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: Kobe Bryant Wins Second Straight Player of the Week Award

After winning the Western Conference player of the week award last week, Bryant went ahead and earned another one this week. Bryant averaged nearly 43 points per game this week while leading the Lakers to a 3-1 record over the…

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Lakers News: Kobe Bryant Among 20 Team USA Finalists

After leading the United States to the gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Kobe Bryant is one step closer to being back on the squad in 2012. During a conference call this morning, Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike…

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Lakers News: Mike Brown Still Upset After Blake Griffin Non-Foul on Darius Morris

There is little question after Saturday night's 102-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers that the Lakers and head coach Mike Brown had a few things to think about moving forward. However, there was one aspect of last night's game…

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Lakers Rumors: L.A. Looking at Andre Miller for Point Guard Help?

It's no secret that the Lakers are thin at the point guard position this season. The recent injury to Steve Blake certainly doesn't help matters much, either. Now, according to Chris Tomasson of Fox Sports, it's being reported that the…

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Lakers Rumors: Lamar Odom Considered Taking Year Off

As Lamar Odom prepares for is first game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday since being traded from the team last month, it has been revealed that he actually considered sitting out this season. Marc Stein of ESPN is…

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Lakers Rumors: Grizzlies Shopping Former USC Guard O.J. Mayo

The Memphis Grizzlies are reportedly once again looking to trade guard O.J. Mayo. A recent rumor has surfaced that has Memphis discussing a possible Mayo deal with the New Jersey Nets. Memphis is looking to drop salary in order to…

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Lakers News: Mitch Kupchak Says No Signings Anytime Soon

On Friday night before the Lakers took on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Staples Center, Los Angeles general manager Mitch Kupchak mentioned that the team wasn't going to be making any moves anytime soon. During an interview with ESPN Los Angeles,…

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Post-Game Chat: Kobe Bryant Leads Lakers Past Cavaliers

After the Lakers looked to be coasting to an easy win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the young Cavs came back and made it a close game at the end. Still, too much Kobe Bryant proved difficult to overcome as the…

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Kobe Scores 40 Again, Lakers Defeat Cleveland Despite Late Scare

Following the team's first road win of the season in Utah on Wednesday night, the Lakers were back in action Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. This was just the third game of the season against an Eastern Conference opponent for…

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Lakers News: Steve Blake out 3-4 Weeks with Rib Injury

After sustaining a rib injury in Tuesday night's game against the Phoenix Suns it was initially thought that Blake would just miss a few games. Now it seems that the initial report was a bit premature. The Lakers announced Friday…

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