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LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have been off to a terrible start to the 2022-23 season, having gone 0-3 to begin the year thanks in no small part to putrid production from beyond the arc. The tension in LA is at an extreme, especially towards Russell Westbrook, who has been having a stinker […]

There have been plenty of calls for the Los Angeles Lakers to trade Russell Westbrook and for Russ to leave LA, and if Stephen A. Smith’s report is to be believed, both sides agree. In his latest appearance on ESPN, Smith revealed that based on his sources from around the league, Westbrook is done with […]

The inevitable has arrived — or so it may seem. According to reports, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham has finally decided to have Russell Westbrook come off the bench. This could happen as soon as Friday if Russ is able to return from his hamstring injury to face the Minnesota Timberwolves. This has […]

Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan’s 5 a.m. workouts have been quite the story when Patrick Williams talked about it prior to the 2022-23 season. Apparently, though, DeRozan has Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant to thank for that incredible work ethic. During his interview with David Aldridge of The Athletic, DeRozan was asked how he […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are off to a 0-3 start to the 2022-23 season, but according to former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Tim Legler, it’s only going to get worse. Speaking on NBA Today, Legler offered his rather harsh prediction on the Lakers, saying that he expects them to go […]

Austin Reaves is the next man up for the Los Angeles Lakers with Russell Westbrook expected to sit out Wednesday’s matchup against the Denver Nuggets. As it turns out, this major move is not expected to be a one-game change for the purple & gold. According to the sources of ESPN’s Stephen A Smith, Russ […]

Russell Westbrook is expected to miss his first game of the season on Wednesday with a hamstring injury as the Los Angeles Lakers look to mark their first win of the season against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Someone has to fill Russ’ shoes amid his absence, and according to reports, this responsibility is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Lakers-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets have a very obvious problem just four games into their new season: Their defense is very unreliable. Denver has been torched in its two losses, putting up non-competitive defensive performances […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook has been dealing with a lingering hamstring injury and while he’s played every contest so far, Russ will sit on Wednesday due to the ailment. Via Woj: “Lakers guard Russell Westbrook (hamstring) is unlikely to play vs. the Nuggets tonight (ESPN, 10 ET), but remains hopeful of a return […]

In “what else is new?” news, the Los Angeles Lakers still desperately want to make a Russell Westbrook trade. Heading into the season, Lakers fans, the media, and the team itself all thought the former NBA MVP was cooked, and they were all absolutely right. Westbrook is no longer a shadow of his former self […]

It’s panic time in LA, after the Los Angeles Lakers have scuffled to a putrid 0-3 start despite posting the third-best defensive rating in the NBA thus far. LeBron James and Anthony Davis have put up huge numbers to begin the year, but it has yet to count on the win column. Accordingly, Lakers fans […]

It’s too early to fairly judge, evaluate or eulogize the 2022-23 Los Angeles Lakers. It has only been three games. As Darvin Ham has accurately pointed out, each of their three losses — while discouraging and frustrating in their own ways (25-0f-118 from 3!) — have produced legitimate reasons for optimism. LeBron James and Anthony […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ front office refused to move both their 2027 and 2029 first round picks to trade Russell Westbrook in the offseason, eventually forcing Westbrook to return to a team where he clearly is not wanted. Now, General Manager Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss are left to conduct damage control, searching around […]

Russell Westbrook will be traded before the NBA’s trade deadline — it is only a matter of time. Last year, the Westbrook – LeBron James – Anthony Davis failed to produce during their time on the court together; this was not a matter of health or lack of experience playing together. If the Lakers’ 0-3 […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson admits he made one big mistake when he abruptly stepped down as the team’s president back in 2019, and he’s still regretting it up to this day. During his conversation with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay, Johnson shared that he regrets not calling LeBron James before he went […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on a day off Tuesday, so Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has plenty of time to watch some of the games on the schedule. And we know he is tuned in on the marquee battle between two title contenders in the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns, who […]

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook haven’t always seen each other eye to eye, but it is nice to see that the former has the latter’s back amid the Los Angeles Lakers point guard’s struggles in the early goings of the 2022-23 NBA season. During the first episode of The Boardroom podcast  The ETC’s With KD and […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard John Wall believes the criticisms and all the negativity directed at Russell Westbrook is taking a toll on the Los Angeles Lakers star. Speaking with Sam Amick of The Athletic, Wall opened up about the Westbrook situation in LA and admitted that “what he’s going through is tough.” The Clippers playmaker then […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have listed Russell Westbrook as doubtful on the team’s injury report for Wednesday’s road game against the Denver Nuggets, citing “left hamstring soreness.” Here's the Lakers' official status report for the Nuggets game tomorrow. Russell Westbrook is doubtful with "left hamstring soreness." pic.twitter.com/DlgFCE3QYo — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) October 25, 2022 Westbrook […]

Some major changes need to be implemented for the Los Angeles Lakers now that they’ve started off their season with a very disappointing 0-3 record. This could come on the Russell Westbrook front, with a lot of buzz surrounding his possible demotion to the bench. At this point, however, Lakers head coach Darvin Ham is […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith shared a brutally honest take on Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis. Smith acknowledged that Russell Westbrook has been struggling. However, he made it clear that Davis should receive more attention in reference to his shortcomings as well, per First Take on Twitter. MORE: Darvin Ham’s clear-cut 2-word statement on removing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in dire straits at the moment. The Lakers’ offense seems to be stuck in 1978, a bygone era where all made baskets counted for two points. The Lakers, in their bid to zig while everybody zags, have become the worst three-point shooting team in the NBA, making only 8.3 threes […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers suffered yet another disappointing loss on Sunday, it was guaranteed that people wanted to hear what Russell Westbrook had to say after the game. Russ had another forgettable evening, which was capped off by head coach Darvin Ham deciding to bench him in the closing stages of their 106-104 loss […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons hasn’t been off to the best of starts in the newest campaign. After shooting 9-of-22 in the Blazers’ season opener, he proceeded to shoot 5-17 in back-to-back games, which both ended in two-point victories over the Phoenix Suns and the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers. But the 23-year old […]

LeBron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s scoring record seems to be only a matter of when — not if. With that said, when the Los Angeles Lakers star breaks the record, Magic Johnson doesn’t think Kareem will be truly happy about it. During his interview with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay, Johnson was asked on […]

Magic Johnson shocked the basketball world back in 2019 when he announced his decision to step down as the Los Angeles Lakers’ president of basketball operations. It was an unexpected development for both the organization and Johnson, who himself had just been at the helm for two years before his abrupt exit. As it turns […]

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith didn’t hold back in his rebuttal to LeBron James after the Los Angeles Lakers star accused reporters of trying to set him up to bash Russell Westbrook. On Sunday after the Lakers’ 106-104 loss to the Blazers, James was asked about Westbrook’s ill-advised shot with 30 seconds left in the […]

Magic Johnson is without a doubt one of the most esteemed and well-respected NBA legends today. As such, it isn’t surprising that teams from around the league would jump at the opportunity to have the Los Angeles Lakers icon be part of their ownership group. Apparently, one of those teams happen to be the Golden […]

NBA big man-turned-analyst Kendrick Perkins has a warning to his former teammate Russell Westbrook amid his struggles with the Los Angeles Lakers: if Russ doesn’t get it together, he could find himself jobless as early as next year. Speaking on ESPN’s First Take, Perkins expressed his opinion that Westbrook’s game has already declined. Even worse […]

The Utah Jazz have been without a doubt one of, if not the biggest surprise package early in the NBA season. Now at 3-0, the Jazz are now just one out of four teams in the entire league that have yet to taste defeat this year. Utah’s surprisingly strong start to the campaign has sent […]

Commissioner Adam Silver responded to LeBron James’ desire for a Las Vegas NBA team, per Malika Andrews. “I think its very healthy for the league when you have sort of this life-cycle of players moving into management, potentially  moving into ownership,” Silver told Andrews on NBA Today. “Obviously Michael Jordan is the owner of Charlotte…its […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are now 0-3 after yet another disappointing loss on Sunday night. This time around, it was Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers who handed LA with their third straight loss of the season. Unsurprisingly, Russell Westbrook continues to be on the receiving end of some heavy criticism amid his poor […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson knows exactly how Russell Westbrook can silence the haters, and it’s not by fighting and firing back at all the negative media narratives and fan criticisms. Speaking with Shannon Sharpe on his Club Shay Shay show, Johnson issued a rather stern advice for Westbrook as he navigates through a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz have been linked to one another over the past year. The Jazz are one of the few teams that have been mentioned as a legitimate landing spot for Russell Westbrook. Although a trade has yet to come to fruition, recent reports suggest the Lakers and Jazz could re-open […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook has never been the most reliable shooter from beyond the arc. For his career, Westbrook has made 1.1 threes on 3.7 attempts per night (30.4 percent), peaking during his MVP campaign with a career-best 2.5 threes per game on 7.2 attempts a night (34.3 percent). But now that Westbrook […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in shambles, as they are winless through three games in the 2022-23 NBA season. Sure it is still early, but could the Lakers be already in the planning stages of acquiring a new player via a trade to stop the bleeding? According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, veteran guard Josh […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, who have started the season 0-3 after an inexplicable choke against the Portland Trail Blazers, are unequivocally the worst three-point shooting team in the league, having made a terrible 8.3 threes on 39.3 attempts per night through their first three games, a putrid 21.2 percent that’s eight percentage points lower than […]

We’re just about a week into the 2022-23 NBA season, and here we’ll look at our NBA Power Rankings Week 2. Some teams have lived up to preseason expectations like the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors, while some have severely underwhelmed like the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers. Also, a few have actually […]

Buoyed by another impressive defensive effort, the Los Angeles Lakers made an energizing run to take a 98-90 lead over the Portland Trail Blazers with 4:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. Then, Darvin Ham put Russell Westbrook back in the game. The move played right into the Blazers’ hands. Chauncey Billups put his hulking center, Jusuf […]