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Tania Ganguli

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NBA reporter @nytimes. MA @umn_hsjmc. formerly LA Times, ESPN, Houston Chronicle, Florida Times-Union, Orlando Sentinel, Courier-Journal. Fan of tacos.

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1Feb 16, '20Dwight Howard's plan on that second dunk was to have Kobe Bryant bring him the Superman cape. Once Bryant did that, Howard planned to show Bryant the 24 on his chest. He said Bryan22.1×041k4.1k183
2Jan 27, '20This is the back cover of our Kobe special section today. It breaks your heart.14.4×025k3.8k187
3Dec 9, '18LeBron gave his game-work shoes to a woman who works for the Grizzlies. He hugged her late in the fourth quarter and she was very emotional. Here’s why.13.9×020k4.7k320
4Dec 22, '18LeBron James takes on the hullabaloo about his Anthony Davis quote. This was good.11.8×017k3.6k242
5Feb 3, '20LeBron said the league asked him if he wanted his team to wear 24 or 2 for the All Star game. He picked 2, the number Gianna Bryant wore. Why? “Zhuri.”8.1×015k1.8k59
6Jan 28, '20Can confirm Kobe called LeBron Saturday night after James passed him on the all-time scoring list. Jordan called Kobe when Kobe passed him. He wanted to pay it forward. "I’m so hap6.0×011k1.3k61
7Oct 12, '20"I want my damn respect, too." -- LeBron James, Finals MVP5.8×011k1.4k17
8Oct 1, '20LeBron gets asked about his relationship with AD and what common ground they have. He stops and thinks. Then says, "We're not jealous of each other."5.7×08.9k1.4k38
9Oct 8, '20Asked LeBron what he's learned about being a Laker in the past 2.5 years. "The Laker faithful don’t give a damn about what you’ve done before. ... Until you've done it with them." 4.8×08.2k1.1k28
10Aug 24, '20“Kobe made it cool as hell to be a Laker.” — Frank Vogel4.7×09k96021
11Jan 2, '20As the newly blonde Kyle Kuzma went to the free throw line, a guy in the crowd shouted "WILL THE REAL SLIM SHADY PLEASE STAND UP." Lakers bench started cracking up. Kuz smiled.4.2×07.7k96943
12Aug 19, '20Some shooting at Lakers practice4.2×05.5k56138
13Jan 27, '20This issue of Time will be on sale Friday.4.0×06.7k1.1k67
14Dec 23, '17Lonzo Ball said Kyle Kuzma turned to him when they were down big in the third and said, "I'm about to start going." Lonzo's reply: "All right, I got you."3.9×04.7k1.8k0
15Dec 28, '19Are LeBron and Kyle Kuzma good? In the wake of social media posts from Kuzma’s trainer, I asked LeBron. He said they’ve talked about it.3.8×05.6k892164
16Feb 4, '20The NBA named LeBron James the Western Conference player of the month for January. He is the first Lakers player to win the award since Kobe Bryant in 2013.3.8×06.9k89419
17Dec 26, '18Someone said Merry Christmas to Rajon Rondo at the end of his presser. He said back “Merry Christmas” and then, quieter, “ya filthy animal.”3.7×06.7k89812
18Jan 8, '20Anthony Davis's X-Rays were negative, but he's sore, source says.3.7×05.2k9615
19Jun 8, '19Really emotional game for a lot of the fans in the upper deck. This man has had season tickets at this arena for 15 years. At the start of the fourth quarter his daughter turned to3.5×03.4k41130
20Aug 27, '20NBA referees are assembling to begin marching around the campus in support of the players who took a stand last night. “We’re here because we feel like our group is a representatio3.3×05.2k1.1k20
21Dec 11, '18“One thing we don’t talk about enough is how he gained custody of his kids. An African American man gaining custody of his sons. We talk about the other stories so much, but we nev3.2×04.2k1.3k39
22Jan 26, '20The Lakers are going to land in Los Angeles soon, and found out about Kobe Bryant’s death during their flight back from Philadelphia. They were and are devastated and in shock.3.2×05.6k86319
23Feb 14, '20Kobe Bryant was officially announced as a Hall of Fame finalist for 2020 with: "We sure wish he were here today."3.1×05.8k6639
24May 8, '19The Lakers have decided to move on from Ty Lue as they search for their next head coach, having determined he isn't the right long-term fit for the organization, according to a tea3.0×02.6k8439
25Feb 16, '19“I stand with Kap. I kneel with Kap. I feel like what he was talking about nobody wanted to listen to. Nobody wanted to really understand where he was coming from.”3.0×04.1k1.1k28
26Jun 15, '18We are at a Lakers workout right now, by the way. Magic Johnson just ran off the court MAYBE HE WENT TO GET KAWHI2.9×04.1k1.1k7
27Jun 6, '19Lowry said he texted with LeBron, thanking him for using his platform to talk about the incident. “He sticks up for his fellow players and he always does the right thing. ... It me2.9×05.1k67118
28Feb 1, '20These were the seats in which Kobe and Gigi Bryant sat when they came to watch the Lakers play the Mavericks this season. They’ll be left empty tonight.2.7×04.6k79433
29Mar 31, '20The Lakers have completed their 14-day home quarantine. All players are currently symptom free of Covid-19, according to the team.2.7×04.6k6797
30Mar 13, '19On Russell Westbrook and the fan in Utah, LeBron James supports Westbrook and the Jazz for banning the fan. He added there’s a bold line, not a fine line, between cheering for your2.6×04k90058
31Jan 27, '20The Lakers have created a space outside their training facility, but inside the security gates, for a vigil. Fans are signing a large white canvas. There’s a Lakers backdrop with f2.6×04.4k77422
32Jan 21, '20LeBron surprised a group of kids at a YMCA in Harlem this afternoon. They all got CitiBike memberships for a year and backpacks with supplies. It was pretty cool to see their react2.5×04k71834
33Dec 21, '17Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is serving a 25-day jail sentence with work release at the Seal Beach Detention Center for a probation violation he committed this summer.2.5×01.7k1.4k0
34May 11, '19Can confirm that Frank Vogel has agreed to a deal to become the Lakers' next head coach. Jason Kidd will be one of his assistants.2.4×03k7969
35Jun 12, '19One player that the Lakers’ trade discussions with the Pelicans for Anthony Davis could hinge on? Kyle Kuzma. The Lakers do not want to trade him, but the Pelicans want him as part2.4×02.2k65510
36Jan 19, '20The crowd is chanting "Let's go Lakers" and Anthony Davis is waving his fingers toward them like an orchestra conductor.2.2×03.8k59014
37Apr 3, '19Can confirm Lonzo Ball is suing Big Baller Brand co-founder Alan Foster. The suit has not been processed yet but that is expected to happen tomorrow. Ball alleges Foster stole mone2.2×03.6k7467
38Jun 1, '18JR Smith says he knew the game was tied at the end of regulation. Was preparing for a timeout.2.2×01.8k81331
39Sep 23, '20All the people tweeting at me that LeBron will lose because he speaks out against police brutality and racism are gonna be real disappointed to learn that the Nuggets do too.2.1×03.8k58511
40Sep 16, '22PayPal CEO and President Dan Schulman says in a statement that PayPal, the Suns’ jersey sponsor, will not renew its relationship with the Suns once their current deal expires at th2.1×03.5k46114
41Oct 29, '19LeBron James, who was evacuated because of the Getty fire talked this morning about his admiration for the first responders fighting fires. Today, he sent a taco truck to their bas2.1×03k68513
42Aug 11, '20“Jesus could be in front of me and I’ll probably still shoot”2.0×03k39947
43Nov 28, '19LeBron: "I heard him screaming my name...I tried to throw him my arm sleeve, it got intercepted by a grown up. I tried to throw my rubberband to him. It got intercepted by a grownu2.0×03.6k45619
44Feb 5, '20Dwight Howard had spent all year trying to to show Kobe Bryant how he’d grown and how much he appreciated his lessons. He thought he had more time. “I just wanted to be able to tel1.9×03.4k38037
45Jul 15, '18LeBron is here in Lakers shorts1.9×02.5k7066
46Jan 27, '18Kyle Kuzma’s teammates wouldn’t let him start his interview until he put his coat on. Kuzma said later they are just jealous and Jordan Clarkson is the only one who could pull off 1.9×02.4k7937
47Oct 12, '20Rob Pelinka says when he took the job with the Lakers, Kobe Bryant told him that he knew Pelinka would have the Lakers back in a couple years. "Guess you were right, man," Pelinka 1.8×03.1k48120
48Feb 2, '20The significance of having 81 points at halftime didn’t occur to many of the Lakers until later. “Guess he’s with us.”1.7×03.2k33832
49Aug 27, '20Disney employees are lined up clapping and cheering for the people marching in support of NBA players’ protests against racism and police brutality. The group includes not just ref1.7×02.7k55313
50Mar 11, '20LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma did their postgame together. They were asked if there was conversation about how no reporters were in the pregame locker room. LeBron (smiling): You wan1.7×03.4k23320
51Oct 11, '20Danny Green says he hasn't been paying much attention to social media, but his fiancee let him know that they're both getting death threats. He says he's not the type to worry abou1.6×02.5k2889
52Feb 6, '19Some personal details about Reggie Bullock, whom the Lakers are trading for. He is from Kinston, NC and is close with Brandon Ingram. He’s also an LGBTQ activist in honor of his si1.6×02.6k4647
53Dec 27, '19LeBron holding court after practice1.6×02.3k23611
54Dec 26, '19Dwight Howard said tonight: "Of course we all wanted it. I think everybody in LA that’s a Lakers fan wanted to see us win tonight. ... We want to be the team that’s holding up the 1.6×02.8k36910
55Jun 28, '19Magic Johnson has been saying since the day he stepped down that he would still be part of the Lakers free agent recruiting efforts. Am also told that LeBron James and Anthony Davi1.6×02.4k5333
56Jul 15, '18Brandon Ingram just walked in and greeted his new teammate.1.6×02.1k5702
57Feb 1, '20PA announcer Lawrence Tanter introduced every member of the Lakers starting lineup as "6-6, 20th year out of Lower Merion High School, Kobe Bryant."1.6×02.8k41915
58Jul 31, '20Toward the end of LeBron’s press conference, AD arrived to hurry him up.1.5×02.9k22931
59Apr 10, '19Magic Johnson steps down as Lakers president. He hasn’t said it outright but is hinting strongly that he planned to fire Luke Walton and that won’t happen now. He is getting emotio1.5×01.7k60810
60Feb 5, '20The Lakers have a video bit they do where players say who their celebrity lookalike is. Danny Green says Lionel Richie. Today they got to do a live side by side since Lionel Richie1.5×02.8k30615
61Jul 21, '20Somebody asked me for Dion content.1.5×02.6k29319
62Sep 21, '20AD recalls being upset he let Jokic score on him at the end there. Rondo said to him: "He scored on you. You go get it back."1.5×02.7k3148
63Feb 10, '19“Quit making this about thinking these guys are babies, because that’s what you’re treating them like. They’re professionals. All of them.”1.4×02k51131
64Jan 30, '19Kyle Kuzma has a good attitude about being part of trade rumors. “It means you have value. It means you’re potentially going to be in this league a long time. People want you.”1.4×02.4k3559
65Jan 27, '20Jerry West couldn't believe it. Metta World Peace called around hoping someone would tell him it wasn't true. Lakers players struggled to control their emotions as they learned the1.4×02.4k41460
66Nov 18, '19Kobe is going around introducing his daughter to various celebrities courtside and taking photos of her with them. I believe she is taller than Kevin Hart.1.4×02.8k2026
67Apr 10, '18During the G League offseasons, Andre Ingram works as a math tutor. Every year since the 07-08 season he thought this might be his chance to play in the NBA. Tonight, for the first1.4×02k5217
68Dec 1, '20Today is my last official day at The Times as I focus on grad school. Working here was a dream come true and I loved it. I got to work with a fearless and driven staff who welcomed1.4×02.6k7412
69Jan 20, '20The Lakers just announced that Anthony Davis will be available for tonight’s game against the Celtics.1.4×02.3k2641
70Jan 27, '20There's not been an official statement from the Lakers yet out of respect for Kobe Bryant's family. It's obviously also a very difficult day for everyone in the organization.1.4×02.6k31713
71Aug 19, '20Rajon Rondo will be upgraded to questionable for Game 2 tomorrow.1.4×02.2k2450
72Dec 12, '19“He told you guys at media day his job is to come in here if somebody ... do something crazy to me or AD or whoever on the team, he’s going to be the muscle.” - LeBron disagrees wi1.3×02.4k31623
73May 15, '19.@kylekuzma on the Lakers jumping seven spots in the draft lottery: "Must have been my purple jacket."1.3×02.5k2774
74Jan 23, '20Dwight Howard said he wants to get Kobe to be part of his dunk contest performance. He hasn’t asked Kobe yet because he said he wants to get fans behind the idea first.1.3×02.2k2484
75Jun 27, '19Can also confirm @ChrisBHaynes report that LeBron James is giving his new teammate Anthony Davis No. 23.1.3×02k4063
76Jul 7, '19Anthony Davis is officially a Laker.1.3×02.1k4303
77Apr 20, '19I appreciate the person who burst out laughing at this1.3×02.4k23940
78Oct 4, '18LeBron gave up wine for two weeks. How did it impact him? “Made me want wine more.” Fair.1.3×01.9k3292
79Nov 18, '19“Danny? I didn’t know he could dunk, honestly,” Kyle Kuzma said. “Shit, me neither,” Danny Green says from nearby.1.2×02.2k3025
80Jan 21, '20LeBron heard later about someone throwing something at his son during today’s Sierra Canyon game. He was not pleased but said Bronny is good at handling a lot that comes his way.1.2×01.9k34634
81Jan 30, '20Rob Pelinka released a very beautiful statement just now. It begins: “On Sunday, I lost my best friend and my sweet goddaughter. With that, there has been an amputation of part of 1.2×01.8k42338
82Nov 18, '19The first player Bryant ran into on the court was Dwight Howard, and the two shared a hug.1.2×02k3018
83Dec 16, '19LeBron James is this week’s Western Conference player of the week.1.1×02.1k2221
84Jul 11, '19The Lakers will have their press conference to introduce Anthony Davis on Saturday at noon. Frank Vogel and Rob Pelinka will also speak.1.1×01.8k3440
85Jun 26, '19The Lakers are extending qualifying offers to Alex Caruso and Johnathan Williams. Williams becomes a two-way player if he accepts.1.1×01.7k2881
86Jul 13, '19AD was at a hotel in Malibu watching a movie when Rich Paul called him to tell him he'd been traded to the Lakers. He rejected the call twice so as not to interrupt his movie, and 1.1×02k2649
87Sep 5, '20Rob Pelinka guarding Kuzma in a shooting drill1.1×01.8k13214
88Mar 7, '20I asked LeBron if he’d considered the possibility of playing games with no fans due to coronavirus. At first I confused him, then he said “I ain’t playing” if fans aren’t allowed1.1×01.7k30424
89Sep 25, '20"LeBron asked for the assignment and obviously I granted it. ... nothing was really working in terms of trying to slow him down until Bron took that assignment." - Vogel said about1.1×01.8k2945
90Dec 15, '19LeBron finally got to see his son play in person, and Bronny responded with his best game of the year. LeBron told me postgame: "For him to make probably the biggest play of the ga1.1×02k2239
91Mar 19, '19Luke Walton’s reaction to Mike Trout’s contract: “I called home, I said, “Babe, go buy a baseball bat. Throw all the basketballs away. We are now a baseball family.” (For his four 1.0×01.7k3084
92Dec 31, '19Frank Vogel made an appearance at LeBron's birthday party last night. He said his birthday present was that he let LeBron choose practice time today. (it was a late one)1.0×02k1635
93Jul 27, '20The setup for today’s Laker scrimmage1.0×01.9k1943
94Dec 4, '19Vogel said AD got an IV at halftime. “That kind of performance is something special.”1.0×01.7k2164
95Feb 7, '20Darren Collison is sitting with Jeanie Buss and her friends at this game. They just showed him on the video board and the crowd cheered.1.0×01.8k2158
96Sep 21, '20"That's a shot Kobe Bryant would hit," Frank Vogel says of Anthony Davis's game-winning shot.0.9×01.8k1742
97Jul 29, '20Anthony Davis practiced today. Here’s what he’s up to now.0.9×01.7k1689
98Nov 20, '19LeBron said he didn’t know the Thunder were the only team he had left that he hadn’t gotten a triple double against. When Vogel congratulated him postgame, he thought it was a sarc0.9×01.7k1753
99Aug 31, '20LeBron James’ post practice shirt: Vote or Die0.9×01.7k1205
100Jul 25, '20Dion Waiters puts on a WNBA sweatshirt before starting his postgame availability.0.8×01.6k1414

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