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James Harden Does Whatever He Wants Against The Lakers; LeBron Loses A Battle With A Future Star

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

If you were busy trying to breakdown Mike D’Antoni‘s gameplan, which consisted of the coach determining subs by using “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,” you might’ve missed out on James Harden. He was only the best player on the floor by a mile in Housto…

purpleandgoldblog.com

It turns out that the season is still not miserable enough for the Lakers (15-18). Yesterday, the team reported that Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill will be out of commission for several days to to their various injuries. This is coming with th…

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard attempted to downplay the severity of his shoulder injury Tuesday, claiming that his labrum is not torn -- contrary to what the team had announced a day earlier.

purpleandgoldblog.com

It turns out that the season is still not miserable enough for the Lakers (15-18). Yesterday, the team reported that Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill will be out of commission for several days to to their various injuries. This is coming with th…

Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com

While things are getting dicey in Los Angeles because the Lakers will rely on D-League call-ups and 10-day contracts to get them through the next few weeks, it’s the opposite in Utah. It has been all season. Before the year began, I noted that Utah’s …

ESPN.com, ESPN.com

Our panel breaks down the Lakers' uncertain future.

J.A. Adande, ESPN.com

We discuss two storied franchises having disappointing seasons.