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Why Geoff Petrie Didn't Return the Lakers' Calls
Why Geoff Petrie Didn't Return the Lakers' Calls
The Bee 's Ailene Voisin has the scoop : From what I'm hearing - and, yes, he confirmed it - Geoff Petrie refused to return any phone calls inquiring about the Ron Artest availability between July 1-9, the period for players to declare for free agency and begin negotiating with teams. Petrie, who has a thing for following the rules, and never takes anything for granted, skipped town while ...
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Artest-for-Odom Trade in the Pipeline?
FanHouse — ... the Lakers for roughly 18 months now; L.A.'s ejection from the Finals thanks in part to Lamar Odom's uneven performance has intensified the talk among fans and reporters. Earlier this week, Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee reported the Lakers called Kings president Geoff Petrie about Artest during the NBA's moratorium. (Petrie wanted to wait until Beno Udrih had officially signed his contract before discussing trades. Also, he wanted to see Stevie Wonder in concert.) Yesterday on an ESPN Radio show in Los Angeles, Kings co-owner ...

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