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The Los Angeles Lakers have waived guard Sun Yue, the Chinese national team star who won an NBA championship ring during one quiet season with the club. The move was announced Friday. Sun played 10 games with the Lakers, scoring six points in 28 minutes. He also played two stints in the ...

Despite an ailing economy and rising unemployment in the United States, Kobe Bryant believes Americans will continue to spend money going to basketball games. Bryant, who was speaking Tuesday on the first stop of a six-nation tour of Asia to promote a new shoe, said the sacrifices that fans make to ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have retracted an offer to Lamar Odom, saying that talks to re-sign the free agent have stalled. Lakers public relations director John Black said the team had taken the offer off the table in the past two days. "There are specifics behind why we pulled it, but that's ...

Ron Artest signed Wednesday with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, the team he wanted to join for years. Artest, who played for the Houston Rockets last season, received a five-year deal worth about $33 million, according to his agent, David Bauman. Seated next to Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak, Artest professed ...

The NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers will likely unload at least one of their three draft picks. They have the 29th pick in the first round and the 42nd and 59th picks in the second round of Thursday's draft. General manager Mitch Kupchak said Wednesday that there was a "better than even ...

Kobe Bryant said he plans to stay with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers and won't opt out of his contract this summer. Phil Jackson said his health will dictate whether he returns as coach. Bryant met with Jackson and general manager Mitch Kupchak for an individual exit interview Friday. The Finals ...

Lamar Odom says he wants to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, and he hopes the team will keep both him and Trevor Ariza. Odom and Ariza become unrestricted free agents on July 1. "You want to keep the team together," Odom said. "We just won a championship, you don't want to ...

Tens of thousands of jubilant Los Angeles Lakers fans flooded downtown Wednesday, creating a tidal wave of purple and gold while celebrating the storied franchise's 15th NBA title with a high-energy parade and rally paid for by the city's movers and shakers. People clad in the team colors stood 20 or ...

Trevor Ariza says he would love to return to the Los Angeles Lakers next season. The fifth-year forward is a free agent, along with teammate Lamar Odom. Ariza averaged 11.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists during the Lakers' run to their 15th NBA championship. He raised his stock considerably in the ...

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