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Just because the Los Angeles Lakers are out of contention for the 2023 NBA title, it doesn’t mean that LeBron James is going to be out of the spotlight, even for just a few days. Shortly after the Denver Nuggets completed their four-game sweep of the Lakers in the 2023 NBA Western Conference Finals, LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have just been swept by the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 Western Conference Finals, but the biggest storyline relating to the franchise seems to be in reference to the future of the club’s franchise cornerstone, LeBron James. Following their postseason elimination Monday evening, the superstar forward told reporters that he […]

Kris Jenner came to support her local NBA team, the LA Lakers on Monday night. She was spotted sitting on the court side, of course nothing but the best for her, supporting Tristan Thompson. It must have worked, because the player scored his first points in weeks. Thanks, Kris! Although, it didn’t make much of […]

Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers saw their 2022-23 season come to a bitter end, as they were sent packing in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals by the Denver Nuggets with a final score reading 113-111. Despite the underwhelming sweep, and the disappointment of coming away from the season championship-less, star big man […]

Austin Reaves was quite a revelation for the Los Angeles Lakers during the team’s 2022-23 season. Reaves started the season as someone casual fans had a hard time recognizing but finished the campaign perhaps already a household name, at least among Lakers fans. Although the Lakers got swept by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, […]

Given how extraordinarily competitive the majority of professional athletes are, the Los Angeles Lakers’ series defeat to the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 Western Conference Finals has to sting. After all, seeing the Lakers rescue their season all the way from a 2-10 record to coming eight wins away from an NBA championship only to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had their season end after being swept by the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, and Lakers head coach Darvin Ham says the expectation for next season is to take the next step and win the championship. “Coming into next year, there’s going to be expectations, as there should be […]

Is Trae Young the answer in Los Angeles? The Lakers brass has reportedly had “internal discussions” on the idea of acquiring the Atlanta Hawks frontman. Young has been a visible guest during LA home games this postseason ever since the Hawks were eliminated from the playoffs. He shares the same agent as LeBron James and […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone had nothing but praise for Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP Nikola Jokic after the team swept the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 on Monday night. While celebrating their first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history, Malone spoke to the media about Jokic when asked about what he has proven […]

LeBron James shared his gift of foresight to the general media again as he gave his flowers to Carmelo Anthony’s retirement during a Lakers postgame presser. “I kind of knew the announcement was going to happen … people will probably think I’m lying about that too, huh?” LeBron on Carmelo’s retirement 😅 pic.twitter.com/uAomqG9HMS — SportsCenter […]

Given how the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2022-23 season began, making it to the Western Conference Finals is a success in and of itself. Nonetheless, for a LeBron James-led team, making the conference finals doesn’t exactly qualify as a rousing triumph, especially when their season ended on a blocked layup attempt en route to a sweep […]

LeBron James definitely seems like someone who would play in the NBA until his body no longer could. Despite entering the league in 2003, James remains one of the best players in the NBA; his greatness was in full display once more despite being on the receiving end of a sweep, dropping 40 points, nine […]

After playing 48 minutes (minus 4.3 seconds), dropping 40-10-9, and getting stuffed at the buzzer in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 113-111 season-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, LeBron James concluded his postgame press conference with a dubious cliffhanger. “I don’t know,” he said when asked to evaluate his age-38 season, […]

LeBron James is uncertain about his future in the NBA and with the Los Angeles Lakers, telling the media after their Western Conference Finals sweep that he has to “think about” it. Apparently, he’s also mulling about potentially calling it a career. According to the latest reports, James will also be considering the possibility of […]

Magic Johnson sends a strong message after LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ season comes to an end after a heartbreaking Game 4 loss to the Denver Nuggets, 113-111. The Purple and Gold were led by LeBron James, who put up a tremendous fight, scoring 40 points, grabbing 10 […]

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis have no doubt in their minds that the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets are the best team they have faced in the playoffs since they paired up four years ago. LeBron shared as much in his postgame presser after the Nuggets swept his Lakers in the West […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets just swept LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. Sure enough, all of Denver is just in pure ecstasy right now as the team not only secured its first NBA Finals appearance, but also finally got its revenge for that 2020 playoffs beating at […]

After a scorching-hot first-half performance that saw him drop 31 points all over the Denver Nuggets, it’s as if the LeBron James freight train ran out of steam in the second half. The Nuggets took LeBron’s best punch and they countered with an unmistakable haymaker that buried the Lakers in what turned out to be […]

Despite the Los Angeles Lakers ending their season after losing Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets, LeBron James’ performance in Game 4 was nothing short of spectacular. In a game that involved moving D’Angelo Russell to the bench, the adjustments proved to be effective as it allowed James to put up a historical first quarter, scoring 21 […]

It’s the end of the road for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, with Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets completing a sweep of LA. The Nuggets defeated Los Angeles Monday night in Hollywood, 113-111, to come out on top of the Western Conference, but it was not also because of a lack of […]

The Denver Nuggets have a golden opportunity in their hands in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Up 3-0 in the series, Nikola Jokic and Co. get the chance to humiliate the Lakers on their own home floor by accomplishing a clean sweep, and more importantly, punch their ticket to their first-ever NBA Finals […]

As always, the stars came out to witness LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday night. It wasn’t the usual star-studded crowd, though, with the Lakers on the brink of an embarrassing 4-0 sweep at the hands of Nikola Jokic and Co. […]

In the lead-up to the Los Angeles Lakers’ must-win Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokic said that despite his team’s lead, LeBron James’ presence meant there was still an element of worry for the Nuggets. In the first quarter, Lebron showed why. He was absolutely dominant early, scoring 21 points on 7-9 shooting […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a major lineup change for Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets. Coach Darvin Ham was looking to change things up, so he decided to bring in Dennis Schroder and Rui Hachimura into the starting lineup for Monday’s must-win contest. Apparently, the Lakers’ social team was […]

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis have nothing but love and respect for Carmelo Anthony, and they made sure to show that in a video tribute for the NBA great after he announced his retirement. Anthony officially retired from the NBA on Monday, releasing a statement on social media to confirm his […]

LeBron James has come out swinging from the get-go of Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Western Conference Finals series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets. The four-time league MVP has put the Lakers on his back in the first quarter of the contest in which he already scored 21 points on […]

The season is literally on the line for the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night as they face an 0-3 deficit against the Denver Nuggets heading into Game 4. LeBron James, of all people, was well aware of the gravity of this contest, and he made sure to lead by example as he went off […]

The last time LeBron James got swept in a seven-game series was in 2018 when Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and the rest of the Golden State Warriors overpowered LeBron’s Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. On Monday night, the Denver Nuggets intend to deliver a similar blow for James as they look to close out […]

Denver Nuggets rookie Christian Braun has played sparingly in the first three games of the Western Conference Finals against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Be that as it may, the 22-year-old has remained locked in as he awaits for his number to be called. The same was the case for Braun heading into […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are moving D’Angelo Russell and Jarred Vanderbilt to the bench for Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets, per Shams Charania. LA’s starting lineup in this must-win affair looks like this: Dennis Schroder, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, LeBron James, Anthony Davis. The Lakers are going to need a miracle if they want […]

It’s fair to say that the Denver Nuggets have been hot in their Western Conference Finals series against the Los Angeles Lakers so far. The Nuggets have established a 3-0 lead over LeBron James and the Lakers, with their ability to find buckets seemingly whenever they need them a major reason why they have been […]

NBA veteran Austin Rivers is no stranger to sharing his opinion on the league, and while making an appearance on his podcast Off Guard, the 30-year-old touched on who he believes is the better player between Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves and Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole. “I love Austin Reaves,” Rivers begins. […]

There is no bigger star on the planet that has popularized the “Taco Tuesday” motto more than Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. So much so, that it’s as if you now cannot not think about LeBron whenever the phrase comes up. For those that do not know, however, there is actually a legal battle […]

The Los Angeles Lakers season is hanging by a thread at the moment. The Lakers are down 3-0 against the Denver Nuggets after losing Saturday’s Game 3. They lost by a final score of 119-108 behind 37 points from Nuggets guard Jamal Murray. It’s worth noting that no team in NBA history has ever come […]

The Los Angeles Lakers currently find themselves down 3-0 to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. They will have a chance to avoid the sweep in Game 4 on Monday night; if precedent suggests anything, the Lakers don’t have much of a chance to stave off elimination in four games. The Lakers are […]

The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves on the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs after dropping the first three games of the Western Conference Finals to the Denver Nuggets. That has led some to start talking about the Lakers’ offseason, one that is filled with lots of questions that seem to already have answers. […]

Although LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves down 3-0 to the Denver Nuggets, James has plenty to cheer about in his personal life. It starts with his son Bronny James and his recent commitment to USC basketball; meanwhile, Bronny decided to step out for his Senior Prom night, and LeBron hyped him […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James posted a heartfelt message to his former teammate Carmelo Anthony after the latter announced on Monday that he is retiring from basketball. “You’re such a legend and beyond my brother!!! 🫡 And congratulations on a helluva ride!! 🙏🏾✊🏾🤎👑,” LeBron James said, via Instagram Stories. Carmelo Anthony entered the NBA […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are down 3-0 to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. This series seems all but over, especially given the history. No team has ever come back down by that amount, and the Lakers face the Nuggets in Game 4 on Monday night at Crypto.com Arena, just trying to survive […]