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LeBron James shocked everyone when he returned from his foot injury on Sunday against the Chicago Bulls. The Los Angeles Lakers star wasn’t supposed to be back so early, but he did. And apparently, fans have to thank the “LeBron James of feet” for that. Yes, you read that right. James himself said that he […]

The Chicago Bulls dealt the Los Angeles Lakers a 118-108 loss in LeBron James’ return to action, and Patrick Beverley seemingly sent a shot at Shannon Sharpe as the Bulls were closing out the win. Patrick Beverley let Shannon Sharpe know that the Lakers stink 😆 pic.twitter.com/kwNmR0kz5I — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 26, 2023 The win […]

Patrick Beverley got his revenge against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, and the Chicago Bulls star made sure LeBron James feels it. Late in the fourth quarter and with the Bulls punishing the Lakers, Beverley faked LeBron and scored to extend their lead to 10. After that, the fiery guard hit the superstar forward […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis gave fans quite the scare when he suffered a finger injury during Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. Davis sustained the injury while trying to catch a pass from Austin Reaves early in the third quarter of the contest. AD appeared to hurt his left pointer finger, as he […]

LeBron James is making his long-awaited return for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Chicago Bulls, and that has caused a significant shift in the betting odds in the Western Conference, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. With LeBron James returning, the odds at FanDuel Sportsbook for the Lakers winning the NBA […]

LeBron James is officially back. After a number of updates going into the Los Angeles Lakers’ Sunday game against the Chicago Bulls, it was finally revealed that James would be making his long-awaited return to action from a foot injury. He wouldn’t be starting against the Bulls, however. Likely as a precautionary measure, the Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Chicago Bulls on Sunday and will be looking to extend their winning record after finally reaching the .500 mark against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Among the absentees for the Thunder win was point guard D’Angelo Russell, who was out with a sore right hip. So, will Russell be playing […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is making a surprise return to the floor on Sunday against the Chicago Bulls. The four-time champion missed the last month of play with a tendon injury in his right foot, a stretch the new-look Lakers went 8-5 to climb to eighth in the Western Conference standings. James was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are riding an incredible high to end the year. Despite LeBron James missing the last month due to injury, the Lakers have roared their way back into the playoff picture. They are now at the .500 mark and are looking to cement their spot in the playoffs (and perhaps skip the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are well ahead of schedule. To even be talking about their playoff prospects at this time of year is a welcome sight for fans who were mostly expecting yet another rebuilding season. While many expected them to be amongst the cellar dwellers again this season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had other plans. The […]

Whoever had the opportunity to watch LeBron James and Kyrie Irving play together with the Cleveland Cavaliers, especially during their championship season in 2015-16, knows exactly what Tristan Thompson. Thompson, a veteran center who has not played this season but recently completed a workout for the LeBron-led Los Angeles Lakers, was drafted by the Cavs […]

Anthony Davis came up big for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night in a crucial 116-111 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. LA has another key matchup coming up on Sunday against the Chicago Bulls as they look to book their place in the playoffs out West. Unsurprisingly, the Lakers have listed AD on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers shocked the basketball world on Saturday after they announced that LeBron James could return on Sunday against the Chicago Bulls. Amid this unexpected turn of events, however, is a rather ominous D’Angelo Russell injury update that has now put his status for Sunday’s key matchup in jeopardy. D’Angelo Russell injury status […]

A lot will be at stake on Sunday night for both teams when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Chicago Bulls at the Crypto.com Arena. Both teams are currently battling for their spot in the playoffs, and Sunday’s contest will have major implications on their respective quest for a postseason berth. It’s also going to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers surprisingly updated LeBron James’ injury status to “doubtful” for their matchup with the Chicago Bulls on Sunday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron has missed the past 13 games as he recovers from the right foot tendon injury he exacerbated on Feb. 26 vs. the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers have impressively gone […]

While Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has surprised as a scorer since outplaying the two-way contract he originally signed with the LeBron James-led squad, he’s also been making strides as a facilitator over the course of the 2022-23 season. With James making concerted efforts to coach Reaves up in-game, one would assume that the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and their fans have the misfortune of being in must-win territory essentially every game until the regular season ends. They have finally climbed back to .500 and will have to stay completely locked in. However, that does not mean their star Anthony Davis cannot take a minute out of his day […]

There is absolutely no doubt that Los Angeles Lakers wing Austin Reaves is balling out lately, helping the Purple and Gold remain in the play-in mix. That’s sparked conversations around what type of extension he could get this summer, with a deal in the ballpark of four years and $50 million very much in the […]

After a tumultuous season, the Los Angeles Lakers have officially turned their season around! A nail-biting win over the Oklahoma City Thunder puts LA at a 37-37 record for the season. This marks the first time that the team has reached .500 in a long, LONG time. What’s more impressive is the fact that they […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James would have been the “best tight end of all time,” one NFL GM predicted, per Complex. Philadelphia 76ers’ coach Doc Rivers once claimed that if James chose football, he “may have been the greatest football player ever, at whatever position,” per ftw.usatoday.com. While the Lakers star has spent the […]

Los Angeles Lakers swingman Lonnie Walker IV seemed to fall out of favor as soon as the Lakers had some new toys to play with. However, Walker had no trouble reminding the Lakers who they were playing with, as he scored 20 points on 7-12 shooting from the field during Friday’s victory over the Oklahoma […]

The Dallas Mavericks are completely falling apart as the 2022-23 regular season comes to a close, and Luka Doncic is not happy about it. The Mavs haven’t been able to figure things out since acquiring Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline, and their latest loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night was the biggest […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has become a fan favorite after just two seasons. However, after outplaying the two-way contract he signed with the Lakers in 2021, Reaves is set to become a free agent this offseason. His time with the Lakers, though one of the better storylines in recent seasons, could be coming […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have pushed their record back to .500 for the first time since January 2022. Their critical 116-111 win over the plucky Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday at Crypto.com Arena showed just how far they’ve come over the past 14 months (and since their 2-10 start to the 2022-23 season). this is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers with another big win on Friday night as they took down the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-111. This now moves LA to the No. 8 seed in the West with a 37-37 record, and they are now a step closer to securing their spot in the Play-In tournament. Anthony Davis came up […]

Because of how good he has been playing of late, it’s almost easy to overlook the fact that Austin Reaves is just in his second year in the NBA. Just last season, the 24-year-old was a rookie for the Los Angeles Lakers, and he too had to go through some customary rookie duties under LeBron […]

The first year that Dennis Schroder and Anthony Davis were teammates with the Los Angeles Lakers was during the 2020-21 season. The Lakers had just come off of winning a championship and Dennis Schroder arrived in an offseason trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. That season ended in a first round playoff exit with Davis […]

Anthony Davis is no stranger to public scrutiny. The Los Angeles Lakers big man has been a magnet to criticism throughout his career given his constant injury woes. After another injury-plagued campaign in the 2021-22 season, AD came out guns blazing this season. He was posting MVP-level numbers while leading a Lakers side that had […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell will miss Friday night’s crucial showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Darvin Ham announced in his pregame press conference. DLo is dealing with right hip soreness that Ham said was most likely aggravated in the Lakers’ win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. The Lakers announced the injury […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have rebounded in a strong way from their poor start to the season. A big part of that has been their trade deadline acquisitions of D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt. But a lot of their improved play has also come from internal development. Second-year wing Austin Reaves has been […]

After Tristan Thompson called his take on players not fearing LeBron James as “some sucka s**t,” Mario Chalmers doubled down on his comments and highlighted his belief that Thompson is wrong for his response. To recall, Chalmers made headlines recently when he claimed that “nobody fears Bron,” explaining that opponents were not scared thinking about […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James voiced his support for Angel City FC’s Madison Hammond as she continues to campaign for inclusivity in women’s soccer and fight racism and social injustices. Hammond opened up to Kate Nelson of Andscape about her journey to becoming the only Native American player in the National Women’s Soccer League. […]

The United States of America aren’t the only country buying into the hype that surrounds Los Angeles Lakers fan favorite Austin Reaves, as the second-year guard has revealed in an interview with BILD’s Matthias Marburg and Dean Walle that he’s contemplating playing for Team Germany for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Lakers teammate Dennis Schroder […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder (36-37) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (36-37) on Friday night! Action tips off at 10:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Lakers prediction, pick, and how to watch. Oklahoma City has won two of their last three games and sits in 11th place in the Western […]

All signs point to LeBron James returning from his right foot injury before the regular season comes to a close. Just because the four-time champion is primed to be back on the floor in time for the postseason, though, hardly means the Los Angeles Lakers are guaranteed a playoff berth in the tightly packed Western […]

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that D’Angelo Russell is dealing with right hip soreness and has been downgraded to questionable for tonight’s game vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder. Russell has shined in his second stint with the Lakers. In his 11 appearances since the trade deadline, DLo has averaged 18.6 points and 6.4 assists per […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took to social media to let the basketball world know he “speaks for himself” after reports surfaced of a potential evaluation and return date — and Stephen A Smith is not having it. The longtime sports talk show host shared his thoughts on James’ tweet on First Take on […]

For the many critics that perceive there to be a fracture in the relationship between Los Angeles Lakers cornerstones Anthony Davis and LeBron James, the eight-time All-Star has a strong message. “From the outside looking in, they don’t know,” Davis says, per ESPN writer and Lakers beat reporter Dave McMenamin. “It’s not for them to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been on a roll recently and are looking to keep it going against the Oklahoma City Thunder. A playoff spot is within reach for the Lakers and they can boost their chances with a win on Friday. With a key matchup against another Western Conference playoff contender, an important question […]