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  • Bryant scores 41, leads Lakers by Hawks (AP)

    Soccer player David Beckham, left, watches the Los Angeles Lakers play the Atlanta Hawks, along with his son Brooklyn, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Los Angeles.

    Kobe Bryant is quite familiar with the exquisite pain of playing against Ron Artest's defense. He's grateful that frustration now belongs to his opponents — including Joe Johnson, the first top scorer to get locked down by the Lakers' new defensive stopper. Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and Artest extinguished Johnson's outstanding start in…

  • Ex-Spurs F Bowen announces retirement (AP)

    FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2005, file photo, San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen(notes) (12) scores as Los Angeles Lakers guard Caron Butler(notes) (1) defends during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio. Bowen retired on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, after 12 seasons in the NBA.

    Bruce Bowen won't be pestering the NBA's best anymore. The 38-year-old former San Antonio Spurs forward retired Thursday after 12 seasons and a reputation as one of the league's most menacing defenders, hounding opponents with a tenacity that some players groused was more dirty than dogged.