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The Los Angeles Lakers have had a fair share of NBA superstars play for their organization. The legendary Shaquille O’Neal is one star who dominated the early 2000s era. However, radio host and commentator Chris Russo gave a bold take that will upset Shaq fans. Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams were the first to […]

If there’s one thing Shaquille O’Neal did in his NBA career it is win. He did a lot of winning with the Los Angeles Lakers and does not agree with the franchise hanging a banner for winning the NBA In Season Tournament. That banner went right up in the rafters next to some championship banners. […]

Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers recently made an appearance on The Old Man and The Three podcast with JJ Redick, and the two dove into the relationship he has with LeBron James, as well as when Reaves felt like he had fully earned James’ trust, which happened to be in Game 1 of […]

LOS ANGELES – After weeks of rehabbing a left knee injury, Gabe Vincent is nearing his return to the Los Angeles Lakers lineup. Vincent, who has missed 22 consecutive games with what the team is calling a left knee effusion, suffered the injury during the the Lakers’ October 30th matchup against the Orlando Magic. He’s […]

We’re continuing our coverage of today’s cross-conference action in the NBA as we’ll see two teams looking to further position themselves in the playoff picture. The Los Angeles Lakers (15-12) will visit the Windy City and take on the Chicago Bulls (11-17) in a close game on the betting lines. Check out our NBA odds series for our […]

Bronny James, the son of basketball superstar LeBron James, had an uncertain future ahead of him after he suffered cardiac arrest in July. Less than five months later, he is back on the court for USC basketball and has his sights set on the NBA in the near future. Oddsmakers are keeping tabs on James […]

Should your favorite team sign John Wall or Austin Rivers? Both guards are reportedly attempting to return to the NBA through free agency. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT, 10-15 teams attended a Reaves and Wall workout in Orlando. Haynes also shared videos of the workout. Video footage obtained by […]

Not too many people remember the first time LeBron James and Michael Jordan were teammates on the basketball court. While some think it was the time he attended Jordan’s summer camp as a rookie at Santa Barbara, their first encounter on the basketball court actually happened two years earlier. As much as Jordan stans hate […]

After serving a 25-game suspension, Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant will return on Tuesday night as he looks to help turn around his team’s season after a brutal start to 2023-24. Ahead of his first game of the campaign, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James sent Ja a special message: “1️⃣2️⃣ welcome back!! Go be […]

There was a lot of talk about whether or not the team that won the NBA In-Season Tournament would reveal a banner. For organizations that have never won anything, the answer seemed pretty clear. But for a franchise like the Los Angeles Lakers, one that has won 17 NBA championships, many weren’t sure if it […]

LeBron James keeps climbing up the Los Angeles Lakers’ all-time scorers list. With 25 points in the Lakers 114-109 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday, James now has 8,244 points in the purple and gold. That puts him 13th in franchise history, and the guy he just passed, Rudy LaRusso, has the best […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks stole a win Monday night at Crypto.com Arena, while a dog on courtside stole the show late in the contest between the Eastern Conference squad and the Los Angeles Lakers. The dog easily won the heart of the crowd. Update: the dog won Fan of the Game in […]

The time of the season(s) is getting the best of the Los Angeles Lakers. On the night the In-Season Tournament championship banner was unveiled, the Lakers — in losing 114-109 to the New York Knicks — were reminded of the toll their triumph in Las Vegas may have taken. The Lakers unveil the In-Season Tournament […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a new achievement to be proud of after winning the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament. On Monday, just before the home game versus the visiting New York Knicks, Los Angeles unveiled the banner commemorating the success LeBron James and company had in the said tourney. The Lakers unveil their In-Season Tournament […]

NBA Hall of Famer and Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is recovering from surgery for a broken hip after he fell at a concert in Los Angeles on Friday night. The NBA Hall of Famer had surgery Sunday “with no complications,” his business partner and spokeswoman, Deborah Morales, told The Associated Press on Monday. “He will […]

LeBron James isn’t just winning on the court. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar earned another piece of hardware on Saturday when a show he produced won the Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding daytime special at the Creative Arts and Lifestyle ceremony in Los Angeles, per the Associated Press. James was the executive producer of “Recipe […]

Before missing last Friday’s road game against the San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis had reminded fans just how frighteningly dominant he can be when at his best. The eight-time All-Star has scored 37 points or more while recording 10 or more rebounds in his last three games. But a major key […]

This should be an entertaining matchup between two marquee NBA franchises as the New York Knicks stay on the West Coast to take on the Los Angeles Lakers. Below is our NBA odds series as ClutchPoints hands out a Knicks-Lakers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The […]

The NBA is a star-driven league. Just this past week, that was very apparent with the performances Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, and Giannis Antetokounmpo had. It shouldn’t come as a shock to see the Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, and Milwaukee Bucks — the three teams these superstars represent — at the very top of the […]

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine is among the popular names being thrown around in NBA trade rumor discussions, with the Los Angeles Lakers also often cited as a potential landing spot for the high flyer. However, his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, doesn’t want people to lean so much into that myopic view […]

The Cleveland Browns are getting their groove back once again as Joe Flacco led them from the depths of a huge deficit. Justin Fields and his Chicago Bears were off dominating them after starting hot. But, the quarterback activated his long-dormant clutch gene and got the job done before the game clock ran out. This […]

NBA Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fell and broke his hip at a concert Friday night. Abdul-Jabbar was taken to the hospital after the fall with the help of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The 76-year-old’s hip injury required surgery, which he underwent on Saturday, per his representative Deborah Morales. […]

Throughout the course of a nightmarish 18-game losing streak, the San Antonio Spurs said all the right things publicly — almost ad nauseam. Frankly, because they had to way too often. Words such as “Consistency is key,” “If I had it figured out, I would tell you and tell my teammates,” and “Tough times don’t […]

As Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is on the quest to reach 40,000 career points, FanDuel has opened up a NBA Special player prop where one could bet on the specific game he reaches the milestone and the method of the basket. Currently he has 39, 281 points which is the most anyone has […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was hospitalized after a scary incident Friday night. Abdul-Jabbar reportedly fell during a concert and broke his hip, TMZ reports. He was then sent to a hospital, but fortunately it appears that Abdul-Jabbar is going to be alright. The details of the concert were not revealed. It is not […]

December hadn’t brought tons of holiday cheer to San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell’s game. A career-high 36 points against the Los Angeles Lakers should change that. A 129-115 victory on Friday broke the franchise’s longest losing streak in team history at 18. For Vassell, it ended a mini personal slump. Vassell cold in December […]

The San Antonio Spurs upset the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, earning a 129-115 win at home. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was impressed by Jeremy Sochan’s defense on Lakers superstar LeBron James, commenting on Sochan’s performance after the game. “He gave everything he could. He did a good job guarding LeBron,” Popovich said […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are still emerging as one of the best teams in the Western Conference this season. Pundits have put them right behind the Denver Nuggets in the West, especially after capturing the inaugural in-season tournament championship. What makes them scarier is they still have percolating problems on their squad, but it is […]

San Antonio Spurs fans had very good reason to celebrate on Friday night. San Antonio had not won a game since November. Actually, that’s a little misleading. The Spurs had not won a game since November 2nd. It was a brutal 18-game skid that was finally put to rest on Friday night, and doing so […]

It is over. The San Antonio Spurs’ franchise record 18-game losing streak ended with a 129-115 win vs. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Afterward, the Silver and Black didn’t hold any excitement back. “S**t, we won. It’s fantastic. It was great. It was great,” Spurs center Zach Collins exclaimed. “We’re going to keep […]

Friday night was one that the Los Angeles Lakers would prefer to forget, especially LeBron James. The Lakers fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 115-129, in a game that saw James suffer multiple hits to the face. Asked how he felt after the rough outing, James didn’t really have too much to say: “I got […]

After surrendering 45 fourth-quarter points and nearly blowing an 18-point lead to a San Antonio Spurs (4-20) group that had lost 17 consecutive games, the Los Angeles Lakers (15-11) responded on Friday by … allowing 42 points in the opening quarter. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs built a 25-point first-half lead and ultimately bested LeBron […]

The San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 129-115 on Friday, finally ending an 18-game losing streak. Devin Vassell led an impressively balanced scoring effort for Gregg Popovich’s team, dropping 36 points and five triples on just 19 shots. Victor Wembanyama was the Spurs’ most impactful player, though, exploiting the absence of Anthony Davis […]

The memes are out for the Los Angeles Lakers, and deservingly so. The San Antonio Spurs put an end to the longest losing streak in franchise history at the expense of LeBron James and Co., sparking all sorts of reactions on social media. While the Lakers were without the injured Anthony Davis in the game […]

For the second time in as many games, the Los Angeles Lakers will face off against the San Antonio Spurs. Coming off of a 122-119 victory over San Antonio on the road, a game in which Anthony Davis dropped 41 points and 20 rebounds, the Lakers were without LeBron James due to a left-calf issue […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will finish their two-game series with the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. We’re in South Texas to share our NBA odds series, make a Lakers-Spurs prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers edged out the Spurs 122-119 on Wednesday. Now, the teams will run it back again […]

It’s about that time of the year. Sure, it is Christmas time and the holiday season, but in the NBA, it is the start of trade season. On Dec. 15, a slew of players who signed contracts during the offseason become trade-eligible. If we know one thing about this league, it is that teams are […]

It’s another day in the NBA season and another (negative) headline with Draymond Green’s name on it. It may be time for the Golden State Warriors to consider trading their longtime star, and if they do, here are the best Draymond Green trade destinations. The plethora of issues from last season have continued to negatively […]

Fresh off their championship win in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, the Los Angeles Lakers are 1-1 with a loss to the Dallas Mavericks and a win against the San Antonio Spurs. They have a rematch against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs on Friday but they could be a little bit short-handed. Both LeBron James […]