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Sources -- Los Angeles Lakers growing concerned over unhappy Dwight Howard

Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Though the Lakers have long rebuffed talks of trading Dwight Howard, sources now say the team may consider dealing the pending free agent as Los Angeles continues to struggle.

nba.com

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill will have surgery on his left hip on Wednesday.

Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Though the Lakers have long rebuffed talks of trading Dwight Howard, sources now say the team may consider dealing the pending free agent as Los Angeles continues to struggle.

purpleandgoldblog.com

With 25 seconds left in the 3rd quarter against the Bulls, the Lakers got their first lead of the game on a reverse layup from Kobe Bryant and looked to have the momentum to build on it to take a rare win on the road. But just like the season so far, th…

purpleandgoldblog.com

With 25 seconds left in the 3rd quarter against the Bulls, the Lakers got their first lead of the game on a reverse layup from Kobe Bryant and looked to have the momentum to build on it to take a rare win on the road. But just like the season so far, th…

Tim Brandl, dimemag.com

This weekend, Steve Nash took the floor in Toronto, Ontario for the first time since being acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers in July of 2012. Canada’s most successful active basketball player finished the contest with 16 points on 5-for-11 shooting, ni…

ESPNChicago.com, ESPN.com

Jimmy Butler helped limit Kobe Bryant to 16 points in another loss for the reeling Los Angeles Lakers, but the Chicago Bulls swingman said Tuesday he's no "Kobe Stopper" as his teammates called him after the game.

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

Here is the lede from Adrian Wojnarowski's story on last night's Lakers-Bulls game, which ended in a 95-83 victory for the Bulls: More »

CNNSI.com

Paul George has emerged as a go-to scorer and potential All-Star for Indianapolis. And in a year with many good candidates, he's the favorite for Most Improved, says Ian Thomsen.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

On Jan. 22, 2006, Kobe Bryant scored an astounding 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. On Jan. 4, 2013, Kobe Bryant joined Twitter. On Jan. 22 2013, as they do so often even on days that aren’t the anniversary of the performance, NBA TV will replay B…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

The Clippers really don’t want to see the Warriors in the playoffs. We’d like it, but they certainly wouldn’t, not after Golden State beat them for the third time this season, 106-99. “There are shooters and then there are just the indescribable.â…

grantland.com

In case you were busy spending your day off either volunteering with a local charity or watching Magnum, P.I. on Netflix, here's what you missed in sp...