p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> Rather than stew over whether Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson should be admitted, the Baseball Hall of Fame should open a special…
MINNEAPOLIS — As the Lakers departed from the court at Target Center with their heads down, white towels were being whirled everywhere around them.The crowd was doing…
MINNEAPOLIS — Somehow, the Lakers concealed the shortcoming in plain sight for months, enough to where the situation looked manageable.That was then.Now, in a postseason series against…
On the night Luka Doncic returned to Dallas, the Mavericks condensed his American basketball career into an emotion-filled two minutes full of game-winners, highlight passes…
OKLAHOMA CITY — The postseason road the Lakers want to take likely will roll through Oklahoma City at some point, the unquestioned best team in the Western…
ORLANDO, Fla. — In a moment when the crowd was quiet and the in-arena music stopped blaring, you could hear the Orlando Magic bench screaming out instructions…
Letters: Put away morality card when it comes to Pete Rose
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> Rather than stew over whether Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson should be admitted, the Baseball Hall of Fame should open a special…
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Letters to Sports: Lamenting latest Lakers playoff exit
Getting Luka Doncic from Dallas seemed too good to be true. Little did Lakers fans realize that we were getting a weak ballhandler and poor…
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Lakers moving forward: What we learned from exit interviews
JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka sat in the nearly identical places on the team’s practice court as they did last June when Redick was introduced…
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What’s next for the Lakers after another first-round playoff exit?
JJ Redick was about to coach his first game in the NBA, a step into a new life that he was sure he wanted for…
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NBA playoffs: Lakers lose Game 4, move to brink of elimination
MINNEAPOLIS — Value each possession. Move with purpose and speed over every inch of the court. Make the right pass. Hit the big shot. Do the right…
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With their season in danger of ending, Lakers are running out of answers
MINNEAPOLIS — As the Lakers departed from the court at Target Center with their heads down, white towels were being whirled everywhere around them.The crowd was doing…
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Timberwolves expose Lakers’ biggest vulnerability during Game 3
MINNEAPOLIS — Somehow, the Lakers concealed the shortcoming in plain sight for months, enough to where the situation looked manageable.That was then.Now, in a postseason series against…
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Lakers suffer blowout Game 1 playoff loss to Timberwolves
Before the first game of the Lakers’ postseason, head coach JJ Redick clenched as he spoke, a very serious person acting even more seriously than…
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Luka Doncic had playoff moment last year; it could happen again
On the night Luka Doncic returned to Dallas, the Mavericks condensed his American basketball career into an emotion-filled two minutes full of game-winners, highlight passes…
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How Austin Reaves earned his place among the Big 3 on the Lakers
JJ Redick had validated Austin Reaves all season, publicly and privately praising the Lakers guard as a key player of the roster.It was a topic…
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Letters: Luka Doncic’s amazing return to Dallas had it all
What an amazing performance by Luka Doncic against his former Dallas team. The pregame video montage was compelling to the point it brought Luka to…
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LeBron James exits early as Lakers beat Rockets for No. 3 seed
LeBron James moved gingerly to the bench, grabbing at the inside of his left leg midway through the third quarter.This, for the Lakers, was a…
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Luka Doncic drew inspiration from Tim Marovt’s harrowing story
Luka Doncic heard the story and barely could believe it.Tim Marovt also was once a prodigy, identified early as one of the best athletes in…
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Luka Doncic and Lakers dominate in win over NBA-leading Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — The postseason road the Lakers want to take likely will roll through Oklahoma City at some point, the unquestioned best team in the Western…
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Luka Doncic finishes with 35 points in Lakers’ win over Pelicans
Jaxson Hayes tapped Luka Doncic on the leg. Maxi Kleber walked by and quietly did the same. And Markieff Morris plopped down next to his…
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Luka Doncic and Lakers struggle in loss to Stephen Curry and Warriors
The Lakers couldn’t miss. And then they couldn’t make anything.Eleven times in a row, they got a mismatch they liked and found themselves in spots…
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‘Make a name for myself’: How Lakers’ Jaxson Hayes shows his worth
The stakes here in early April for the Lakers are easy to see, the trophies that sit in owner Jeanie Buss’ window overlooking the practice…
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Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic shine in Lakers’ win over Memphis
MEMPHIS — If Saturday felt like a big game, the crowd booming while the music thumped in the fourth quarter, it’s because the teams treated it like…
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Lakers plagued by communication issues on defense in loss to Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — In a moment when the crowd was quiet and the in-arena music stopped blaring, you could hear the Orlando Magic bench screaming out instructions…
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LeBron James returns from injury in Lakers’ blowout loss to Bulls
There was less than a second left in the first quarter when LeBron James went to the sideline to inbound the ball. Sensing a moment…
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