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Greg Oden likely to miss the entire 2007-08 NBA season

Oden’s recovery from surgery likely in range of 6-12 months
PORTLAND, Ore. — Celebrated Trail Blazers rookie center Greg Oden, the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, will likely miss the 2007-08 season after undergoing knee surgery Thursday, the team said.
Doctors found cartilage damage during an exploratory procedure, and team physician Dr. Don Roberts performed […]

Kobe Bryant, Team USA flatten Argentina to reach FIBA semis

LAS VEGAS — A new and improved U.S. team was too good for Argentina’s B team.
Kobe Bryant scored 27 points — 15 in the first quarter — and the United States cruised into the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament as the No. 1 seed by beating Argentina 91-76 Thursday night.

U.S. gets payback on Puerto Rico, sits one win from Beijing (Olympics)

LAS VEGAS — The Americans made Athens look like ancient history.
Three years after its stunning loss in the Olympics, the United States smothered Puerto Rico in a 117-78 victory Tuesday night in the FIBA Americas tournament.

Mexicans latest slaughter victim 127-100

Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points, Kobe Bryant added 21 points, and LeBron James and Dwight Howard had 19 apiece, as the USA slaughters the Mexicans after toying with them in the first half 127-100.

Kobe Bryant’s defense locks down Barbosa as U.S. stays perfect at TOA

Those of us Lakers fans saw enough of Leandro Barbosa during the playoffs and regular season. It seemed as if Barbosa was participating in a layup drill every time he played the Los Angeles Lakers. However, on Sunday, it was quite the opposite as Team USA crushed clobbered BRAZIL 113-76. Team USA’s next game is […]

Team USA puts the hammer down on Canada

LAS VEGAS — LeBron James threads a low bounce pass to Kobe Bryant cutting baseline. Bryant goes up and under for a reverse layup. The Thomas and Mack Center crowd goes wild.
Dwight Howard blocks a Team Canada baseline jump shot attempt. Jason Kidd scoops up the ball and flicks it fifty feet to a sprinting […]

Team USA destroys Venezuela in TOA opener

How ya like that Hugo Chavez?
LAS VEGAS — Four All-Stars fired perfect passes to each other, ending when Kobe Bryant turned LeBron James’ behind-the-back toss into a dunk that brought the loudest cheer of the night.

O’Neal still wants to team with Kobe in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — While standing at midcourt Sunday, Jermaine O’Neal is feted by kids in purple-and-gold jerseys, mobbed by media, and wooed by celebrities like Brandy and Snoop Dogg. For the Pacers’ power forward, this is a taste of life as a baller in L.A.

Los Angeles Lakers 2007-08 schedule released!

NBA.com has released the schedule of the upcoming season! The Los Angeles Lakers 2007-2008 schedule obviously has its highlights, and points of interest:

Kevin Garnett traded to Boston - Kobe even more likely to want out?

A player many Laker fans wanted, thought they would eventually get, and a player Kobe Bryant would have loved to have is apparantly headed to of all teams, but the Boston Celtics. Looks like McHale and Ainge are about the finalize a deal:


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