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Anthony Davis brushed off an injury to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a massive 123-111 road victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night at the Target Center. AD, who rolled his ankle early in the third quarter, posted 38 points (15-of-26 shooting) and 17 rebounds against the Wolves frontcourt of Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is the cheapest guy in the NBA, and his latest Twitter Blue fiasco is just the latest proof of that. If fans are seeking for further proof that James is a cheapskate, though, then look no further than Chris Fedor’s latest revelation about the superstar forward. During his time […]

D’Angelo Russell has had a major impact on the Los Angeles Lakers since his mid-season blockbuster move from the Minnesota Timberwolves in February. It has a lot to do with the mindset he’s taken on now that he’s playing alongside two bona fide megastars in LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Russell knew what he had to […]

A lot is riding on Friday’s clash between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves in terms of both teams’ playoff aspirations. For D’Angelo Russell, it’s a chance to rekindle an old flame as he returns to Minnesota for the first time since his mid-season blockbuster trade to the Lakers. At this point, however, […]

The NBA world awaits Friday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves. It is the biggest game of the season so far, as massive playoff implications hang in the balance. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the NBA’s newest sensation Austin Reaves will look to surpass Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards in the […]

LeBron James has already been upgraded to available for Friday’s crucial matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves. For their part, Minnesota is currently hoping for the same luck as they make a handful of final decisions on the injury front. This includes star players Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards, who have […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the midst of a full-on battle for the final remaining Play-In spots out in the West. Friday’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves is a massive game for them, with the Wolves currently just half a game ahead of them in the standings. As per usual, Anthony Davis has […]

LeBron James has been back in action for the Los Angeles Lakers after missing 13 crucial games due to a nagging foot injury. Los Angeles has another massive game scheduled on Friday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center, and unsurprisingly, the four-time league MVP has once again popped up on […]

Crazier things have happened. Still, when the Charlotte Hornets trade their top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, veteran guard Terry Rozier, and veteran forward Gordon Hayward in a three-team blockbuster involving the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Said trade would require the Lakers to want to blow it up, seeing a future with […]

LeBron James is locked in to one more season with the Los Angeles Lakers before having a player option for the 2024-2025 season. This certainly clouds his NBA future, as he will have the ability to become an unrestricted free agent the same year his son Bronny hits the NBA draft. Speaking on who he […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James may be the richest player in the NBA but hes notoriously known as one of the most frugal players as well. So, when eccentric billionaire slash Twitter overlord Elon Musk announced that he would be removing legacy verified checks beginning on Apr. 1, many took to Twitter to denounce […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will battle the Minnesota Timberwolves, with both battling for playoff position. We’re in Minnesota sharing our NBA odds series, making a Lakers-Timberwolves prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers are coming off a 121-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Initially, they led 31-20 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to hold off LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers when they face each other on the basketball court on Friday night. LA is currently just a half-game behind the Wolves, with Minnesota occupying the seventh seed in the West. Unfortunately for the Wolves, they have been dealt a brutal […]

Anthony Davis is coming off a monster game for the Los Angeles Lakers in their 121-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. LA is back in action on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and with AD popping up on the injury report again, Lakers fans want to know if Davis will be able to […]

NBA analyst Isiah Thomas has come to the defense of the Los Angeles Lakers as the team has started to make a serious climb in the Western Conference playoff race. "A month ago, we had the Lakers dead… and now they're 8th. I forget who said nobody fears LeBron. Them 7 teams, 1 through 7, […]

A lot will be on the line on Friday when the Minnesota Timberwolves host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. At the moment, the Wolves are just a half-game ahead of the Lakers for the seventh seed in the West, and it goes without saying that the winners of Friday’s showdown will take a […]

LeBron James has been available for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ last two games. This is after the four-time NBA champ sat out for an extended period due to a nagging foot injury. The Lakers have a huge game coming up on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and at this point, it’s no surprise that the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to battle the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second time since the February NBA trade deadline. D’Angelo Russell was unable to suit up when the Lakers hosted Minnesota on March 3rd due to injury, and it was actually the Timberwolves who came out on top of that one, 110-102. LA […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young hasn’t exactly been having the best season. Just looking at his season averages of 26.5 points and 10.0 assists per game, a person might think everything has been going peachy. However, that doesn’t begin to explain the amount of criticism that Young has faced throughout the season. So much criticism […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are 38-38, 8th in the Western Conference standings, after going 4-1 in their last five games. Many will cry wolf, believing that the league is conspiring to get the Lakers in the playoffs. More specifically, they believe that the league is sending referees to Lakers games with a directive to help […]

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls by the score of 121-110 on Wednesday on the back of Anthony Davis’ 38 points, and Davis spoke about the win after the game. “In all honesty we just came out hungry,” Anthony Davis said, via Spectrum SportsNet. “We know we needed to win obviously, this team […]

The Los Angeles Lakers — back to .500 with six games to play — trotted out their 37th different starting lineup for their short-awaited rematch with the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Wednesday. But unlike on Sunday, when the Bulls spoiled LeBron James’ return, the Lakers deployed their long-awaited ideal starting five: LeBron, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis put in another monster performance on Wednesday night, leading the Lakers to a 121-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls, and catching the eye of LeBron James, who looked pretty good himself in the victory. James dished on Davis’ dominant performance afterwards. “He always plays like that,” LeBron said, according […]

Patrick Beverley certainly leaves a lasting impression on every NBA team he plays for. But on Wednesday night, his previous antics appeared to have backfired on him. After Beverley hit former teammate LeBron James with the “too small” taunt during the Chicago Bulls’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, it was Austin […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are getting healthy just in time for the final stretch of the regular season. LeBron James has finally made his much-awaited return from a foot injury after consulting with the “LeBron James of feet”, and Anthony Davis has managed to stave off the injury bug. And to make things better for […]

Patrick Beverley punctuated the Chicago Bulls win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday by converting a hook shot over LeBron James and then, predictably, hitting his former, taller teammate with a “too small” celebration. Pat Bev going with the "too-small" on LeBron: pic.twitter.com/kTL1zV21N5 https://t.co/mN5HsZ1sYb — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) March 26, 2023 In the rematch […]

Austin Reaves made sure LeBron James gets his revenge on Patrick Beverley, who taunted the superstar in the Los Angeles Lakers-Chicago Bulls game over the weekend. To recall during the Sunday clash between the two teams, Beverley hit James with the “too small” taunt after scoring over him. It was the perfect icing on a […]

Chicago Bulls guard Patrick Beverley loves playing villain on Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. That much is clear in their latest meeting on Wednesday. After seemingly deflecting a LeBron pass and stopping a scoring opportunity, Beverley gave the Lakers forward the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag, as if saying “not in my home.” Patrick Beverley […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were out for some revenge against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. This was after the Bulls snapped LA’s three-game winning streak on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena. LeBron James made his highly-anticipated return in that game, only for the Lakers to suffer a disappointing defeat against the Bulls, who for their […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are in Windy City Wednesday night for another matchup against the Chicago Bulls, but that’s not the only traveling the four-time league MVP did. In the game’s first quarter, LeBron James got called for taking too many steps, eliciting a hilarious reaction from Bulls announcer Stacey King. “Did you […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to play the Chicago Bulls for the second straight game, and it’s safe to say the stakes in this contest are high. The good news is that the Lakers could get D’Angelo Russell back for this game after he missed LA’s last two games with a hip injury. So […]

It took LeBron James 13 games to recover from a nagging foot injury that kept him sidelined during a crucial stretch for the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer finally returned on Sunday, but unfortunately for them, LA still lost to the Chicago Bulls, 118-108. The Lakers and the Bulls get to do […]

Bronny James made it to the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game 20 years after his dad LeBron James, and sure enough, the Los Angeles Lakers star couldn’t be prouder of it. Once again, after Bronny officially made his appearance in the annual event, James took to social media to share how ecstatic he was to see […]

Will the Dallas Mavericks have the next big super team in the NBA? According to Bill Simmons, the answer is yes. Simmons recently predicted that LeBron James and Draymond Green will join Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving with the Mavs at some point down the road, per the Bill Simmons podcast, clip via Kenny Bybee. […]

Although keeping information close to the vest is more difficult when a megastar such as Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is on the team, the 19-time All-Star made a surprise return to the court on Mar. 26. That Sunday, as the Lakers faced the Chicago Bulls, James returned to the court a bit earlier […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (37-38) visit the Chicago Bulls (36-39) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Bulls prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Lakers-Bulls NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Lakers-Bulls Odds Los Angeles Lakers: -2.5 (-110) Chicago Bulls: […]

Larry Bird’s will to win helped him become the legend he is today. But on one night in a Boston bar, his competitiveness got the better of him, eventually costing the Celtics a championship. In the 1984-1985 season, Bird and the Celtics were set to defend their title after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in […]

Pau Gasol, a two-time NBA champion whose No. 16 was retired by the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this month, will be elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Per Woj, Gasol — elected on his first ballot — will join a star-studded 2023 class that includes Becky Hammon, […]

Things are looking up for the Los Angeles Lakers. They’re 11-6 since the All-Star break and briefly reached .500. They’re ninth in Net Rating since the trade deadline. LeBron James is back from injury, and D’Angelo Russell could rejoin the team on Wednesday. Their remaining schedule is relatively favorable. And yet, the 37-38 Lakers — […]