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NBA Approves Dwight Howard To Lakers; Nets-Magic Saga Over
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The Dwightmare in Orlando is finally over. Dwight Howard became the newest member of the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday when a four-team trade also involving Denver and...
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Schmeelk: The Time Is Now For The Knicks, Let The Games Begin
By John Schmeelk » More Columns The Knicks officially open up training camp today, and the time for excuses is over. There’s no lockout. The same head coach that finished last season is returning this...
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Shaq: I’d Rather Have Robin — Er — Brook Lopez Than Dwight Howard
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Shaquille O’Neal made basketball fans do a double take last season when he said that then-Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum was better than then-Orlando Magic center Dwight...
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Kobe Bryant Offers Alex Rodriguez Support, Advice Amid Slugger’s Ongoing Slump
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Alex Rodriguez will go down as one of the greatest baseball players of all time when it’s all said and done. The same can be said about Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe...
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Schmeelk: NBA Western Conference Preview And Predictions
By John Schmeelk » More Columns This my Western Conference preview and playoff predictions for the 2012-2013 season. You can find my Eastern Conference preview here. Oklahoma City Thunder – Even with...
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Hartnett: Lakers Are Ready-Made For Phil Jackson
By Sean Hartnett » More Columns Shortly after receiving the dreaded vote of confidence from Lakers’ vice president Jim Buss, the ax fell on Mike Brown just five games into the NBA season. Nobody does...
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Lakers Pass On Phil Jackson, Hire Ex-Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni
LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers hired Mike D’Antoni late Sunday night, signing the former coach of the Knicks and Suns to replace Mike Brown. The Lakers and D’Antoni’s agent,...
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Anthony, Knicks Happy For New Lakers Coach Mike D’Antoni
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Just when everybody thought the Lakers were getting back together with Phil Jackson, they switched course in the middle of the night and went with Mike D’Antoni. Pau Gasol...
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Hartnett: D’Antoni Hire Makes Little Sense For Lakers
By Sean Hartnett » More Columns A day has passed since the Los Angeles Lakers opted to hire former Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni. Now that the dust has settled, the Lakers’ decision isn’t any less...
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Schmeelk: D’Antoni Is The Right Choice For Lakers
By John Schmeelk » More Columns Phil Jackson was obviously the man the Lakers wanted to be their head coach. Unfortunately, Phil Jackson not only wanted the job, he also wanted to embarrass the Lakers...
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Lichtenstein: Lopez, Blatche Rise As Nets’ Centers Of Attention
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns Dwight who? Sure I was bummed like the rest of Brooklyn when the Nets failed to close the deal on acquiring All-Star center Dwight Howard over the summer after a...
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Howard Doesn’t Care If He Upset Nets’ Williams
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Dwight Howard doesn’t care if he’s severed his relationship with Brooklyn Nets’ star Deron Williams. The detested Lakers’ big man’s list of enemies continues to grow — and...
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Nets Hang Tough With Lakers, But Ultimately Fall Short In D’Antoni’s Debut
LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork/AP) — Although Mike D’Antoni still can’t jump, pivot or move on his surgically replaced knee with his usual enthusiasm, he felt plenty strong enough to start work with the Los...
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Lichtenstein: Andray Blatche Was M.I.A. In L.A.
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns Forget the 24-hour rule — I want to file a missing person report. It seems that Nets backup center Andray Blatche inexplicably disappeared sometime early in the...
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Report: D’Antoni Regretted Leaving Suns To Take Knicks Job
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Former Knicks’ head coach Mike D’Antoni told ESPN Los Angeles he regretted taking over the Knicks after enjoying a successful spell with the Phoenix Suns. “I shouldn’t have gone...
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Schmeelk: Spurs’ Head Coach Gregg Popovich Is In The Right
By John Schmeelk » More Columns Last night in a nationally televised game against the Miami Heat, Gregg Popovich not only rested his three stars, but he sent them home on a commercial flight before the...
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Knicks Hot, Lakers Not As D’Antoni Returns To MSG
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Things are going great for Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks. As for the Lakers and former New York coach Mike D’Antoni? Not so much. D’Antoni will return to Madison Square Garden...
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Schmeelk: D’Antoni Doesn’t Deserve Knicks Fans’ Boos
By John Schmeelk » More Columns There will be plenty of boos for Mike D’Antoni when the Knicks host the Lakers on Thursday night. In some respects, I understand the unhappiness with New York’s former...
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Knicks Limp To The Finish Line, But Still Dominate D’Antoni, Lakers
Updated at 12:52 a.m., Dec. 14, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Sensing a fellow shooter had become gun shy, Kobe Bryant had a message for Carmelo Anthony last summer. Ignore the critics, he said. Stop worrying...
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Knicks’ Carmelo Day-To-Day With ‘Slight’ Ankle Sprain; D’Antoni Booed
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The pregame boos had barely finished, and Mike D’Antoni suddenly had much bigger problems. Carmelo Anthony had three 3-pointers in less than three minutes, and a look in his...
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