At Taix, a French restaurant and bar in Echo Park, on the east side of Los Angeles, patrons who hadn't appeared to be closely watching Friday's game suddenly became hushed and focused on the television screen broadcasting the game, watching intently as Mr. Bryant left the court.

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The Echo is a cool little club on the east side of Los Angeles, just grimy enough, with dark blue walls and a crowd that on a recent Monday night included movie stars Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix, bobbing their heads to an all-girl band called The Like.

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Echo 1: Uh, it's just the green side of the, uh, big water tower.

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Unfortunately, not many are at Mr. Garcia's side since Chavez has transformed the Organization of American States (OAS) into his echo chamber.

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Pulis' comments echo those made by West Brom boss Tony Mowbray in the aftermath of his side's 5-0 loss to Manchester United in which Paul Robinson was sent off by Styles, a decision that was later rescinded.

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