Magic can prove their character in Game 5
After getting kicked in the gut in Game 4, the Magic must prove in Game 5 that they have championship hearts, Charley Rosen says.
Jackson fined $25,000 for comments about refs
The NBA has fined Lakers coach Phil Jackson $25,000 for criticizing the officials during Game 4 of the finals. The league also penalized the Lakers $25,000 on Saturday for Jackson’s comments, which came during an interview with ABC between the first and second quarters of their 99-91 overtime victory Thursday. Jackson said there were some “bogus” calls after the Lakers’ Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum each picked up two fouls in the first quarter.
Report: Cavs renew interest in Shaq
The Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of winning their first championship since parting ways with Shaquille O’Neal. So it’s somehow only fitting that their former star player would steal a little bit of the Lakers’ thunder.
Lakers’ Gasol eager to do away with ’soft’ label
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One more victory in the NBA finals and maybe Pau Gasol can finally shed the ’soft’ label.
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