exception to Gary Payton.
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Los Angeles Daily News Columnist Steve Dilbeck | Jul 4, 2003
This is not right.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 3, 2003
Karl Malone met with Laker General Manager Mitch Kupchak on Wednesday, becoming the first of what could be several free agents to come through Los Angeles in the next week or so.
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Orange County Register | Jul 3, 2003
Whomever the Lakers drafted last Thursday would have picked up the traditional rookie chores such as fetching balls after practice.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 3, 2003
The Laker general manager stepped into the free-agent market this week armed with only the mid-level exception to offer players, hoping for that rarest of exceptions: the guy who actually means it when he says he values a championship over everything else.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Jul 3, 2003
Bulls operations chief John Paxson wouldn't confirm Wednesday whether he has talked to free agent Scottie Pippen, which is a sign Pippen would like to keep the negotiations private.
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| Jul 2, 2003
After enjoying his first full day as a free agent by flying Tuesday from Utah to California, Jazz power forward Karl Malone intends to get down to business today with agent Dwight Manley.
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Deseret Morning News | Jul 2, 2003
Even before the NBA's summer free-agency market opened, Karl Malone, the Jazz's biggest-name free agent, identified four of the teams with which he would be interested in signing should The Mailman decide to depart Utah.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 2, 2003
The Lakers began calling minutes after the opening of free-agent season, making or attempting contact with the agents for Karl Malone, P.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 1, 2003
The Lakers did the obvious and painful thing Monday, declining next season's option on Robert Horry's contract, and soon will have only two power forwards under contract — Slava Medvedenko and Brian Cook.
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