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Dwight Howard Wants To Be Like Kobe; DeMarcus Cousins Thinks He’s Ready To Be Great

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

It didn’t officially hit us that the Lakers have Kobe Bryant…Pau Gasol…Steve Nash…AND Dwight Howard until we saw pictures from the team’s media day yesterday. It must be fun being a Lakers fan. Howard is having himself a grand ol’ time as one …

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake has resumed shooting and said he hopes to resume basketball activities by next week, after suffering a deep puncture wound to his left foot about 10 days ago.

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

As a 34-year-old veteran about to embark on his 17th NBA season, Kobe Bryant knows that he's much closer to the end of his career than he is to the beginning.

J.A. Adande, ESPN.com

Can Los Angeles Lakers' many type-A personalities coexist on the same team in 2012-13? J.A. Adande turns to Steve Jobs for some insight.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

... but really, really scary starting fives sure are.