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  1. L.A. Lakers Player Beats Strange Defamation Claim Over TMZ-Related Tweet

    8:59 am 4/24/2013

    A California judge says that a basketball star who was accused of rape doesn't "adopt" the contents of an article merely by discussing the subject on Twitter.Read more

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  2. Air Ball: How Lakers' Losses Impact Ratings

    5:00 am 3/1/2013

    The team's losing record means it could miss the playoffs for the first time since 2005 despite its $4 billion, 20-year deal with Time Warner Cable.Read more

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  3. Dennis Rodman on Diplomacy Mission to North Korea

    5:31 am 2/26/2013

    The former NBA bad boy's visit to Pyongyang will be featured in a TV show produced by Vice Media and scheduled for broadcast on HBO in April. Read more

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  4. Dennis Rodman Gets Choked Up Remembering Jerry Buss (Video)

    8:38 pm 2/18/2013

    The former NBA pro becomes emotional on "The Tonight Show" when asked about the Lakers owner, who died Monday. Read more

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  5. How Jerry Buss Brought Hollywood to the Lakers

    3:59 pm 2/18/2013

    The real estate mogul introduced "Showtime," paid Magic Johnson $25 million and partied with Hugh Hefner while building a $1 billion franchise.Read more

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  6. Lakers Owner Jerry Buss Dies at 80

    6:16 pm 2/14/2013

    The former chemistry professor bought the team in 1979, presided over the Showtime era of Magic Johnson and spent freely for star players en route to 10 NBA championships.Read more

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  7. Laker Metta World Peace Prepping Sports-Themed Hidden-Camera Show

    7:51 pm 1/26/2013

    In the vein of Ashton Kutcher's "Punk'd," the series will feature professional athletes and their loved ones playing pranks on one another and is being shopped to cable and broadcast networks. Read more

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  8. Phil Jackson, Jeanie Buss Engaged to Wed

    1:23 pm 1/4/2013

    The Los Angeles Lakers EVP posted a photo of her new sparkler on Twitter to announce the news.Read more

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  9. It’s Official: The Lakers Are Again on DirecTV

    2:00 pm 11/15/2012

    It didn't want to pay the price demanded by Time Warner Cable for two cable sports networks, but in the end -- to maintain its reputation as the home of sports –- the satcaster joined the team. Read more

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  10. DirecTV Near Deal to Carry L.A. Lakers Games

    11:33 am 11/15/2012

    After weeks of intense negotiations, an agreement by the nation’s largest satellite service to carry Time Warner’s sports channels is expected Thursday. Read more

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