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Anthony Davis has typically delivered for the Los Angeles Lakers this season on both ends of the floor. When healthy, he’s always a monster on defense and the glass. And yet, despite the fact that he averaged 25.9 points per game in 2022-23, his offensive role — specifically, the quality and quantity of his shots […]

LeBron James wasn’t dissatisfied with the Los Angeles Lakers’ performance in Game 2 vs. the Memphis Grizzlies. “We understand what a series is all about. It’s not the first to one win or two. It’s the first to four,” LeBron said following the Lakers’ 103-93 loss at FedEx Forum on Wednesday. “I felt like we was prepared tonight, […]

10 days after withdrawing from The Masters, Tiger Woods had surgery on his right ankle. “Earlier today, Tiger Woods underwent a subtalar fusion procedure to address his post-traumatic arthritis from his previous talus fracture,” read a statement posted to Tiger’s official Twitter page on Wednesday afternoon. “Tiger is currently recovering and looks forward to beginning […]

Once upon a time in Hollywood, the Los Angeles Lakers needed elite showings from Anthony Davis and LeBron James to beat quality ballclubs. On Sunday at the FedExForum, the Lakers’ 128-112 Game 1 win over the Memphis Grizzlies encapsulated their evolution since the trade deadline. Davis was, in fact, ferocious on both ends. He overcame […]

The Miami Heat’s Play-In game win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday also represented a small win for the Los Angeles Lakers, as Miami would have moved up past the Purple and Gold in the 2023 NBA Draft order had they lost. The Heat finished the regular season with a 44-38 record — one game […]

Here’s a hot take: LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be the two most important players for the Los Angeles Lakers in their first-round clash with the Memphis Grizzlies. Davis will have to win his matchup with Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner Jaren Jackson Jr. on both ends. When AD dials up the aggression […]

LeBron James and the No. 7-seeded Los Angeles Lakers begin their first-round series against Ja Morant and the No. 2-seeded Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday at the FedExForum. The matchup carries plenty of enticing storylines, besides the pure basketball intrigue. The Lakers won the season series 2-1, though the first game was pre-deadline, LeBron missed the […]

Rory McIlroy may have cost himself $3 million by skipping the RBC Heritage — one of the PGA Tour‘s “elevated” events — which began today at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina, per Golf Channel and SI. The world’s No. 3 ranked golfer announced on Tuesday that he would miss this week’s […]

On Wednesday, the PGA Tour announced a structural shake-up to its Fall schedule, which will go into effect this year. The revamped schedule will be called the FedEx Cup Fall and feature seven tournaments from September through November. The PGA Tour is aiming to create an incentivized mini-season in between the FedEx Cup Playoffs and […]

LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers have to like the schedule for their series against the Memphis Grizzlies. The NBA released the opening-round schedules on Wednesday morning (tip-off times for late-series games are still TBD). The first thing that jumped out about the Lakers-Grizzlies slate is the amount of rest Darvin Ham’s […]

Fresh off winning The Masters — his fourth victory on the PGA Tour season — and reclaiming the No. 1 ranking in the world, nobody would have blamed Jon Rahm for sitting out this week’s RBC Heritage. However, Rahm — who said he was “extremely tired” on Monday and Tuesday — has decided to remain […]

The Los Angeles Lakers expended most of their time and energy on defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in Tuesday’s Play-In Tournament thriller, but LeBron James had evidently allowed himself to look ahead to their first-round matchup with the West’s No. 2 seed, the Memphis Grizzlies. “Really good team. Very well-coached. Very well-balanced,” LeBron said about the […]

According to LeBron James, Anthony Davis, “analytics” guys, and a whiteboard in the locker room, the Los Angeles Lakers had a 0.3% chance of making the NBA Playoffs after beginning the 2022-23 regular season with a 2-10 record. Or, another way to look at it, to paraphrase Lloyd Christmas: So they were telling the Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers turned a 2-10 start into a 43-39 record and earned the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. As a reward, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Co. will host the beleaguered Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) in the Play-In game on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers are a conference-best 16-7 since the […]

Will Zalatoris, who was a late scratch for The Masters, announced that he underwent back surgery, which will leave the PGA Tour without one of its rising stars for the remainder of the season. “After careful consideration and seeking multiple medical opinions, I underwent a successful microdiscetomy on Saturday,” Zalatoris wrote on Instagram. “As much […]

Fresh off missing the cut at The Masters, Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from this week’s RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina, the PGA Tour announced on Monday. McIlroy finished at 5-over par at Augusta National after shooting a 77 in the second round on Friday. The world’s No. 3 […]

Austin Reaves, an upcoming restricted free agent, says he hopes to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. The second-year guard sat down with Stadium’s Shams Charania to discuss his breakout 2022-23 season, his early experiences scrimmaging alongside LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook, and his first foray into NBA free agency (not counting his […]

The No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers (43-39), after closing out their regular season with a 128-117 win over the Utah Jazz, wilt host the No. 8 seed Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) in the play-in game on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. Following the regular season finale, various Lakers offered initial reactions to the Wolves matchup, which […]

Darvin Ham is riding high after the Los Angeles Lakers turned a 2-10 start to 2022-23 into a winning season. But the first-year head coach is craving a more intense euphoria. “I’m definitely happy that we were able to play through that adversity,” Ham said about the early season struggles after the Lakers supporting cast […]

There’s one game left in the 2022-23 regular season, and the Los Angeles Lakers still don’t know where they’ll finish in the standings and whether they’ll have to compete in the play-in tournament on Tuesday (they’re guaranteed a No. 7 or No. 8 seed, at worst). They also played far from their best basketball — […]

LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers temporarily avoided being cemented into the NBA play-in tournament by defeating the Phoenix Suns, 121-107, at Crypto.com Arena on Friday. The Suns, already locked into the No. 4 seed, sat Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul, and DeAndre Ayton. Los Angeles played LeBron, AD, and D’Angelo Russell […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham provided a less-than-ideal update regarding point guard Dennis Schroder ahead of their matchup with the Phoenix Suns on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. About 90 minutes before tip-off, the Lakers announced that Schroder was downgraded to questionable with neck spasms. Ham said Dennis is suffering from “extreme neck […]

Tiger Woods‘ second round at The Masters came to a halt on Friday as multiple tall pine trees scarily fell amid stormy weather conditions at Augusta National. The tournament announced that play would be suspended until 8 a.m. ET on Saturday (the third round will follow immediately after the second round is completed). Fortunately, nobody […]

Tiger Woods shot a two-over 74 in his rickety opening round at The Masters. Tiger is vying to win his sixth green jacket in his 25th appearance at Augusta National, though he’ll need a steadier performance on Friday to contend into the weekend. Woods — teeing it up for the second time in 2023 (he […]

Despite being put in an exceedingly tough position by the scheduling gods, LeBron James and  Anthony Davis suited up for the Los Angeles Lakers in their 125-118 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena — and played into the final minute. It was the Lakers’ 11th straight loss to the Clippers […]

You may have heard: Tiger Woods is playing The Masters. The 15-time major winner will spend Rounds 1 and 2 at Augusta National grouped with two top-10 players seeking their first major victory: Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland. The threesome will tee off at 10:18 a.m. on Thursday and 1:24 p.m. on Friday. Tiger’s most […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (41-38) avoided a classic trap game and escaped with a 135-133 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena on Tuesday to improve to 4-0 on their “get back” road trip. Whether LeBron James, Anthony Davis, or D’Angelo Russell will play on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers remains an […]

The Los Angeles Lakers downgraded D’Angelo Russell (left foot soreness) from probable to questionable for their matchup vs. the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena on Tuesday night. Russell exited the Lakers’ win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday at halftime. Afterward, Darvin Ham said the decision was simply out of caution (Russell did not speak […]

Tiger Woods addressed a bevy of topics at his press conference on Tuesday at Augusta National as he gets set to tee it up for the 25th time at The Masters, including two major changes likely coming to professional golf. First, the five-time Masters champion was asked about the PGA Tour’s plans to elevate eight […]

The Round 1 and 2 threesomes and tee times for The 2023 Masters have been released, including those featuring Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Rory McIlroy. Other than Tiger’s presence, the loudest storyline entering the week was how the LIV players would interact with PGA Tour members amid the ongoing tension between the two tours […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are listing D’Angelo Russell (left foot soreness) as probable on the team’s injury report ahead of their matchup with the Utah Jazz on Tuesday at Vivint Arena. DLo exited the Lakers’ win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday at halftime, though Darvin Ham said the decision was out of caution. “It […]

It’s officially Masters Week, and five-time champion Tiger Woods is on the premises at Augusta National. Woods arrived on Sunday to prepare for what should be his 25th Masters appearance. He reportedly hit the practice range with his caddie, Joe LaCava, in the afternoon and focused on wedge, short iron, fairway metal and driver shots. […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers‘ win over the Chicago Bulls last Wednesday, Anthony Davis revealed the theme of their ongoing five-game road trip: revenge. “We call it a ‘get back’ trip,” said Davis. “Every team on this trip had beat us the last time we played them.” Obviously, Davis is correct. The Lakers lost to […]

Anthony Davis‘ impressive domination of Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ gigantic 123-11 road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves can be encapsulated by one sequence late in the fourth quarter. AD, who brushed off an ankle injury scare early in the third, was still hobbling up and down the court as […]

Anthony Davis brushed off an injury to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a massive 123-111 road victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night at the Target Center. AD, who rolled his ankle early in the third quarter, posted 38 points (15-of-26 shooting) and 17 rebounds against the Wolves frontcourt of Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony […]

The Los Angeles Lakers — back to .500 with six games to play — trotted out their 37th different starting lineup for their short-awaited rematch with the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Wednesday. But unlike on Sunday, when the Bulls spoiled LeBron James’ return, the Lakers deployed their long-awaited ideal starting five: LeBron, […]

Patrick Beverley punctuated the Chicago Bulls win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday by converting a hook shot over LeBron James and then, predictably, hitting his former, taller teammate with a “too small” celebration. Pat Bev going with the "too-small" on LeBron: pic.twitter.com/kTL1zV21N5 https://t.co/mN5HsZ1sYb — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) March 26, 2023 In the rematch […]

Pau Gasol, a two-time NBA champion whose No. 16 was retired by the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this month, will be elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Per Woj, Gasol — elected on his first ballot — will join a star-studded 2023 class that includes Becky Hammon, […]

Things are looking up for the Los Angeles Lakers. They’re 11-6 since the All-Star break and briefly reached .500. They’re ninth in Net Rating since the trade deadline. LeBron James is back from injury, and D’Angelo Russell could rejoin the team on Wednesday. Their remaining schedule is relatively favorable. And yet, the 37-38 Lakers — […]