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The Los Angeles Lakers will reinitiate their pursuit for an NBA Finals ring on Tuesday night against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. Ahead of the matchup, Shannon Sharpe delivered a bold take on LeBron James‘ place in Lakers history if he were to win another ring. "If LeBron would have win [another] […]

For most of the world, 2020 is a reminder of a painful and overly long wasted year, what with the rapid spread of COVID-19 forcing lockdowns all over the globe and effectively changing life as we know it. But fans of the Los Angeles Lakers, at the very least, have something to fondly look back […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets are the two remaining survivors within the Western Conference’s playoff race, with Game 1 of the conference finals slated to tip off Monday evening. The two franchises have a familiarity with one another, as they squared off on this same stage back during the 2020 NBA Playoffs, but […]

The Denver Nuggets have looked every bit the part of the Western Conference’s number-one seed. They’ve thoroughly dispatched the Minnesota Timberwolves and a depleted Phoenix Suns side with relative ease. Now, they face their biggest challenge yet in the Los Angeles Lakers, a rematch of the 2020 NBA Bubble Western Conference Finals. With Nuggets-Lakers set […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets begin the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday at Ball Arena. As with the Miami Heat-Boston Celtics series, it’ll be a rematch of the 2020 conference finals in the bubble. The Lakers won in five, although LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Michael Porter Jr. are […]

The 2023 Western Conference Finals between the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers and No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets tips off Tuesday at Ball Arena. The stakes, intrigue, and quality of play both teams are bringing into this bubble rematch are Mile High. The Nuggets have been the class of the West all season, while […]

The most important players for the Los Angeles Lakers in their Western Conference Finals matchup against the Denver Nuggets are, wait for it … LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The depth the Lakers have accrued has refreshingly eased the playmaking/scoring burden from LeBron and AD, but they’ve won two rounds, first and foremost, because of […]

LeBron James took a lot of flack earlier this season when he came out with a controversial tweet about the current state of the NBA. Specifically, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar made a bold claim about his own son, Bronny James, being better than some of the players he’s been watching in the league. LeBron […]

It comes as no surprise that Ja Morant has been the talk of the town yet again. This kid just has a knack for drawing all sorts of attention to himself. The old saying goes that bad publicity is still publicity, but perhaps in this extreme case, this adage doesn’t exactly apply well to the […]

At this point, there is no doubt that the Los Angeles Lakers will do everything they can to sign Austin Reaves to an extension this summer. The 24-year-old has emerged as perhaps the biggest bargain in the NBA right now, with Reaves set to pocket just $1.6 million this season. Well, thanks to his breakout […]

In a recent episode of his podcast, Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment, Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George had DeMar DeRozan as his guest. During the interview, the two stars found one thing in common between them, which in truth, wasn’t exactly very nice. As they realized in their […]

The NBA Playoffs continue as the Los Angeles Lakers (43-39) visit the Denver Nuggets (53-29) for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals! Action tips off Tuesday at 8:40 p.m. ET. Prior to the Western Conference Finals, LA took down Golden State in six, while Denver defeated Phoenix in six games. Below we continue our […]

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis landed on the injury report for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets. Fortunately, it doesn’t look like the team and the fans have anything to worry about. James and Davis have been listed as probable for the conference finals opener, which […]

LeBron James broke the heart of Golden State Warriors fans after the Los Angeles Lakers took down Stephen Curry and Co. in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. This is far from the first time that the NBA’s all-time leading scorer stuck a dagger in the collective hearts of an entire fanbase, and it […]

Three years on from their Western Conference Final matchup in the bubble, the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers will once again fight it out for a spot in the NBA Finals in 2023. The Nuggets head into the series as the number one seed, a prolific offensive unit led by two-time MVP Nikola Jokic […]

The Los Angeles Lakers-Golden State Warriors NBA Playoffs series certainly didn’t disappoint, both basketball and TV ratings-wise. As the playoff match-up extended all the way to a Game 6, with the Lakers pulling off a huge upset against the defending champions, fans also tuned in throughout. With that, the series recorded sky-high TV ratings that […]

Mo Bamba has not been a factor for the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs thus far. The 25-year-old played sparingly in the opening round against a depleted Memphis Grizzlies frontcourt, and he didn’t even play a single minute against the Golden State Warriors in the entirety of the second round. It was an ankle […]

There’s no denying that Jamal Murray was a key cog for the Denver Nuggets in their NBA Playoffs second-round series win against Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns. Now that they’re set to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets are expecting more of the same from the 26-year-old. Unfortunately […]

The Los Angeles Lakers officially begin their Western Conference Finals journey on Tuesday in the Mile High City against the Denver Nuggets. While the top seed is undoubtedly a very good team from one through five and beyond, head coach Darvin Ham knows slowing down Nikola Jokic is the key to moving on. By no […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James has been incredibly dominant in his career. James, who entered the NBA in 2003, is about to play in his 12th conference finals. The Lakers will face the Denver Nuggets in a series that will determine who will play for an NBA championship. James, who is 38 years old, […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for an exciting Western Conference Finals matchup with the Denver Nuggets. Ahead of the series, LeBron made sure to give credit to this year’s Nuggets squad compared to the team the Lakers faced in the 2020 Western Conference Finals. "They're a better team. Obviously, they're more […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently gearing up for the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets. Before the trip, the Lakers social media team gifted all the players with sweet Polaroids from their second-round series against the Golden State Warriors. Before heading out to Denver, LeBron James and his Lakers teammates […]

With the conference finals matchups set in both the West and East, there is the widespread belief that the league is drooling over the potential NBA Finals showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. The sport’s two most prestigious franchises battling for supremacy seems like a huge difference in dollars compared to the […]

NBA legend Magic Johnson had a great weekend, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors to advance to the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the San Diego Padres, and he became an owner of the Washington Commanders. He took to Twitter to celebrate. “God really blessed me with such […]

Three years on from their Conference Finals matchup in the bubble, the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers are once again set to fight it out for a spot in the NBA Finals. But while the matchup might elicit a strong sense of déjà vu, the Nuggets will certainly be hoping the result doesn’t. […]

The Denver Nuggets’ 2023 Western Conference Finals opponent is a familiar one. Three years after the Nuggets’ series with the Los Angeles Lakers determined one half of the 2020 NBA Finals, we’ll be making our Nuggets Western Conference Finals predictions. Although the star players are the same, the Nuggets and Lakers are different teams than […]

Nike is set to release the Kobe 8 Protro “Triple White” on 8/24. Late NBA legend and Los Angeles icon Kobe Bryant has one of the most successful Nike Basketball lines in the company’s history. Bryant released and wore 11 different signature models during his playing days with the Los Angeles Lakers and released dozens […]

LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers have punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals and a date with the Denver Nuggets. That’s thanks in large part to the heralded contributions of an older white prospect. It’s 2020 all over again, folks. Austin Reaves owns the hearts of several Lakers fans for […]

Remember when Jordan Poole was once touted as the heir apparent to Stephen Curry? It was around this time last season when Golden State Warriors fans were talking up the 23-year-old as the team’s next cornerstone star. The Dubs rewarded him too, locking Poole up to a four-year extension last summer to the tune of $123 […]

LeBron James didn’t need to say a lot to drop the ultimate praise on his Los Angeles Lakers teammate Austin Reaves, who played a pivotal role in eliminating the Golden State Warriors in their NBA Playoffs series. Reaves was sensational for the Lakers in Game 6, which saw them blow out the Warriors to secure […]

Draymond Green managed just 24 minutes of action in Friday’s season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Golden State Warriors star suffered a calf injury during the game, and ultimately, the team decided not to allow him to return to the game. Green has now broken his silence about the injury, and according to […]

Lonnie Walker IV came out with another strong performance for the Los Angeles Lakers in Friday’s series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Golden State Warriors. The 24-year-old came off the bench to score 13 points in just 14 minutes of action as he helped LA destroy Stephen Curry and the Warriors in what turned out […]

After taking down Stephen Curry and the defending champs Golden State Warriors in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers have now punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals to take on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. One could argue that it’s going to be a tougher test for LeBron […]

After watching the Golden State Warriors struggle all season long, and ultimately, bow down to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, it’s not at all surprising that some folks out there have been quick to call time on the Warriors dynasty. At this point, more than […]

It looks like Los Angeles Lakers rising star Austin Reaves has a couple of new fans in Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny. Reaves had the two celebrities–who have been rumored to be dating–really hyped up on Friday during their Game 6 showdown with the Golden State Warriors. Midway through the second quarter of the contest, […]

The offseason has officially started for the Golden State Warriors after their heartbreaking Game 6 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Stephen Curry and the defending champs put up a formidable fight, but in the end, the Lakers just overpowered them. Now that the dust is slowly beginning to settle on Golden […]

When Kendrick Perkins predicted after the trade deadline that the Los Angeles Lakers were going to make it to the Western Conference Finals, everyone treated him like a madman. His co-hosts on NBA Today couldn’t believe what he just said, with Richard Jefferson and Malika Andrews showing how ridiculous his take was. Two months later, […]

Magic Johnson couldn’t be more hyped up after the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Golden State Warriors packing in Game 6 and secured their own ticket to the Western Conference Finals. While fans are praising LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves for the epic win, though, the NBA icon didn’t forget to give credit […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal is without a doubt one of the best to ever do it. He’s one of the greatest big men this sport has ever seen, so when he speaks about the game, people tend to listen. Shaq has also been known to be a straight shooter. So much so, that […]