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Tweet of the Day: Pau Gasol

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Thanks Kobe! It's a pleasure to play with you game after game. Go Lakers!! #Team http://t.co/u2j0VZvp
July 21, 2012 1:11 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
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Tweet of the Day goes to Pau Gasol, who expressed his appreciation of Kobe Bryant’s support. Asked by a Spanish reporter about Gasol’s status with the Lakers, Bryant replied, “As long as I’m there, he’s going to be there.” That is a very strong statement by Bryant, given the fact that Gasol was actually traded to the Houston Rockets before the start of last season, until commissioner David Stern nixed the three-team trade that would have sent Chris Paul to

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SH Blog: Linsanity did not make sense to Carmelo Anthony

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Today was a sobering day, as some maniac decided to go on a shooting spree at a theater to hurt and take away unsuspecting innocent lives early Friday morning. Thoughts and condolences go out to the victims and their families. Here is Friday’s basketball news: Boston Celtics have acquired Courtney Lee in a sign and trade deal involving three teams: “The Boston Celtics announced today that they have acquired guard Courtney Lee from the Houston Rockets as part of a sign and

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SH Blog: What will it take to get Dwight to the Lakers?

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Most of the NBA world is still reeling from the Knicks’ decision not to match Jeremy Lin’s offer sheet with the Rockets, and the parts that aren’t are focused mainly on the potential for Dwight Howard to head west to wear purple and gold for the Lakers.  We’ve got some more post-Linsanity hangover pieces, and a thorough recap of everything going on with Dwight Howard, as well as all the rest of the news from everywhere in the NBA. Be sure

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Dwight Howard willing to sign long-term with Lakers

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Dwight Howard is dominating the offseason news again. On Wednesday, we told you there was an ESPN report detailing the early framework of a three-team deal in which the Orlando Magic would send Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers, who would send Andrew Bynum to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who would send Anderson Varejao and a package of draft picks to the Magic. Now comes a report from RealGM.com that says Howard is willing to commit long-term to the Lakers. In other words,

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Better tandem: Dwight Howard and Jeremy Lin or Andrew Bynum and Kyrie Irving?

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Dwight Howard and Jeremy Lin. Andrew Bynum and Kyrie Irving. If you were trying to build a team from nothing, which tandem would you rather have? Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey has spent the entire offseason trying to put together the first tandem. He reeled in Lin on Tuesday night but has been unable to get the Orlando Magic to budge on Howard. Cleveland Cavaliers GM Chris Grant may be trying to put together the second tandem. He drafted Irving just over a year

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SH Blog: Writers blast James Dolan, SI interviews Jeremy Lin, MSG stock heavily drops

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James Dolan let Jeremy Lin walk for absolutely nothing. Was it a mistake? According to a number of writers, it was a huge mistake, and the big fall of MSG stock appears to strongly back up the notion. See why Dolan may have made one of his worst moves as an owner (and that’s saying a lot) below. You’ll also find Lin’s interview with SI to have a better understanding of what he went through during his time as a Knicks

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Cavaliers might help Lakers acquire Dwight Howard while snaring Bynum

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You didn’t expect the Dwight Howard rumors to just go away, did you? After the Orlando Magic were unable to reach agreement with the Brooklyn Nets – Howard’s preferred destination – the Houston Rockets emerged as a possible landing spot for the superstar center. Rockets GM Daryl Morey has spent the offseason clearing salary cap space and acquiring young players and draft picks to put together a potential package that Magic GM Rob Hennigan would find desirable. Tuesday night’s acquisition of basketball

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Report: Howard will be traded to Lakers

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NBA Photos; Retouch by @stevesolis This is not going to come as welcome news to Daryl Morey and the Houston Rockets, but there is a report out there today from an Orlando TV station that Dwight Howard is very close to being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. David Pingalore of WKMG-TV in Orlando uses some pretty strong language in his report. “This past week has been nothing but multiple smoke screens concerning the Dwight Howard drama. According to Pingalore’s

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