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Robbie Davis Jr., 33, points out a Los Angeles Lakers Elgin Baylor jersey and piece of the Forum floor at the sports memorabilia shop, "Robbie's First Base" in Lutherville, Md. Robbie Davis Jr., 33, and his dad, Robbie Davis Sr. 60 star in a reality show called "Ball Boys" that will debut Saturday at 3 p.m. on ABC. (Mary F. Calvert/Special to The Washington Times)

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Wizards forward Kevin Seraphin, dunking against Golden State on March 5, played perhaps his best game of the season in Washington's 106-101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers two days later. (Associated Press)

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Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is averaging a league-leading 30.8 points. (Associated Press)

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) dunks the ball as Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum, lower left, Devin Eubanks (3) and Derek Fisher, back right, watch during the first half in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Members of the Los Angeles Lakers on the bench celebrate a play as actress Dyan Cannon (left) celebrates as well. The Lakers have had a higher profile, and better record, than "the other" pro basketball team in Los Angeles, the Clippers. The latter's acquisition of star player Chris Paul could change things. (Associated Press)

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Actor Jack Nicholson yells at the referees during a Los Angeles Lakers game last season. The Lakers recently traded away forward Lamar Odom, the husband of Khloe Kardashian. "You probably won't see the Kardashians courtside at Lakers games anymore," said writer Laura Lane.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant exits one station to complete a television promotion to go to another during the Lakers' media day in El Segundo, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Derek Fisher, center, Los Angeles Lakers point guard and president of the NBA Players Association, speaks to reporters after a five-hour meeting with owners to discuss a new labor deal and possibly avert a lockout on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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This June 21, 2011 file photo shows Los Angeles Lakers basketball player and players association president Derek Fisher speaking to reporters, in New York. NBA owners and players will meet Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, and perhaps through the weekend, with Commissioner David Stern warning there are "enormous consequences at play" as the sides try to preserve an on-time start to the season. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

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NBA Players Association president Derek Fisher, right, NBA union chief Billy Hunter, left, and LA Lakers' Theo Ratliff arrive at a midtown hotel for a meeting with the NBA, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant takes the field during halftime of the 2011 Herbalife World Football Challenge match between Manchester United and FC Barcelona at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. on Saturday, July 30, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Former U.S. Soccer player Mia Hamm and Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant watch from the sidelines during a charity soccer match Sunday in the District. "Washington comes out and gets involved," Ms. Hamm said.

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Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and Jeff Green of the Boston Celtics share a laugh during the 2011 Celebrity Soccer Challenge at Kastles Stadium at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 31, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Ali Krieger of the U.S. national women's soccer team celebrates an own-goal by Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant (left) during the 2011 Celebrity Soccer Challenge at Kastles Stadium at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 31, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Los Angeles Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal hangs from the rim after a slam dunk in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles, Sunday, May 5, 2002. The Lakers won the game 86-80. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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**FILE** National Basketball Players Association union president and Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher (center) listens as NBPA executive director Billy Hunter (right) speaks during a news conference in New York on June 23, 2011, with NBA players standing behind them. (Associated Press)

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Associated Press The concept of a "jock tax" is thought to date back to the end of the 1991 NBA playoffs, in which the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers. The practice snowballed from there.

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Fan Lisa McKee waits to enter the arena in front of images of current Sacramento Kings players before an NBA basketball game between the Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Jordan Hernandez, 12, right, watches as members of the Sacramento Kings warm up before an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof are exploring options to move the franchise to Anaheim after 26 seasons in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)