The Lakers center has taken on an increased role since the trade of Lamar Odom and is averaging career highs in points (16.4) and rebounds (13.8). Shaquille O'Neal says Bynum is the best big man in the game.There is no shortage of nicknames that the playful Shaquille O'Neal could bestow upon Andrew Bynum, from the Big Successor to Shaq Lite to the Most Dominant Since I Retired.
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January 18, 2012
The formerly erratic scorer has posted double-doubles in eight of 11 games and overall is averaging 16.5 points, 13.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks, which would be career highs if he maintained those numbers over the rest of the season.
“He’s just establishing himself, being aggressive, making strong moves, rebounding the ball well and intimidating defensively,” Lakers [...]
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January 19, 2012
Voice of the Nation hosts, David Brickley, Jason Riley and Kevin Figgers discuss the Lakers top storylines in the young 2011-12 NBA SeasonRundownAre the Lakers and Heat on the Same Level?PRIZE GIVEAWAY: WIN A ANDREW BYNUM WORKOUT DVD (Simply Follow @STNTV on Twitter)Question of the Show: Why are the Lakers better than the Heat?Also be sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
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January 18, 2012
With the Los Angeles Lakers traveling to Orlando to take on the Magic on Friday night, all eyes will be on the Dwight Howard/Andrew Bynum matchup (for basketball and trade talk reasons.) The Laker big says that Howard is someone he greatly admires. Per ESPN: “Trade rumors continue to swirl around Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, with the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly among...
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January 18, 2012
Friday night Andrew Bynum lines up against Dwight Howard as the Lakers face the Magic in Orlando. So, please use this small sample size to decide that Bynum should/should not be traded for Howard. We all know one game tells you all you need to know, not how a player performs over a stretch of…
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January 17, 2012
Stephen Dunn | Getty ImagesLamar Odom has not been in a good place for the last sixth months. Casual Laker fans are more than aware of the absence of Odom as the NBA’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year from the Lakers’ bench after Odom requested to be traded following the vetoed trade for Chris Paul, but his emotionally-draining offseason losses have taken their toll as...
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January 17, 2012
Lamar Odom returned to the Staples Center last night to play the Lakers ... for the first time since he was traded away to the Dallas Mavericks ... and was welcomed by the L.A. fans with a standing ovation. With his Kardashian wife in the stands ... the…
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January 16, 2012
Lamar Odom revealed that he came close to taking a year off from basketball to get his mind together. The near trade to the New Orleans Hornets and subsequent trade to the Dallas Mavericks weren’t the reasons why he had a thought about leaving.
Left reeling by the July murder of his 24-year-old cousin and a fatal car accident days later that killed a teen pedestrian after...
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January 16, 2012
Even in professional sports, where the greatest athletes in the world are compensated like CEO's of Fortune 500 companies to play a child's game, sometimes feelings still get hurt for reasons that have nothing to do with bank accounts.
Lamar Odom was once figured to be a key piece in a trade that sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. That trade didn't happen, but...
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January 16, 2012
The fact that Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are still together is a miracle in itself. Kardashian marriages have a pretty short shelf life, so the two have done an excellent job of defying the odds to this point. However, some interesting stories have been popping up lately regarding the instability of their relationship. More specifically, a few gossip magazines and websites...
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January 17, 2012
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January 17, 2012
Odom got a lengthy standing ovation when he entered Monday night’s game as a reserve midway through the first quarter. The Lakers honored him during the ensuing timeout with a video tribute and a scoreboard message: “THANKS for the memories LAMAR.”
“It was a little surreal walking into the building and a little surreal to be in here, looking around the cramped...
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January 17, 2012
Well that was ugly. On a night where the big stories were supposed to be Lamar Odom‘s return to Staples and Kobe‘s shot at a fifth-consecutive 40-point game, neither side could hit a shot and couldn’t get out of each other’s way. So it came down to a guy who’s shooting 33 percent and averaging [...]
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