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Artest agrees to join LakeShow

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:39:34 +0000

Prized free agent forward Ron Artest has reached a verbal agreement with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers for three years and $18 million, according to ESPN.com. Artest basically took a pay cut to join the Lakers. He is one of the premier defenders in the NBA, and is a nice addition to the ...

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LAKERS: Phil Jackson Will Return for 2009-10 Season

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:36:09 +0000

After receiving results of medical tests, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson has announced he will return to coach the team for the 2009-10 season. "After consulting with Lakers team internist Dr. John Moe, I feel confident that I can gainfully pursue an NBA season with another long playoff ...

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Rockets replace Ron Artest with Lakers free agent Trevor Ariza

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 02:45:00 +0000

Hours after learning that Ron Artest had agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Rockets have filled his spot by agreeing to a deal with Trevor Ariza, Ken Berger reports . Ariza was reportedly upset that the Lakers were only willing to offer him the mid-level exception to re-sign ...

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Ron Artest tells CBS Sports.com he's signing with the Lakers

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:46:00 +0000

Ron Artest has told CBS Sports.com senior basketball writer Ken Berger that he will sign with the Lakers. This has been rumored for a few days but I wasn't sure what to make of it. Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest didn't exactly get along during the season of the NBA playoffs, but this is ...

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Team of the Decade

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:01:04 +0000

With-Malice is discussing " Which is on the best NBA team of the decade ?" The debate is whether it is the Los Angeles Lakers or the San Antonio Spurs. Check it out! It's a very interesting read. On the basis of consistency I'd have to say the Lakers. On the basis of the number of current ...

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Trevor Ariza Got His Wittle Feewings Hoit.

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:54:07 +0000

It’s been reported that Trevor felt disrespected by the Lakers because they refused to offer more than the mid-level exception. It’s also being reported all over the place that Trevor Ariza, the latest winner of the Great Performance in the Playoffs During a Contract Year ...

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Off the Dribble: Many N.B.A. Free Agents, but Few Big Paydays

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:00:01 +0000

With Detroit effectively out of the market after coming to terms with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, there are other teams in play, but there are caveats.

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Toronto Raptors Not Messing Around

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:00:01 +0000

Give Bryan Colangelo and the Toronto Raptors franchise some credit - after a miserably disappointing 2008-’09 season, they appear determined to shake up and improve their roster by any means necessary, even if it means potentially taking on huge free agent contracts and/or dealing Chris ...

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Will Ron Artest Screw Up The Lakers?

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 01:37:16 +0000

The Lakers were the best team in the Association last season. So, why would they take a risk and sign the personality of Ron Artest? Because Ron has a greater calling than basketball people! He has daydreams of hitting the big screen, doing some acting, saving cats from a burning building. ...

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Artest to L.A., Ariza to Houston

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 03:52:06 +0000

According to ESPN, the Los Angeles Lakers and Ron Artest have agreed to a three-year deal worth $18 million. However, the first day that free agents can sign contracts is Wednesday (July 8th). "I've made money over my time in the NBA, I lost money when David Stern suspended me [in 2006 for ...

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Artest versus Ariza

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:01:00 +0000

"You're a player but only because you be playin' yaself."--Jeru the Damaja, "Ya Playin' Yaself" A prime example of the media's never-ending quest to completely misunderstand how basketball games are won and lost is the sudden elevation of Trevor Ariza to "elite" status. I've lost track of how ...

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Ron Artest to the Lakers?

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 02:45:16 +0000

How in the world does this work? Seriously, at any point during last year's Finals, was anyone telling themselves, "damn, the Lakers really need Ron Artest " ?!? Apparently, for whatever reason, the Lakers are close to a deal with Ron Artest . And it makes no sense. The ...

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Source: Phil Jackson's return to Los Angeles Lakers as coach assured

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:02:17 +0000

Phils Jackson's presence on the Lakers' bench next season is "99.9 percent" assured, according to a source.

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Snoop’s Lakers Low Rider

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:42:05 +0000

There’s reppin’ the Lakers, and then there’s this. Check out Snoop Dog’s Lakers low rider, which he recently brought on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.

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The Links: Ron Artest signs with the Lakers and why is Joel Zumaya walking so many people?

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:15:42 +0000

AP PhotoJoel Zumaya sure is walking a lot of batters this year. Have a tip for The Links? E-mail patrickhayes13@gmail.com. Bookmark It's Just Sports or subscribe to our RSS feed. Fanhouse: Ron Artest is going to be a Laker. Yglesias:...

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Air Jordan Retro 1 60+ Pack

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:40:39 +0000

There is no shortage of moments and milestones from Michael Jordan's career to draw inspiration from for Air Jordan footwear. If you sat and thought for maybe 10 seconds, you could easily come up with 10 ideas. How about a New York Knicks colored pack for every time he embarrassed the Knicks and ...

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Ron Ron reaction reaction

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 23:22:30 +0000

As one might expect, plenty o' thoughts expressed about Ron Artest joining forces with the Lakers. I done searched the internets to find y'all some of the best. First, a talkie before the reading. Artest already knows his way around L.A. and has certainly spent his time inside Staples Center, ...

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Lakers close to adding Ron Artest to their cast

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:07:32 +0000

The Los Angeles Lakers are not content to stand pat in defense of their latest championship. They are very close to reaching an agreement with Houston Rockets free agent forward Ron Artest on a multi-year deal using the team's mid-level exception (last season's began at $5.585 million). Los ...

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NBA free agency: Ron Artest says he's leaving Houston Rockets for Los Angeles Lakers

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:03:13 +0000

Free-agent forward Ron Artest says he's leaving the Houston Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers. In a text message to ESPN.com on Thursday night, Artest wrote: "I am happy to say I am goin' to L.A."

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Ariza's move to Houston was about respect

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 06:05:59 +0000

The Houston Rockets, fresh off losing Ron Artest to the Los Angeles Lakers, have essentially swapped players by agreeing to terms with Lakers free agent forward Trevor Ariza, whom Artest will be replacing in Los Angeles. The deal will be for five years at the mid-level exception; based on last season's $5.585 million amount for the mid-level, Ariza would get around $32 million.

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