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Saturday 2 December 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# LA Lakers

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Sports film of the week: The Announcement
Every week we’ll pick a sports documentary or movie we think we’ll all enjoy as a family.
This alley-oop reverse by Kobe Bryant is one of the best plays you will see all year
How’d he do that?
Derrick Rose hit this sick buzzer beater last night
The Nets beat the Clippers. The Wizards beat the Lakers. And the Heat, Thunder, and Bulls all struggled against lesser opponents before pulling away on a crazy night.
Watch: This alley-oop to Blake Griffin sums up the LA Clippers' season
Breaking news: Blake Griffin likes to dunk on people.
Linsanity: How a Knicks benchwarmer became a star in a New York minute
The former Harvard student has scored more points in his first four NBA games than Michael Jordan and Shaq.
Don't touch that dial... here's the sport on TV this weekend
Get your feet up and turn the phone off. There’s no need to go outside the door.
Pint-size Present of the Day
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It's on: Bryant agrees to play in Italy during NBA lockout
“I would say it’s 95% done.” The LA Lakers star has reportedly agreed a deal with Virtus Bologna.
WATCH: Kobe get punched in the face in a brand new Simpsons
Why? Why not?
Chinese Basketball League willing to pay Kobe Bryant $1.5m a month?
As his teammate Ron Artest contemplates a shock move to the Cheshire Jets, the LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant is weighing up offers from China worth around to $1.5m a month.
Woah! Is NBA superstar Ron Artest actually signing for the Cheshire Jets?
Basketball star tweets his excitement about playing in Britain during the NBA lockout.
Lakers' Ron Artest is changing his name to “Metta World Peace” to prove he’s still crazy
LA forward thinks it’d be cool to have ‘Peace’ on the back of his jersey. Sure, why not?
While you were sleeping: Mavs sweep Lakers - but is this really the end of the road for Phil Jackson?
We realise that the NBA Playoffs are on at pretty unsociable hours for Irish fans, so here’s what you missed while you were tucked up in bed.
While you were sleeping: here's what you missed in the NBA playoffs
Phil Jackson’s hopes of another three-peat are in jeopardy after the Lakers lost a second successive game against the Dallas Mavericks.
While you were sleeping: here's what you missed in the NBA playoffs
Mark Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks rallied to stun the La Lakers in front of a star-studded Staples Center crowd. And the Bulls faltered too.
While you were sleeping: LA Lakers show their class
WATCH: Catch up on the NBA play-off action as Kobe leads LA to the conference decider.
While you were sleeping: here's what you missed in the NBA playoffs last night
It’s money time in the NBA. Catch up on all the action including dunks, fights and trash talk.
Lakers’ road to repeat may go through Chicago
One of the most exciting NBA seasons in years reaches the playoffs stages tonight – here’s what you need to know.
Gay ex-NBA star says homophobic slurs commonplace in basketball
John Amaechi says he cannot understand the public’s surprise at Kobe Bryant’s use of the word “faggot.”
Kobe shoots some late-night hoops after Lakers loss
Star stays behind for two-hour workout after LA lose 94-88 against the Miami Heat.
The best dunks from the NBA All-Star game
It was Kobe’s night as the West took the honours in Los Angeles.
Watch: The big bad Lakers lose on a buzzer-beater
Kobe et al were left stunned by this late disappointment.