latimes.com - 25 days ago
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He couldn't come to a deal with the Lakers, who face Rockets tonight.
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Four months later, Trevor Ariza still has some bitterness when he talks about his contract negotiations with the Lakers.
latimes.com - 24 days ago
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Kobe Bryant scores 41 points, but Andrew Bynum
injures his elbow near the end of the victory...
over the Rockets. Trevor Ariza has the ball stripped in the final seconds. > ...
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Lakers sweep a double-overtime trip
chron.com - 23 days ago
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chron.com —
Trevor Ariza tried to downplay his first game
against the Los Angeles Lakers, the team in the...
city where he grew up. The team he helped win the NBA championship last summer. The team that shortly after the victory parade told him they would rather ...
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Solomon: New guy Ariza seems out of place in lead role
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 24 days ago
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Lakers 103, Rockets 102, Final (OT) For the
second consecutive night -- and on the road no...
less -- the Lakers were forced into playing an overtime game. And they escaped again, winning 103-102 over the Rockets on Wednesday night....
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Lakers vs. Rockets: Lakers win in overtime
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Lakers Visit An Old Friend
Blak4rest: Sports, Media and Vegas —
... BTW, what did we miss on this McGrady-Ariza swap of numbers? Please, lead the blind. The Lakers face the jilted Trevor Ariza and the Rockets Wednesday night. Big night for Ariza? Probably. Ron Artest? We're not so sure. We do know the Rockets will be looking to run the Lakers ragged because that's their style. So far, it's worked well early on despite the absences of Tracy and Yao. Give some credit to Rick Adelman. He has no problem with a quick pace. L.A. Times
Ariza Should Be Thanking Artest
The Baseline —
... ended up with no home to go home to, because Ron-Ron was already sleeping in his bed.
At one point, Ariza was disappointed that the money didn't work out right, but also because he felt cast out by the Lakers, the team that had taken a chance on him and watched him flourish. It's also worth mentioning that L.A. is his hometown in the States. So yeah, in effect, Ron Artest stole his life.
These days, though, he's working through the disappointment. From the Los Angeles Times:
"Of course I was upset," ...
Trevor Ariza gets over it in Houston
The Lakers Nation —
... L.A.Times: Four months later, Trevor Ariza still has some bitterness when he talks about his contract negotiations with the Lakers. ...
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