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Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant passed away over three weeks ago, and the loss of the iconic superstar is still very fresh as was made abundantly clear during All-Star weekend in Chicago. From numerous tributes to the players wearing Kobe and his daughter Gigi’s number during the NBA All-Star Game, Bryant’s presence was felt […]

LOS ANGELES – Before the NBA trade deadline last week, Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green was reportedly part of trade discussions involving the New York Knicks. The Lakers were exploring their options on the trade market, with Kyle Kuzma and Green at the center of the deal with the Knicks (Green likely would have been […]

LOS ANGELES – LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have been through a lot over the past few weeks. Kobe Bryant’s passing rocked this team and the city of Los Angeles to its core, making it incredibly tough to get back to concentrating on the task at hand. Fortunately for the Lakers, the NBA […]

LOS ANGELES – Well before the Los Angeles Lakers crushed the division rival Phoenix Suns on Monday night in a 25-point rout, 44 finalists for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team were announced for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Five of these 44 players are Lakers, including forward Kyle Kuzma. Although Kuzma is solely focused on […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers secured their 40th win of the 2019-20 NBA season on Monday night at Staples Center, with LeBron James and company making easy work of Devin Booker’s Phoenix Suns, 125-100. Although Anthony Davis and James put their stamp on the game, it was Rajon Rondo’s night to shine as […]

LOS ANGELES – Kyle Kuzma is officially safe. The Los Angeles Lakers forward remained in purple and gold on Thursday after the NBA trade deadline had passed and the team elected not to make a move. Over the past few weeks, Kuzma’s name was constantly mentioned in trade rumors involving the Lakers. It seemed more […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell flat on Thursday night at the Staples Center. The Houston Rockets came to town and handed the top team in the Western Conference a loss on their home floor, 121-111. Although the NBA’s leading scorer, James Harden, had a rough night offensively scoring only 14 points, Russell Westbrook picked up […]

LOS ANGELES – After the NBA trade deadline came and went, the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster looked the same. General manager Rob Pelinka and the team’s front office decided against making a move to shake things up and potentially improve the squad for what could be a championship run. Although the Lakers didn’t make a […]

As per usual, the Los Angeles Lakers were mentioned in trade rumors numerous times over the past few months or so with Kyle Kuzma at the center of it all. Despite all the speculation, the Lakers kept their team intact as the buzzer sounded on the NBA trade deadline. However, it appears a free-agent signing […]

It has been almost two weeks since the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others in a horrific helicopter accident. The NBA and the rest of the basketball world have mourned the loss of this Los Angeles Lakers superstar with a lot of heavy hearts still trying to come to grips […]

The NBA trade deadline is less than 24 hours away, with the Los Angeles Lakers rumored to be one of the top-tier teams around the league strongly considering making a deal before the buzzer sounds at noon PST on Feb. 6. The rumors have been swirling in Los Angeles, while the city and the franchise […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers continue to roll with LeBron James and company putting on a clinic against the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night at the Staples Center. Los Angeles cruised to a 27-point victory over Gregg Popovich’s squad with LeBron having an epic stretch in the fourth quarter to put […]

LOS ANGELES – As the NBA trade deadline approaches, the one player on the Los Angeles Lakers mentioned more than any other in trade rumors is Kyle Kuzma. That cloud of uncertainty has been hanging over Kuzma’s head ever since he became a Laker, and this year might be when he’s finally traded elsewhere. Although […]

LOS ANGELES – After bouncing around the NBA and seemingly nearing the end of a potential Hall of Fame career, Dwight Howard has been reborn with the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite an ugly divorce with the purple and gold back in 2013, Howard has been embraced by fans and teammates alike in Los Angeles while […]

LOS ANGELES – The passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant impacted a lot of people around the world. Bryant’s tragic death not only sent shockwaves throughout the world filled with his fans and those that he touched, but it also had a profound impact on Dwight Howard, who not always saw eye-to-eye with […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers went head-to-head against Gregg Popovich’s struggling San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night at the Staples Center and resembled the dominant force they have been for the majority of the season thus far. Along with handing the Spurs their 28th loss of the 2019-20 campaign, Dwight Howard had another […]

EL SEGUNDO – The NBA trade deadline is only days away with teams around the league having until 12 p.m. PST to conclude their business to improve their rosters. The Los Angeles Lakers, as per usual, have had a few trade rumors swirling ahead of the deadline, with Kyle Kuzma being the name mentioned the […]

After a tough stretch for the Los Angeles Lakers in which the team lost Kobe Bryant to a tragic helicopter accident, the storied franchise is trying to get back on track while honoring the future Hall of Famer. LeBron James has taken a step in the right direction to do just that with some positive […]

As the world continues to mourn the loss of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, the impact he had on people remains profound as some have taken what they learned from him and apply it to their life on a daily basis. Shaquille O’Neal’s son, Shareef O’Neal, is one of the last people in contact […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been compared to some of the best players in NBA history leading back to his time at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson are the two legendary icons that regularly get mentioned when it comes to comparing James to great players of the past. […]

Kyle Kuzma never played a single minute alongside Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers. Kuzma never played against Bryant in the NBA. However, he had a close relationship with the future Hall of Famer as a pupil, and his passing took its toll on the 24-year-old forward. Kuzma is one of a select few […]

On Friday night at the Staples Center, the Los Angeles Lakers played their first game since the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant. The icon superstar’s death sent shockwaves throughout the city as well as the storied franchise and its players. Anthony Davis is one of those players that was heavily impacted by Bryant’s tragedy, and […]

Damian Lillard continued his offensive onslaught on opposing NBA teams on Friday night with the Portland Trail Blazers star torching the Los Angeles Lakers for 48 points. Although it was another incredible performance from one of the best guards in the game today, it came on a night in which the Lakers were honoring Kobe […]

After nearly a week of mourning and trying to come to grips with the passing of Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers got back to work on the basketball on Friday night. Despite the time away, it didn’t make it any easier for LeBron James and his teammates to hold back the tears during a […]

Devastated. If I could sum it up in one word after struggling to comprehend all of this in complete disbelief, it would be devastated. Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is no longer with us, and it still doesn’t seem real as I type these words. The Lakers took a gamble on a 17-year-old back […]

Throughout his 20-year career in the NBA, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant had some jaw-dropping performances on the basketball floor. Some of those performances defied belief from his 62-point game in three quarters against the Dallas Mavericks in which he outscored an entire team to his incredible 60-point finale against the Utah Jazz, where […]

The rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics has been one of the few in professional sports to stand the test of time. Although this rivalry isn’t filled with regular fights or physical play on the floor anymore as it was during the Showtime era with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird battling it […]

EL SEGUNDO – The first half of the 2019-20 NBA season is officially in the books for the Los Angeles Lakers. The revamped squad led by Anthony Davis and LeBron James has exceeded expectations thus far as they’ve only lost eight of the 41 games played. With the Lakers leading the way in the Western […]

EL SEGUNDO – A lot of the attention for the success of the Los Angeles Lakers this season goes to superstars Anthony Davis and LeBron James. Although both players have played a pivotal role in turning the team around, a few other newcomers like Danny Green have given this team a boost as well. After […]

EL SEGUNDO – At the halfway point of the 2019-20 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers own the best record in the Western Conference at 33-8. The superstar duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis has proven to be an ideal combination for this team along with some other key pieces, including veteran center Dwight […]

LOS ANGELES – Injuries have hit the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of their five-game road trip, with the pinch being felt in the backcourt as well as the frontcourt. Anthony Davis missing four games has been unfortunate, but Dwight Howard has done well with extended minutes to help shoulder the loud. However, on Wednesday against […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers may have lost to a sub-.500 team for the first time this season (22-1) by falling to Markelle Fultz’s Orlando Magic, but the team remains on a historic pace while also seeing some players off the bench make an impression with their bumps in minutes on the floor. […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers suffered only their eighth loss of the 2019-20 NBA season on Wednesday night while hitting the halfway point of the campaign. The Orlando Magic were able to get a one-point win over LeBron James and company in Los Angeles, but optimism is as high as ever that this […]

LOS ANGELES – The lengthy win streak is now officially over for the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James and company fell in a 119-118 thriller to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night at Staples Center, ending the nine-game streak before the team’s five-game road trip on the East Coast. After erasing the Magic’s enormous lead […]

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to impose their will on the rest of the NBA. The storied franchise is atop the Western Conference with a 33-7 record as they approach the halfway point of the 2019-20 campaign. The LeBron James-Anthony Davis duo has exceeded expectations, and championship aspirations are a reality this season. Along with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers headed into the 2019-20 NBA season with championship aspirations with superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way for the storied franchise. As the team approaches the halfway point of the season, they’ve exceeded expectations with the best record in the Western Conference at 33-7. However, this team isn’t without […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers played host to the team LeBron James led to a title back in 2016 on Monday night, with two of his close friends and former teammates trying to get the best of the three-time NBA champion. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, James and company proved to be too […]

LOS ANGELES – On Monday night, Dwight Howard proved his worth once again for the Los Angeles Lakers. With Anthony Davis still on the mend, the 34-year-old recorded his fourth double-double of the season, dropping 21 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in a win against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers. The big man even hit his third […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers have now won nine games in a row after making easy work of LeBron James’ former squad in the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night at the Staples Center, 128-99. Although the Cavs gave the Lakers a run in the first half, the second half was a different story […]