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Max Christie returning to Lakers on 4-year, $32 million deal
FILE – Los Angeles Lakers guard Max Christie controls the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) LOS ANGELES — Promising wing Max Christie is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers with a four-year, $32 million contract,…
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Bronny James to wear No. 9 jersey with Lakers
Bronny James will be wearing the jersey No. 9 with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. –LAKERS MANILA, Philippines—Things are getting clearer when it comes to Bronny James’ stint in the NBA playing for the Los Angeles Lakers with his father LeBron. In his first season in the NBA, Bronny James will be donning…
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Bronny James: LA Lakers draft LeBron James’ son as NBA history beckons | NBA News
LeBron James moved a step closer to fulfilling his dream of playing alongside one of his sons after the LA Lakers selected 19-year-old Bronny in the NBA Draft on Thursday. After going undrafted in the first round on Wednesday, the oldest son of the four-time NBA MVP was selected 55th overall by the Lakers towards…
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Bronny James, LeBron’s son, taken by Lakers with 55th pick
Southern California’s Bronny James brings the ball up the court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/File) It was the dream that LeBron James first floated a few years ago, the notion of…
Read MoreJJ Redick confirmed as new Lakers coach
Former NBA player JJ Redick (Getty Images via AFP) LOS ANGELES – Former NBA player-turned-pundit J.J. Redick says he is ready for the challenge of taking the Los Angeles Lakers back to the pinnacle of the NBA after being confirmed as the new head coach of the 17-time champions. Redick, who spent 15 years in…
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Lakers hiring JJ Redick as their new head coach
Former NBA player JJ Redick is reported to be the next head coach for Los Angeles Lakers. Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images/AFP LOS ANGELES — JJ Redick is being hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity…
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Dan Hurley turns down Lakers offer, will stay at UConn
FILE – UConn head coach Dan Hurley calls towards his players during the first half of the Elite 8 college basketball game against Illinois in the men’s NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) LOS ANGELES–Dan Hurley has rejected a six-year offer reportedly worth a total of $70 million from…
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Top college coach Hurley turns down Lakers offer
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (AP Photo)) LOS ANGELES – Dan Hurley has rejected a six-year offer reportedly worth a total of $70 million from the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and is remaining men’s basketball coach at the University of Connecticut, a statement said Monday. The Lakers would have made the 51-year-old American, who…
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Pelicans will use final Lakers’ first-round pick in 2025
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis greets New Orleans Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin before an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. The Pelicans have opted to wait until 2025 to use the last of the three first-round draft choices they received from the Lakers as part…
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NBA fines Lakers guard Russell $25,000 for verbal abuse
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of the Denver Nuggets is guarded by D’Angelo Russell of the Los Angeles Lakers in the first quarter during game five of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Ball Arena on April 29, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. (Getty Images via AFP) NEW YORK – Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell was fined…
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