Michael J. Duarte is a sports writer and reporter with NBCLA. He is known for his sharp wit in sports news storytelling and his detailed sports features, Duarte is the 2019 Southern California Sports Journalist of the Year and currently covers the Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers, Rams, and more.
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Buss family to sell Los Angeles Lakers to owner of Dodgers
The family has owned the iconic basketball team for over four decades.
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Buss family to sell Los Angeles Lakers to owner of Dodgers
The Buss family is entering an agreement to sell majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, the CEO of TWG Global and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources familiar with the deal told NBCLA on Wednesday. The deal, first reported by ESPN, has a valuation of about $10 billion, a source told NBCLA. Jeanie Buss, who…
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Shohei Ohtani makes Dodgers pitching debut. Here's how he did vs. Padres
Shoehi Ohtani’s debut wasn’t perfect, but it also could have gone a lot worse. After not pitching in nearly two years, the Japanese right-hander clearly showed signs of rust and lack of command in his first big league action of the season.
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Singer performs national anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium to protest ICE raids in Los Angeles
On Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, with 51,548 fans on their feet and television cameras trained on the field, Nezza stood behind home plate and sang the national anthem … in Spanish.
