Lakers become NBA have-not
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The Los Angeles Clippers&#39; resident soothsayer took a stab at sizing up the Western Conference playoff race. Head coach Mike Dunleavy offered his seven locks to make the playoffs.
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Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant, center, joined Shaquille O&#39;Neal and rest of his teammates on the bench during the start of the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks in this Oct. 28, 2003 photo, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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A new chapter in Los Angeles Lakers history unfolds tonight. Shaquille O&#39;Neal, arguably the NBA&#39;s most dominating player, is gone.
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The Orlando Magic should be used to disappointment. Shaquille O'Neal left a decade ago, and the Magic got nothing in return. Tracy McGrady left three years ago, and Orlando got little more than a headache for him.
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Shawn Marion's debut was strong. It just wasn't enough for the Miami Heat to stop Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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What were the Lakers thinking this summer when they let Kobe Bryant dictate whom the Lakers acquired in the offseason? Everyone knows that they were desperate to re-sign Bryant, but once you give
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Yao Ming is Hakeem Olajuwon. Tracy McGrady is Clyde Drexler. Jeff Van Gundy is Rudy Tamjanovich. This sounds like a clichÃ©d, road to the NBA title, made-for-television flick, doesnât it?
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Kobe Bryant and the new Lakers had been searching for a signature victory, something to prove their revamped club still can play with the West&#39;s powers.
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LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal made sure their teams wouldn't be pushed around again by rivals. There was nothing Kobe Bryant could do to help the Lakers, however.
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The Los Angeles Lakers step into the 2007-08 National Basketball Association season with trade talk swirling around superstar Kobe Bryant.
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Everything starts, again, with Shaq, Kobe and Phil. They didn&#39;t win either of the last two NBA titles. They were dismissed from the Finals by the Pistons in June.
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Los Angeles Lakers&#39; Kobe Bryant, left, puts up a shot as Atlanta Hawks&#39; Kevin Willis guards during the first half, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004, in Los Angeles.
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Disgruntled Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said on Wednesday he wanted to be traded from the NBA team and nothing would change his mind.
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Kobe Bryant went down hard and did not return, though the Los Angeles Lakers were able to defeat LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers without him.
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In their first game as Kobe Bryant&#39;s team, the Los Angeles Lakers didn&#39;t need Bryant to dominate. Bryant had 25 points, seven assists and three blocked shots, and Chris Mihm added a career-high 23 points and
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Disgruntled Los Angeles Lakers  guard Kobe Bryant said on Wednesday he wanted to be traded from  the NBA team before dramatically changing his mind a few hours  later.
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Add Karl Malone to the list of talent leaving the Los Angeles Lakers because of Kobe Bryant.