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Anthony Davis played one of the most dominant games you’ll ever see with the NBA Cup on the line, and LeBron James was an extremely deserving in-season tournament MVP. The Los Angeles Lakers were awesome defensively against Tyrese Haliburton, too, dogging him at the point of attack and disrupting passing lanes away from the ball. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament champions and LeBron James is the NBA Cup MVP. However, after his 24-point, 11-rebound, four-assist performance to win the award and beat the Indiana Pacers 123-109, James wanted to highlight one of his teammates: Cam Reddish. “LeBron James told me Cam Reddish is the player […]

The head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers is absolutely loving the NBA’s In-Season Tournament. Of course, it doesn’t hurt when his team wins the entire thing. Lakers coach Darvin Ham is giving the league’s first in-season tournament a glowing review. The Lakers defeated Indiana in the championship. "[We were] playing some highly intense basketball […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the champions of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. With a 123-109 win against the Indiana Pacers, the Lakers walked a way as tournament champions with a perfect 7-0 record. While LeBron James took home tournament MVP honors, it was Anthony Davis who led the way for the Lakers with a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have done it! After a hard-fought season, the Lakers battled the Indiana Pacers in Las Vegas in the Finals of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. Indiana fought hard, but LA’s stiff defense kept the Tyrese Haliburton-led team at bay. In the end, it was a late barrage from the offense that […]

I think it’s fair to say that we often overlook just how hard professional athletes have to struggle to get to turn their childhood dreams into a reality. We look at the fame and the fortune and the jaw-dropping skills that they possess, and it’s natural to think, “Oh man, look at how easy this […]

Skip Bayless used news of Shohei Ohtani’s record-breaking contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an opportunity to take a shot at LeBron James, who has long been one of the talk show host’s favorite targets. After Ohtani signed his massive new contract with the Dodgers, Bayless took aim at the Lakers star by telling […]

The NBA’s first ever In-Season Tournament concluded on Saturday night with a battle of IST unbeatens, and in the end, it was the Los Angeles Lakers who took home the NBA Cup with a 123-109 victory over the upstart Indiana Pacers. The Lakers were carried by their big three (LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Austin […]

If you’re going to compete in a championship game, you might as well resemble a championship-caliber team. Yes, it’s not the real thing, but Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers looked the part in their muscular 123-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers to win the NBA In-Season Tournament on Saturday night at the T-Mobile […]

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers 123-109 on Saturday to win the inaugural NBA In-Season tournament championship. Despite Anthony Davis scoring 41 points and grabbing 20 rebounds against the Pacers, Lakers star LeBron James led the way for his team on the way to the championship, being named tournament MVP. After securing the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers wants to get their hands on the cash prize that comes along with the NBA In-Season Tournament championship. That much is clear after LeBron James himself exposed his teammates and their very first question after Saturday’s victory. Los Angeles beat the Indiana Pacers in Las Vegas to become the first-ever NBA […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament champions, and it’s no surprise that LeBron James is the NBA Cup MVP. He led the Lakers to an undefeated record from the group stage through the knockout rounds and was incredibly consistent throughout the tournament. He entered the championship game averaging 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 8.2 assists […]

The first ever NBA In-Season Tournament has come to a close and the Los Angeles Lakers are the first ever champions. The Lakers and Indiana Pacers battled it out for the championship on Saturday night in Las Vegas, and Los Angeles ended up earning a convincing 123-109 win. There were a lot of Lakers that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are your first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament champions after beating the Indiana Pacers 123-109 in the title game in Las Vegas on Saturday. The Lakers were led by big man Anthony Davis, who went off for 41 points, 20 rebounds, and five assists in the title game. Naturally, fans were going nuts after that monster performance: Anthony […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament champions. To go along with it, LeBron James becomes the first ever tournament MVP. James has been widely expected to bag the honor, with the odds favoring him ahead of Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton and his own Lakers teammate Anthony Davis. LeBron James has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are your first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament champions after beating the Indiana Pacers in the title game in Las Vegas on Saturday. Of course, LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the way for the Purple and Gold, with the duo showing how capable they are in high-stake games. LA led for the […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers led the Indiana Pacers by five points at half time, a score of 65-60. The Lakers got 22 points from Austin Reaves in the first half while superstar LeBron James went for 12 points and added five rebounds. Prior to the game, D’Angelo Russell got real on what […]

Speaking to reporters while he’s in Las Vegas for the NBA In-Season Tournament, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James reiterated his hope to bring an NBA team to the city. He event went as far as to saying that it’s his “ultimate goal.” “Hopefully I can bring my franchise here one day. That’s the ultimate (goal),” […]

Thee Indiana Pacers are exactly the type of team that Adam Silver probably envisioned when drawing up the NBA In-Season Tournament. A young, exciting group who can benefit tremendously by gaining more national exposure. Tyrese Haliburton’s father, however, is going one step further. He believes the NBA Cup is Indy’s destiny. “That belongs to the […]

The Indiana Pacers have a bright future, with a potential All-NBA star leading a tantalizing young core that is already leading the league in points scored. But they are not winning a championship in June of 2024. Dues have to be paid, tough lessons must be learned and the defense will need to be honed […]

The Los Angeles Lakers prepared to take on the Indiana Pacers Saturday night in Las Vegas with the inaugural In-Season Tournament Championship on the line. Lakers ageless wonder LeBron James drew a strong 2024 MVP take from Coach Darvin Ham. Favored by 3.5 points heading into the game, the Lakers were given a positive prediction […]

LeBron James is almost 39 years old and he is in his 21st season of NBA basketball. Every year, we hear people say that he’s too old and he’s not going to dominate anymore. Every year, the people who say that are wrong. James is once again having a special season, and the Los Angeles […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (14-9, 6-0 in In-Season Tournament games) will face off against Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers (12-8, 6-0 in IST) in the NBA Cup championship on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (5:30 p.m. PT on ABC/ESPN2). The Lakers cruised through their semifinal — as they […]

LeBron James is busy trying to make his Los Angeles Lakers the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament Champions, but he’s also busy releasing new colorways of his latest signature shoe, the Nike LeBron 21. In his 21st season in the league, we’re seeing him put up some of the best performances over the last few years. […]

The time has finally come for the NBA In-Season Tournament Final as we’re set to bring you our betting prediction and pick for the league’s historic night. Only two teams remain with the chance to become the NBA’s first-ever In-Season Tournament Champions. Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers (12-8) will face off against LeBron James and the Los […]

D’Angelo Russell is no stranger to big games. In a recent press conference, the Los Angeles Lakers guard revealed what helps him perform consistently in today’s league: His approach to the game. “My sleeping habits, my eating habits, my recovery and my training habits, all that goes into it,” Russell said, adding that the best […]

The inaugural In-Season Tournament has been a rousing success. No team has benefitted more from the platform it’s provided more than the Indiana Pacers. Indiana’s first nationally televised games of the season have been In-Season Tournament knockout round matchups against the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, with Tyrese Haliburton putting on an absolute show for […]

What LeBron James is doing at this point of his career is pretty much unheard of. At 38-years-old and in his 21st NBA season, James is still one of the league’s most effective players. He’s showed that most recently when he helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a dominant semifinal win over the New […]

The In-Season Tournament was met with initial skepticism once the idea began to grow legs, but the actualization and execution of the event has been successful. Players want the $500,000 prize pool for winning the NBA Cup and are playing like it. Fans are into it, treating this tournament like the big event it was […]

The semifinals of the NBA in-season tournament is done, and the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers have advanced to the finals. This has now shaken up the MVP odds, with previous favorites Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brandon Ingram all eliminated. LeBron James is now the favorite to win the MVP with -160 odds […]

As the saying goes, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” The New Orleans Pelicans should leave whatever that putrid stinker of a performance was during their NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Quite frankly, Zion Williamson and the Pelicans did not deserve to be there. Not after their showing on […]

The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament is almost done. After one incredibly tight and contested semifinal and one…less close semifinal Wednesday Night, the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers have punched their tickets to the finals. Despite being met with some apprehension at its announcement, the NBA IST has delivered some of the best early-season games […]

Tis the season for giving and receiving gifts, and the Bryant Family is coming through in a big way for all of the diehard Kobe fans and sneaker heads out there who are looking to put the finishing touches on their Christmas lists. The gift comes in the form of an update from Vanessa Bryant […]

Bronny James, son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, is expected to make his highly-anticipated debut for USC basketball this Sunday when they take on Long Beach State. Following the Lakers’ demolition of the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA In-Season Tournament, James gave his candid thoughts on his son’s first college basketball game. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were steamrolled by the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals on Thursday night, falling 133-89 to their inter-conference rivals — and Zion Williamson blamed himself for the loss. “I got to be better,” he explained after the embarrassing defeat, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “I got to be more […]

In a rather anticlimactic semifinal matchup, The New Orleans Pelicans were blown out of the water by the Los Angeles Lakers. Led by LeBron James, the Lakers advance to the NBA-In Season Tournament finals. As for the Pelicans, their poor showing didn’t sit well with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, who went after big man Zion […]

LeBron James has definitely experienced some low lights on the big stage, but he has also captivated fans with some masterful big-game efforts. His Los Angeles Lakers teammate, D’Angelo Russell, cannot understand how the 38-year-old and four-time champion continues to level up when the stakes are higher. The dominance James displayed in the NBA In-Season […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers sent a strong message to all the people who doubt the significance of the NBA In-Season Tournament, as they obliterated the New Orleans Pelicans in their semifinals matchup. James could not be stopped, including from behind the 3-point line, and tallied 30 points, eight assists and five rebounds […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are locked in for the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. James was firing on all cylinders on Thursday on both ends of the court after he duplicated a rare defensive feat not seen since 2013. The Lakers star took three charges in the first half of the Los Angeles-New Orleans game. James had just […]