Daniel Buerge

Daniel is the former Managing Editor of LakersNation. He has also written for SLAM, ESPN and other various publications. Follow Daniel on Twitter @danielbuergeLA
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Lakers News: Mike D’Antoni Purchases Manhattan Beach House

I guess Mike D'Antoni is feeling secure with his position as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite fans clamoring for his job, D'Antoni is confident enough in his ability to keep it that he has purchased a…

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Phil Jackson Event Discussing Latest Memoir ‘Eleven Rings’

Do you want Phil? Now's your chance. Former Lakers head coach Phil Jackson will be answering fan's questions during a town hall-style meeting with host John Salley (another former Laker) in an evening discussing Jackson's latest memoir, Eleven Rings: The…

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Lakers News: Dwight Howard Doesn’t Need Shoulder Surgery

After dealing with an injured shoulder all season, Dwight Howard has been seeking medical advice to try and figure out what he's going to do in the off-season. Some were thinking he might need to undergo surgery to repair the…

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Lakers News: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says “Politics” In The Way of Coaching Lakers

Recently, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (you know, that guy who has scored more points than anybody else in NBA history) sat down on Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen on Bravo. After recently starring on ABC's reality show Splash, Abdul-Jabbar has…

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Lakers Rumors: Pau Gasol Aware His Career With Lakers May Be Over

During the second and final day of exit interviews at the team practice facility in El Segundo on Tuesday, Pau Gasol took a seat and discussed the past season, and his future. Ever since Gasol was traded by the Lakers…

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Lakers vs. Spurs NBA Game 4 Playoff Highlights: April 28, 2013

The Lakers were up against a wall on Sunday afternoon, facing the Spurs in a Game 4 elimination contest. If the Lakers lost they would be swept out of the playoffs for the second time in three years. Even though…

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Lakers News: Phil Jackson Told Team He Had Cancer During 2011 Playoffs

After all the clamoring for Phil Jackson that Laker fans have done this season, this isn't the Phil story we were expecting. But according to Kevin Ding of the OC Register (h/t Kurt Helin, NBC Pro Basketball Talk), Jackson had…

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Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Still Not Ready to Talk About Future

Dwight Howard's season isn't over. Well, not technically. Howard's Lakers can only lose one more game against the Spurs before they're sent packing. And they have to somehow pull it off without seemingly 90 percent of their roster. With Steve…

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Lakers News: Nike Commercial Asks Kobe To “Show Us Again”

Remember that Nike ad that came out in the newspaper after Kobe Bryant suffered that Achilles injury? It told us all the things he's shown us over his career, and ended with a request, asking Bryant to show us one…

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Lakers News: Mike D’Antoni Not Upset With Team Effort in Game 3

After a very disappointing 120-89 loss to the Spurs in Game 3 of their best-of-seven playoff series, the Lakers found themselves one game away from elimination. Even though the Lakers faced an uphill battle tonight with the amount of injuries…

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