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The basketball world received some sad news on Thursday after it was reported that NBA veteran referee Tony Brown passed away at the age of 55 following a lengthy bout against Cancer. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James caught wind of the news, and he was quick to send his heartfelt message for Brown. LeBron […]

It may have just been a preseason game, but the fact that Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham finally decided to have Russell Westbrook come off the bench certainly made all sorts of headlines. Russ himself stated that his hamstring injury may have been indirectly caused by the fact that he came off the […]

Not long after the 2021-22 season ended, Kendrick Perkins came out with a way-too-early claim about Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis bagging the MVP award this season. Well, that audacious prediction was extremely short-lived after Big Perk decided to backtrack on his bold claim after seeing just one Laker game. To be fair, Perkins […]

Thursday night brings a classic matchup in the City of Angels as the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers battle it out at Crypto.com Arena. Ahead of the highly-anticipated contest, Patrick Beverley accidentally threw a bit of shade at his own team. Via Jovan Buha: “Patrick Beverley on what he’s enjoyed most in his […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are preparing to take on the Los Angeles Lakers tonight in their season opener. According to Chris Haynes of TNT, the Clippers are reportedly considering bringing Kawhi Leonard off the bench in his return to action. Los Angeles Clippers have been considering the possibility of bringing Kawhi Leonard off the bench […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are set to face LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto Dot Com Arena Thursday night. The Clippers had been without superstar forward Kawhi Leonard for the entire 2021-22 season as he recovered from a torn right ACL. As the star gets closer and closer to his highly anticipated […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will open their season in the visitor locker room of their own arena as they take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com arena. It’s a showdown in Los Angeles, and time to look at our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Lakers prediction and pick. The Clippers will welcome Kawhi Leonard, who […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were thoroughly outclassed by the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. They fell behind by as much as 27 and lost 123-109. The fact that these Lakers failed to hang with the defending champions isn’t newsworthy or surprising unto itself. But the ways in which they struggled — and their corresponding postgame […]

The Orlando Magic lost in the NBA debut of Paolo Banchero, falling prey to the Detroit Pistons on the road Wednesday night, 113-109. However, Banchero still has a memorable game. In fact, he just became the first player since LeBron James to muster a stat sheet in his NBA debut that features at least 25 […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans waiting for Rob Pelinka and co. to quickly make some roster changes after their rather poor showing during the NBA Opening Night will be disappointed. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Lakers have no plans to tweak their roster, at least not right now. The veteran NBA insider claimed that […]

Former NBA star Vince Carter knows exactly what LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ problem is: shooters. That much is clear to Carter after watching the Lakers get torched by the Golden State Warriors in their NBA Opening Night showdown on Tuesday. The Purple and Gold lost 123-109, with the Dubs leading by as […]

Russell Westbrook came out with some contentious comments following the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening-night loss to the Golden State Warriors. The former league MVP pretty much blamed his recent hamstring injury on the fact that he was forced to come off the bench in LA’s preseason matchup against the Sacramento Kings — something that he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz were heavily linked in trade rumors during the offseason, with the discussions centered around Russell Westbrook and their 2027 and 2029 picks. At some point, LA was even viewed as the potential missing piece to complete the trade that would have sent Donovan Mitchell to the New York […]

Draymond Green had something to tell LeBron James during the middle of the Los Angeles Lakers-Golden State Warriors Opening Night game. LeBron jogged over to Draymond while the ball was on the other side of the court. Green told James something which drew a laugh from LeBron. It also drew a reaction from Andre Iguodala […]

The Los Angeles Lakers opened the 2022-23 season with a 123-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors that wasn’t really as close as it looks. The Warriors dominated the proceedings, and ran away with this game in the third quarter after the Lakers stuck around in the first half. Even though they were in this […]

The Golden State Warriors were barely done celebrating their latest championship before staking a forceful claim for another one. Maybe their blowout 123-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the season opener on Tuesday isn’t a sign of what’s to come throughout 2022-23. Ring night can make the actual basketball being played seem more […]

Coming out of high school in Akron, Ohio in 2003, LeBron James was already being heralded as a basketball savant. His fashion sense, however, had not matured the way his ability on the court had coming into the NBA. In 2003, the four-time NBA champion wore an oversized all-white suit on draft night that made […]

Moses Moody seemed primed to be the Golden State Warriors’ top reserve behind Jordan Poole this season, his blend of size, shooting ability and two-way feel on the wing marking a seamless fit alongside the reigning champs’ “foundational six.” It’s still not too late for that to transpire, of course. On opening night of the […]

LeBron James didn’t waste any time implicitly calling out the Los Angeles Lakers’ front office. Minutes after the Lakers shot 10-of-4o from 3-point range in an ultimately non-competitive 123-109 season-opening loss to the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center, LeBron — who effortless dropped 31 points, 14 rebounds, and eight assists on 12-of-25 shooting […]

Hollywood could not have produced a sadder show for Los Angeles Lakers fans Tuesday night than the team’s 123-109 road loss to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers were dominated on both ends of the floor by the Warriors, leading to NBA Twitter having the time of its life making fun of […]

Russell Westbrook was in the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers on opening night, days after leaving the preseason finale against the Sacramento Kings on Friday with a strained hamstring — which, notably, was the first game of his Lakers tenure in which the team asked him to run with the reserves. After Tuesday’s […]

LeBron James has been in the NBA so long [insert incredible stats]. That’s the kind of template many people can use when describing the longevity and greatness of LeBron James. And for this one, it’s LeBron James playing in the NBA so long that he had just become the first player in the history of […]

There weren’t a lot of positives to be taken away for the Los Angeles Lakers in their loss to the Golden State Warriors on opening night. Kendrick Perkins just added salt to the wounds. After the Lakers hardly put up a fight on Tuesday night, the outspoken NBA analyst and former teammate of LeBron James […]

It was business as usual for Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, as they opened their season with a casual walloping of the Los Angeles Lakers at home Tuesday night. The Warriors scored a 123-109 victory over LeBron James and company, and they did that in style from start to finish. Speaking of which, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers just got clobbered by the reigning NBA champions in a game that Patrick Beverley would rather forget. Kendrick Perkins, however, does not want that to happen. Instead, he wants to hear Beverley talk about his atrocious performance in his debut for the Lakers, which ended in a 123-109 disaster of a […]

One of the biggest questions facing the Los Angeles Lakers this season was how would Russell Westbrook fit in with the team. All of the news during the offseason has been about how the Lakers wanted to trade Westbrook. However, the Lakers point guard makes so much money, his contract is practically impossible to move. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were rumored to be shopping for a Russell Westbrook trade before the season began. After watching him play in the first half of LA’s opening night tilt against the Golden State Warriors, Charles Barkley believes they need to pull the trigger on the best trade available ASAP. The Hall of Famer […]

After all the offseason talks about Russell Westbrook coming off the bench, the Los Angeles Lakers ended up starting the veteran guard alongside Patrick Beverley in their season opener against th Warriors. Naturally, it raised plenty of eyebrows around the NBA. NBA Twitter particularly showed no mercy to the Lakers as plenty of fans and […]

While the Golden State Warriors were having their ring night to celebrate their 2021-22 championship, fans couldn’t help but poke fun at LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Warriors and Lakers are playing in the NBA Opening Night for the second straight year, but this time, the Warriors head to the game as […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James will embark on his 20th season in the NBA on Tuesday night in their season-opener against the Golden State Warriors. This is a momentous occasion, no doubt, and unsurprisingly, some of the biggest names in all of sport had a special message for King James. Fittingly, Draymond Green was […]

Much has been made about Russell Westbrook potentially being phased out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ plans and potentially starting off on the bench. At least for opening night, LA is still committing to the Brodie experience. The Lakers announced their starting lineup for their opener against the Golden State Warriors and Russell Westbrook is […]

The Golden State Warriors have been putting in the work during the offseason as they prepare for their title defense in 2022-23. This all starts on Tuesday night with a very intriguing opening-night matchup against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite their hard work, however, it appears that the Warriors still are not […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is entering his 20th year in the NBA but he will never forget his beginnings in the league. That much was evident from James’ pregame outfit ahead of LA’s season-opener against the Golden State Warriors. Here’s what James was rocking, per the Lakers Twitter account and Bleacher Report. Year […]

The Los Angeles Lakers enter the 2022-2023 season looking for redemption after a disappointing campaign last year. They finished the season 33-49 and missed out on the playoffs. They did not even quality for the play-in tournament, as the San Antonio Spurs passed them in the final week of the season for the 10th seed. […]

The season hasn’t even started yet and the Los Angeles Lakers are already dealing with a slew of injuries. It was earlier reported that Dennis Schroder will be out of action for the first few weeks of the season due to a thumb injury, and now, it has been confirmed that newcomer Thomas Bryant will […]

The Los Angeles Lakers officially begin their 2022-23 campaign on Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors. Many question marks surround this team as they look to return to the playoffs, but most importantly, Anthony Davis needs to stay healthy. In a recent interview with Brad Turner of The LA Times, AD was asked about […]

Will Russell Westbrook be in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Opening Night starting lineup? According to Patrick Beverley, he will “not come off the bench.” [Russell Westbrook is] not gonna come off the bench,” Beverley said. “We all know that. That was just to try to see how it works with the second unit. I need […]

The NBA season kicks off tonight with the Los Angeles Lakers taking on the defending champion Golden State Warriors. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Warriors prediction and pick. The Lakers enter the 2022/23 season after one of the more disastrous regular seasons in recent […]

Father Time is undefeated, but Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is not going to surrender against the proverbial figure without a fight. That’s the theme of the latest promotional video of Nike for the 2022-23 NBA season, which features the four-time NBA MVP and Jason Momoa as the bearded Father Time. Can the King […]