Jonathan Garza

Jonathan is a staff writer for Lakers Nation. He also writes for Dodgers Nation and TouchdownLA. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @ijonathangarza.
37 Articles

The Top Ten Opening Night Games in Laker History

The Lakers franchise has played 64 years of basketball. That means 64 years of enduring an off-season with anticipation for the upcoming season. While, it can be argued that no other off-season has made Laker fans uneasy while waiting for…

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Lakers Possibly Pursuing Dwight Howard and Chris Paul

As the 2010-11 NBA season progressed, so did talks surrounding possible trade scenarios for high profiles players such as Chris Paul and Dwight Howard. As the season completed, fans even went as far as to suggest a possible Pau Gasol…

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Impact of the Lockout: What Lakers Miss Through Initial Cancellations

The NBA lockout continues into yet another day with nearly no hope of a definite resolution. Last week, we got news that the preseason was to be canceled; and it was. Sunday night passed with no Laker game against Golden…

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A Little About Virtus Bologna and Why Kobe Will Be Good For Italy

Talks have been rapidly progressing between Kobe Bryant and Italian club Virtus Bologna. The latest suggests that Kobe will sign a 10-game contract worth $3 million. Those 10 games would take place over a 40-day span. But just who is…

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A Look at What the Laker Offense Might Look Like in 2011-12

A few days ago, Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register sat down and had lunch with Lakers coach Mike Brown. A few topics were touched upon such as Brown's work ethic. When mentioning the upcoming Laker offense, Brown described…

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Remembering Ron Artest and Preparing For World Peace

Last Friday it was announced that Lakers forward Ron Artest had officially changed his name to Metta World Peace. Artest had been contemplating this name change for three years before finally drawing the motivation to do so from Chad Ochocinco…

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Garnett vs. Pau; How Things Might Have Changed

Two weeks ago, Celtics forward Kevin Garnett went on the Dan Patrick show and told Dan that he came close to joining the Lakers back in 2007. Of course, he would go on to sign with Boston, apparently wanting to…

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