Los Angeles Lakers Articles - Page 142

One week into the season, the Los Angeles Lakers’ bolstered depth is already being put to the test. Before Wednesday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers, Darvin Ham provided status updates on two rotation pieces: Rui Hachimura and Gabe Vincent. Hachimura suffered a left eye contusion during Sunday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings. He was […]

At least one new member of the Los Angeles Clippers is expected to make his debut tonight. PJ Tucker, who was acquired by the Clippers from the Philadelphia 76ers as part of the James Harden trade, is available to play tonight and is hoping to do so, according to Sham Charania. The Clippers are still […]

The battle for LA will take place at Crypto.com Arena on this Wednesday night as the Los Angeles Lakers square off with the Los Angeles Clippers for bragging rights galore! Join us for our NBA odds series where our Clippers-Lakers prediction and pick will be revealed. While the Los Angeles Lakers have all of the championships […]

Another ESPN personality has said that the Los Angeles Clippers are better than their same city rival in the Lakers. This time, it was “First Take” star Stephen A. Smith who was asked about which team is better and said despite the Lakers recent accomplishments, the Clippers have “owned them.” “The Clippers have essentially owned […]

The Los Angeles Lakers face a tough test tonight as they go one-on-one with same city rival in the Clippers, but they could be without two key pieces in the rotation. Both Gabe Vincent and Rui Hachimura have the chance to be out for the game according to Mike Trudell of Spectrum Sports. Vincent is […]

On ESPN’s NBA Today, former player turned analyst Kendrick Perkins talked about who’s the best team in the city of LA between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers after the news of James Harden being traded to the latter. When asked who’s the “team to beat” in the Los Angeles basketball scene, he […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James loves to go all-out when it comes to his Halloween costumes. Today, he and his wife Savannah unveiled their latest spooky costumes, and they are spectacular. This year, the Lakers star dressed up as Beetlejuice while Savannah was in costume as the film’s “Miss Argentina”, or in this case, “Miss […]

When he’s on, Anthony Davis is arguably the most impactful player on the Los Angeles Lakers. That’s quite the statement, but it’s also true. Davis’ ability to score in bunches while being a menace on the defensive end is incredibly valuable. That was on full display against the Orlando Magic, where Davis’ 26 points and […]

Considering the circumstances, the Los Angeles Lakers (2-2) will happily take that 106-103 win over the Orlando Magic at Crypto.com Arena. The Magic had clean looks to tie the game but it just wouldn't fall 👀pic.twitter.com/hvGYVbhEDW https://t.co/Rsm1Psl9hH — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 31, 2023 Less than 24 hours earlier, the Lakers fell in overtime to the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have finally landed their third superstar to pair up with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George after reaching a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers for James Harden. While Clips fans are hyped over the deal, though, the Los Angeles Lakers faithful and many NBA supporters couldn’t help but feel bad for LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to somewhat of a slow start early in the 2023-24 NBA season. The Lakers head into a cross-conference matchup against the Orlando Magic with a  record of 1-2. D’Angelo Russell was anything but slow to start the game. He met Paolo Banchero at the rim with a vicious […]

Markelle Fultz of the Orlando Magic spotlighted his belief in his defensive prowess at Sunday’s practice, arguing his position as one of the NBA’s underrated defenders. With the stats to back up his claim and a mindset geared towards the team’s upcoming challenge against the Los Angeles Lakers, Fultz looks set to make a statement. […]

The surging Orlando Magic will look to put their perfect start to the test as they head to the City of Angels to take on the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s check out our NBA odds series where our Magic-Lakers prediction and pick will be made. Shockingly enough, the Magic enter this contest at 2-0 with wins […]

LeBron James has made his first appearance of the season on the Los Angeles Lakers injury report. LeBron is listed as probable for Monday’s matchup vs. the Orlando Magic at Crypto.com Arena due to left ankle tendonitis. LeBron played 39 minutes in the Lakers’ overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. Afterward, Lakers […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers faced off against De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night, a matchup featuring two playoff contending teams in the state of California. With both teams looking to get off to a fast start to the 2023-24 season, it was the Kings who came away with a […]

I am endlessly fascinated by incoming USC freshman Bronny James, which admittedly is not saying all that much given the fact that his father, Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James, is the most famous athlete of the 21st Century and has been my favorite NBA player since I was 11 years old. Between Bronny’s […]

Over the course of a legendary career, there are bound to be at least a few unusual occurrences. Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers battled the Sacramento Kings on the road, exactly 20 years since LeBron James made his NBA debut in the same city with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He marveled at the serendipity, which was […]

It’s funny how things work out sometimes. On October 29th, 2003, LeBron James stepped on an NBA court as an 18-year-old who had graduated high school five months earlier. He was facing the Sacramento Kings, who had the 3rd-best record in the Western Conference the year prior. On October 29th, 2023, twenty years to the […]

There are many attributes that will define LeBron James’ basketball greatness when generations of fans thoroughly examine his career, but the one that currently stands out above all is his longevity. Although it came in a loss, the Los Angeles Lakers star made some impressive history Sunday on the road against the Sacramento Kings. James […]

The Los Angeles Lakers look the same as they were last year. A lot of hype surrounded the team after their offseason moves but have been falling short in the early stages. No one is getting blasted more after they slid to a two-loss record than Darvin Ham. His usage of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, […]

De’Aaron Fox gave the Sacramento Kings and their fans quite a scare during Sunday night’s home game against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers. During one play in the second half, Fox tried to attack the rim and rolled his ankle in the process, leaving him grimacing in pain on the ground. He would later leave […]

We’re set to bring you our final prediction and pick for Sunday’s spooky NBA slate as we head out to California for this night-cap out West. The Los Angeles Lakers (1-1) will take on the Sacramento Kings (1-1) as both teams look to establish dominance as Western Conference favorites. Check out our NBA odds series for our […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama has taken the NBA by storm by showing off his skills in his first couple of games, and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham was asked about how the Wemby hype compares to LeBron James when he made his NBA debut back in 2003. “It’s close, but again […]

A controversial decision in the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou fight left Fury with the split decision and had all of social media weighing in. That included Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who made his feelings clear: “Exactly why I don’t watch boxing! C’mon man!” James wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Ngannou, a huge […]

LeBron James has never ceased to amaze. Even before he logged in his first second in the NBA way back in 2003, he already got the world’s attention to the point that older players at that time were envious of the then Cleveland Cavaliers superstar, according to Rich Paul during a recent interview with Shannon […]

Game 1 of 82 for the Los Angeles Lakers was a bit… odd, to say the least. The team was completely shellacked by the defending champions Denver Nuggets, but that wasn’t the weird part. No, the weird part was that LeBron James, arguably the greatest player of all time, played only 29 minutes. That’s not […]

On Thursday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took on Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in one of the early marquee matchups of the 2023-24 NBA season. The game marked the first time that Durant and James had played one another in a non-preseason game since December 2018, and the Lakers ultimately […]

NBA fans got a treat on Thursday when LeBron James and Kevin Durant faced off against each other for the first time in five years. The Los Angeles Lakers star and Phoenix Suns scorer last faced each other during their Christmas day showdown in 2018–which is 1,767 days ago. Sure enough, their meeting didn’t disappoint, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in a respectable place. The Lakers got their first 2023-24 season win over the Phoenix Suns under the leadership of Anthony Davis and LeBron James. It seems the victory is not the only thing James is thrilled with. Bronny James and the rest of the Laker star’s family did impressions […]

The 2023-24 NBA season has begun and every single team has now played at least one game, resulting in plenty of fan bases already freaking out about the good and bad things they saw from opening night. Of course the first game of the year matters, as it helps set the pace for how each […]

The Los Angeles Lakers looked shaky in their season debut against the Denver Nuggets. However, the Lakers executed well in their second game against the Phoenix Suns off Anthony Davis’ double-double. Kendrick Perkins believes LA can reach a higher level if they consider trading for James Harden. Would James Harden make the Lakers better? Perkins […]

Following a re-evaluation by team doctors on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers disclosed that forward Jarred Vanderbilt will be out for at least a couple more weeks as he deals with left heel bursitis. Vanderbilt, whose condition is reportedly “improving,” will undergo another evaluation after two weeks. The Lakers play seven games within that timeframe. […]

In life, there is sometimes the natural inclination, or even obligation, to hold someone or something to a higher standard than is deserved. After two decades of shared basketball excellence, it is easy to extol the LeBron James-Kevin Durant rivalry as one of the best in recent NBA history. But have fans conflated their individual […]

LOS ANGELES — NBA 2K recently decided to preserve a mural of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. The owner of the building which the mural is painted on was looking to take down the mural and replace it with marketing. Petitions were initially filed by people in the Los Angeles […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham made waves in the aftermath of their season-opening loss to the Denver Nuggets when he said that they will try to keep LeBron James, the team’s foundational star and the team’s best player, to an average of around 29 minutes a night. It was infuriating to hear for […]

After dropping their season-opening contest to the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers were intent on finding a way to win against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, and they did just that, picking up a 100-95 victory. There was a lot to like about this game, but chief among them was the play of […]

The latest chapter of duels between LeBron James and Kevin Durant goes to The King, though the Slim Reaper gave him a heck of a fight as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns 100-95. The last time James and Durant played was on Christmas Day in 2018. In their latest matchup, with no […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ minutes plan for LeBron James lasted a grand total of … seven quarters. Out of necessity, LeBron (along with Anthony Davis) played the entire fourth quarter of the Lakers’ home opener on Thursday night at Crypo.com Arena. The Lakers scrapped and clawed their way to a 100-95 victory over Kevin Durant […]

LeBron James and Kevin Durant treated the fans at Crypto.com Arena to a show on Thursday night, and although it was the Los Angeles Lakers who secured the victory, the King proved it was bigger than basketball afterwards. James was seen sharing a heartfelt moment with Wanda Durant after the Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns […]