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Head coach Mike Brown of the Los Angeles Lakers gives instructions during the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on November 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers won 105-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Lakers fire head coach Mike Brown

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theGRIO REPORT - USA TODAY's Sam Amick reports Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown was fired Friday. Additionally, ESPN and Yahoo! Sports confirmed the news. Brown was just five games into his second season as Lakers coach. The team is just 1-4...
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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith accused of dropping n-word on-air

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The internet is buzzing with possibility that ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith might have dropped the N-Word during a segment on ESPN First Take...
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RON ARTESTOn the court: A fearsome defender (he won 2004’s Defender of the Year award) and as of this year an NBA champion, Artest has been a vital part of winning teams in Indiana, Sacramento and L.A.Off the court: Artest is more than a little bit eccentric. Besides his oddball record label and cries of “Queensbridge” at inappropriate moments, he’s also been known to drink Hennessy in the locker room, apply to Circuit City while in the NBA to get an employee discount, attend practice in a bathrobe… and oh yeah, charge into the stands to pummel an obnoxious fan in the most infamous brawl in NBA history.

Ron Artest guarantees Lakers will win 2012 NBA title

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Lakers Blog - Ron Artest guaranteed to ESPN Los Angeles' Stephen A. Smith in a 40-minute interview Wednesday that the Lakers will again pop the champagne bottles after winning the 2012 NBA title...
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'Khloe & Lamar' won't hurt the Lakers

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NBC LOS ANGELES - The Lakers star and his Kardashian wife now have their own reality show, which debuts Sunday...
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Magic Johnson predicts a Lakers 3-peat but says Miami's time will come

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The Lakers great says the two-time defending champions are the team to beat next season, but the James-Wade-Bosh trio will get their title soon enough...
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Ron Artest makes sure NBA finals have New York flavor

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NEW YORK - St. John's University has delivered several champions but Ron Artest can now lay claim to the single biggest NBA moment for any Red Storm alum...
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