Rich Paul did not swing back. He did not feed the feud, pick a side in public, or turn a friendship fracture into another piece of entertainment. Instead, when asked …
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The Lakers Didn’t Take LeBron For Granted. They Built Around Him Until The End
Kenny Smith cut through the noise with the kind of perspective few people can honestly claim. In college, he shared a locker room with Michael Jordan at North Carolina. In …
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The Lakers’ game-ball controversy was already a strange little window into the politics of greatness. Then Gilbert Arenas got involved, and the whole thing became something louder, funnier and far …
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There is still no decision, and that matters. LeBron James has not announced whether he will return for a 24th NBA season, retire, stay with the Lakers, or look elsewhere. …
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Gary Payton has never been confused with a man who whispers around a microphone, so when he looked at LeBron James’ uncertain future and pointed straight toward the Bay Area, …
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LeBron James has spent more than two decades making the impossible feel scheduled. So when he finally sounded unsure, really unsure, the room seemed to tilt. After the Lakers were …
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Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 115-110 in Game 4, completing a sweep of the Lakers and advancing to the Western Conference Finals with a perfect 8-0 record in these playoffs. …
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For one half, the Lakers made Game 3 feel like a response. For one half, Los Angeles looked alive at home, the crowd had something to grab onto, and Oklahoma …
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For one half, the Lakers made Game 2 feel like a real series. For one half, Austin Reaves was cooking, LeBron James was still LeBron James, and Los Angeles had …
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Kendrick Perkins may still be waiting on breakfast with Oprah and Beyoncé, but after Game 1, his Lakers-Thunder prediction did not look quite as ridiculous. Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles …
