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Lakers begin to return to a semblance of normalcy and prepare for Trail Blazers

LOS ANGELES - On a sunny January day, crisp by El Segundo standards, and under the nearly cloudless blue sky, the Lakers had a little fun. They went through drills for footwork and endurance on the green grass, and then a football practice broke out.

At one point, Rajon Rondo served as the quarterback, with Troy Daniels going deep as the receiver and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope the defensive back assigned to him. Caldwell-Pope knocked the ball away from Daniels, and they both laughed as they jogged back to their huddles. LeBron

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