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DailyNews.com: So Mitch Kupchak, how’s your summer going? Ah, nothing like a little offseason hullabaloo to really make you really appreciate a nice Caribbean cruise. Kobe Bryant, most talented player on the planet, has called out Kupchak like he was ready to go one-on-one at the local playground. Wants the team revamped and overhauled, or at least seriously upgraded. Either [...]

What would you be willing to give up from our current roster for Artest or Bibby? Sound-off in the comments. HOOPSWORLD.COM: The summer began with all the trade hype surrounding both Mike Bibby and Ron Artest, lots of hype but no actual results. While Geoff Petrie is willing to listen to offers he has been reluctant to act on anything. [...]

I know this article was released two days ago but I just barely caught it but it gives an inspirational story of one of our new Lakers rookie. Rocky Mountain News: If you focus only on Coby Karl’s bouts with cancer the past two years, you’re missing the point. If you narrow in on the fact that he’s the son [...]

Special thanks to A. Ibrahim for writing this take and giving us the privilege to add it to GetGarnett.com. Again, if you guys see anything Lakers related that you think deserves to be put up, just e-mail us at GetGarnett@gmail.com. During this off-season there was a word that served as a factor to all Lakers involved individuals especially the fans. [...]

First segment only — Ric Bucher discusses Jermaine O’Neal and what’s the possibility that he will be traded… Not too much information give. Interesting, nevertheless.

MSNBC: On a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Kobe Bryant revealed that he’s a Harry Potter fan. He also had his wife in the audience — she happily responded to a couple of Kimmel queries — and he sat uneasily because, he said, he hurt his back while vacuuming. This could just be a kinder, gentler Kobe Bryant, a [...]

Special thanks to Cyrus Santoriello for writing this take and giving us the privilege to add it to GetGarnett.com. Again, if you guys see anything Lakers related that you think deserves to be put up, just e-mail us at GetGarnett@gmail.com. It is a good possibility considering the incompetency of the chaotic Lakers’ front office. I deliberately call it the “front [...]

Lakers’ front office better act fast if the Nets’ superstar can sway management to bring J. O’Neal to Jersey. NorthJersey.com: One of the kids at Vince Carter’s basketball camp informed him that Jermaine O’Neal said he wants to be a Net. Carter hopes management can make it happen.”That’s great news,” he said Wednesday morning. “He’s an All-Star. He’s accomplished a [...]

John Ireland puts his money were his mouth is. What? Can’t say we don’t agree with him. CBS2: On Tuesday, ESPN’s Ric Bucher appeared on “The Big Show” with John Ireland and Steve Mason. Bucher said that Kobe Bryant has played his last game as a Laker. But Ireland thinks the opposite. He’s even put his money where his mouth [...]

IndyStar: The more I’ve investigated Jermainegate, the more complicated it seems. Which means it’s probably a good time to just let it go. It does, however, provide an interesting look at how things often in the age of modern communications, and is as much a media story as it is a Jermaine O’Neal story. Did O’Neal say he wanted to [...]

Writer Wendell Maxey thinks that Pacers’ O’Neal will indeed head to the Purple & Gold. Do they have a source or is this all just speculation? Time will tell… HOOPSWORLD.COM: Sounds like Jermaine O’Neal wouldn’t mind landing in Los Angeles or New Jersey if he had his choice. You see him on the go anytime soon? Right now Jermaine O’Neal [...]

I haven’t read an article if they were in it in the first place. Nevertheless, that’s one less team we need to worry about. DallasNews.com: The Mavs are not going to get Jermaine O’Neal. It’s not going to happen so don’t spend any time worrying about it. Chris Webber would be a pretty good role player, but he’s not going [...]

IndyStar.com: Jermaine O’Neal fired another round of volleys in his defense Tuesday to clarify his stance regarding his future with the Indiana Pacers. Which is, basically, that he wants one. Continuing to deny the gist of Internet reports out of Los Angeles that he wanted a trade, O’Neal volunteered for an afternoon interview on a local radio station and had [...]

At the least, Kobe and the Lakers front office are seeing eye-to-eye on something. A good thing… Maybe? Tell us what you think, sound-off in the comments. HOOPSWORLD.COM: Sources close to both parties indicate neither the Lakers nor Kobe Bryant feel a trade sending out both Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum for O’Neal is a move worth making. Whether pressure [...]