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So many free agents, so little time. We have all heard about the big fella, but the role players need some love too. No championship team has been made without an excellent supporting cast. Except maybe the 2006 Miami Heat. Dwyane Wade won going 1-on-5. Although it seems like there is myriad of free agents abound this summer, one thing isn’t in great supply are three-point specialists. However, Kyle Korver is the definition ...

Fans filled the streets and yelled louder than any vuvuzela during the Lakers Victory Parade. Lovers of the purple and gold drove from hundreds of miles away just to see their favorite players on a bus from a distance. Sure, there were some riots, resulting in six arrests and two missing children, according to ESPN.com. But even a trip to Neverland Ranch has those problems. Monday in Los Angeles made me ...

Kobe Bryant may have nation-wide recognition as the NBA’s most clutch player, but in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, he was not the go-to guy down the stretch. It was a fish called Derek. Derek Fisher, the much maligned point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, came through with 11 points in the last nine minutes of their 91-84 victory in Boston. Throughout the playoffs, he’s been labeled slow, old, ineffective, ...

Paul Pierce screamed, “We ain’t coming back to L.A.” Rajon Rondo danced his way to a triple-double. Ray Allen set an NBA Finals record from distance. Heading back to Boston in a scenario that most Los Angeles faithful dread, the Lakers went from being a favorite to secure a 16th NBA title to being in dire need of a road win. The C’s decisive 103-94 victory at Staples Center Sunday pushed the Lakers ...