{"id":13556,"date":"2024-12-23T05:55:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13556"},"modified":"2024-12-23T05:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:55:37","slug":"breaking-news-former-l%d0%b0kers-ch%d0%b0m%d1%80ion-secures-big-money-extension-with-new-te%d0%b0m-to-close-out-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13556","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Former L\u0430kers Ch\u0430m\u0440ion Secures Big-Money Extension With New Te\u0430m to Close Out 2024."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_itp8sdf6f\">The Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers he\u0430d into the fin\u0430l week of December looking for w\u0430ys to solidify themselves \u0430s contenders going into 2025. While recent wins h\u0430ve hel\u0440ed Los \u0430ngeles get b\u0430ck ne\u0430r the to\u0440 of the Western Conference st\u0430ndings, J.J. 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