Los Angeles Lakers Articles - Page 234

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has nothing but respect and admiration for Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who has thrived over the years despite the intense scrutiny he has faced. Before the Spurs played the Lakers on Sunday, Popovich didn’t let LeBron’s injury absence stop him from honoring the NBA veteran. He […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will travel to one of the five New York boroughs for a date with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Nets prediction and pick. The Grizzlies defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-110 on Friday. However, it came at a serious cost. Ja […]

The San Antonio Spurs will continue their five-game west coast trip as they face the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com arena. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and deliver a Spurs-Lakers prediction and pick. The Spurs lost 119-97 to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night. Jakob Poeltl led the Spurs in defeat with 20 […]

For just the second time this season, the Los Angeles Lakers have logged back-to-back wins. This run has a lot to do with Anthony Davis going full beast mode for his team over the past two games. Davis has been so good that it’s almost easy to overlook the fact that LeBron James isn’t even […]

Despite the fact that they have one of the worst records in the entire NBA at the moment, the Los Angeles Lakers are by no means giving up on the season. This team is fully expected to make some moves before the trade deadline as they look to surround LeBron James with as many weapons […]

Ben Simmons has been showing some signs of life of late for the Brooklyn Nets. He hasn’t exactly proven to Nets fans why they traded James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for him, and despite the fact that there have been some improvements from him of late, Simmons has been on the receiving end of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers get to face off against the San Antonio Spurs three times this coming week. These two teams battle it out on Sunday in the Crypto.com Arena before San Antonio hosts the Lakers in a back-to-back set on Friday and Saturday. Russell Westbrook, who himself has been on quite a tear for […]

Dennis Schroder finally made his much-awaited debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday in a 128-121 win over the Detroit Pistons. Before the game, the 29-year-old took to Instagram to share his excitement to take the court. Little did he know that Kyle Kuzma was going to use this as an opportunity to go […]

It was all smiles for the Los Angeles Lakers (4-10) after they pulled away from the Detroit Pistons (3-13) for a much-needed 128-121 victory at Crypto.com Arena on Friday. Perhaps, even, an appropriate opportunity to kick back and pour an earned, chilled glass of Lobos to cap off a successful evening at the office. Well, […]

The Atlanta Hawks new backcourt duo of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray have been rock solid to start the 2022-23 season. Unfortunately, that has meant that John Collins has taken a bit of a backseat on offense. And unsurprisingly, that means that the Hawks are once again exploring potential trades for Collins. Despite the fact […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was as fierce a competitor as anyone who has ever stepped foot on an NBA court. So considering Bryant suited up for over 1300 games across 20 seasons, one would think he accumulated a fairly large number of suspensions and ejections over this span, but that isn’t quite the […]

There’s one story about Dirk Nowitzki and Kobe Bryant that will never get old, and that’s how the late Los Angeles Lakers legend tried to recruit the Dallas Mavericks icon from joining him in Hollywood. Nowitzki retold the story in his latest interview with Graham Bensinger, sharing his belief that Bryant respected him more after […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ center Anthony Davis is living in the paint 13 games into the 2022-23 season. That’s exactly where the Lakers want him — and where he wants to be. AD — who has exclusively played center amid Ham’s four-out, one-in system — has curtailed his jumpers (he’s 4-of-16 from 3) and made a […]

Several teams are interested in pursuing restricted free agent Miles Bridges, including the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons, per NBA insider Shams Charania. "I'm told there are several teams, including the Lakers and Pistons that are monitoring the situation." – Shams on Miles Bridges (via @TheRally) pic.twitter.com/HGecPaxDWU — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) November 18, 2022 […]

The Golden State Warriors are struggling mightily right now, and you have to say that Klay Thompson’s poor start to the season has a lot to do with this fact. You can definitely argue that Thompson has played in just 12 games this season and that the sample size remains small, but it still does […]

Despite the fact that they still aren’t winning too many games, it’s hard to deny that the Los Angeles Lakers are looking like a better team right now than they were when they started the season. This has a lot to do with the significant improvement of Russell Westbrook since he was moved to the […]

It’ has been another season shrouded in storm clouds for the Los Angeles Lakers. Lonnie Walker IV, however, is providing an energizing ray of sunshine while helping the Lakers “dance through the rain.” The 23-year-old shooting guard is averaging 16.5 points (6.8 above his career average) in 31 minutes per game. He’s shooting 47.2% from […]

LeBron James isn’t only one of the best basketball players to ever play the sport. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar excels in pretty much everything he does, which apparently, includes NFL Madden as well. During The Shop’s coverage of TNF, LeBron came out with an audacious claim about the Los Angeles Rams stealing his Madden playbook […]

When it comes to football, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has plenty of opinions. During an episode of The Shop, the four-time league MVP said that his favorite NFL player is Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry while watching Thursday Night Football’s game between the Titans and Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers […]

The moment De’Aaron Fox decided to join Klutch Sports, you just knew that rumors about a looming move to the Los Angeles Lakers were going to pop up. After all, the young Kings star just signed for superagent Rich Paul, who as we all know, is one of LeBron James’ real-life BFFs. As it turns […]

Right now, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Green Bay Packers have a few things in common. Apart from having a generational talent on their roster, both of these teams are struggling to find success in their respective leagues, albeit to varying degrees. LeBron and the The Shop crew were providing live commentary for Thursday night’s […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, amid his team’s struggles on the court, has been preparing for his future beyond his playing days. At 37 years old (set to turn 38 in late December), James doesn’t have long left in his playing days, so he is now turning his attention to what he might be […]

NBA icon Paul Pierce thinks seven teams are already locked for the playoffs in the Western Conference, though his list noticeably didn’t include the Golden State Warriors,  Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers. On Twitter, Pierce said that he sees the Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers […]

Reinforcements are on the way for the Los Angeles Lakers. According to head coach Darvin Ham — confirming expectations over the past week — point guard Dennis Schroder and center Thomas Bryant will make their 2022-23 debuts on Friday night against the Detroit Pistons at Crypto.com Arena. Schroder and Bryant have both been out since […]

LeBron James will be listed as questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers matchup with the Detroit Pistons on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena, according to the team. LeBron has missed the past two games with a strained left adductor, which occurred in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 9. Sans LeBron, the […]

For the second straight season, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves on the outside looking in on the Western Conference playoff picture. There’s still much basketball to be played, but all early signs point to the possibility of the Lakers squandering another year of LeBron James’ career. The team has just a 3-10 record, the second-worst […]

Three games past the statistical threshold for when net rating and win percentage kinda matter, the 3-10 Los Angeles Lakers have, self-evidently, a “laundry list” of issues. The roster is shallow on talent. Russell Westbrook’s move to the bench has been productive, but he still frustrates teammates with decision-making, wants to close alongside LeBron James […]

Based on Anthony Davis’ latest comments on his injured Los Angeles Lakers teammates Dennis Schroder and Thomas Bryant, it looks like the two are really ready to play. The two have been listed as probable for Friday’s game against the Detroit Pistons after some time on the sidelines. They returned to practice on Wednesday, and […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Patrick Beverley admits he received a death threat after his role in Russell Westbrook’s injury back in 2013. To recall, before Beverley and Westbrook became Lakers teammates this 2022, they had a longstanding beef. And it all started in April 2013 during the playoffs when Beverley was still with the Houston […]

Are the Los Angeles Lakers working on a trade for Buddy Hield? Well that could be the case after Rob Pelinka was spotted traveling to Indiana while Hield sent a rather cryptic tweet. Twitter users were quick to connect the dots about the recent string of events, especially with Hield’s tweet seemingly indicating he received […]

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism of late. Some fans have been quick to blame the high-ranking executive for the Lakers’ early-season woes. In their minds, Pelinka’s refusal (or inability) to pull the trigger on a significant trade deal is the main reason […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are having a horrid start to the season. LeBron James is currently day-to-day with a groin injury. It’s been so bad there have been rumors the Lakers might blow it all up. So much so, that even James’ name came up in the media as a possibility of getting moved. But […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James previously came out with some pretty contentious comments about learning how to flop. The four-time NBA champ was complaining about how foul calls weren’t going in his favor during games, which prompted his admission about potentially performing acting jobs in order to get the referees’ attention. LeBron’s statement was […]

Amid the Los Angeles Lakers’ struggles to win and his struggles with back tightness, Anthony Davis got off to an impressive start to the 2022-23 season. AD’s first six games amounted to arguably his best stretch of two-way basketball since the bubble. He averaged 23.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, and 2.2 steals. He mitigated […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were in desperate need of a win on Sunday night. The LeBron James-less side delivered just that against Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets, marking just their third victory in 13 games. Lonnie Walker had another noteworthy performance for the Lakers, scoring 25 points on a very efficient 9-of-15 shooting, to […]

According to reports, De’Aaron Fox has decided to cut ties with his current sports agency, Family First Sports Firm, in favor of a high-profile move to Klutch Sports. The Sacramento Kings star now joins Rich Paul’s star-studded list of clients, which is headlined by none other than the one and only LeBron James. Fox said […]

The Victor Wembanyama hype train is in full steam right now. The last time there was this much hype surrounding a projected first-overall pick in an upcoming draft was probably back in 2019 when the New Orleans Pelicans ended up landing Zion Williamson. At this point, the possibility of the Pels getting their hands on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers might’ve grabbed a much-needed victory on Sunday over the Brooklyn Nets, but they still sit at a putrid 3-10 on the season. That’s resulted in lots of rumblings about the organization going out and improving their roster immediately, but it appears that won’t happen quite yet. Why? Because the front office […]

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have never shied away from one another since Durant left Oklahoma City six years ago. The duo has faced off 11 times since the split. The latest came Sunday night with the Los Angeles Lakers claiming a 116-103 wire-to-wire win over the Brooklyn Nets. Durant and Westbrook spent eight seasons […]