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ESPN | Jun 25, 2008
Shaquille O'Neal has been asked to give his special deputy's badge because of the language used to mock former teammate Kobe Bryant in a rap video recently.
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The Orange County Register | Jun 24, 2008
Kobe Bryant decided to put off surgery on his injured hand in order to play for the United States at the Olympics in Beijing later this summer.
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ESPN | Jun 23, 2008
It looks as though Shaquille O'Neal is not quite over the rift with former Laker teammate Kobe Bryant.
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Sports Illustrated | Jun 21, 2008
Trevor Ariza will be back with the Lakers next season after exercising his player option.
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L.A. Times | Jun 21, 2008
Could Lamar Odom be the Lakers' starting shooting guard next season?
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The Star-Ledger | Jun 20, 2008
Could the Lakers trade Lamar Odom to the Nets for swingman Richard Jefferson?
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The Orange County Register | Jun 20, 2008
Pau Gasol insists that things will be a little different for the Lakers next season.
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The Los Angeles Daily News | Jun 20, 2008
Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf hope to remain a part of the Lakers' bench rotation next season.
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L.A. Times | Jun 20, 2008
Kobe Bryant left the Lakers much happier with where the team is this year than he was last year, saying that he is happy with whatever Mitch Kupchak decides this offseason.
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Los Angels Times | Jun 19, 2008
Andrew Bynum can sign a five-year extension before Oct. 31 that keeps him under contract through 2013-14, a total of six seasons.
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ESPN | Jun 19, 2008
Game Six of the NBA Finals drew the highest NBA Finals rating in eight years.
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L.A. Times | Jun 19, 2008
After being shown up in the NBA Finals, could Lamar Odom's time with the Lakers be coming to an end?
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Los Angeles Times | Jun 18, 2008
The fans in Boston began a chant referring to the comparisons of Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan.
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ESPN | Jun 18, 2008
Sacramento forward Ron Artest told ESPN.com that he's, "99 percent sure I won't opt out of my contract" this month to become a free agent July 1.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Jun 17, 2008
The Boston Celtics won their seventeenth NBA Title after dominating the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 on Tuesday night.
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Sports Illustrated | Jun 17, 2008
The Boston Celtics will regain starting center Kendrick Perkins for Game 6 tonight against the Lakers as Boston tries to win the championship at home.
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NBA.com | Jun 17, 2008
The referees working Game 6 of the NBA Finals will be Joey Crawford, Eddie Rush, and Bennett Salvatore.
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The Los Angeles Daily News | Jun 17, 2008
Sasha Vujacic believes that the Celtics have been playing too rough through the first five games of the NBA Finals.
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L.A. Times | Jun 17, 2008
After losing big leads in the last two games, holding on for the win in only one, the Lakers still believe they are a chance to take out this years' NBA title despite having to win the last two games on the road.
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L.A. Times | Jun 17, 2008
After having to leave the Staples Center early after Boston's game 5 loss due to heath concerns with one of his children, Celtics' guard Ray Allen did not travel with the team back to Boston on Monday.
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L.A. Times | Jun 17, 2008
The Celtics became the third team during these playoffs to have travel problems with Boston's charter plane experiencing mechanical problems in L.A. on Monday.
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Sports Illustrated | Jun 16, 2008
Ray Allen was not available for the post-game press conference following Los Angeles' Game 5 win on Sunday night due to health concerns with one of his children.
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ESPN | Jun 16, 2008
Kendrick Perkins' strained left shoulder kept him out of Game 5 on Sunday night and may also keep the Celtics' starting center out out of Game 6, as well.
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ESPN | Jun 15, 2008
Lakers' Head Coach Phil Jackson has no desire to coach the U.S. Senior National Team at the 2012 Olympics.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Jun 15, 2008
The Lakers weathered a pair of Celtic storms on Sunday night to earn a 103-98 win in Game Five and send the NBA Finals back to Boston.
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The Washington Post | Jun 15, 2008
Pau Gasol has vowed to be more aggressive against the Celtics in Game Five on Sunday night.
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The Los Angeles Daily News | Jun 15, 2008
Boston center Kendrick Perkins is confident he will play in Game Five on Sunday night as the Celtics look to secure the NBA Title.
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ESPN | Jun 15, 2008
The L.A. Lakers play a do-or-die Game 5 later today.
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ESPN | Jun 15, 2008
Despite favoring his strained right shoulder, Celtics' big man Kendrick Perkins says he still hopes to play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
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The Standard-Times | Jun 14, 2008
Lakers' guard Kobe Bryant has been criticized for telling reporters following the team's Game Four loss that the best way to deal with the defeat was to drink it off.
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The Contra Costa Times | Jun 14, 2008
Lakers' Coach Phil Jackson is trying to motivate Kobe Bryant following the team's historic collapse in Game Four on Thursday night.
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Los Angeles Times | Jun 13, 2008
Fans who turned off their televisions when the Lakers got off to a big lead in Game 4 returned to the game as Boston began making their improbable comeback.
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The Whittier Daily News | Jun 13, 2008
The tendinitis in Lamar Odom's knee has flared up during the NBA Finals against the Celtics.
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AP | Jun 13, 2008
The Celtics rallied from a 24-point deficit to beat the Lakers 97-91 on Thursday night to take a 3-1 series lead.
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The Boston Globe | Jun 12, 2008
Rajon Rondo expects to play on Thursday night in Game Four of the NBA Finals.
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Orange County Register | Jun 12, 2008
The ratings have not come close to matching those from the 2004 NBA Finals between Detroit and the Lakers.
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Orange County Register | Jun 12, 2008
Sasha Vujacic's strong postseason is making it more of a lock that he can make much more than $2.6 million.
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Detroit News | Jun 12, 2008
Many of the Celtic players are blaming jet lag after the six hour flight from Boston and Los Angeles for their struggles in Game 3.
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Sports Illustrated | Jun 12, 2008
While he has no intention of missing Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Celtics' guard Rajon Rondo was not able to go through practice with his teammates on Wednesday because of the ankle injury he suffered during Game 3.
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AP | Jun 12, 2008
Kobe Bryant on Wednesday responded to Curt Schilling's negative web site comments with "Go Yankees!"
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The Washington Post | Jun 11, 2008
It is widely believed that Gilbert Arenas will re-sign with the Wizards after officially opting out on Tuesday, but the Lakers and Magic could court the guard.
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ESPN | Jun 11, 2008
Disgraced ex-referee Tim Donaghy alleged in a filing made in U.S. District Court in New York on Tuesday that other referees have influenced NBA games as well as himself, including important playoff games.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Jun 11, 2008
The Lakers won 87-81 on Tuesday night to pull within a game of the Celtics despite trailing midway through the fourth.
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The Los Angeles Daily News | Jun 10, 2008
Phil Jackson will not be fined for the critical comments he made about the officiating in Game Two on Sunday.
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The Press-Enterprise | Jun 9, 2008
Lakers' Coach Phil Jackson said that forward Lamar Odom was confused in Game Two against the Celtics on Sunday night.
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The Press-Enterprise | Jun 9, 2008
The Lakers aren't sure why referees seem to be calling so many fouls on them through the first two games of the NBA Finals.
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Sports Illustrated | Jun 9, 2008
Celtics' reserve guard Sam Cassell sprained his wrist during the second quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Jun 8, 2008
Boston streaked to a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals on Sunday night after defeating Los Angeles 108-102, despite letting a 24-point lead vanish in the fourth quarter.
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The Boston Globe | Jun 7, 2008
Celtics' center Kendrick Perkins will be ready to play in Game Two of the NBA Finals on Sunday night despite an ankle sprain.
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ESPN | Jun 7, 2008
The Lakers-Celtics matchup in Game One of the NBA Finals gave the league's television ratings a big boost.
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New York Daily News | Jun 7, 2008
Phil Jackson is not buying the whole Paul Pierce miraculous comeback story in Game 1, questioning the legitimacy of the severity of Pierce's pain.
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Arizona Republic | Jun 7, 2008
Paul Pierce said on Friday that there is a "great chance" he'll be in uniform when the Celtics and Lakers battle in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.
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The Providence Journal | Jun 6, 2008
Paul Pierce came Boston's rescue in the third quarter of Game One of the NBA Finals on Thursday night despite a sprained knee.
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ESPN | Jun 6, 2008
Massachusetts' Governor Deval Patrick and California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made a friendly wager on the outcome of the NBA Finals.
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AP | Jun 6, 2008
Garnett scored 24 points, Pierce finished with 22, and Allen added 19, as the Celtics defeated the Lakers 98-88 in Game 1 of the NBA finals on Thursday night in Boston.
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ESPN | Jun 5, 2008
The NBA announced on Wednesday that it will auction online the jerseys worn by the players during two games of the Finals this week between the Lakers and Celtics.
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The Boston Globe | Jun 4, 2008
Toronto forward Chris Bosh has landed a gig with NBC's "The Tonight Show" as a special NBA Finals correspondent.
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ESPN | Jun 4, 2008
Boston reserve guard Tony Allen made it through a full workout with the team on Tuesday.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Jun 3, 2008
Larry Bird thinks Paul Pierce needs to win a title in order to be considered one of Boston's greatest players.
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The New York Post | Jun 3, 2008
Former NBA coach and current ABC analyst Jeff Van Gundy believes that the Lakers are about to begin another dynasty.
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The Boston Herald | Jun 3, 2008
Celtics' guard Ray Allen has denied that there is any ill will between him and Lakers' star Kobe Bryant.
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Globe And Mail | Jun 3, 2008
The Boston Celtics may be without guard Tony Allen for the NBA Finals against the Lakers.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Jun 2, 2008
Which players have played the best through the Conference Finals?
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Jun 2, 2008
The Lakers were 38% more likely to win during the regular season when Kobe was not a high-volume shooter and their offense was more balanced.
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USA Today | Jun 2, 2008
This year the Western Conference Finals averaged a viewing audience of 4.2% of U.S. households.
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WhatIfSports | Jun 2, 2008
Our friends at WhatIfSports.com have simulated the 2008 NBA Finals between the Celtics and Lakers 10,000 times in order to determine the likelihood of either team winning it all.
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The Arizona Republic | Jun 1, 2008
Shaquille O'Neal told a Chicago radio show on Thursday that he will be remembered upon his retirement.
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ESPN | Jun 1, 2008
The Red Sox will start their game against the Rays on Thursday night one hour earlier to allow Boston fans to watch Game One of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and Lakers.
The Lakers are looking to keep both Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf in town, according to The Los Angeles Times.
Kobe Bryant is taking the high road and will not respond to the sledging handed to him by former teammate Shaquille O'Neal in a recent rap, the L.A. Times are reporting.
Ron Artest will exercise his Kings' option to become a free agent, according to Pete Vecsey of the New York Post.