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LeBron James made a pass to Anthony Davis that went mega viral as it was just absolutely insane. The Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar wasn’t even looking at Davis when he made the play. Additionally, it happened so quickly that it looked like it was unintentional at first glance. Now, The King himself fired back at […]

Kobe Bryant’s statue has now been made available for the public to see after its unveiling on Thursday. Sure enough, Los Angeles Lakers fans couldn’t help but remember the Black Mamba and honor him further. As crowd gathered around the statue, several fans started chanting Kobe’s name to honor him, a gesture that speaks volumes […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were quiet at the NBA trade deadline. LA considered trading forward Taurean Prince, but head coach Darvin Ham reportedly wanted Prince to remain with the team, per Jovan Buha of The Athletic. “With limited interest in their players with multiple years left on their contracts, one option the Lakers weighed was […]

On Thursday evening, the Denver Nuggets got their seventh consecutive win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. were the Nuggets’ top scorers on the evening and helped secure the 114-106 victory. Murray scored 29 points, and Porter Jr. followed closely behind with 27. This was also Murray’s third consecutive game […]

The build-up to the NBA trade deadline revolved around the Los Angeles Lakers almost as much as any other team, but when the day actually came they decided to be conservative. There was little the front office could do in order to affect significant change, leading to general manager Rob Pelinka standing pat on Thursday. […]

A few days before the NBA trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that Jarred Vanderbilt is dealing with a sprained right foot and would be re-evaluated in three to four weeks. Initially thought to be done for the season with a significant foot injury, this update provided a sense of optimism in Los Angeles […]

The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t make a move before the NBA trade deadline despite being involved in numerous rumors. But it may not have been for a lack of trying. Speculation is that rival teams were asking for much more from general manager, Rob Pelinka, in trade negotiations than they were for other teams. They’re […]

The Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t get Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray at the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline. However, that doesn’t mean the LA franchise won’t take another run at him this offseason. And when they do call the Hawks this summer, they’ll also apparently be asking about Atlanta star Trae Young. “League personnel expect Los […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been underwhelming this year, and are likely to finish in the race for a play-in spot after advancing to the Western Conference Finals last year. LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been incredible this year, but the rest of the crew have been subpar compared to their usual performances. With […]

On Thursday night in Los Angeles, the Lakers unveiled a statue of the late Kobe Bryant outside of Crypto.com Arena. Appropriately, the ceremony took place on 2/8/24, paying homage to the two numbers Kobe wore during his career (8 and 24) as well as the number worn (2) by his daughter Gianna, who along with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers needed to do something at the trade deadline. With the way this season was going, they needed to mix things up in order to keep up with the rest of the conference. However, the trade deadline went by without LA ever making a move. Some fans are furious at the Lakers’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are ready to put the 2024 NBA trade deadline in the rearview mirror and focus on the homestretch. The problem is, as LeBron James and Anthony Davis emphasized after an all-too-familiar loss to the Denver Nuggets, they still don’t have a grasp of their potential. “I don’t know,” LeBron replied when […]

Looking at the Los Angeles Lakers’ season so far, it’s been an up-and-down experience. There are moments when the Lakers manage to pile up the wins, going on small streaks of momentum from time to time. On the other hand, the losses also surface frequently, as if in reaction to the wins. The result? A […]

The Crypto.com Arena was overflowing with emotion Thursday night, as the Kobe Bryant statue was unveiled before the Los Angeles Lakers (27-26) battled the Denver Nuggets (36-16). They displayed the type of grit and toughness that the Mamba would probably respect but still fell to the defending NBA champions, 114-106. Lakers head coach Darvin Ham […]

After months of anticipation, the NBA trade deadline had finally come to pass. As expected, a number of teams were able to take part in last-minute deals before the window closed. However, some organizations, such as the Los Angeles Lakers, chose to sit out the deadline, despite rumors continuously circulating around them. For months, the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will stay in Southern California to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night at Crypto. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Pelicans-Lakers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Pelicans defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 117-106 on Wednesday night at Crypto. Amazingly, they […]

In a ceremony commemorating Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of the Mamba outside the Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. The statue, standing 19 feet tall, shows Bryant pointing up to the sky while wearing his number eight jersey — the number he wore from his rookie year until the 2005-06 season. Sculpted […]

General manager Rob Pelinka and the Los Angeles Lakers surprised many around the NBA by choosing to not do anything before Thursday’s trade deadline. Many speculated that a recent series of not-so-subtle tweets and late night LeBron James emojis might signal a change was in order for the Lakers; however, it seems that Pelinka saw […]

Los Angeles Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka explained the front office’s decision not to make a move before the 2024 NBA trade deadline. Pelinka said the Lakers fielded “hundreds” of calls and numerous offers, just not the “right” one. Pelinka noted the lack of “marquis names” that changed teams […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were scheduled to celebrate Mamba Night on Thursday with a Kobe Bryant statue unveiling and special jerseys during a home game against the Denver Nuggets in the City of Angels. Some fans already went on record as saying they were disappointed in the Bryant statue’s appearance. The Lakers’ trade deadline situation […]

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue honoring late franchise icon Kobe Bryant, who tragically passed away in a helicopter crash in 2020. The statue depicted Bryant in his number eight jersey, holding one hand up toward the sky, and is located in front of the Lakers’ home, the Crypto.com Arena, which […]

The Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers dynasties do not have just one thing in common. They are bound by a lot of similar schemes, two gritty shooting guards with a killer mentality, and Phil Jackson. Michael Jordan was always the guy who would never back down from a challenge but there was something special […]

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue honoring the late franchise icon Kobe Bryant, who tragically passed away in 2020. The statue unveiled Thursday depicted Bryant in his iconic number eight jersey that he wore for the first half of his career, one hand raised toward the sky, and sits in front […]

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of late franchise icon Kobe Bryant. Bryant won five championships with the Lakers during his career, which spanned from the mid 1990s all the way to the 2015-16 season, in which he scored 60 points in his final NBA game. Bryant tragically passed away in […]

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of late franchise icon Kobe Bryant before their home game against the Denver Nuggets. Ever since Bryant retired from the sport in 2016, it was perhaps inevitable that he would one day get a statue in front of the Lakers home arena, known as the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant outside Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. Vanessa Bryant introduced the statue after brief speeches from Derek Fisher, Phil Jackson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Stu Lantz, and Jeanie Buss. The statue is a pose of Bryant walking off the court after scoring 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant were two of the most dominant players to wear a Los Angeles Lakers uniform. The superstar duo won three straight championships together. The Lakers are unveiling a statue for Bryant in LA, and Shaq made a bold claim on social media ahead of Mamba Night. Shaq claims he and Bryant’s […]

The NBA world knows that LeBron James wanted to see the Los Angeles Lakers be active at the trade deadline. LeBron did it his way, but the message was unmistakable. He expected his team to make a move. Someone should go check in on LeBron, because the deadline has passed and Los Angeles stood pat. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers stood pat the 2024 NBA trade deadline, possibly to the chagrin of LeBron James. The Lakers hung onto D’Angelo Russell and opted to forego pursuing nominal upgrades to keep open the opportunity to chase a star this offseason. Despite LeBron’s subtweeting, the inaction from Rob Pelinka is understandable considering the options […]

The NBA Trade Deadline is officially over and some of the big players ended up not being moved. But, the Brooklyn Nets traded Spencer Dinwiddie to the Toronto Raptors, and Dinwiddie was waived shortly after. As such, Dinwiddie hits the market as one of the more sought-after players and is drawing interest from a number […]

With the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline minutes away, the Los Angeles Lakers are leaning towards punting until this offseason, according to TNT and Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. The Lakers have one future first-round pick (2029 or 2030) they can trade today, but — due to CBA stipulations — will have two additional future firsts to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been rumored to be interested in acquiring Dejounte Murray from the Atlanta Hawks, but unless there is a drastic change from both parties, a deal is not expected to get done, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. The Hawks have been adamant that they want two first-round picks for Murray, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers remain one of the biggest players on the trade market with a few hours to go before the deadline. Astronomical expectations always come with being a LeBron James-led team, and at present, the Lakers have fallen way short of expectations. As a result, the Lakers are expected to be one of […]

The NBA Trade Deadline is on Thursday, Feb. 8 and perhaps no team has been involved in more trade rumors than the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers have gotten off to a disappointing first half of the season, wallowing near the bottom half of the Western Conference standings despite having what many considered to be […]

D’Angelo Russell did not participate in the Los Angeles Lakers’ practice on Wednesday one day before the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline (noon PT). According to Lakers coach Darvin Ham, DLo — briefly spotted off to the side in sweats — was held out because of a scheduled treatment on Tuesday. “DLo didn’t participate,” Ham said. […]

The Denver Nuggets will face the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto for the first time since they eliminated them in the Western Conference Finals last season as the teams meet on Thursday in front of a frenzied crowd. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Nuggets-Lakers prediction, and pick while showing you […]

Anthony Davis didn’t hold back his thoughts when addressing the criticisms towards the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2020 championship, more popularly called the “bubble championship.” Lakers’ bubble championship hate The Lakers won their first (and so far only title) in the LeBron James era when they won the Larry O’Brien trophy in the 2020 championship. However, […]

There was a bit of a hullabaloo on social media when a source with an impressive track record floated out the possibility that the Los Angeles Lakers, instead of acquiring upgrades to bolster their current core, would instead trade LeBron James away to try and stock up on future assets. That, however, may be nothing […]

Changing teams can happen in the NBA via trade or when a particular player becomes a free agent. Throughout the league’s history, we’ve witnessed several stars make dramatic career-changing decisions. While some NBA stars have thrived for their new teams, that isn’t always the case. In fact, there are a handful of NBA stars that […]