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Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times reports an incensed Jerry Buss yanked the Lakers' offer off the table because of said pause. ESPN.com's Marc Stein reports the same, while noting that Dallas and Miami are trying to make things interesting by courting Odom.
But in the end, there seems to be almost no way, barring a late run by Portland at the end of this week, Odom doesn't re-sign with the Lakers. It's hard to say the Lakers need Odom more than Odom needs the Lakers -- no one can pay L.O. more, after all -- but it's pretty apparent that the Lakers are not in a very strong position here. If they were, this would be done.
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