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He earned a base salary of $12 million this season, and reportedly $2 million more in bonuses which he intends to donate to charity. Hard to argue this morning it's not money well-spent.
It might be too rich for the Lakers, but doesn't he have to come back? He's the surest bet as there is in sports when it comes to winning a championship, and Dr. Jerry Buss is the best owner in all of sports, isn't it a no-brainer?
Jackson's coached 19 years in the NBA, advanced to the Finals an astounding 13 times, winning 11 championship rings and yet most of the time he's probably taken for granted.
After a Christmas Day game to forget, the Lakers met again Monday amid claims of an added feistiness at practice, the need to move the ball more often and, in Ron Artest's case, a desire for more playing time.The... more »
Happily for the Lakers — or as happily as anything can be now — they don't have to worry about beating Miami in the Finals. Who said the Lakers will make the Finals? One game never means anything, even if it's on Christmas... more »
Now what? Basketball just basketball. For the Miami Heat, even more than the convincing 96-80 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers, that's what Christmas delivered, games going forward that just will be about the games, not the... more »
- Lakers forward Matt Barnes said beforehand that whichever team won Saturday's showdown at the Staples Center, "people would make speculation like the winner could win the Finals and all kinds of crazy stuff.'' It doesn't... more »
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