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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 […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans must be used to the annual NBA trade deadline drama at this point now that they’re six years deep into the LeBron James experience. Less than two days remain before the clock strikes 3 PM ET on February 8th, which will signal that teams are no longer able to do business […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have won three-straight games after what was a rough start to their monstrous Grammy road trip. The Lakers are now two games above .500 as they head back to Los Angeles, and James has continued to play at an All-NBA level despite recently turning 39 years old. As […]

The opening night for Super Bowl 58 has officially wrapped up. Players were doing backflips, calling each other out like it’s the WWE, and even answering some hilarious questions. Before the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers square off, there were some questions that needed to be answered. One of them was who the […]

LeBron James seems a tad underwhelmed with the Los Angeles Lakers as the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline nears. The Lakers are 27-25, middle of the road on offense and defense, facing the play-in tournament (again). Over the past week — which culminated in a three-game win streak — LeBron has verbally stuck to basketball when […]

The NBA trade deadline is rapidly approaching. There are only a couple of days left before teams can make final alterations to their roster. If a team wants to make a playoff push or trim their roster down and punt on the remainder of this season in exchange for draft picks, now is the time […]

On Thursday Feb. 8, the Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets. It won’t just be a high-profile game between two popular Western Conference teams, however. The Lakers are unveiling their statue of Kobe Bryant that day as well. The Lakers will also wear their ‘Black Mamba’ uniforms for their game against Denver in an […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are always engaged in plenty of trade rumors. With the NBA Trade Deadline approaching, they are again involved in a flurry of rumblings about what the next trade will be. One superstar who has been linked to the Lakers in the past is Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, and the Lakers […]

For plenty of NBA fans, there’s no question that Jerry West was one of the best shooting guards in league history. The basketball Hall of Famer is an NBA champion, a Finals MVP, and 14-time All-Star. He was also one of the most exciting players to watch in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and is […]

Throughout the years, the Los Angeles Lakers have always catered to a huge market. Besides, the franchise is also the most decorated in the NBA with 17 total NBA championship banners and an NBA In-Season Tournament title. But while the spotlight is often focused on the stars, plenty of eyes are on the Lakers to […]

The Charlotte Hornets season isn’t going as planned, but the development of their young star has caught the league’s attention. Brandon Miller has been on a tear. He’s averaging over 29 points per game in his last five outings. In LaMelo Ball’s absence and Terry Rozier being traded has opened up the floor more for […]

Over the past few months, Russell Westbrook appears to have found new lease in life by being a two-way spark plug for the Los Angeles Clippers off the bench. Westbrook has been counted upon by head coach Tyronn Lue to be a defensive pest, and with him on the floor, the Clippers play with more […]