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The Los Angeles Lakers season has been very tumultuous. There have been many ups and downs along the way, but the biggest blow came when Anthony Davis suffered a stress injury to his foot. He has been out of action for over three weeks and unable to do any on-court activity during that time. However, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been sitting on an open roster spot since waiving Matt Ryan in late November. With a razor-thin squad around LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers need every bit of help they can get. Thus, it’s no surprise that the Lakers are throwing darts on the 10-day contract wall to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers posted a lengthy injury report for Friday night’s matchup with the Atlanta Hawks at Crypto.com Arena, which included LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis (duh), Lonnie Walker IV, Troy Brown Jr., Damian Jones, and, in a surprise, Austin Reaves. LeBron (left ankle soreness) and Westbrook (left foot soreness) are probable. LeBron […]

Move over, Bronny. There’s a new heir to LeBron James‘ throne and his name is Bryce. Well, I might be getting a bit ahead of myself here. However, it’s hard not to get pumped after seeing the Los Angeles Lakers superstar’s latest video of his younger son, Bryce, getting up to finish a truly eye-popping […]

Trade rumors are really beginning to heat up in the NBA with the trade deadline just over a month away, and it’s beginning to look like the Dallas Mavericks could be a team that is active at the deadline. While they are widely expected to be buyers at the deadline, that may not be enough […]

The Miami Heat have had an underwhelming 2022-23 campaign thus far after being one possession away from an NBA Finals berth a season ago. The team owns a 20-19 record, good for just the eighth-best in the Eastern Conference. And Miami just recently endured one of its worst losses of the year on Wednesday. The […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis has missed almost a month now with a foot injury. The last time he played was back on December 16th against the Denver Nuggets, a game Los Angeles went on to win by a final score of 126-108. Without their second-best player, the Lakers have done little but […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, a team that seemed overly reliant on the simultaneous availability and dominance of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, are surprisingly treading water in the Western Conference playoff race. On Wednesday, they beat the Miami Heat, 112-109, without LeBron and AD, for their third win in a row — and the most […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James gave Dennis Schroder the credit he is due, and it couldn’t be any better. Schroder stepped up big time for the Lakers on Wednesday with both James and Anthony Davis sidelined. Davis remains out due to his foot injury, while LeBron was scratched off the roster due to illness […]

Despite the fact that there have been endless rumors linking the Los Angeles Lakers to a blockbuster trade this season, the truth of the matter is nothing has materialized. It now also seems that they’re no closer to getting a deal done as the front office continues to struggle to surround LeBron James with the […]

The Miami Heat (20-18) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (16-21) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 10:10 ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Lakers prediction and pick. Miami has won four of their last five games to bump them to seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Heat covered 39% of […]

All hope is not lost for the Los Angeles Lakers. At 16-21, LA remains 13th in the West and 3.5 games behind the eighth spot in the conference. However, with Anthony Davis now working his way back from a foot injury, it seems that the Lakers are primed to make another push for the playoffs […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without LeBron James for Wednesday night’s matchup with the Miami Heat at Crypto.com Arena due to a non-COVID illness. LeBron had previously been listed as questionable on the injury report with left ankle soreness. Around 12:30 p.m. PT, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported on NBA Today that LeBron’s “questionable” status […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got some positive development on the Russell Westbrook injury font after the star guard had to leave Monday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets due to a foot issue. Westbrook played in just 11 minutes against the Hornets due to what the team called a left foot soreness. The fact that he […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is deemed questionable to play this coming Wednesday against the Miami Heat at home. Meanwhile, in other news, water is wet. The four-time NBA MVP has become synonymous with the questionable tag this season but has played through his ailments more often than not, so it is fair to […]

After losing just once in their last 17 games, there’s no denying that the Brooklyn Nets are looking like a well-oiled machine at the moment. At this point, it’s almost easy to forget about all the drama this team had to go through earlier in the season (and beyond) surrounding the one and only Kyrie […]

The Los Angeles Lakers 2022-23 season has not gone according to plan at all. The hope was that if they were able to shore up their bench over the offseason, they would be able to emerge as a title contender again this season. Unfortunately, that simply has not happened for them so far, and they […]

The load is obviously heavier now for LeBron James, with Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis out indefinitely with a stress injury in his right foot. James, however, has been busy defying — or rather embarrassing —  Father Time with the incredible stretch he’s having since Davis went down with the injury. With […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are already dealing with a lengthy injury to Anthony Davis. It looks like Russell Westbrook might join him on the injured list. Westbrook played 11 minutes in the first half of the Lakers’ 121-115 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. After the halftime break, the team announced that he would […]

Entering the 2022-23 season, LeBron James has only missed the postseason four times in his career. Simply put, James’ teams are almost always expected to make the postseason. After all, James has shown an elite ability to lead his teams in heliocentric fashion, most notably during 2007 and 2018, when he carried the Cleveland Cavaliers […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James continues to make history. On Monday against the Charlotte Hornets, he was back to his usual dominant ways to help propel LA to their second straight win. James had another all-around performance for the Purple and Gold, dropping 43 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and one steal to lead […]

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 121-115 on Monday. That is the Hornets’ second straight loss at home, and it was a rough game for the team all the way around. A few different lapses in transition defense and some questionable shot selection killed this team in the early proceedings. They were down […]

Klay Thompson certainly made LeBron James’ day even better. That much is clear after the Los Angeles Lakers forward saw the Golden State Warriors star drop a 50-piece on Monday against the Atlanta Hawks. With the Warriors still missing Stephen Curry, Thompson had to carry a lot more scoring load alongside Jordan Poole. And he […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James offered his prayers and support for Damar Hamlin and his family after the Buffalo Bills safety collapsed on the field following a head injury. During the first quarter of the Bills’ Week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday, Hamlin took a hit that put him down on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be shorthanded yet again on Monday when they take on the Charlotte Hornets. Anthony Davis is still out indefinitely for LA with a foot injury and currently has no timetable to return. Joining him on the sidelines for the Hornets matchup is Lonnie Walker IV, who has already been tagged […]

2022 was a chaotic year for the Los Angeles Lakers. Last season, the Lakers limped to a 33-49 record, weighed down by toxicity surrounding Russell Westbrook, injuries to LeBron James and Anthony Davis, tension between the players and front office, the lame-duck status of Frank Vogel, and a laughably misguided roster. Fortunes haven’t improved much. […]

Most people pop champagne to ring in the new year. However, LeBron James is not most people. James’ wife, Savanah, recorded the future hall of famer playing Madden in his living room and asked, “this is how you are making me ring in the New Year?” He turned around and said, “Listen, I’ve been in […]

Ohio State football lost a heartbreaker against Georgia football during Saturday’s Peach Bowl, and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James couldn’t believe it. James, who has always been supportive of his hometown Ohio teams, couldn’t hold back his shock when the Buckeyes lost to the Bulldogs after leading for the majority of the game. Ohio […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes are bringing the fight to the reigning national champions Georgia Bulldogs, as they took a four-point lead into halftime in the Peach Bowl, thanks to CJ Stroud’s fantastic game management late in the second quarter that had Los Angeles Lakers superstar and big-time Ohio State football fan LeBron James all hyped […]

If the Ohio State Buckeyes are to dethrone the Georgia Bulldogs, Marvin Harrison Jr. has to be on top of his game. Well, so far, that’s what the explosive wide receiver is showing in the Peach Bowl, as he’s scored two of Ohio State’s first three touchdowns of the ball game, thus sending Los Angeles […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James couldn’t have celebrated his 38th birthday any better, and sure enough, he’s ecstatic about it. James had one hell of a birthday to remember on Friday, as he exploded for a near triple-double of 47 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help the Lakers take the 130-121 win […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were propelled to victory on Friday night by LeBron James, who celebrated his 38th birthday with a ridiculous 47-point performance against the Atlanta Hawks. The King once again proved that age is truly just a number, doing things that we’ve never seen a player in their late 30s ever do. The […]

LeBron James has enjoyed a historic NBA career since being drafted out of high school. However, the Ohio native and current Los Angeles Lakers’ star recently addressed playing college sports as Ohio State football prepares to battle Georgia in the College Football Playoff, per The Los Angeles Times. “Do I find myself envisioning that it […]

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sent a birthday message to LeBron James after his 47-point outburst on Friday. “Happy birthday, LeBron. 38 is the new 38,388,” Kareem wrote on Twitter. Abdul-Jabbar is of course referencing his all-time scoring record of 38,387 points. Meanwhile, LeBron James is second all-time in total points with a mark of 3,7860 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook have each enjoyed better years than 2022, at least on the basketball court. The Lakers went 30-51 in 2022. LeBron, while still superb and defying Father Time, has dealt with a handful of injuries and repeatedly vocalized frustration with the state of the team. […]

How does LeBron James keep doing it? On his 38th birthday, the Los Angeles Lakers star put together a beautiful display of basketball brilliance. He nearly had a triple double, scoring 47 (!!!) points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing nine assists to lead his team to victory. When asked by a reporter after the game […]

LeBron James has been in hot pursuit of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record. The Los Angeles Lakers forward may still be about 500 points shy of that mark, but he did break a different points record on his birthday on December 30th. LeBron turned back the clock for a masterful performance in a win […]

Paul Pierce may not be the biggest fan of LeBron James, but the Boston Celtics legend couldn’t deny the greatness the Los Angeles Lakers star showed against the Atlanta Hawks. On his 38th birthday on Friday, James exploded for 47 points on top of 10 rebounds and nine assists to help propel the Lakers to […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James admitted he called dropping 40 points against the Atlanta Hawks, though he would be lying if he didn’t thought he couldn’t achieve it. James said as much in his interview with Spectrum SportsNet after the game, sharing that his slow start had him doubting that he could even breach […]