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Justin Bieber Sports Lakers Championship Ring at Season Opener

Justin Bieber's moving up in the world. First he beats Shaquille O'Neal in some staged pick-up basketball, then he calls out Tom Brady through song. And now he's sitting courtside at the Lakers game ... sporting a Lakers championship ring. Specifically: coach Phil Jackson's championship ring. Turns out, Lakers executive...

Lakers' Rings, Ring Ceremony Unique Ways to Celebrate a Championship

LOS ANGELES -- Maybe it was because this was the fifth time since Staples Center opened in 1999, or maybe it was because this was the 16th time in the storied history of the franchise. But whatever the reason, the Lakers made sure that this time, both the ring ceremony and the makeup of the rings themselves were unique to...

Magic Johnson Sells Ownership Stake in Los Angeles Lakers

Earvin "Magic" Johnson is no longer a part-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. Johnson sold his stake in the Lakers to Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, an accomplished businessman, prominent UCLA surgeon and Lakers season-ticket holder for 25 years, for an undisclosed sum, the team announced Monday. Johnson, who was believed to own...

Mailman Delivers on Hall of Fame Speech, Pippen as Well

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Karl Malone vowed he wasn't going to cry. It was one of the few times in basketball the Mailman wasn't able to deliver. "I said two things," Malone had said Friday hours before his evening induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. "I don't want to talk long and I don't want to cry. So I'm leaving...

Lakers Owner Jerry Buss: What, Me Worry About Heat? No Way

LAS VEGAS -- The Lakers aren't scared of LeBron James and his Miami Heat Superfriends. So says the team's owner, Dr. Jerry Buss. "Hardly," Buss told FanHouse when asked if the teaming of James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh had him clutching his latest championship trophy in fear. "I didn't pay much attention to (Thursday's...