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Preview: Lakers vs. Thunder

purpleandgoldblog.com

The Lakers (9-10) are 1-1 in this initial 3-game road trip before heading back home for a pit stop on Sunday against Utah. Tonight's opponent is by far the toughest team they'll face away from Staples Center yet. The purple and gold got their 2nd road w…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn is pouring cold water on the seemingly endless speculation surrounding the team's interest in Los Angeles Lakers big man Pau Gasol.

nba.com

The Minnesota Timberwolves have long been interested in Pau Gasol.

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Though Dwight Howard is shooting 46.9 percent from the foul line this season, the Lakers center said he's had enough of people giving him advice.

Spencer Lund, dimemag.com

The inevitable trade chatter surrounding the disappointing Los Angeles Lakers, currently sitting at 9-10 on the season, has ticked up a notch up over the last couple days, and most of that transaction talk surrounds the Lakers’ embattled power forward, …

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Lakers forward Pau Gasol did not participate in the team's shootaround Friday and did not play against the host Thunder as he continues to sit out with tendinitis in both knees.

nba.com

Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol is expected to miss his third straight game with tendinitis in his knees.

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

Yesterday was an off day in Oklahoma City for the Lakers, so to bring the scuffling 9-10 team together, they had a boys' night out at the theater. On the program: Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. The ancipation led Pau Gasol to offer perhaps the best and mos…

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

Yesterday was an off day in Oklahoma City for the Lakers, so to bring the scuffling 9-10 team together, they had a boys' night out at the theater. On the program: Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. The ancipation led Pau Gasol to offer perhaps the best and mos…

ESPN.com, ESPN.com

5-on-5: After a busy start to 2012-13, which team would win a seven-game series?

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

You might recall a Miami Heat win over the Los Angeles Lakers from back in March of 2011, one that saw Kobe Bryant decide to take to an impromptu postgame shooting session in full view of reporters after a poor performance in that game's fourth quarter.…

CNNSI.com

Report: Lakers not listening to Gasol trade offers