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NBA Pacific News and Rumors

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.

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Watch: Clippers' Butler swats shot into ref's head

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Near the end of the second quarter of the Los Angeles Clippers' Tuesday night matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Clippers swingman Caron Butler played some wonderful late-possession help defense on Thunder big man Serge Ibaka. Well, it was wonderfu…

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Clippers point guard Chris Paul won't play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.

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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.

Arash Markazi, ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul will miss Tuesday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a bruised right kneecap.

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The Clippers have agreed to a 10-year extension of their lease at Staples Center, where they are one of the arena's original tenants.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson had a stern warning for Seattle SuperSonics fans who are excited about the prospect of the NBA returning to the Puget Sound next season.

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After a shaky transfer of coaching power, the staggering Phoenix Suns headed for Sacramento with Lindsey Hunter in charge on the bench and without two of the team's highest-profile assistant coaches.

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PHOENIX (AP) -- The shaky transfer of coaching power with the staggering Phoenix Suns has moved on with the team traveling to Sacramento to face the Kings on Wednesday night.

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.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

From the Golden State Warriors' Jan. 2, 2013, 115-94 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers: From the Warriors' 106-99 home win over the Clippers on Monday afternoon: Never stop rocking, Kent Bazemore and the Warriors bench. I don't have any hard eviden…

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 »

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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

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...