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Nets G Vujacic signs with Turkish team (AP)
New Jersey Nets guard Sasha Vujacic has signed with a Turkish team for next season. Anadolu Efes said Friday the 27-year old Slovenian guard agreed to a one-year deal with an optional second year. It did not say whether Vujacic has an option to return to New Jersey if the NBA lockout is lifted. Vujacic averaged 11.4 points in 56 games last season for the Nets.

Nets' Vujacic signs with Turkish team for '11-12
Nets guard Sasha Vujacic has signed with a Turkish team for next season.

Nets G Vujacic signs with Turkish club
New Jersey Nets guard Sasha Vujacic has signed with a Turkish team for next season.

Augustin lifts Bobcats with 1.1 left (AP)

D.J. Augustin hit a jumper with 1.1 seconds remaining, leading the Charlotte Bobcats to a 105-103 victory over the New Jersey Nets Monday night. Nets guard Sasha Vujacic, who finished with 19 points, hit a long 3-pointer to tie the game at 103 with 10.9 seconds remaining. Augustin, who had 19 points and 11 assists, brought the ball down the floor.

Nets top struggling Paul, Hornets in OT (AP)

There aren't many nights when Chris Paul can take the blame for a New Orleans Hornets' loss. The Nets' 103-101 overtime win that snapped a three-game New Jersey losing streak and extended the Hornets' slide to four was one of them. Paul struggled, hitting 4 of 15 shots from the field and turning the ball over seven times.

Cavs' skid hits 17 on late Lopez basket (AP)

Brook Lopez scored the tiebreaking basket with 1.4 seconds remaining and the New Jersey Nets beat Cleveland 103-101 on Monday night, handing the Cavaliers their 17th straight defeat. Lopez led the Nets with 28 points and Anthony Morrow scored 16 off the bench. Cleveland's losing streak is its longest since dropping 19 in a row to close the 1981-82 season.

Vujacic comes up with winner for Nets
Sasha Vujacic was the second option, supposed to get the ball if the New Jersey Nets couldn't get it to Brook Lopez.

Nets snap 5-game skid, end Bulls' 5-win streak
Sasha Vujacic made the tiebreaking basket with 5.3 seconds left, and the New Jersey Nets snapped their five-game losing streak with a 96-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Nets end Bulls' run at 5 on late basket (AP)

Sasha Vujacic made the tiebreaking basket with 5.3 seconds left, and the New Jersey Nets snapped their five-game losing streak with a 96-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. With the game tied at 94, Nets guard Devin Harris appeared to be attempting a lob pass to center Brook Lopez, but the ball was knocked to Vujacic, who put it in for his 13th point.

Surging Bulls pull away late, beat Nets (AP)

Carlos Boozer scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls won for the 12th time in 14 games, pulling away late to beat the New Jersey Nets 90-81 on Friday afternoon. Luol Deng and Derrick Rose scored 19 apiece, and the Bulls made enough shots down the stretch after struggling from the field for much of the game.

Nets end 10-game road skid in Memphis (AP)

Brook Lopez scored 26 points, Sasha Vujacic added a season-high 16 and the New Jersey Nets snapped a 10-game road losing streak with a 101-94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. Lopez was 8 of 14 from the field, and missed only one of his 11 free throws as New Jersey won its second straight and third in the last four games.

Nets shake Grizzlies to snap 10-game road skid
Brook Lopez scored 26 points, Sasha Vujacic added a season-high 16 and the New Jersey Nets snapped a 10-game road losing streak with a 101-94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

New Jersey Nets' Sasha Vujacic sits until Terrence Williams passes physical
Nets' Sasha Vujacic, recently acquired from the Lakers in a three-team trade, will be unable to play Thursday night against the Washington Wizards because one of the other players in the deal, Terrence Williams, has yet to undergo his physical.

Sources: Los Angeles Lakers' Sasha Vujacic to New Jersey Nets in 3-team deal
The New Jersey Nets have traded Terrence Williams to the Houston Rockets in a three-way deal that will land them Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic and a pair of first-round draft picks, sources confirmed to ESPN.com.

Los Angeles Lakers' guard Sasha Vujacic seeing decline in minutes
The Lakers play the Suns in Phoenix on Friday and there's a chance that some key players from the 2010 Western Conference Finals series won't see playing time.

Report: Sharapova sporting $250K ring
After earning two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, Sasha Vujacic knows a thing or two about rings.

Lakers win without Bryant, Jackson (AP)

Pau Gasol scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Lakers, playing without coach Phil Jackson, beat the Golden State Warriors 120-99 on Thursday night in an exhibition game. Jackson missed the game because of flu-like symptoms. Assistant coach Brian Shaw directed the team. Kobe Bryant was in uniform, but didn't play as he was resting his surgically repaired left knee.

Maria Sharapova engaged to marry Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic
Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic is engaged to marry Maria Sharapova.

Vujacic says he's engaged to Sharapova (AP)
Los Angeles Lakers player Sasha Vujacic of Slovenia says he's engaged to marry Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova. "We are engaged and are both really happy," Vujacic said Thursday before the Lakers' NBA preseason game against Golden State. "It's good and now we can focus on other things." The agent for three-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova confirmed the news in...

Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum does strength exercises; Sasha Vujacic out, Luke Walton doubtful for weekend games
The overall health of the Los Angeles Lakers' roster took one step forward and two steps back heading into back-to-back preseason games this weekend.

Lakers G Vujacic suffers concussion (AP)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic is out indefinitely with a concussion after teammate Lamar Odom's elbow inadvertently hit him in the face. Vujacic was hit just below his left eye Thursday during practice with the two-time defending NBA champions. The Slovenian guard will be re-evaluated Friday.

Los Angeles Lakers' Sasha Vujacic, D.J. Mbenga out for Thunder game
D.J. Mbenga was hit in the eye at Lakers>' practice Saturday and suffered a retinal hole, according to a team spokesman.

Gasol helps Lakers win home finale (AP)
Pau Gasol had 28 points and eight rebounds, Shannon Brown scored 24 points and Kobe Bryant rested as the Los Angeles Lakers finished their regular-season home schedule with a 106-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Sasha Vujacic scored 13 points for the Lakers, who lost six of nine before Gasol and the reserves pulled away in the second half of their sixth straight win over the...

Lakers sit Vujacic after coaching run-in
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson says backup guard Sasha Vujacic hasn't played the last two games because of "a little run-in'' with the coaching staff. Jackson says the incident happened during last Friday's game at Oklahoma City. He says Vujacic didn't play at all in the next two contests at Houston and New Orleans because he "hasn't atoned himself for that error.'' Jackson refused Friday to give any more details about the incident. Vujacic says he doesn't know what his coach is talking about. The Lakers are wrapping up a five-game road trip at Atlanta.

Los Angeles Lakers sit Sasha Vujacic due to 'run-in' with coaches
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson says backup guard Sasha Vujacic hasn't played the last two games because of "a little run-in" with the coaching staff.

Los Angeles Lakers expect Sasha Vujacic soon; Luke Walton eyes April
Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic is close to returning from injury, while Luke Walton hopes to come back before the end of the season.

Shoulder injury to sideline Los Angeles Lakers' Sasha Vujacic
Lakers reserve guard Sasha Vujacic will sit out at least two weeks after suffering a sprained right shoulder.

Kobe's late hoop lifts Lakers by Celtics (AP)

Kobe Bryant sank a go-ahead fallaway jumper with 7.3 seconds left to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 90-89 victory over Boston on Sunday and send the struggling Celtics to their sixth loss in eight games. The Celtics, who led by 11 points in the fourth quarter, nursed a one-point lead until Paul Pierce was called for an offensive foul for pushing off as he jumped to shoot with 28 seconds left.

Lakers' Odom marries reality TV starlet (AP)
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have tied the knot. The Los Angeles Lakers forward and the reality TV starlet were married Sunday at a private residence in Beverly Hills. The bride was walked down the aisle by her stepfather, Bruce Jenner. Odom's teammates Luke Walton and Sasha Vujacic attended the ceremony, along with Lakers coach Phil Jackson.

Kardashian, Lakers' Odom married in Beverly Hills
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have tied the knot. The Los Angeles Lakers forward and the reality TV starlet were married Sunday at a private residence in Beverly Hills. The bride was walked down the aisle by her stepfather, Bruce Jenner. Odom's teammates Luke Walton and Sasha Vujacic attended the ceremony, along with Lakers coach Phil Jackson. Kardashian, 25, appears with her family on "Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

Lakers struggle to top short-handed Suns (AP)
Pau Gasol scored 28 points, Kobe Bryant had seven of his 18 points in the last 6 1/2 minutes, and the Los Angeles Lakers struggled to a 115-110 victory over the short-handed Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 11 rebounds, Sasha Vujacic scored a season-high 15 points and Derek Fisher had 13 for the Lakers (18-3), who were coming off a lethargic 113-101 loss at...

Kobe has 35 as Lakers top Mavs, now 13-1 (AP)

Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 35 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers used a 17-0 run in the second half Friday night to beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-107 and improve the NBA's best record to 13-1. Andrew Bynum, playing on a sore right foot, had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the Lakers' sixth straight victory.

Vujacic returns to Lakers practice
Sasha Vujacic went through his first practice with the Los Angeles Lakers since spraining his left ankle on the first day of training camp. "It feels good. There are just certain movements, certain things I can't do," the 24-year-old Slovenian guard said Monday. "We'll see how it feels tomorrow and go from there.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Foxsports/rss/NBA/~4/426891714" height="1" width="1"/

Lakers guard Vujacic practices with sore left ankle
Sasha Vujacic went through his first practice with the Los Angeles Lakers since spraining his left ankle on the first day of training camp.

Lakers' Vujacic learns sprained ankle is fractured
Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic's left ankle is a bit more banged up than he thought.

Vujacic signs 3-year, $15M deal with Lakers
Had it been strictly a matter of economics, Sasha Vujacic would have left the Los Angeles Lakers to play in Europe. Turns out Vujacic's decision was based on more than just the money. "I'm glad it worked out. Tough month," Vujacic said Monday at team headquarters after signing a three-year, $15 million contract to return to the Lakers. "The only thing I can say is I'm happy to stay in L.A., I'm happy to stay with the Lakers. That was my first option. It would be hard to leave.

Vujacic officially signs multiyear deal with Lakers
Had it been strictly a matter of economics, Sasha Vujacic would have left the Los Angeles Lakers to play in Europe.

Lakers agree to terms with G Vujacic
Lakers restricted free agent guard Sasha Vujacic has agreed to a three-year, $15 million contract after emerging last season as a key member of the Western Conference champions. "We felt Sasha made great progress in this past year, and our coach showed great confidence in playing him the second half of the season," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said Friday in confirming the agreement, first reported by the Riverside Press-Enterprise.

Lakers, Vujacic agree to 3-year, $15 million deal
Lakers restricted free agent guard Sasha Vujacic has agreed to a three-year, $15 million contract after emerging last season as a key member of the Western Conference champions.

Lakers extend qualifying offers to Vujacic, Turiaf
The Los Angeles Lakers have given qualifying offers to restricted free agents Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf.

Lakers extend offers to Vujacic, Turiaf
The Los Angeles Lakers have given qualifying offers to restricted free agents Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf. General manager Mitch Kupchak announced the moves Monday. The Lakers, beaten by Boston in six games in the NBA finals, are expected to remain essentially intact for next season. Kupchak has said he hopes to keep Vujacic and Turiaf. As restricted free agents, Vujacic and Turiaf may sign an offer sheet with any team, but the Lakers would have the right to match.

Lakers extend offers to Vujacic, Turiaf (AP)
The Los Angeles Lakers have given qualifying offers to restricted free agents Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf. General manager Mitch Kupchak announced the moves Monday. The Lakers, beaten by Boston in six games in the NBA finals, are expected to remain essentially intact for next season. Kupchak has said he hopes to keep Vujacic and Turiaf.

LIVE: Celtics, Lakers playing Game 4
Kobe Bryant and Sasha Vujacic carried the Lakers in Game 3. They might need assistance to tie the Finals. Follow Game 4 LIVE.

Bryant scores 36, Lakers pull within 2-1 (AP)

On his floor and on his game, Kobe Bryant revived the Los Angeles Lakers -- and the NBA finals. With his team one loss from having to make an impossible climb, Bryant was close to MVP form, scoring 36 points on an assortment of spins, drives and jumpers and reserve Sasha Vujacic added 20 points as the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 in Game 3 on Tuesday night.

Celtics hold off Lakers, lead finals 2-0 (AP)

Banner No. 17 is halfway to the rafters. The Celtics are two wins from another NBA championship. And maybe a little lucky to be there. Paul Pierce, darting around the parquet floor with ease, scored 28 points, Boston's defense mobbed Kobe Bryant long enough and unknown Leon Powe scored 21 points as the Celtics held off a remarkable Los Angeles rally for a 108-102 win over the Lakers on Sunday night.

Lakers wait again for next opponent (AP)
The time has come for another Los Angeles Lakers' team dinner and viewing party. The question is, will Kobe Bryant pick up the tab again? "As MVP, I think he's going to step up," Sasha Vujacic said. "He's got to, you can't break tradition," Jordan Farmar said. Added Luke Walton: "I don't know, he doesn't have to, he's already picked up two in a row.

Bryant rallies Lakers past Wizards in OT (AP)

Kobe Bryant scored six of his 26 points in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Washington Wizards 126-120 Sunday night to snap a two-game losing skid. Sasha Vujacic scored 20 points, Luke Walton added 19, Vladimir Radmanovic 18 and Lamar Odom had 10 points and 13 rebounds as the Lakers notched their 50th victory for the 29th time in franchise history.

Bryant, Vujacic lead Lakers over Knicks (AP)

Kobe Bryant had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, Sasha Vujacic scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 120-109 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. The Lakers trailed 99-91 when Vujacic made a pair of 3-pointers to get them going.

Varejao out until after All-Star break
Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao will miss up to four weeks with a left ankle sprain, another loss for a team gaining momentum in the Eastern Conference. Varejao sprained the ankle when he accidentally stepped on Sasha Vujacic's foot during a win Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Team physician Richard Parker said Varejao has a sprain with bone bruises.

Knicks' Balkman gets 1-game suspension for foul
Knicks forward Renaldo Balkman was suspended without pay for Wednesday night's game against the Utah Jazz for committing a flagrant foul against the Los Angeles Lakers' Sasha Vujacic.

Balkman suspended 1 game for flagrant foul
Knicks forward Renaldo Balkman was suspended without pay for Wednesday night's game against the Utah Jazz for committing a flagrant foul against the Los Angeles Lakers' Sasha Vujacic. Balkman was assessed the foul for throwing an elbow that hit Vujacic in the jaw in the second quarter of the Lakers' 120-109 win Tuesday. Besides the suspension, Balkman was assessed a flagrant foul, penalty two, NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson said in a press release Wednesday.

Knicks F Balkman suspended 1 game (AP)
Knicks forward Renaldo Balkman was suspended without pay for Wednesday night's game against the Utah Jazz for committing a flagrant foul against the Los Angeles Lakers' Sasha Vujacic. Balkman was assessed the foul for throwing an elbow that hit Vujacic in the jaw in the second quarter of the Lakers' 120-109 win Tuesday.

Varejao returns from road trip to have more tests
Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao is coming home from Cleveland's road trip to undergo further tests on the left ankle he sprained during Sunday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Varejao injured his ankle during the third quarter when he accidentally stepped on the foot of Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic. X-rays taken a the Staples Center were negative, and the Cavaliers said an MRI taken Monday showed no additional injury beyond the sprain.

Vujucic, Odom lift Lakers over Bulls (AP)

Sasha Vujacic scored 19 points, Lamar Odom added 17 points and 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls 103-91 Tuesday night. Slowed by a groin injury, Kobe Bryant scored 18 points for the Lakers, but was a non-factor for long stretches against the team he targeted as a possible destination during the offseason.

Bryant's 32 help Lakers roll by Clippers (AP)
Kobe Bryant scored 32 points and Sasha Vujacic scored all of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-92 victory over the Clippers on Sunday night. Andrew Bynum, ejected from last Thursday's win over San Antonio after a couple of run-ins with Spurs center Fabricio Oberto, channeled his aggression in a constructive manner with 14 points, nine rebounds and six...

Vujacic powers Lakers past Nuggets (AP)

Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and reserve guard Sasha Vujacic dominated the fourth quarter, scoring 19 of his career-high 22 points and powering the Los Angeles Lakers to a 127-99 rout of the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. Vujacic shot 6-for-14 in 21 minutes of action. Andrew Bynum had 12 points and 13 rebounds and Luke Walton added a career-high 14 points in 27 minutes.

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Bryant misses Lakers' exhibition win (AP)

Ronny Turiaf and Andrew Bynum each scored 18 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Sacramento Kings 101-97 on Friday night in the team's final preseason game. Turiaf, who was 5-of-7 from the field, had eight rebounds, while Bynum, who was 7-of-10 from the field, had seven. Also for the Lakers, who finished 3-4 in the preseason, Derek Fisher added 15 points with five assists.