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Lakers: An international favorite now 

Post#1 » by Slava » Sat Feb 9, 2008 11:03 am

ORLANDO, Fla. - One starting forward hails from Serbia and Montenegro. The starting center is from Spain. A backup shooting guard is from Slovenia. One reserve center is from France and another is from the Congo.

The Lakers always have been L.A.'s team, but now they might be the world's favorite, too, what with five foreign-born players among the 12 who dressed for Friday night's game against the Orlando Magic.

Vladimir Radmanovic (Serbia and Montenegro), Ronny Turiaf (France) and Sasha Vujacic (Slovenia) comprised a small group of European-born and trained players on the Lakers' roster when they opened training camp in Honolulu back in October.


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Add Sun Yue to that roster and we have players from all the major continents up there. Good to have more fans from all over the world to add on to the Laker nation. :clap:
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Post#2 » by Slava » Sat Feb 9, 2008 11:12 am

China is pretty close by so that covers Asia. :lol:
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Post#3 » by Sofa King » Sat Feb 9, 2008 11:19 am

We should add Sam-I-Am and then it would be universal fan faves.
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Post#4 » by Danny Darko » Sat Feb 9, 2008 11:45 am

Sofa King wrote:We should add Sam-I-Am and then it would be universal fan faves.


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Post#5 » by SashAlex » Sat Feb 9, 2008 12:55 pm

Sign Kirilenko and all the russians will support Lakers ! lol
Even those from Chukotka !
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Post#6 » by bobobolas1 » Sat Feb 9, 2008 1:23 pm

A lot of argentinian players out there. lets take one of em, they can really play that game.
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Post#7 » by Tommy Trojan » Sat Feb 9, 2008 3:10 pm

SashAlex wrote:Sign Kirilenko and all the russians will support Lakers ! lol
Even those from Chukotka !



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Post#8 » by Lakers8 » Sat Feb 9, 2008 4:25 pm

The lakers have been here in Aus lately watching Joe Ingles, probably our greatest potenital at the minute in the NBL. I herd they were pretty impressed, but I dont think he has the game for the NBA yet, but im sure he will play summer league and get drafted.
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Post#9 » by snaquille oatmeal » Sat Feb 9, 2008 4:58 pm

that article should have added that Kobe was raised in Italy, Turiaf was born in Martinique, and The Machine was sent back from the future by John Connor's grand Kids.
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Post#10 » by Squirrel Boy » Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:19 pm

Well, Im Bengali and a steal generator from New York (a la Smush Parker :) )
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Post#11 » by That Nicka » Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:20 pm

Sofa King wrote:We should add Sam-I-Am and then it would be universal fan faves.


snaquille oatmeal wrote:that article should have added that Kobe was raised in Italy, Turiaf was born in Martinique, and The Machine was sent back from the future by John Connor's grand Kids.


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Post#12 » by ak777 » Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:42 pm

I was going to make a thread about this few days back but some ediot made a thread about mitch bringing white players...and then Phil had to lock it.

http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=758611

I hate when people still in 2008 bring the skin color of players.....

I am not trying to provoke anybody or start anything here...but its just said....

If you like the lakers .....the players skin color shouldnt matter...but then its only me

ALL I GO FOR IS THE LAKERS......
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Post#13 » by xX_BabyBoy_Xx » Sat Feb 9, 2008 7:01 pm

all jokes aside, that is another great tool for attracting free agents.
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Post#14 » by milesfides » Sat Feb 9, 2008 9:26 pm

snaquille oatmeal wrote:that article should have added that Kobe was raised in Italy, Turiaf was born in Martinique, and The Machine was sent back from the future by John Connor's grand Kids.


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Post#15 » by Triangle Theory » Sat Feb 9, 2008 11:08 pm

Hah, i have family friend benaglis. and a few best boys, too.
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Post#16 » by CITYOFANGELSX3 » Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:44 am

Wow, the Lakers are HUGE!!!! Not only do they get cheered atleast a little in every building across the NBA but now world wide too!!!!
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