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LeBron James is arguably the best basketball player in the world. In his NBA career, James has four NBA championships, four Finals MVPs, four NBA MVPs, one NBA In-Season Tournament title, one NBA In-Season Tournament MVP, 20 All-Star Game appearances, and leads the NBA in all-time scoring. But while the Los Angeles Lakers star certainly […]

Without LeBron James — and the full capacity of Anthony Davis’ voice — the Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t keep up with Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center on Thursday night. The Lakers, who entered the All-Star break on a three-game winning streak, were out-shot, outmaneuvered, and out-hustled by the zippy […]

LeBron James is expected to return to the Los Angeles Lakers’ lineup for Friday’s matchup vs. Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs at Crypto.com Arena, according to head coach Darvin Ham. LeBron missed the Lakers’ loss vs. the Golden State Warriors on Thursday due to ongoing treatment on his left ankle. (At All-Star Weekend, […]

The Golden State Warriors topped the Los Angeles Lakers 128-110 on Thursday night behind 32 points from Stephen Curry. It may look like Klay Thompson had a quiet night off the Warriors’ bench, with only three points, but he reportedly got with rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis before the game and helped him have a big night, […]

LeBron James caught some flack for his controversial decision to play in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game after missing the Los Angeles Lakers’ last game before the break. He logged 14 minutes and apparently further aggravated his ankle injury, leaving him on the bench for Thursday’s road game versus the Golden State Warriors. He still […]

Despite LeBron James and Stephen Curry still playing at elite levels, the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors have not been very good this season. While both teams are currently in the playoff picture by means of the play-in tournament, they could just as easily miss the postseason. Both the Lakers and Warriors certainly […]

Prior to the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Lakers had been playing better basketball. They managed to climb over .500 albeit still being the ninth seed in the Western Conference standings. The Lakers first game after the break is on Thursday against the Golden State Warriors and they’re already going to be short-handed without LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already ruled out LeBron James for Thursday’s matchup vs. the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center, and now the team has gotten more bad news on the injury front. The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they are going to be without Christian Wood for the next several games. Wood, who is averaging 6.9 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have ruled out LeBron James for Thursday’s matchup versus the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center. At his All-Star Weekend press conference in Indianapolis on Sunday, LeBron hinted that he could miss the first game back from the break due to ankle treatment. (Minutes later, LeBron claimed to have no […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will head north to San Francisco on Thursday night to face the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Lakers-Warriors prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers are coming off the All-Star Break with a 30-26 record and […]

Austin Reaves checks in with Stephen Curry about the state of his golf game whenever the Los Angeles Lakers cross paths with the Golden State Warriors, but that doesn’t mean Reaves is doling out swing tips to the all-time shooting king. The reticence from Reaves — nearly a scratch player with a golf-themed YouTube channel […]

D’Angelo Russell has two very good reasons for believing the Los Angeles Lakers will be properly dialed in for the homestretch of the 2023-24 NBA regular season: LeBron James and Anthony Davis. “I mean, the leader of our team is LeBron James, got AD following,” said Russell when asked at Lakers practice on Wednesday about […]

For as unsteady as the 2023-24 regular season has been for the Los Angeles Lakers, at least they have a foundation of success to fall back on: Their post-All-Star break surge in 2023, which powered them through the Play-In tournament and into the Western Conference finals. One year later, they might need to replicate that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers come out of the NBA All-Star break with a road game against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. However, on Wednesday, ClutchPoints’ Michael Corvo reported that both LeBron James and Darvin Ham were absent from practice. “LeBron James is not at Lakers practice today due to an ‘excused absence,’ per the […]

The 2023-2024 Orlando Magic have captured the hearts and minds of fans across central Florida with their team-centric play and winning ways. Paolo Banchero led the Magic as its lone All-Star representative, a compelling young star on the verge of breaking a Magic legend’s record. As good as Banchero has been, he’s far from GOAT […]

Magic Johnson was a part of several iconic NBA moments during his legendary tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the most memorable playoff series of Johnson’s time with the Lakers occurred during the 1986 Western Conference Finals against Robert Reid and the Houston Rockets, which the Rockets shockingly won thanks in no small […]

Few if any teams in NBA history were as dominant as the late 1990’s/early 2000’s Los Angeles Lakers, led by Shaquille O’Neal and the late Kobe Bryant. Bryant and O’Neal teamed up to win three straight championships for the Lakers; however, in the eyes of the media, the real story was found in the at-times […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers seem to have turned things around somewhat as the 2023-24 season reaches its All-Star break, with the festivities taking place this past weekend in Indianapolis. James has continued playing at an unprecedented level for someone in his Age 39 season, and the Lakers have made up a bit […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has pretty much accomplished everything there is to in basketball, but there isn’t a shortage of people who still think his legacy isn’t complete because he has yet to participate in an NBA Slam Dunk Contest. His continued absence from the main skills event of the yearly NBA All-Star […]

After yet another uneventful NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Stephen A. Smith believes Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is to blame. James, who played in his 20th All-Star Game on Sunday, has never participated in a Slam Dunk Contest, and that is the problem, according to Smith, who aired his grievances on ESPN’s “First Take” […]

After Sunday night’s NBA All-Star game where the final score was a whopping 211-186, the conversation about the lack of competitiveness and intensity of the tradition are once again amplified. This prompted Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis to talk about the game itself and what the solution might be to bring […]

It’s been over two decades since Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James made his debut in the NBA. That he is still around and playing in the league is an utterly admirable achievement on its own. But James isn’t just hanging around; he continues to play at a high level, a remarkable feat underscored further […]

One of the most talked about storylines in the NBA this season and during the NBA All-Star Game has been the age of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. James came into this season as the oldest player in the league at age 39. As the oldest player at the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, LeBron […]

The NBA All-Star Game is currently underway and right now, fans are enjoying the league’s best put on a dazzling display of highlight plays. One big name in the mix of things is LeBron James, who is now seeing action in his 20th selection. James may be the West All-Stars Captain, but looking at his […]

News recently broke that the Golden State Warriors attempted to trade for LeBron James. Rumors claim Jonathan Kuminga was potentially being offered in a deal to the Los Angeles Lakers. As exciting of a trade as that would be for Golden State, it sounds like Draymond Green is happy that deal didn’t go through. Green […]

LeBron James recently spoke about possibly retiring from the NBA. During that conversation, the Los Angeles Lakers star claimed he’s “50/50” on having a farewell tour before calling it a career. However, James then claimed he’s not great at accepting praise, and sports fans couldn’t help but call cap. The Lakers star made the comment […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have picked up the pace just a bit as the season enters its unofficial midway point (more like 3/5 point) at this week’s NBA All-Star weekend from Indianapolis. James has continued playing at an All-NBA level despite recently turning 39 years of age, and the Lakers are now […]

LeBron James addressed reports that the Golden State Warriors contacted the Los Angeles Lakers about trading for him before the NBA trade deadline. Speaking before he made his record 20th appearance in the NBA All-Star Game, LeBron downplayed the extent to which trade discussions progressed. “I actually heard about it when everybody else heard about it,” […]

As the NBA experiences a scoring boom, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James — speaking before his 20th All-Star Game — says he wouldn’t be surprised to see a player eclipse Kobe Bryant’s 81-point mark and even approach Wilt Chamberlain’s single-game scoring record of 100 points. “We have some great scorers in this game,” LeBron […]

One would think that the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant would no longer be replicated. Then, a king came into the league in 2003 and started ravaging the league. From his times with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James has been nothing but consistent. On his […]

The Paris Olympics is over five months away, which means that plenty of basketball fans are already speculating about who Team USA will field in the world’s biggest sporting event. A number of stars have already voiced their interest in playing, and it looks like Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is one of them. […]

LeBron James is easily one of, if not, the best player to ever play basketball. The fact he’s still dominating the court at 39 years old. Despite that, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has received plenty of criticism over the course of his career. For whatever reason, a lot of sports fans hate on greatness […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James held his pregame press conference ahead of the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, and he had a great moment with USA Today reporter Jeff Zillgitt. “It’s f**king great to see you. It’s so great to see you, Jeff,” LeBron James said, via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. “Love this. And the […]

There are not many players in the league’s history that can reach 21 years. If they do, a lot of them struggle to keep up with the young guns and evolution of the game. This has not been the case for LeBron James. His move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Los Angeles Lakers was […]

The NBA has long been a league of superstars. Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell helped bring the league front and center in the eyes of the American sporting public, and those two legends handed the ball to Magi Johnson, Larry Bird and Julius “Dr. J” Erving. From there, Michael Jordan took over before the ball […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis is revealing how much of an impact LeBron James has had on Davis’ career. Davis says James has been like a brother to him, per SiriusXM NBA Radio. “He took all the pressure away from me.”@Lakers superstar @AntDavis23 tells @TheFrankIsola @GregAnthony50 and Ryan McDonough LeBron has been like […]

LeBron James and the Lakers have picked up the pace a bit in recent weeks, cruising into the NBA trade deadline comfortably above the .500 mark as the season reaches its unofficial halfway point. James has continued playing at an All-Star level so far this year, but that hasn’t stopped other teams from checking in […]

It’s been a disastrous season for Klay Thompson. So much so, that rumors suggest the Golden State Warriors will let him enter free agency. If that’s the case, it sounds like numerous teams will be interested in signing the veteran guard. Including the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. The chances of Klay Thompson hitting […]

It’s been over four years since the basketball community lost the great Kobe Bryant, but until now, his legacy continues to live on. From young aspiring players to the professionals of today, the Mamba’s influence on the basketball community knows no bounds. And on Thursday, it seemed that Bryant may have played a part in […]