LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Artest’s bid to become Mr. World Peace was delayed, but not denied. A court commissioner granted the Lakers forward’s request to officially change his name to Metta World Peace on Friday, three weeks after the bid was blocked because Artest had unpaid traffic tickets. Also read: Ron Artest Wins NBA […]
Mike Brown and the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a four-year, $18.25 million deal that will see Brown replacing Phil Jackson as the Lakers’ head coach in 2012. ESPN.com reports: The contract is a three-year deal with a team option for a fourth year. If the Lakers don’t pick up the option, Brown is guaranteed […]
LOS ANGELESÂ — The Los Angeles Lakers say they’ll work with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation on ways to keep anti-gay slurs out of basketball. The Lakers and GLAAD announced a partnership Friday, three days after Kobe Bryant was spotted on a national television broadcast yelling a gay slur in frustration over a […]
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