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CAN THE NBA SEASON BE SAVED?
The first significant dent to the 2011-12 NBA season was delivered Friday when the league announced that training camps have been postponed and 43 preseason games were removed…
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LAKERS-HEAT A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC
LeBron James told reporters on Friday that he wouldn’t mind seeing less teams in the NBA, a stance that goes against the players’ union. Union president Derek Fisher…
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FISHER, HASLEM REMAIN LOYAL
Who says there is no more loyalty in sports? Two very important role players on teams with championship aspirations each re-signed with their respective teams on Monday. Derek…
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NBA FINALS: RIVERS SAYS FISHER FLOPS
Phil Jackson got his message across earlier in the week and now it’s Doc Rivers’ turn to bellyache about NBA officiating. During his Wednesday morning press conference, nearly…
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NBA FINALS: FISHER IS L.A.’S HEART, SOUL
Too old, too slow, too limited athletically and too short. Derek Fisher has heard all the criticism, but the two aspects of his game that never gets questioned…
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LAKERS VS. CELTICS IS A SEXY FINAL
When Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times asked Phil Jackson if the memory of the 2008 NBA Finals still lingers, the Lakers coach responded with a sarcastic…
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DEREK FISHER: NBA’S TOP ROLE PLAYER
All championship teams have great role players – guys who play their position, make all the hustle plays and knock down shots when called upon. Magic Johnson’s Laker…
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DUNK OF THE MONTH: COREY BREWER
I hate to do this to my guy Derek Fisher because he’s such a great dude, but I have to be fair. Fisher was recently victimized by Minnesota’s…
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THE FISH THAT SAVED THE L.A. LAKERS
Move over Robert Horry. Step aside Steve Kerr and John Paxson. Make room for the newest member of Mr. Clutch in the NBA Finals: Derek Fisher. When Fisher…
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LAKERS PLAY DIRTY AGAINST ROCKETS
The Los Angeles Lakers are going a little overboard in trying to shed their “soft” reputation. Against the Houston Rockets in Game 2, the Lakers lay down some…