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The Lakers appear set to retire Kobe Bryant’s jersey on Dec. 18, less than two years after he last donned it in a dazzling and dramatic 60-point sendoff. The only question will be which number hangs from the rafters: No. 8? No. 24? TMZ reported early Tuesday moing that the Lakers had informed season-ticket holders to “hold on to tickets” for the Dec. 18 game against Golden State for a “special e, ...ادامه مطلب

By the time Lonzo Ball begins his first training camp with the Lakers on Sept. 24 he will have already released several versions of his signature shoe, starred in a reality show chronicling the daily lives of his family and dropped a rap single. It has been, by any measure, a busy summer for the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft and the NBA Summer League MVP. “I look at it pretty simply,” Ball said Mond, ...ادامه مطلب

LOS ANGELES >> For months they lived together, trained together and prayed together. So it only made sense that when the Dodgers’ two teams in the Dominican Summer League played each other for the championship Sunday, they celebrated the win together. When “DSL Dodgers 2” beat “DSL Dodgers 1” in the title game, 6-4, it marked the second time in the history of the 33-year-old league that two , ...ادامه مطلب

Tampering is an NBA problem, no doubt. Particularly when the tamperers and tamperees are one and the same. Paul George made it known, through the many media outlets and “industry sources” at his and his agent’s disposal, that he wanted out of Indiana and into Staples Center. His contract doesn’t end until next year. So now the NBA is investigating the Lakers for getting too public about George. This has become the definition of tampering, apparently. You might as well punish an ostrich for burying his head. There is jeopardy here for the Lakers, who could lose draft picks. Although it’s far-f, ...ادامه مطلب

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. >> The pregame was once again packed with activity as Santa Margarita’s all-stars were greeted by players from both the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals at the Little League World Series. The MLB teams were in town for Sunday Night Baseball, which was played at a minor league baseball stadium in Williamsport as part of the festivities. Before getting ready for their game, the big-league players met the young ballplayers. The moment was special, but the Southeast Region champions from Greenville, North Carolina, gave Santa Margarita little to celebrate once the, ...ادامه مطلب

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. >> The bond between twin brothers can become stronger than most in the dynamic of the family. A twin brother can be both a best friend and brother at the same time. They can be motivators and they can even be there in the for the most important moments. They can also give their brothers an extra wardrobe just in case. The important things in life. For Santa Margarita, the bond between twins is on full display every practice, every game. The team has the rarity of two sets of twins in Nick and Matt Haddad and Bobby and Joey Gray. “We have the humblest group of boys I’ve, ...ادامه مطلب

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. >> It only took Joey Gray one swing of the bat to make his name ring throughout Little League circles at the World Series in Williamsport on Friday. A walk, a double from Drew Rutter, and another walk set the stage for Gray, who walked to the plate for a bases-loaded, first-inning at-bat against the Northwest’s Caiden Thomsen. Gray worked his way to a full count, then hit a towering shot over the right-field fence. It was the second grand slam of the Little League World Series, and it proved more than enough for Santa Margarita as Joey’s brother Bobby Gray took a no-hit, ...ادامه مطلب

Little League World Series 2017 Santa Margarita Little League All-Stars by the numbers: 15-0: Santa Margarita’s record, which includes sweeps in District 68, Section 10, Southe Califoia Divisional and West Regional touaments. 2: Number of sets of twins on the team, Bobby and Joey Gray and Nick and Matt Haddad 1: Number of innings in which Santa Margarita trailed through four games of the West Regional Touament 33: Total number of runs Santa Margarita scored in four games of the West Regional Touament The team Bobby Gray Age: 12 Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 pounds School: home schooled Fa, ...ادامه مطلب

More than half of the players on the Santa Margarita National Little League all-star team play together on a travel ball team when the Little League season is over. Assuming the Little League season would be finished by now, the travel ball team was scheduled to be competing in a touament in Coope, ...ادامه مطلب

LYNWOOD >> Famous NBA players and not-so-famous collegians have all played a part in the development of one of Southe Califoia’s key basketball leagues. Players from schools such as USC, Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton compete in the eight-team Real Run Basketball league Mondays t, ...ادامه مطلب

Throughout the touament portion of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, most of the Lakers success could be traced back to Lonzo Ball. Ball was named summer league Most Valuable Player. After he experienced tightness in his right calf in the Lakers semifinal victory a day earlier, Ball was held out, ...ادامه مطلب

The gesture usually serves just a photo opportunity. Otherwise the moment becomes forgettable perhaps except for the player holding his uniform. When Lakers rookie forward Kyle Kuzma displayed his No. 0 jersey at his introductory press conference as the team’s No. 27 draft pick on June 29, however, , ...ادامه مطلب

Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball will be held out of the team’s NBA Summer League championship game against the Portland Trail Blazers Monday night because of a strained calf. Ball had 16 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds in Sunday’s 108-98 semifinal victory over Dallas, but left the game with 6:26 left in , ...ادامه مطلب

The Lakers had a healthy amount of dialogue both with and about veteran guard Rajon Rondo, and whether he would be a good fit for their young roster. Ultimately, the Lakers did not have to decide the varying variables about such a possible partnership. Rondo agreed to a one-year deal with the New Or, ...ادامه مطلب

LAS VEGAS >> The Clippers finished NBA Summer League play with a two-game losing streak, falling 109-100 to the Golden State Warriors in a consolation game on Friday afteoon at Thomas & Mack Center. Second-year forward Brice Johnson and rookie guard Sindarius Thowell led the Clippers t, ...ادامه مطلب