Los Angeles Lakers Articles - Page 148

When people think of iconic teammates and friends in the NBA, one of the first duos mentioned should be the relationship between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and former player Dwyane Wade. The two were seen rekindling during the Lakers game against the Portland Trail Blazers and James took to social media to send […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t exactly set the world on fire to begin the 2023-24 season, falling a bit short of expectations after ending last season on a high. A part of this underperformance has been their poor starts to games, falling behind routinely and needing to mount comeback after comeback, necessitating herculean efforts from […]

The early season is a time for teams to experiment. Whether you’re a contender or a team playing for the future, this is the time for coaches to figure out which lineups work when. During the Los Angeles Lakers’ nail-biter against the Portland Trail Blazers, Darvin Ham elected to bench D’Angelo Russell in favor of […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers (5-5) overcame the absence of LeBron James and held off the Portland Trail Blazers (3-5) on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena. Coming off a shaky road trip, the Lakers — now 4-0 at home — barely passed the sneaky-tricky test. They saw an 11-point fourth quarter trickle down […]

On Sunday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will be without superstar small forward LeBron James when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers at home. The Lakers have been up and down thus far on the 2023-24 season, as the team currently sits at a subpar 4-5 on the campaign; however, James has continued playing […]

LeBron James still has a lot of love for Ohio despite moving to the Los Angeles Lakers a few years back. Keeping up with the local squads has been his go-to pastime activity. This is why it comes as a surprise to no one that he got wind of the insane win the Cleveland Browns […]

LeBron James (left calf contusion) has been ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron was initially listed as questionable. James injured his calf in a collision with Kevin Durant at the 4:22 mark of the first quarter of the Lakers’ in-season tournament […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are on the road to take on the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night! This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Trail Blazers-Lakers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Trail Blazers have not been great this year. […]

One of the most common ways NBA players describe the league is that it’s a “brotherhood”. On the court, the players are hell-bent on destroying each other and being the champion. Off the court, though, these players are close to each other. Many of them consider each other friends, and have a ton of respect […]

LeBron James is listed as questionable with a left calf contusion for the Los Angeles Lakers’ contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron aggravated his calf midway through the first quarter of the Lakers’ In-Seasn Tournament win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday. LeBron collided with Kevin Durant and immediately […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are winless in two games versus LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 NBA regular season following their 122-119 home loss to the LakeShow Friday night. Making that loss even harder to accept for Phoenix and its fans is the league’s admission following the contest that […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant is having none of the latest criticism thrown at him and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. As he has done in the past, he took to social media to respond to the naysayers taking issue on everything they do. On Friday, the Suns and Lakers played each other for […]

The old guard of the NBA is slowly fading away. The last bastions of the NBA during the 2010s are starting to age. Players like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry are nearing the end of their careers. Because of that, it’s always special to see two such players go up against each other. […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis made it safely through the Los Angeles Lakers’ 122-119 win over the Phoenix Suns, though not without momentary hiccups. Davis returned to the Lakers’ lineup for the first time since exiting their loss to the Miami Heat on Monday due to left adductor/hip spasms. Despite his optimism about playing against […]

In an attempt to remedy the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-quarter struggles, Darvin Ham shook things up ahead of Friday’s In-Season Tournament matchup vs. the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center. When the starting fives were unveiled 30 minutes before tip-off, Cam Reddish was listed in place of … Austin Reaves? A lineup change was not […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Cam Reddish knows he has to stay ready whenever he’s on the court with LeBron James, and that’s exactly what he did on Friday as he helped the Purple and Gold stage a comeback win against the Phoenix Suns in their NBA In-Season Tournament showdown. The Lakers trailed by as much […]

Remember when LeBron James had the opportunity to try an awkwardly angled, wildly difficult driving layup over the outstretched arms of both Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, but instead made a pinpoint, cross-court pass to Cam Reddish for a wide-open, would-be game-winning jumper? That was just a few days ago, but the NBA moves fast. […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has never been one to downplay his own accomplishments, of which there are many. The Lakers have stumbled out of the gates in 2023-24, losers of three in a row to drop their record to 3-5, but James has continued to play at an elite level despite this being […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have stumbled out of the gates so far to begin the 2023-24 NBA season. Although James has continued to produce at an All-NBA level despite this being his 21st season in the association, the Lakers have dealt with injuries and inconsistent perimeter shooting thus far on the campaign, […]

Famed rapper Lil Wayne has never shied away from expressing his thoughts about the Los Angeles Lakers to show his fandom. Earlier this 2023, he even declared that LeBron James is the GOAT over Michael Jordan. His latest Anthony Davis take, however, might raise some eyebrows. While appearing on the Undisputed, Lil Wayne shared his […]

The NBA season is officially underway and the second-week slate carries on with an in-season tournament matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. Our NBA odds series continues with a Lakers-Suns prediction and pick. Starting the season out on a good note with a 3-2 start, the Los Angeles Lakers have since stumbled […]

The Los Angeles Lakers begin In-Season Tournament play on Friday with a West Group A matchup vs. the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center. “Some of the courts looked a little funky,” said LeBron James, “but I think it’s great, in the sense of, for the league, to spice things up.” New In-Season Tournament, new […]

The Los Angeles Lakers face off against the Phoenix Suns in the NBA In-Season Tournament on Friday. However, the Lakers got some good news on the injury front with superstar Anthony Davis being upgraded to probable for the contest, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. “Lakers star Anthony Davis (hip/groin) has been upgraded to probable […]

Discussing the best NBA players of all time is always a fun activity for fans who religiously follow the game. Of course, the weight of one’s opinion varies based on their credibility, with the musings of those who play or have played in the league bearing more weight. Thus, it became a huge point of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have limped to a disappointing start to the 2023-2024 season based on the princely sum of talent they acquired this past offseason. An injury to team centerpiece Anthony Davis has caused a tremendous amount of stress for the team heading into its in-season tournament showdown vs. the Phoenix Suns. A trade […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ performance has trended downward, as the team has a record of 3-5 and sits at 11th in the Western Conference. Los Angeles lost in a disappointing blowout to the Houston Rockets. The Lakers must find a way to get back on track, and a trade for Bulls standout Alex Caruso can […]

LeBron James is and will forever go down as one of the greatest players in NBA history. His basketball journey, even before he entered the NBA in 2003, has been a sight to see. It is only fitting that “King James” gets his own kingdom for those to remember him by. On November 25, the […]

Another season, another slow start for the Los Angeles Lakers. After getting blown out 128-94 by the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, the Lakers’ record through their first eight games sits at just 3-5, and their start to this campaign has been quite reminiscent of last season’s when they won just two of their first […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, after a strong finish to last season that ended with an unlikely trip to the Western Conference Finals, have endured some growing pains to begin the 2023-24 campaign. LeBron James even compared the Lakers to the Pittsburgh Steelers, which may be a rare self-burn. And after the Lakers’ unseemly 128-94 blowout […]

With a chance to go above .500 for the first time in two years and nine months, the Houston Rockets faced no shortage of motivation heading into their Wednesday night matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. However, head coach Ime Udoka saw it fit to light an even greater fire underneath third-year guard Jalen Green, […]

LeBron James is reserving judgment on the 2023-24 Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers dropped to 3-5 and 0-5 on the road thanks to a 128-94 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at the Toyota Center. Anthony Davis (adductor) was a last-minute scratch, and the Lakers’ “energy and effort” — a favorite Ham phrase — […]

Dillon Brooks is still Dillon Brooks. The desire to troll is still very much in there for the Houston Rockets forward, who has quite a history of trying to get under the skin of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. On Wednesday night, Brooks went toe-to-toe again with the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most storied franchises in the history of the NBA, not just for what happens on the court but also what happens off of it. Anthony Davis got a crucial injury report update ahead of the Lakers’ matchup with the high-flying Houston Rockets. Rockets forward Dillon Brooks attempted […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers are not playing, LeBron James likes to catch up on all the events in the world of sports. He has been keeping a good eye on the Pittsburgh Steelers. A lot of the players on Mike Tomlin’s squad have gotten word of The King comparing their team to his. One […]

Anthony Davis has landed on the injury report for the Los Angeles Lakers heading into their Wednesday night matchup against the Houston Rockets, winners of three games in a row. Davis had a rough go during the Lakers’ Monday night game vs. the Miami Heat, so fans will be patiently tuning into his injury status […]

LeBron James isn’t opting to engage with Dillon Brooks’ trash talk ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets game on Wednesday. James even gave Brooks praise prior to the contest. “Every player that is rewarded with a contract is rewarded for a reason,” James said, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “In his (Brooks) case, he […]

Last week, we got our first look at the NBA In-Season Tournament. It was the first chance for fans to get a feel for what the pace of the games would look like, but more importantly, it was the first chance for the fans to see the new In-Season Tournament courts. The bright, bold courts […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will head to South Texas to face the Houston Rockets. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Lakers-Rockets prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers lost 108-107 to the Miami Heat on Monday. Initially, the Lakers trailed by  11 heading into the fourth quarter. […]

It appeared as though fans of the Houston Rockets would endure more of the same disappointing play they’ve become accustomed to over the past three seasons after they began the 2023-24 campaign on a rough note. The Rockets, despite splashing the cash on Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks, lost their first three games of the […]