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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/TheRealPdGaming on 2025-04-02 19:56:05+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] JJ Reddick says that the MIP award has lost it's spirit: "'Just call it the high draft pick that's on a max contract and now is an all star'. Just call it that. Whoever's that guy because that's what it has become"

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/TheRealPdGaming on 2025-03-15 00:10:04+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] JJ Redick says he will play every Laker in uniform tonight. Bronny James is back with the team after a G League stint and that also means Cam Reddish will be in line for minutes for the first time since late January.

JJ Redick says he will play every Laker in uniform tonight. Bronny James is back with the team after a G League stint and that also means Cam Reddish will be in line for minutes for the first time since late January.

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/TheRealPdGaming on 2025-03-03 06:38:28+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] Luka Doncic said he’s already learned how other teams tend to get up to play the Lakers and give them their best shot. “I didn’t believe it before, but they say if somebody is out a long time, then they play against the Lakers … So I think that’s normal [now].”

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/Kimber80 on 2025-02-26 22:55:48+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] Luka Dončić after playing the Dallas Mavericks for the first time since the Lakers traded for him: “I mean, the closure is going to take a while, I think. It’s not ideal. But, like I said, I’m glad this game is over. There was a lot of emotions. But we go little by little, and ..."

Luka Dončić after playing his former team in the Dallas Mavericks for the first time since the Los Angeles Lakers traded for him:

“I mean, the closure is going to take a while, I think. It’s not ideal. But, like I said, I’m glad this game is over. There was a lot of emotions. But we go little by little, and every day is better.”

Luka is a pro and he will ta

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/aingenevalostatrade on 2025-02-25 15:41:45+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] Though Dončić did not publicly comment on the constant flow of leaks from the Mavericks organization disparaging his weight and conditioning, one source close to Dončić told ESPN the comments have served as a motivator. "A beast was awakened inside him," the source said.

Feb. 13-18, All-Star break: A 'beast' awakened and an early review from KD

While James made a brief appearance in San Francisco for the NBA All-Star Game -- sitting out the game for the first time in 21 selections because of his left foot injury -- Dončić was not selected for the first time since his rookie season.

Dončić used the time to get aw

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/aiden3buckets on 2025-02-10 19:16:10+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] There was debate inside the Lakers organization about whether he (Williams) was worth the haul it would take to acquire him -- especially considering his injury history… "That was a lot [to give up]," a team source said. "We kind of dodged a bullet."

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The team's ability to pivot from Williams will be critical for this group's chances, and limiting the fallout will allow L.A. to restore the momentum it has been building in the short term. As for the long term, withou

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/G1Spectrum on 2025-02-05 06:16:04+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] LeBron James, when asked about the Lakers making the Luka Doncic trade with an eye on the future, replied, “What’s wrong with that? If I had any concerns I would have waived my no trade clause and got up out of here”

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/PlayaSlayaX on 2025-02-02 17:53:10+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] After the Lakers and Mavericks agreed to the Luka Dončić deal late Saturday night, Lakers GM Rob Pelinka made three calls in quick succession, sources told ESPN: a joint call with Anthony Davis and JJ Redick; a call to Davis' agent, Rich Paul; and a call to LeBron James.

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After the Lakers and Mavericks agreed to the deal late Saturday night, Rob Pelinka made three calls in quick succession, sources told ESPN: a joint call with Anthony Davis and JJ Redick; a call to Davis' agent, Rich Paul; and a call to LeBron James.

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/sewsgup on 2025-01-24 21:28:10+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] James, just 25 at the time, had parked himself on the hood. He was crying. "I'm not sure I'm doing this right," James said. "I'm not sure I made the right decision to come here (to the Miami Heat)"

from McMenamin's latest piece profiling LeBron's longtime confidant, Randy Mims:

"His mind was spiraling. His decision just a few months earlier to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers, the franchise that drafted him as a teenager to play just 45 minutes from his hometown in Akron, Ohio, already felt like the wrong one.

He picked up the phone and dialed someone he knew would answer -- someone who for nearly a decade had done so: his longtime confidant, Ra

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/iksnet on 2025-01-23 15:59:16+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] Tatum shot it so well during his Suns workout that former Phoenix owner Robert Sarver interrupted it to ask to see different drills, multiple sources said. “He goes, ‘All right, yeah, we’ve seen enough of that. We know he can shoot, what else can he do?’”

“I remember Jayson looked at me and I literally go, ‘Fuck him. We got our workout,’” Drew Hanlen said. “And I said, ‘You're not going to be there at No. 4 anyway. Keep shooting.’”

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/G1Spectrum on 2025-01-15 21:15:36+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/Affectionate-Agent-9 on 2025-01-07 23:40:20+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin]: JJ Redick says Jarred Vanderbilt played 5-on-5 against coaches yesterday. The Lakers want to have Vanderbilt get in some 5-on-5 against players in practice - either with the Lakers or South Bay - before he will be cleared to return to game action.

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/dfykl on 2025-01-04 06:35:47+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/G1Spectrum on 2025-01-03 06:00:50+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/G1Spectrum on 2025-01-01 05:42:48+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] Anthony Davis when asked for his first impression of Austin Reaves' usage increasing after LAL traded D'Angelo Russell to BKN: "What’d he have, 36 tonight? 35? I mean, s---, he looked good to me. He's a hooper."

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/BigBallerBryant on 2025-01-01 04:31:37+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/lovo17 on 2024-12-28 20:12:39+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] De’Aaron Fox when asked by a reporter if the Kings players feel “pressure or guilt” after Mike Brown’s dismissal: “I wouldn’t use the word ‘guilt.’ That’s the nature of the job that we have."

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/Kimber80 on 2024-12-27 21:17:37+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] Dalton Knecht, 23, on what he's learned about LeBron James, who turns 40 next week: "How much he loves to play Madden. He always talks about [it]...I didn’t really know it was that much. He watches it on the plane and stuff. He watches film just like it’s basketball. It’s crazy."

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/PlayaSlayaX on 2024-12-26 04:06:54+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/PlayaSlayaX on 2024-12-22 02:30:42+00:00.

Original Title: [McMenamin] Anthony Davis on his missed late free throws and Rui Hachimura’s offensive rebound to retain possession for the Lakers: “My wife even called me and said, ‘Rui saved you.’ So that made me feel worse.”