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Anticipation lingered in the air Tuesday before the Los Angeles Lakers collected their rings on opening night, before losing to the Los Angeles Clippers, 116-109. A matchup that was once considered fait accompli failed to materialize in the playoffs, courtesy of the Denver Nuggets bouncing the Clippers early, but here, finally, they were, with new identities: the champion and the humbled up-and-comer. Montrezl Harrell, who switched allegiances from the Lakers to the Clippers this offseason… Source link

The Los Angeles Lakers handed out their NBA championship rings ahead of their season opener on Tuesday night, but the iconic title banner unveiling will have to wait. Instead of the classic reveal on Tuesday — the Lakers kicked off the shortened 2020-21 season against the Clippers at the Staples Center — the Lakers are planning to wait to do so until fans are allowed back into the arena. Instead, a black cloak will be hanging over the banner at the Staples Center with the words, “Stay… Source link

The Telegraph How Diego Maradona’s life spiralled to leave him a hobbling, arthritic shadow of his former self The final moments of Asif Kapadia’s magnificent film Diego Maradona are almost too painful to watch. To a soundtrack of an interview conducted when he was at the peak of his powers in Napoli, when he talks of the football pitch being a refuge, a sanctuary, a place of freedom where he could express himself without fear, we see Maradona in his late fifties attempting to play… Source link

NBA veteran Wesley Matthews is leaving one contender for another. The 34-year-old sent a picture of a Los Angeles Lakers jersey to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes as soon as free agency opened on Friday evening. Matthews intends to join the defending champion Lakers on a one-year, $3.6 million deal, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The 6-foot-4 wing played for the Milwaukee Bucks on a veteran’s minimum contract last season, starting 67 games and averaging 7.2 points on 36.4% shooting from… Source link

The Associated Press Lindy McDaniel, MLB reliever for 21 seasons, dies at 84 Lindy McDaniel, an All-Star reliever who appeared in nearly 1,000 major league games over 21 seasons, has died. Bill Chambers, longtime friend and fellow elder at the Lavon Church of Christ in Lavon, Texas, said McDaniel died of COVID-19 on Saturday night at an acute care facility in Carrollton, a Dallas suburb. Steady as a long man and closer, McDaniel pitched in 987 big league games, trailing only Hall of Famer… Source link

This was expected, but now it is official: Anthony Davis has declined his $28.7 million option with the Lakers, with Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports breaking the news. Yahoo Sources: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is officially declining his $28.7 million player option to become an unrestricted free agent. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) November 16, 2020 He will re-sign with the Lakers, where he and LeBron James just led the franchise to its 17th title. “I had a great time in L.A…. Source link

The Lakers will be handing out rings and hoisting a banner at Staples Center on Dec. 22, but don’t expect them just to run it back and expect to win again. They have their own free agents to deal with — Rajon Rondo, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Dwight Howard, Anthony Davis (although he will re-sign and stay in LA) — and they want to make some additions as well. Serge Ibaka might be one of those, reports Sean Deveney of Heavy.com. “From a personnel standpoint, he is exactly the kind of… Source link

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Kerr grew up a Lakers fan but ‘can’t stand’ them now originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea” data-reactid=”16″>Kerr grew up a Lakers fan but ‘can’t stand’ them now originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Hatred for all Los Angeles sports teams is in the blood of Bay Area sports fans. We’re born with the trait. But what if you grew up in LA and now call the Bay Area home? <p class="canvas-atom… Source link