Trevor Ariza arrived in Los Angeles six months after Kobe Bryant asked out. The Lakers had gone three years without winning a playoff series and were starting a season that amounted to an audition

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With the return of head coach Phil Jackson for the 2010-11 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have retained Jim Cleamons, Frank Hamblen and Brian Shaw as assistant coaches while adding Chuck Person to the staff, it was announced today by Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak. Person, who assisted the Lakers coaches and Jackson during their championship

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The Los Angeles Lakers have kept themselves very busy in the offseason.  Despite winning the last two NBA titles, the Lakers actively sought out ways to improve their championship roster. Los Angeles upgraded their guard depth and bench depth, filling in holes and adding pieces that could make them even stronger for the 2010-2011 season

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The NBAs free agent period rolls on, and teams are scrambling to pick up the missing pieces to the championship puzzle. Role players.

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While Boston sustains their dominant presence in the East and Miami drains its finances to sign a trifecta of NBA heat, do the Los Angeles Lakers really have anything to worry about? Since winning the 2010 NBA Championship, the Lakers have only developed into a more explosive and intimidating powerhouse of a team

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When Matt Barnes first texted Kobe Bryant about the possibility of joining the Los Angeles Lakers, Bryant surprised him by immediately texting back with emphatic encouragement.

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Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss, and his General Manager, Mitch Kupchak, have created the NBAs best franchise not by accident but from hard work and a commitment to winning. This summers offseason is no different.

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As they stand today, both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat have a legitimate shot to win their respective conference and meet for an epic NBA Championship series. The Los Angeles Lakers stayed put for the most part.

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As he observed the whirlwind of NBA activity, including the blockbuster in Miami, Larry Bird found it amusing that the Heat had become favorites – in some quarters – to win the championship. “Everybody still has to go through the Lakers,” Bird said

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Could the rich get richer? The Lakers certainly hoped so. Since many Los Angeles fans were still celebrating the Lakers 16th NBA Championship, its likely they missed the 2010 NBA Draft because going to the club seems to be more fun than waiting until the 43rd pick to see their team make a pick.

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After earning their second NBA Championship in as many years, the Los Angeles Lakers have little to worry about. Although thinking about next year seems a bit premature, the 2010 NBA draft will begin Thursday, pushing LA to think about its future. The Lakers are stacked; there is really no weak position in LA, but time will eventually force a new eraan era without Kobe Bryant.

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Lakers fans began lining up several hours ahead of the team’s NBA Championship parade.

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On Thursday night the Los Angeles Lakers won their tenth NBA Championship in the last 31 seasons. An amazing run by one of the premier franchises in all of sports. What’s even more amazing is how they have gotten there.

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Information on the Lakers 2010 Championship Parade including street closures and parade route.

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The Lakers plan to mark their championship victory with a more modest celebration than in the past, avoiding the city’s downtown business district on its parade route Monday and leaving out the huge rallies that have drawn tens of thousands of fans in previous years.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says he applauds the Los Angeles Lakers’ “good corporate citizenship” for paying the tab for their championship parade. The mayor said at a Friday news conference that the city estimates this year’s more modest parade from Staples Center to the University of Southern California will cost $1.5 million. Lakers spokesman John Black said the team expects …

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President Barack Obama congratulated the Lakers on winning the championship.

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Rasheed Wallace (notes) was pressed into the starting five for the Boston Celtics last night when Kendrick Perkins (notes) couldn’t do it and delivered 11 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and two blocked shots in a game the Celtics led nearly the whole way before finally succumbing to the Los Angeles Lakers , 83-79, to lose the championship. Wallace has two years and $13 million left on his contract, but the Boston Herald reports that Celtics head coach Doc Rivers suggested after the game that the 35-year-old would retire this summer .

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Defending champions Los Angeles Lakers stunned Boston Celtics 89-67 on Tuesday in Game 6 of 2010 National Basketball Association (NBA) finals, pushing the championship series to the decider on Thursday in Los Angeles.

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LOS ANGELES – Down 3-2 in the NBA Finals against an old foe that keeps finding new ways to beat them, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to need a big Hollywood ending to escape this jam with another championship.

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