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Metta World Peace

Index Metta World Peace

Metta World Peace (born Ronald William Artest Jr.; November 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. [1]

197 relations: Advocacy, Album, All-NBA Team, Allure (band), Amateur Athletic Union, Anxiety, AOL, Associated Press, Auburn Hills, Michigan, Basketball, Basketball Wives LA, Ben Wallace, Big East Conference, Bipolar disorder, Bobby Jackson (basketball), Bonzi Wells, Brad Miller (basketball), Brooklyn Nets, Capone (rapper), Celebrity Big Brother 1 (U.S.), Center (basketball), Chicago Bulls, Chinese Basketball Association, Circuit City, Cognac, College basketball, Comedy Central, Concussion, Contemporary R&B, Dallas Mavericks, Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 13), Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series), Daniel Orton, Depression (mood), Detroit Pistons, Domestic violence, Donté Greene, Elton Brand, Entertainment One, ESPN, ESPN.com, Figure It Out, Flagrant foul, Fox Sports (United States), General manager, Geoff Petrie, Golden State Warriors, Haggerty Award, Hennessy, Houston Chronicle, ..., Houston Rockets, Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Pacers, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, Jalen Rose, James Harden, Jermaine O'Neal, Jermaine Turner, Joey Crawford, Josh Howard, Juvenile (rapper), Kevin Ollie, Key & Peele, Kobe Bryant, La Salle Academy, Lamar Odom, Larry Bird, Lateral meniscus, Layup, List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders, List of NBA All-Stars, List of NBA champions, List of people banned or suspended by the NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, Madison Square Garden, Manu Ginóbili, Mental health, Mettā, Miami Heat, Michael Jackson, Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970), Mike D'Antoni, Mike Jones (rapper), MSNBC, National Association of Basketball Coaches, National Basketball Association, Nature (rapper), NBA All-Defensive Team, NBA All-Rookie Team, NBA All-Star Game, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, NBA Finals, NBA G League, NBA salary cap, NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, New Orleans Pelicans, New York (state), New York Knicks, Niagara Falls, New York, Nickelodeon, Nike, Inc., Norman Richardson (basketball), Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orchard Beach (Bronx), Pacers–Pistons brawl, Pallacanestro Cantù, Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing Jr., Pau Gasol, Peja Stojaković, Personal foul (basketball), Phil Jackson, Philadelphia 76ers, Plus-minus, Power forward (basketball), Professional video camera, Queens, Queensbridge Houses, Rapping, Record label, Reyer Venezia, Rick Adelman, Rick Carlisle, Ron Harper, Ron Mercer, Rucker Park, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Schizophrenia, Sean Combs, Sean Singletary, Sentence (law), Sichuan Blue Whales, Small forward, South Bay Lakers, Sporting News, Sports agent, Sports Illustrated, St. John's Red Storm men's basketball, St. John's University (New York City), Staples Center, Stephen Jackson, Surname, The Bronx, The Sacramento Bee, The Washington Post, Thriller (Michael Jackson album), Tijuana Entertainment, TNT (U.S. TV network), Travis Best, Violence in sports, Washington Heights, Manhattan, Work release, Yao Ming, YMCA, 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 1999 NBA draft, 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, 1999–2000 Chicago Bulls season, 2000–01 Chicago Bulls season, 2001–02 Indiana Pacers season, 2002 NBA Playoffs, 2002–03 Indiana Pacers season, 2003 NBA Playoffs, 2003–04 Indiana Pacers season, 2004 NBA All-Star Game, 2004 NBA Playoffs, 2004–05 Indiana Pacers season, 2004–05 NBA season, 2005–06 Indiana Pacers season, 2005–06 NBA season, 2005–06 Sacramento Kings season, 2006 NBA Playoffs, 2006–07 Sacramento Kings season, 2007–08 NBA season, 2007–08 Sacramento Kings season, 2008–09 Houston Rockets season, 2008–09 NBA season, 2009 NBA draft, 2009 NBA Playoffs, 2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season, 2010 NBA Finals, 2010 NBA Playoffs, 2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season, 2011 NBA Playoffs, 2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, 2011–12 NBA season, 2012 NBA Playoffs, 2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, 2013 NBA Playoffs, 2013–14 New York Knicks season, 2014–15 CBA season, 2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A, 2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season, 2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season. Expand index (147 more) »

Advocacy

Advocacy is an activity by an individual or group which aims to influence decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions.

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Album

An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a single item on CD, record, audio tape or another medium.

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All-NBA Team

The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season.

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Allure (band)

Allure is an American New York-based R&B girl group that formed in the early 1990s as a quartet, now a trio, best known for their hit single "All Cried Out" with 112 which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Amateur Athletic Union

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States.

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Anxiety

Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behaviour such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination.

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AOL

AOL (formerly a company known as AOL Inc., originally known as America Online, and stylized as Aol.) is a web portal and online service provider based in New York.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Auburn Hills, Michigan

Auburn Hills (formerly Pontiac Township) is a city in Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Basketball Wives LA

Basketball Wives LA is an American reality television series that premiered on August 29, 2011 on VH1.

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Ben Wallace

Ben Camey Wallace (born September 10, 1974) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Big East Conference

The Big East Conference (stylized as BIG EAST) is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in all sports except football, which is not sponsored.

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Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder that causes periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood.

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Bobby Jackson (basketball)

Bobby Jackson (born March 13, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Bonzi Wells

Gawen DeAngelo "Bonzi" Wells (born September 28, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Brad Miller (basketball)

Bradley Alan Miller (born April 12, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City.

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Capone (rapper)

Kiam Akasi Holley (born February 8, 1976), better known by his stage name Capone, is an American rapper.

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Celebrity Big Brother 1 (U.S.)

Celebrity Big Brother, also known as Big Brother: Celebrity Edition, is a spin-off series of the American reality television series Big Brother.

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Center (basketball)

The center (C), also known as the five, or the big man, is one of the five positions in a regular basketball game.

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Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chinese Basketball Association

The Chinese Basketball Association, often abbreviated as CBA, is the first-tier professional men's basketball league in China.

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Circuit City

Circuit City was an American multinational consumer electronics retail company that operated stores across the United States.

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Cognac

Cognac is a variety of brandy named after the town of Cognac, France.

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College basketball

College basketball today is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including the United States' National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA).

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Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom.

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Concussion

Concussion, also known as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is typically defined as a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning.

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Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B (also known as simply R&B), is a music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues, pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music.

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Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas.

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Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 13)

Season thirteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 19, 2011.

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Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)

Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1, 2005, on ABC.

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Daniel Orton

Daniel Joseph Orton (born August 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for SeaHorses Mikawa of the Japanese B.League.

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Depression (mood)

Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, tendencies, feelings, and sense of well-being.

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Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Domestic violence

Domestic violence (also named domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation.

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Donté Greene

Donté Dominic Greene (born February 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.

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Elton Brand

Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Entertainment One

Entertainment One (also simply known as eOne, stylized as entertainment One) is a publicly traded Canadian multinational record label and entertainment distribution company.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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ESPN.com

ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN.

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Figure It Out

Figure It Out is an American children's panel game show that aired on Nickelodeon.

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Flagrant foul

In basketball, a flagrant foul is a personal foul that involves excessive or violent contact that could injure the fouled player.

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Fox Sports (United States)

Fox Sports is the programming division of the Fox Broadcasting Company, owned by 21st Century Fox, that is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its dedicated regional and national sports cable channels.

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General manager

A General Manager is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility.

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Geoff Petrie

Geoffrey Michael Petrie (born April 17, 1948) is an American retired basketball player.

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Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in the San Francisco Bay Area in Oakland, California.

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Haggerty Award

The Haggerty Award is given to the All-Metropolitan New York Division I men's college basketball player of the year, presented by the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and the Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA).

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Hennessy

Jas Hennessy & Co., or more simply Hennessy, is a cognac house with headquarters in Cognac, France.

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Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas.

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Indiana Daily Student

The Indiana Daily Student (IDS) is an independent, student-run newspaper that has been published for the community of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, since 1867.

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Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

The J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since 1975 to a player, coach, or staff member who shows "outstanding service and dedication to the community." The award is named in honor of James Walter Kennedy, the second commissioner (then president) of the NBA.

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Jalen Rose

Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973) is a former American professional basketball player, current sports analyst for ESPN, and cofounder of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy.

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James Harden

James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Jermaine O'Neal

Jermaine Lee O'Neal (born October 13, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Jermaine Turner

Jermaine Turner (born July 29, 1974) is an American-Irish former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his 17-year career playing in the Irish Super League.

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Joey Crawford

Joseph Crawford, born August 30, 1951 in Havertown, Pennsylvania is an American retired professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1977 and 2016.

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Josh Howard

Joshua Jay Howard (born April 28, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the head coach of Piedmont International University.

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Juvenile (rapper)

Terius Gray (born March 25, 1975), better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper and actor who was a member of the former hip hop group the Hot Boys.

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Kevin Ollie

Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27, 1972) is a former American basketball coach and former player.

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Key & Peele

Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television series created by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele that was aired on Comedy Central.

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player.

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La Salle Academy

La Salle Academy is a private, all boys high school in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Lamar Odom

Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Larry Bird

Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach and former player, most recently serving as president of the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Lateral meniscus

The lateral meniscus (external semilunar fibrocartilage) is a fibrocartilaginous band that spans the lateral side of the interior of the knee joint.

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Layup

A layup in basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket.

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List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders

This article provides two lists.

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List of NBA All-Stars

The National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game played between the Eastern-Conference and the Western-Conference All-Stars.

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List of NBA champions

The National Basketball Association (NBA) (formerly Basketball Association of America (BAA) from 1946 to 1949) Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the NBA's postseason.

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List of people banned or suspended by the NBA

Under Article 21 of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Constitution, the NBA commissioner has the power to hand down disciplinary actions (either suspensions or fines less than $60,000) on players for on-court incidents, conduct that does not conform to standards of fair play, conduct that does not comply with federal or state laws, and conduct that is detrimental to the game of basketball or the league.

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Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

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Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, often called "MSG" or simply "The Garden", is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Manu Ginóbili

Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili (born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Mental health

Mental health is a level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness.

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Mettā

Mettā (Pali) or maitrī (Sanskrit) means benevolence, loving-kindness,Warder (2004), pp.

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Miami Heat

The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)

Michael Burton Brown (born March 5, 1970) is an American basketball coach.

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Mike D'Antoni

Michael Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an American-Italian professional basketball coach who was formerly a professional basketball player.

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Mike Jones (rapper)

Michael Jones (born November 18, 1981)Giglio, Mike.

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MSNBC

MSNBC is an American news cable and satellite television network that provides news coverage and political commentary from NBC News on current events.

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National Association of Basketball Coaches

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American organization of men's college basketball coaches.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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Nature (rapper)

Jermain Baxter (born December 5, 1972), better known as Nature, is an American rapper, best known for his association with fellow Queensbridge-born rapper Nas and having replaced Cormega in the original QB group the Firm.

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NBA All-Defensive Team

The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season.

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NBA All-Rookie Team

The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season.

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NBA All-Star Game

The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA), matching a mix of the league's star players, who are drafted by the two players with the most votes.

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NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

The NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season.

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NBA Finals

The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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NBA G League

The NBA G League is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization.

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NBA salary cap

The NBA salary cap is the limit to the total amount of money that National Basketball Association teams are allowed to pay their players.

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NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The NCAA Men's Basketball All-American teams are teams made up of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball players voted the best in the country by a variety of organizations.

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New Orleans Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, commonly referred to as the Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City.

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Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States.

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Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American basic cable and satellite television network launched on December 1, 1977 as the first cable channel for children.

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Nike, Inc.

Nike, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services.

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Norman Richardson (basketball)

Charles Norman "Norm" Richardson (born July 24, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.

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Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

The Ohio State men's basketball team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition.

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Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Orchard Beach (Bronx)

Orchard Beach is a public beach in the Bronx, New York City.

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Pacers–Pistons brawl

The Pacers–Pistons brawl (colloquially known as the Malice at the Palace) was an altercation that occurred in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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Pallacanestro Cantù

Pallacanestro Cantù, known for sponsorship reasons as MIA Cantù (domestically), is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Cantù, Lombardy.

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Pat Riley

Patrick James Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, and a former coach and player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Patrick Ewing Jr.

Patrick Aloysius Ewing Jr. (born May 20, 1984) is a Jamaican-American former professional basketball player.

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Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol Sáez (born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Peja Stojaković

Predrag Stojaković (Предраг Стојаковић,; born June 9, 1977), also known by his nickname Peja (sr. Peđa/Pedja/Пеђа), is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player.

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Personal foul (basketball)

In basketball, a personal foul is a breach of the rules that concerns illegal personal contact with an opponent.

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Phil Jackson

Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is a former American professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers (also commonly known as the Sixers) are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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Plus-minus

+/− Plus−minus (+/−, ±, plus/minus) is a sports statistic used to measure a player's impact on the game, represented by the difference between their team's total scoring versus their opponent's when the player is in the game.

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Power forward (basketball)

The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game.

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Professional video camera

A professional video camera (often called a television camera even though the use has spread beyond television) is a high-end device for creating electronic moving images (as opposed to a movie camera, that earlier recorded the images on film).

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Queens

Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Queensbridge Houses

Queensbridge is the largest public housing development in North America.

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Rapping

Rapping (or rhyming, spitting, emceeing, MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular", which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backbeat or musical accompaniment.

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Record label

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos.

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Reyer Venezia

S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto.

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Rick Adelman

Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16, 1946) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach.

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Rick Carlisle

Richard Preston Carlisle (born October 27, 1959) is an American basketball coach and former player.

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Ron Harper

Ronald Harper (born January 20, 1964) is an American retired professional basketball player and five-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion.

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Ron Mercer

Ronald Eugene Mercer (born May 18, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Rucker Park

Rucker Park is a basketball court in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, at 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard across the street from the former Polo Grounds site; it is geographically at the base of a large cliff named Coogan's Bluff.

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Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California.

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San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas.

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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand reality.

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Sean Combs

Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy, Diddy, Love and Brother Love is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur.

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Sean Singletary

Sean Michael-Eli Singletary (born September 6, 1985) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other professional leagues.

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Sentence (law)

A sentence is a decree of punishment of the court in criminal procedure.

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Sichuan Blue Whales

The Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales (四川金强蓝鲸), also known as Sichuan Jinqiang or Sichuan Blue Whales, are a professional basketball team based in Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association.

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Small forward

The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game.

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South Bay Lakers

The South Bay Lakers are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League, based in Los Angeles.

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Sporting News

Sporting News is a digital sports media owned by Perform Group, a global sports content and media company.

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Sports agent

A sports agent is a legal representative (hence agent) for professional sports figures such as athletes and coaches.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is an American sports magazine owned by Meredith Corporation.

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St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

The St.

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St. John's University (New York City)

St.

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Staples Center

Staples Center, officially stylized as STAPLES Center, is a multi-purpose arena in Downtown Los Angeles.

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Stephen Jackson

Stephen Jesse Jackson (born April 5, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association with the New Jersey Nets, Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats, San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Clippers (NBA).

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Surname

A surname, family name, or last name is the portion of a personal name that indicates a person's family (or tribe or community, depending on the culture).

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The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, in the U.S. state of New York.

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The Sacramento Bee

The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Thriller (Michael Jackson album)

Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on November 30, 1982, in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records.

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Tijuana Entertainment

Tijuana Entertainment is a production company formed by Troy Searer and John Foy.

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TNT (U.S. TV network)

TNT is an American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System.

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Travis Best

Travis Bestborn “Tyron Betton”, (born July 12, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player, who played in the NBA and in Europe.

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Violence in sports

Violence in sports usually refers to violent and often unnecessarily harmful intentional physical acts committed during, or motivated by, a sports game, often in relation to contact sports such as American football, ice hockey, rugby football, lacrosse, association football, boxing, mixed martial arts, wrestling, and water polo and, when referring to the players themselves, often involving excessively violent or potentially illegal physical contact beyond the normal levels of contact expected while playing the sport.

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Washington Heights, Manhattan

Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Work release

In prison systems, work release programs allow a prisoner who is sufficiently trusted or can be sufficiently monitored to leave confinement to continue working at their current place of employment, returning to prison when their shift is complete.

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Yao Ming

Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese retired professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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YMCA

The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), often simply called the Y, is a worldwide organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 58 million beneficiaries from 125 national associations.

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1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament whose finals were held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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1999 NBA draft

The 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand (1st selection), Trajan Langdon (11th), Corey Maggette (13th) and William Avery (14th) being selected out of Duke University.

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1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball.

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1999 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The Consensus 1999 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams.

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1999–2000 Chicago Bulls season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Bulls' 34th season in the National Basketball Association.

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2000–01 Chicago Bulls season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Bulls' 35th season in the National Basketball Association.

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2001–02 Indiana Pacers season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Pacers' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th season as a franchise.

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2002 NBA Playoffs

The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season.

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2002–03 Indiana Pacers season

The 2002–03 NBA season was the Pacers' 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and 36th season as a franchise.

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2003 NBA Playoffs

The 2003 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2002–03 season.

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2003–04 Indiana Pacers season

The 2003–04 NBA season was the Pacers' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th season as a franchise.

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2004 NBA All-Star Game

The 2004 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 15, 2004 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Lakers and Clippers.

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2004 NBA Playoffs

The 2004 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2003–04 season.

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2004–05 Indiana Pacers season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Pacers' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, and 38th season as a franchise.

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2004–05 NBA season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2005–06 Indiana Pacers season

The 2005–06 Indiana Pacers season was the 30th season completed by the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2005–06 NBA season

The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association.

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2005–06 Sacramento Kings season

The 2005–06 Sacramento Kings season was the franchise’s 57th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 21st in Sacramento, California.

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2006 NBA Playoffs

The 2006 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season.

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2006–07 Sacramento Kings season

The 2006-07 Sacramento Kings season was the team's 58th in the NBA.

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2007–08 NBA season

The 2007–08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association.

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2007–08 Sacramento Kings season

The 2007–08 Sacramento Kings season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 23rd in Sacramento.

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2008–09 Houston Rockets season

The 2008–09 Houston Rockets season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2008–09 NBA season

The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2009 NBA draft

The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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2009 NBA Playoffs

The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season.

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2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season is the 62nd season of the franchise, 61st in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 50th in Los Angeles.

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2010 NBA Finals

The 2010 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s championship series for the 2009–10 season.

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2010 NBA Playoffs

The 2010 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2009-10 season.

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2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 62nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 51st in Los Angeles.

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2011 NBA Playoffs

The 2011 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season.

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2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season is the 64th season of the franchise, its 63rd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 52nd season in Los Angeles.

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2011–12 NBA season

The 2011–12 NBA season, the 66th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), began with the signing of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the owners of the 30 NBA teams and the NBA's players.

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2012 NBA Playoffs

The 2012 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2011–12 season.

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2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 65th season of the franchise, its 64th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd season in Los Angeles.

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2013 NBA Playoffs

The 2013 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2012–13 season.

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2013–14 New York Knicks season

The 2013–14 New York Knicks season is the 68th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2014–15 CBA season

The 2014–15 CBA season was the 20th Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) season. The Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings and Chongqing Fly Dragons were "promoted" to the CBA, becoming the league's 19th and 20th teams. Two clubs also altered or changed their mascots, with the Foshan Dralions opting to be called the Foshan Long-Lions in English, while the Shandong Gold Lions became the Shandong Golden Stars. The regular season began on Saturday, November 1, 2014 with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Guangdong Southern Tigers. The 2015 CBA All-Star Game was played on January 18, 2015, at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 1, 2015, and the playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015.

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2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A

The 2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A was the 93rd season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.

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2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 68th season, its 67th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 56th in Los Angeles.

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2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 69th season, its 68th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 57th in Los Angeles.

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References

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