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Phil Jackson says he'll return to Lakers (AP)
3 Jul 2009 at 6:51pm
Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season. The Hall of Fame coach turns 64 in September and said on the team's Web site Friday he got the go-ahead for another season after consulting the team doctor.
Gasol will play for Spain at Euro Championship (AP)
3 Jul 2009 at 2:35pm
Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol will play for Spain in September in the European Basketball Championship. Gasol said Friday that it was an easy decision after winning the NBA finals. "The season went really well for me and now I want to defend our country," Gasol said. "We're really hopeful about the team we have, but we can't go there with a mentality that we'll be...
Lakers: Phil Jackson will return for 2009-10 season (Yahoo! Sports)
3 Jul 2009 at 12:10pm
Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, fresh off a record 10th NBA Championship as a coach, announced on...
'Net reaction: Artest and Ariza swap teams (Yahoo! Sports)
3 Jul 2009 at 7:10am
What a wild and wacky world we live in. According to numerous reports, Ron Artest will be a member of the Lakers...
NBA free agents: 2009 class (Yahoo! Sports)
3 Jul 2009 at 12:39am
Team-by-team list of NBA free agents.
Artest going to Lakers (AP)
2 Jul 2009 at 11:56pm
Ron Artest is joining Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. "I am very excited to finally be going to L.A.," Artest said in a statement issued by his agent Thursday night. "For years now, the Lakers have expressed interest in having me play for them, but we could never get the stars to align.
Lakers look to Artest to fill dramatic role (Yahoo! Sports)
2 Jul 2009 at 11:56pm
With Ron Artest on their side, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers don't need to worry about post-title complacency.
Updated odds to win 2010 championship following Draft, trades (Yahoo! Sports)
2 Jul 2009 at 9:05am
Bodog's odds to win the 2009-10 NBA Championship have been reassessed and posted following last week's...
Lakers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
2 Jul 2009 at 2:02am
As is the case with many teams these days, the Lakers have some worries about money. The difference for the Lakers, however, is that they have an NBA championship to lean on and are simply trying to set aside money to spend and not necessarily save. The Lakers used their draft night to make owner Jerry Buss' wallet bulge more—selling draft picks away to New York (first-rounder) and Miami (second-rounder) for a total of $3.5 million—in hopes of having more funds to re-sign Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom in July. Both players are unrestricted free agents who want to return to defend their NBA championship but will see what the market offers them. "Rather than commit to a player for two years when there is a chance based on last year's roster he wouldn't make the...
Bryant decides not to opt out of contract (AP)
1 Jul 2009 at 1:55pm
Kobe Bryant insisted his contract status wouldn't be an issue, and he was right. Now the Los Angeles Lakers can turn their attention to some NBA champion teammates. Bryant chose not to terminate the final two years of his contract and will remain with the Lakers, the team he wanted to leave just two summers ago.

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