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As if there weren’t already thousands of people clowning the Los Angeles Lakers over their poor start and questionable roster construction, now one of LeBron James’ past rivals in Paul Pierce has joined the party. The Boston Celtics icon took to Twitter to take a shot at LeBron’s Lakers squad – and even used the […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was tuned in during the Los Angeles Lakers-Portland Trail Blazers game on Sunday, and his live tweets basically showcased what the LA fanbase was probably feeling while watching the wild sequence in the closing stages of the contest. His live tweets started when Damian Lillard gave the Blazers the 104-102 […]

LeBron James is well aware of the Los Angeles Lakers’ shooting woes, but that hasn’t stopped him from being critical of his team’s biggest problem. After another horrendous showing in their 106-104 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, James once again got brutally honest about their inability to shoot from long distance. The […]

Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James is not falling into the interview trap that reporters could interpret as him bashing his teammate Russell Westbrook. Westbrook has been the talk of the sports world on Sunday after his epic fail doomed the Lakers against the Blazers. With 30 seconds left on the clock and the Lakers leading […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are surprisingly undefeated after three games in the 2022-23 NBA season. It’s the complete opposite scene for the Los Angeles Lakers, who are off to a woeful 0-3 start following their 106-104 defeat at the hands of the Blazers at home on Sunday — a loss that has Lakers big man […]

While LeBron James refused to talk about Russell Westbrook’s bad shot in crunch time that doomed the Los Angeles Lakers against the Portland Trail Blazers, his on-court reaction may provide some hints about his feelings towards the epic fail. To recall, with 30 seconds remaining in the game and the Lakers ahead 102-101, Westbrook surprisingly […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are stuck in the mud this early in the 2022-23 NBA season. They are still winless after three games, the latest of which was a 106-104 loss in front of a home crowd Sunday at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers. As always whenever the Lakers lose, much of the […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost another close one, this time against the Portland Trail Blazers, to add more misery in what has been a disappointing start to the season. Even worse, the whole NBA Twitterverse continues to mock them after they dropped to 0-3 without any positive sign of a potential turnaround. […]

The 2022-23 NBA season is just days old, but Jerami Grant and Damian Lillard have already made a notable statement for the Portland Trail Blazers. Grant hit the game-winning shot and Lillard scored 41 points as the Blazers moved to 3-0 with a 106-104 road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. JERAMI GRANT FOR THE […]

The Los Angeles Lakers entered Sunday’s contest against the Portland Trailblazers looking for their first win of the young season. Los Angeles put together a strong third quarter, outscoring the Blazers 35-23 to take a five point lead into the final quarter. In what turned out to be a crazy finish, LeBron James had a […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal has an unwavering loyalty to his beloved Purple and Gold. However, Shaq can also be the team’s biggest critic when needed. This was exactly the case on a recent episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq. The Hall of Fame big man isn’t exactly pleased with his team’s sluggish start […]

Russell Westbrook’s second season with the Los Angeles Lakers has been much like his first one, full of struggles and criticisms about his play. With that said, even his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Anthony Morrow thinks he should leave the team ASAP. Morrow firmly believes Westbrook is still capable of playing at a high […]

Russell Westbrook was facing some tough questions from the press following the Los Angeles Lakers’ disappointing loss against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Juan Toscano-Anderson was in the vicinity during the said interview, and the new Lakers recruit could not help but stand up for his embattled teammate right there and then. Toscano-Anderson […]

The Los Angeles Clippers opened their account on Thursday night with a huge win over their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers. Paul George was hyped about the victory and he took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the win. Naturally, Lakers vet Patrick Beverley just had to clap back. George shared a few […]

Magic Johnson may be expanding his sports empire to football. The Los Angeles Lakers legend and part owner of multiple professional sports franchises is reportedly in talks to buy a stake in the Las Vegas Raiders. According to Liz Hoffman and Reed Albergotti of Semafor, Johnson has recently begun putting together investors with the aim […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans definitely held their breath in concern on Thursday night as big man Anthony Davis took a scary fall against the Los Angeles Clippers, coming down hard on his lower back. AD left the game briefly before returning but was clearly dealing with some discomfort. Nonetheless, Davis finished the game and did […]

Gordon Hayward liked a Tweet that suggests he may want a trade to the Los Angeles Lakers. A Twitter account called Lakers All Day Everyday posted a screenshot of Hayward’s liked Tweet. Gordon Hayward seems to think the Lakers should trade with the Hornets instead of the Pacers 👀 pic.twitter.com/M0uEc5aKvF — Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) […]

Jalen Rose revealed his top 5 toughest players to guard, and Los Angeles Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant wasn’t listed at No. 1 on his list. Rose’s list included plenty of talented players from his generation, but Kobe seemed like a lock for the No. 1 spot given his 81-point outburst against Rose. Rose ultimately listed […]

Russell Westbrook has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism after he went 0-of-11 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Russ has had another rough start to the season, and it isn’t at all surprising that the pitchforks have already been brought out so quickly against the Los Angeles Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their second straight loss of the new season on Thursday in what was another disappointing performance. The players were in an understandably sour mood after suffering defeat at the hands of their fierce rivals in the Los Angeles Clippers, and it certainly didn’t help that the fans were heckling them […]

Veteran sports commentator Stephen A. Smith didn’t hold back in his criticisms of the Los Angeles Lakers after the team fell to 0-2 on the season following back-to-back losses to the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers. Smith emphasized what everybody else is telling the Lakers amid their early season struggles: their biggest weakness […]

Looking at the win-loss column, Los Angeles Lakers fans will definitely be disappointed with their squad’s 0-2 start to the new season. However, despite their heartbreaking loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, there’s still a silver lining to the Lakers’ sluggish start. This is exactly what head coach Darvin Ham pointed out in […]

If you haven’t heard by now, then here it is: Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook went 0-of-11 from the field in what was a horrendous shooting performance against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. What you probably haven’t heard as well is the fact that he actually played some pretty outstanding defense on […]

Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Famer Magic Johnson sent a heartfelt message to NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo ahead of his treatment for a brain tumor. “Wishing my good friend and brother Dikembe Mutombo a speedy recovery and sending him a lot of prayers as he begins treatment on his brain tumor,” Johnson wrote on Twitter. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are off to an 0-2 start after back-to-back losses to the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers. That’s resulted in the front office already trying to sign more depth pieces to strengthen the rotation. Per Shams Charania, the Lakers met with free agent wing Moe Harkless, a former 15th overall […]

Thursday night produced quite a spectacle between the Los Angeles Lakers and their bitter cross-town rivals in the Los Angeles Clippers. For new Lakers recruit Patrick Beverley, it was a chance to rekindle some old flames with his former team and a handful of his ex-teammates. Beverley spent four seasons with the Clippers, and during […]

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped 0-2 on the season after losing to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Despite the rather nightmare start to the 2022-23 campaign, though, Lonnie Walker IV is optimistic they will be able to turn things around soon. But where exactly is Walker getting that confidence? Well, to be fair, […]

Former NBA sharpshooter Nick Young shared his brutally honest take on the Los Angeles Lakers’ shortcomings, per NBA on TNT. “The bench, they ain’t got enough shooting,” Young said in response to what the Lakers’ real issue is. “I think they need a Jamal (Crawford) or a Nick Young.” Jamal Crawford was also on the […]

Before the season even started, many fans already knew that the Los Angeles Lakers were lacking in shooting. Most of their new roster acquisitions weren’t exactly snipers from deep. However, no one expected it to be, well, THIS bad, frankly. Two games into the season, and LeBron James and Co. already at a terrible 22% […]

There were a lot of problem areas that stand out when looking at the Los Angeles Lakers’ box score against the Clippers on Thursday. One that jumps off the page is Russell Westbrook’s goose egg in the field goals department. LeBron James was asked about Westbrook’s futile offensive performance during the postgame presser. King James […]

Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers started their season off with a win, defeating LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first game at Crypto.com Arena. The talk of the town following the game, however, centered on the struggles of one Russell Westbrook. Westbrook finished his second game of the season with […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in a game head coach Tyronn Lue called “nasty” on Thursday night. They did so with a limited and restricted Kawhi Leonard coming off the bench for the first time since 2013. In a decision that was made collectively by the Clippers’ front office, medical staff, […]

Russell Westbrook’s first two games for the Los Angeles Lakers this season has been a rollercoaster of emotions as always. In the team’s season opener, Westbrook played reasonably well, especially coming off the bench. Many of the good things Westbrook did in Game 1 was also present in their match against the Los Angeles Clippers. […]

Pitted against the Western Conference elites in their first two contests of the 2022-23 season, the Los Angeles Lakers fell flat on their faces. LeBron James and co. looked outmatch in both instances against two teams clearly better put together than their own roster. After their 103-97 loss at the hands of the Clippers, Hall […]

The Los Angeles Lakers want Russell Westbrook to come off the bench be an elite role player. That means tightening the screws on defense and putting forth equal effort on both ends, regardless if he’s on or off the ball. They also need him to take, and ideally make, open shots. In Thursday’s home opener […]

The Los Angeles Lakers might have lost their second straight game on Thursday night, but all things considered, it actually wasn’t all that bad. It’s tough to see LA go down 0-2 to start the season, no doubt, but there have to be some positive takeaways from Thursday’s 103-97 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to keep it close against their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, on Thursday night. In the end, however, it was the Clippers who escaped with a victory in the Crypto.com Arena, 103-97. Russell Westbrook got the start for the Lakers in this one, but to say that he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers play their first home game of the season on Thursday night, and it was an opportunity for them to bounce back following their opening-night blowout loss against the defending champs Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. Patrick Beverley was assigned with the task of addressing the home crowd right before tipoff, and […]

You could almost hear a pin drop inside the arena after Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis hit the floor hard on Thursday night’s matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. It just felt like the entire Lakers fanbase was holding its collective breath as they watched their star big man lying on the floor. Davis […]