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The Battle for Los Angeles is upon us as the Lakers and Clippers square off in Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night. While a singular clash between LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard is significant in its own right, the game carries greater magnitude given its potential impact on the Western Conference playoff race. The Lakers and […]

LeBron James put the exclamation point on a brilliant night against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. The Los Angeles Lakers star finished a tough spinning layup in traffic to seal the win in overtime. James shed rookie Ochai Agbaji and powered over former Lakers teammate Damian Jones for the final points of the evening. LeBron […]

After sort of easing his way into a full workload since returning from his right foot injury, LeBron James seems to be in NBA Playoffs form. He spun his way through traffic to give the Los Angeles Lakers a crucial overtime victory on the road versus the Utah Jazz Tuesday night. James played 38 minutes, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (41-38) avoided a classic trap game and escaped with a 135-133 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena on Tuesday to improve to 4-0 on their “get back” road trip. Whether LeBron James, Anthony Davis, or D’Angelo Russell will play on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers remains an […]

NBA fanatics have probably heard all the jokes and mockery on LeBron James for his lack of clutch gene or whatsoever. Who could forget his famous “LeChoke” nickname? On Tuesday, however, the Los Angeles Lakers star let his game do the talking to shut up his haters. With less than 30 seconds left in overtime […]

The Los Angeles Lakers entered Tuesday’s contest against the Utah Jazz with a ton of momentum. They had won six of their last seven games and climbed not only into playoff positioning, but with the five seed suddenly within reach. They were just over a minute away from winning another game when it all fell […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be a bit shorthanded on Tuesday night when they try and secure another important win against the Utah Jazz at the Vivint Arena. LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell have both popped up on the injury report and were somewhat in danger of being forced to sit out Tuesday’s key matchup. […]

With four games remaining on the regular season schedule, the Los Angeles Lakers still have a fighter’s chance at attaining a top-six seed in the Western Conference standings and bypassing the upcoming play-in tournament altogether. Unfortunately, as they look to close the gap between themselves and the higher-seeded Golden State Warriors during this span, they […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already ruled D’Angelo Russell out for Tuesday’s clash against the Utah Jazz due to a foot injury. This is the same problem that forced him to sit out the second half of LA’s win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. It has now been deemed serious enough for him […]

The Los Angeles Lakers downgraded D’Angelo Russell (left foot soreness) from probable to questionable for their matchup vs. the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena on Tuesday night. Russell exited the Lakers’ win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday at halftime. Afterward, Darvin Ham said the decision was simply out of caution (Russell did not speak […]

Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton will make his awaited return to the court on Apr. 4, as the Jazz take on the Los Angeles Lakers in hopes of reaching the play-in tournament. Sexton has been out since Feb. 15 when suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter of Utah’s matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies. […]

JR Smith has a new docuseries coming out today on Prime Video which will do a deep dive into his transition from being a two-time NBA champion with a very colorful career in the league, to becoming a top-notch college golfer for North Carolina A&T. It was a major move for the controversial swingman, and […]

The addition of Russell Westbrook hasn’t quite helped the LA Clippers vault toward top-tier title contention. But their sustained inconsistency certainly isn’t the fault of Westbrook, who’s fared pretty much as well as could’ve been hoped with the Clippers individually after he signed with Ty Lue’s team off the buyout market. The former MVP is […]

Wednesday’s game between the Clippers and the Lakers will be unlike any other. Both teams are currently vying for a spot in the playoffs with the surging Lakers just half a game behind the Clippers who are the No. 5 seed with a 41-38 record. Given recent history, one would favor the Clippers. After all, […]

The 12-seeded Utah Jazz have four games to try and work their way into the play-in picture. Trailing the 10-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder by a mere two wins, Will Hardy and company are going to need to win during their remaining regular season schedule to simply give themselves a chance at keeping their postseason hopes […]

Confirming that versatile center Mo Bamba is nearing his return to the court after suffering an ankle injury in early March, The Athletic’s Jovan Buha specifies on The Late Night Lake Show that the time span between the end of this week and the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first game of the postseason as the stretch […]

Paul George, before arriving with the Los Angeles Clippers in a blockbuster trade in July 2019, was linked to a move to the Los Angeles Lakers for quite some time. After all, it only made sense to many for George to play for the premier franchise in the city instead of the little brother franchise […]

All season long, the Los Angeles Lakers were scouring the market for a starting point guard due to the awkward fit of Russell Westbrook. After failing to pry Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets, in part due to their reluctance to part with multiple first-round picks, it seemed as if guard Mike Conley would eventually […]

LeBron James has been in action for the Los Angeles Lakers in their last four games following another lengthy spell on the sidelines. Even LeBron himself would admit that he has yet to reach peak form just yet as he continues to recover from a foot injury that cost him nearly a month of action. Former […]

At 19-60, the Houston Rockets are well on their way to finishing at the bottom of the barrel in the West. It’s another lost season for the rebuilding Rockets, and at this point, it sounds like head coach Stephen Silas is now on his way out. A few big names have already popped up on […]

The last time Anthony Davis missed a game for the Los Angeles Lakers was on March 15th against the Houston Rockets. That was the second night of a back-to-back set for LA, and the team decided to give their superstar big man the night off as part of their management plan for his right foot […]

The Utah Jazz get to host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night in what is going to be one out of their last four games of the season. A matchup against the Lakers is always a huge draw for any team, and the same will be the case for the Jazz […]

Another day, another questionable tag for LeBron James. This has become customary for the Los Angeles Lakers of late with the NBA’s all-time leading scorer still nursing the nagging foot injury that kept him sidelined for nearly a month. LA has another big game coming up on Tuesday against the Utah Jazz, and at this […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are listing D’Angelo Russell (left foot soreness) as probable on the team’s injury report ahead of their matchup with the Utah Jazz on Tuesday at Vivint Arena. DLo exited the Lakers’ win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday at halftime, though Darvin Ham said the decision was out of caution. “It […]

The race for the NBA play-in tournament in the Western Conference is shaping up to be one of the ages. Entering the final week of the regular season, the five through eight seeds are separated by a half-game in the Western Conference. ESPN’s Basketball Power Index crunched the numbers to show NBA fans the likeliest […]

The most likely scenario for the play-in tournament is a showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans, per ESPNs Andrew Lopez and Matt Williams. If this matchup were to occur, it would pit former Pelicans franchise cornerstone Anthony Davis against his old team. Though the first thought for many would be the […]

The Western Conference standings are embroiled in absolute chaos as the NBA regular season comes to a close. The NBA Play In-Tournament is far from set, and the matchup scenarios are guaranteed to fluctuate over the last few NBA games. The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are two of the teams vying to […]

We are coming down the stretch in the NBA season, and there is one possible scenario in the Western Conference that could result in absolute chaos. It is a six-way tie scenario between the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder. All of those […]

The force has always seemed strong with Lonnie Walker IV. After a couple years of prodding, the Los Angeles Lakers guard revealed that he may be entering the NBA Slam Dunk Contest next year, feeling he is obligated to due to his Star Wars-themed nickname, “Skywalker.” Walker revealed he is “highly considering” competing in the […]

As the 2022-23 NBA regular season reaches its 25th week, the competition to secure a spot in the playoffs is getting fierce. With the season coming to an end, certain teams will progress to the postseason while others will be knocked out. With only 3-4 games left for most teams, the playoff and play-in pictures […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers star forward Lamar Odom’s up-and-down life has been well documented, but these days, it appears that he’s having a a great time again. In fact, he’s seemingly paying it forward to the less fortunate. Lamar Odom has reportedly formed a group with a music artist and a famous skateboarder with the […]

Right now, the Los Angeles Lakers are still battling for a spot in the Play-In tournament in the West. They took a massive step toward this objective on Sunday after a blowout win over the Houston Rockets. LeBron James and Co. are now inching closer to securing a Play-In spot, and at this point, a Top 6 […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James continues to show his support for LSU basketball forward Angel Reese, who is on the receiving end of a wave of backlash for mocking Iowa guard Caitlin Clark during the national title game. James absolutely loved how Reese has handled the haters so far, and while he has yet […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking like a force to be reckoned with again, thanks in no small part to two men: Austin Reaves and Anthony Davis. On Sunday night, the former played well but it was the latter who put on a show to remind everyone just how good he really is. AD posted […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James doesn’t see any problem with Angel Reese’s John Cena-like taunt on Caitlin Clark after LSU basketball beat Iowa in the national title game on Sunday. In fact, he loves it. The Lakers forward said as much amid all the buzz that the “You can’t see me” gesture started. To […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers‘ win over the Chicago Bulls last Wednesday, Anthony Davis revealed the theme of their ongoing five-game road trip: revenge. “We call it a ‘get back’ trip,” said Davis. “Every team on this trip had beat us the last time we played them.” Obviously, Davis is correct. The Lakers lost to […]

To say that Austin Reaves has been making waves for the Los Angeles Lakers this season would be an understatement. A clear testament to this fact is how the 24-year-old recently bagged himself an exclusive sponsorship deal with Chinese sportswear brand Rigoer. And now, we’ve got a first look at Reaves’ first-ever signature shoe. ESPN’s […]

Anthony Davis has made a big statement following the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Houston Rockets, a game which he entered under an injury cloud but in which he ultimately played a key role with 40 points. In his post-game interview, Davis said that the Lakers can “compete against any team, no matter if […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had another big game on Sunday, this time battling the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. D’Angelo Russell was not on the injury report heading into this crucial matchup, but unfortunately for the former All-Star, he was forced to leave the game in the opening half due to what could be a […]