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Senior Staff Writer for @LakersNation , @RamsNewswire & @RaidersNewswire | #GoBeach | mattp @mediumlargela .com | #RIPKobe

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Honestly, I hope this isn’t the end of the Warriors’ core group. I would like to see them miss the playoffs again
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
8/2. Rest easy.
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Matthew Peralta
9 months
When have you ever played for the real thing in June???
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9 months
The Lakers can win their little “In-Season Tournament” We playing for the real thing in June
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Matthew Peralta
9 months
I hope everyone watching LeBron tonight realizes just how hurt he was in the playoffs. Night and day difference in regards to speed/burst
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Matthew Peralta
10 months
When the Lakers give us a stress-free game:
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Matthew Peralta
27 days
Your DPOY couldn’t even get on the floor in their country’s most important game? Can’t relate.
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Anthony Davis today: 8 PTS 10 REB 4 BLK Had more blocks than France.
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
People clowned the Lakers for losing to the Raptors, so do we get that same energy for the Clippers losing to the Suns?
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Matthew Peralta
10 months
You’re gonna be watching a lot of Lakers games
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Bonnie ✮
10 months
Disadvantages of dating you??
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
The 2014-2018 Lakers seasons trained me for these next couple of weeks.
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Matthew Peralta
1 year
We are getting closer, friends.
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Tim MacMahon
1 year
Luka Doncic will not speak to the media tonight.
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
Celtics lose. Clippers lose. #Lakers win.
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
I highly recommend having LeBron James on your favorite basketball team. It’s a good time
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
Jayson Tatum would be better off if he played for the #Lakers
@BDCCeltics
Boston.com Celtics News
3 years
The Celtics would be better off if Jayson Tatum idolized Kevin Garnett rather than Kobe Bryant. @GlobeChadFinn
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4 months
Yes, the bubble is the reason you lost despite going up 3-1. If people were so mentally drained, then why don’t the Lakers get more credit for being mentally tougher and winning?
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4 months
Marcus Morris says the Clippers would have won the championship in 2020 if the bubble hadn't happened (🎥 @RunItBackFDTV )
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Matthew Peralta
25 days
Would love to have seen Steph take on the Jokic assignment against Serbia if we’re really going this route. Why can’t we just celebrate Team USA winning without shoving agendas?
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ClutchPoints
25 days
“[LeBron James] can duplicate almost anything. But he can’t do what Steph [Curry] does… Magic Johnson can’t do what Steph does... There’s only one guy and only one reason Team USA won the gold, and it’s not LeBron. It’s Steph.” — Colin Cowherd 👀
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Matthew Peralta
9 months
Feeling incredibly grateful I got to watch Kobe and LeBron play for my favorite team.
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
But we’re gonna give the MVP to Joel Embiid because the 76ers are good and people are bored of LeBron
@statmuse
StatMuse
4 years
LeBron James per 36 minutes this season: - More PPG than his Heat seasons - More RPG than his MVP seasons - More APG than his MVP seasons - Higher eFG% than his first 3 MVP seasons Absolute insanity. 👑
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
Shoutout Kuz and KCP. #Lakers champions forever. Shoutout Dennis and Trezz, too. Season didn't end the way we wanted it to. but still appreciate them.
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
Shams and Woj have the “Dwight Howard, Wayne Ellington, Trevor Ariza, and Carmelo Anthony sign with the Los Angeles Lakers” news saved in one draft
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Matthew Peralta
1 year
Draymond gets away with so much worse, but Dennis trash talks a bit and gets thrown out. Soft.
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
How AD didn't win DPOY is beyond me.
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Matthew Peralta
10 months
If you date a Laker fan, at least you know you're getting someone who will love you through the good and the bad times.
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
Man. My eyes.
@YahooSports
Yahoo Sports
4 years
Rob Pelinka threw up a 24 in honor of Kobe after receiving his Lakers championship ring 💛🐍💜
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Matthew Peralta
8 months
The Lakers need a ball handler and 3-point shooting, and Steph Curry needs a better situation. Sounds like a perfect fit to me.
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Matthew Peralta
6 months
Don't take LeBron James for granted.
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Matthew Peralta
3 months
"We been fucked up since Kobe died" Actual tears in my eyes
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
I miss LeBron.
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
Me trying to defend the Lakers this season:
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Matthew Peralta
10 months
CHRISTIAN WOOD DAGGER
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
ANTHONY DAVIS IS UNFAIR
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Matthew Peralta
9 months
Me after that LeBron 360 layup:
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Matthew Peralta
9 months
No one wants to see the In-Season Tournament Lakers in the playoffs.
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
Happy birthday to my hero. Miss you always, Bean 💜💛
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
All this positive Taurean Prince talk on my TL warms my heart. Not his fault Darvin played him like Jaylen Brown
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Matthew Peralta
9 months
Added bonus: The Lakers have guaranteed themselves at least $100,000 per player.
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
Tell me you haven’t watched the Lakers without telling me you haven’t watched the Lakers
@FirstTake
First Take
2 years
"I came on the air and talked about how Anthony Davis was a top-seven player. I take it back. Damn it, he don't look like it. ... What has happened to Anthony Davis?" 😳 @stephenasmith
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Matthew Peralta
1 year
No one wants to hear this now, but I'm just gonna say I'm still proud of how the Lakers got to where they are.
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
It’s alright, I know Rob is cooking up a seven-team deal to get Jerami Grant, Zach LaVine, Mitchell Robinson, Trae Young, Cam Johnson, Lauri Markkanen and Kyle Kuzma. Take that, NBA.
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
Seeing Vando guard BI instead of Bev is making me cry, bro.
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
They’re not a #Lakers fan? 🚩 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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Matthew Peralta
1 year
You guys think Ja still thinks he's fine in the West?
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
DLo pointing at the "Lakers" on his jersey is making me feel feelings.
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
Rob breaking the Kyrie trade details to Woj @LakersNation
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
You wanna blame anything, blame the free throw shooting. 16/25 in a one-point game
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Matthew Peralta
4 months
Leaking info about the team not being happy with AD’s comments before Game 3 doesn’t seem like a good omen
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
I missed this AD
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
Lakers didn’t need Klay, they had Blake Hinson at home
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Matthew Peralta
1 year
There's just something so satisfying about AD blocking the DPOY
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
-whispers- I think New Orleans lost the AD trade.
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
I already know Darvin’s salivating over a Kyrie-Dennis-Pat Bev lineup
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
TAKE MY ANKLE LEBRON
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Matthew Peralta
5 months
Max Christie > Cam Reddish
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Matthew Peralta
1 year
Jordan Poole has been the Lakers' fourth best player tonight
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Matthew Peralta
4 months
If the Lakers win tonight, I will get so reckless. (And by reckless I mean sleep at my normal time and drink plenty of water)
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Matthew Peralta
1 month
LeBron goes to the bench and Team USA can’t score Glad to know it isn’t just the Lakers
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
Your favorite LA team couldn’t finish a series up 3-1? Can’t relate.
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
Portland was the highest scoring team in the bubble and they’ve been held to 100 and 88 points. Methinks the Laker defense is legit
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
Completely forgot JJ doesn’t even have a staff yet, lol
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
I don't wanna pile on Russ because he's had a bad night, but how the Clippers played him tonight is how every playoff team is going to do it.
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Matthew Peralta
5 months
I just know DLo made sure Alvarado saw him swish that 3
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Matthew Peralta
6 months
D'Angelo Russell is legitimately one of the most fun heat-check guys in the league.
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
Klay is nice on paper, but I’m still chasing two-way wings for the Lakers.
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
Twitter was also shut down by the Lakers tonight
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
Man, I almost forgot what it was like to be this invested in a Laker regular season game.
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
The basketball gods knew Stanley Johnson would be too powerful if he had a jumpshot
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Matthew Peralta
1 year
The AD extension is another friendly reminder that the Lakers take care of their stars.
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Matthew Peralta
7 months
Dinwiddie had seven assists in his Lakers debut. I love that.
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
LeBron is a better passer than scorer, yet sits No. 1 all-time in points scored. A legend.
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Matthew Peralta
4 years
Mood
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
I think only LeBron, Reaves, and Monk should be allowed to shoot the rest of this quarter
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
LeBron James heard the chatter
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
I don’t think I’ve ever been this mad at the officials before. This is insane.
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Matthew Peralta
1 year
I don’t want to hear anyone tell me JJJ is a better defender than AD ever again.
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Matthew Peralta
9 months
Don’t tell me the Lakers need to trade AD ever again.
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Matthew Peralta
5 months
Pretty good way to drum up interest in a show that no one watched by dumping on a Lakers superstar that played a career-high regular season games and will make All-NBA. Just say you don’t watch the Lakers and keep it pushing.
@TheDunkCentral
NBACentral
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“Anthony Davis is the most overrated superstar in the history of the NBA. Can't count on him…He's always injured; he’s soft, doesn't play through pain, and you cannot count on him to be there when you need to win a game.”😳 - @craigcartonlive
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Matthew Peralta
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LeBron will go down as a Laker legend, sorry to tell you. Love Kobe as much as the next person, but I’m not about to tear down a superstar who played for my favorite team.
@8_24Mamba4Ever
8/24Mamba-Forever 🐍
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Laker Legends 💜💛
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
Bronny James has more field goals in the first quarter than No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr has in the past two games.
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
Chris Haynes just reported that x-rays were negative on D-Lo and that he won't require an MRI. That's good.
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Matthew Peralta
7 months
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Matthew Peralta
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Steve Kerr playing Tatum this long just to prove a point. Nasty work
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Matthew Peralta
3 months
What if…the Lakers hired Hurley and got JJ as an assistant
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Matthew Peralta
5 years
#Lakers chemistry on point
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
You can take Austin out of your trade machine deals now
@Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
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“I cannot wait to coach Austin.”
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
I know every Lakers fan just freaked out for a sec
@wojespn
Adrian Wojnarowski
2 years
Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook has signed with agent Jeff Schwartz of @ExcelSports for his representation, Westbrook told ESPN on Monday afternoon.
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
Death, taxes, Lakers scoring droughts
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
Announce Klay Thompson now so I can really go to sleep
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
-watches Rui Hachimura highlights the rest of the day-
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Matthew Peralta
4 months
The DPOY being a massive liability offensively in crunch time should make you appreciate AD even more
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Matthew Peralta
7 months
Best win of the season. By far.
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
I think Myles Turner wants to be in LA.
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
Dear Rob, I know the Lakers have won 5 in a row, but you're still allowed to improve the roster. I hope you consider it. Best, Matt
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
If you were complaining about Bronny through the first five games, I hope you're praising him for these last two.
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
I told fans all year Marc and Wes would matter in the playoffs and here we are.
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Matthew Peralta
4 months
Come to the Lakers, Ant. We have a big man that won’t let you down
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Matthew Peralta
2 years
Sign me a to a 10-day, @Lakers
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
I’m ‘very open’ to dating Ana de Armas
@TheDunkCentral
NBACentral
2 months
The Lakers are ‘very open’ to moving D’Angelo Russell, per @ChrisBHaynes (Via @BleacherReport )
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Matthew Peralta
3 years
Cherish your superstars, man. Whether you’re a fan or not, it’s special to be able to watch greatness on a nightly basis
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Matthew Peralta
2 months
KCP and PG13 leaving the west for the east makes me happy
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95.7 The Game
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Steph just ripped his jersey while walking off the court 😡😬
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