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The BIG3 League heads to Los Angeles this week with Rashad McCants’ Trilogy squad attempting to keep their record flawless before heading into the playoffs next week. As McCants prepares to take on Stephen Jackson’s Killer 3s at the Staples Center this Sunday, the 32-year-old took some time out of his schedule to talk with […]

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant has settled into retirement. After dropping 60 points in his finale with the Los Angeles Lakers back in 2016, the perennial All-Star was more than ready to walk away from the game and has given no indication he wants to play again in any way shape or form. However, the […]

The first season for the BIG3 League is nearing its end with team Trilogy dominating the competition heading into the last week of the regular-season play at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Rashad McCants has been a big part of the team’s success as they’ve gone undefeated throughout their first seven games. As the […]

In the 2016 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers selected forward Brandon Ingram with the second overall pick. It was the second straight year the team drafted in that position and may have found their future face of the franchise in the process. Although Ingram got off to a slow start to his rookie season […]

It has been an interesting and exciting summer, to say the least for the Los Angeles Lakers. After winning only 26 games last season, the storied NBA franchise was headed to the NBA Draft Lottery once again with hopes of keeping their top-three protected pick. Fortunately for Magic Johnson and company, Los Angeles was able […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are a team on the rise in the Eastern Conference. The struggling NBA franchise has gone from a perennial bottom-feeder in the East to a team that may be competing for a playoff spot next season with Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, and Markelle Fultz leading the way. Last season, Philadelphia got a […]

The Lonzo Ball era of the Los Angeles Lakers has begun. The rookie point guard led the Lakers to Summer League title in Las Vegas and already has the fan base clamoring for more as well as his new teammates like Larry Nance Jr. anxious to play alongside him next season. TMZ Sports recently caught […]

The NBA offseason is well underway with the majority of the main events set to take place this summer having come and gone. With the NBA Draft in the books, NBA Summer League in Utah, Orlando, and Las Vegas completed, and most of the notable free agents having agreed to return to their teams or […]

The Los Angeles Lakers recently made a move two blocks down the road from their longtime practice facility in El Segundo to the brand new UCLA Health Center. The state-of-the-art facility will be the team’s headquarters moving forward, and it appears Team USA basketball may also see some time at the facility in the future. […]

After some sweeping changes across the organization over the past few months, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to make one more considerable move this NBA offseason. Head coach Luke Walton and company have moved into a new practice facility, and along with the new state-of-the-art equipment at their disposal, the players have been highly […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have gone through some drastic changes over the last few months. The team’s front office has been revamped with Magic Johnson now the president of basketball operations and former agent Rob Pelinka taking over as general manager. With the Lakers now having Johnson and Pelinka calling the shots in Los Angeles, […]

It has been an interesting NBA offseason for the New York Knicks, to say the least. The team and superstar Carmelo Anthony have been in the headlines on a daily basis this summer for all the wrong reasons. Anthony wants out of New York, and the Knicks want to make it happen, but it isn’t […]

It has been a rough few years for superstar forward Carmelo Anthony. The New York Knicks just can’t seem to get it together, and Anthony has been the face of the franchise throughout all of the dysfunction in New York. At this point, Anthony seems to simply be waiting until the Knicks pull the trigger […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are filling out their roster in preparation for training camp which will get underway next month. Along with bringing on notable names like Brook Lopez and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope this summer, the team has also brought players that will have to compete for spots like Vander Blue. Although it was uncertain whether […]