Los Angeles Lakers Articles - Page 253

It’s been almost two years since the Los Angeles Lakers won an NBA title in the Orlando Bubble but if you’re asking Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, that really didn’t mean much. Miller, who was on the TNT broadcast on Thursday night as the Clippers beat the Lakers, insinuated the bubble in 2020 where LA […]

One of the coldest clips you’ll ever see of Kobe Bryant was when Matt Barnes faked a pass right in front of his face during an inbound play. The two players were talking smack at that time and what stood out the most was when the Los Angeles Lakers legend didn’t even flinch as Barnes […]

For the second day in a row, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel was asked if he has considered bringing Russell Westbrook off the bench. He is yet to firmly say “no.” Following the Lakers’ lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, a reporter asked Vogel the question that many Lakers fans […]

The free-falling Los Angeles Lakers (27-35) have lost 11 of 14 games as their 37-year old megastar, LeBron James, continues to play through a weary left knee. If the tide doesn’t suddenly shift, Lakers fans will soon ask, if they haven’t already: Uh…why? https://open.spotify.com/episode/1bS8UiZo3SFCm4SvDh5uv5?si=d7469d9b5d424eb3 You don’t have to squint to read the tea leaves and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in shambles right now. There’s just no other way to put it. On Thursday, LA suffered their fourth consecutive loss in another blowout against their cross-town rivals in the Clippers, 132-111. At this point, it feels like a squad overhaul in the offseason has become inevitable. The issue with this, […]

As of the moment, LeBron James sits at the third spot in the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 36,664 career points. Above him are two of the greatest players in league history in Karl Malone (36,928) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387). And this point in his career, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has a really good […]

Change is inevitable for the Los Angeles Lakers. The team will undoubtedly look different when next season rolls around and many of the franchise’s key figures could either be gone or heading towards the door. Head coach Frank Vogel failing so badly to get his talent to mesh has reflected very badly on him. He […]

Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Lakers are in the bad place right now. The Lakers were blown out once again on Thursday, this time by the Los Angeles Clippers. After the game, Westbrook took part in quite the eventful media session. Westbrook got into it with a reporter and was defiant throughout, addressing his […]

As the the Los Angeles Lakers continue to tumble down the standings, they’ve become easy pickings for talking heads around the league. Few are bigger, literally and figuratively than Charles Barkley, who let it be known that LA’s veterans are downright “cooked”. Barkley was namedropping vets after the Lakers were manhandled by the Los Angeles […]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers had a comeback in mind against Tyronn Lue‘s Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. LeBron James’ squad came back from down 17 points in the first half to trail by just three at halftime with, essentially, their season on the line. Reggie Jackson had other ideas. The veteran guard […]

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are quickly falling in the Western Conference standings, and the team’s latest loss to the Los Angeles Clippers was just another example of their epic failure in 2021-22. The Lakers dropped to 27-35 on the season, losing four games in a row after the NBA’s All-Star break. […]

Russell Westbrook has faced criticism for the vast majority of his NBA career for many reasons. With the Los Angeles Lakers, that criticism has reached its highest volume. He has been the primary face of a season defined by miserably underperforming. The Lakers’ latest embarrassment came at the hands of the LA Clippers. Westbrook got […]

“You’ve got eight minutes,” Kobe Bryant said, knowing there were hundreds of media members waiting for him. “Kobe, I can do it in four.” That’s how Kevin Lynch – renowned celebrity photographer – earned Bryant’s respect back in 2012.  Lynch is an internationally recognized photographer, with his work showcased in museums and galleries across the […]

Not a lot has gone right for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. The team sits at 27-35, on the verge of missing the Play-In game. However, head coach Frank Vogel isn’t going to place blame on two members of the 2003(!) draft class: LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. After the Lakers were trounced by […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been under massive scrutiny for the majority of the season. The fire that’s been directed at LeBron James and Co. received more vitriol as of late, no thanks to a 3-11 record over their last 14 games. It doesn’t matter if you’re LeBron James or Russell Westbrook—no one is spared […]

According to head coach Frank Vogel, the Los Angeles Lakers have indeed discussed making the One Bold Move: bringing Russell Westbrook off the bench. The Lakers were rolled by the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, 132-111. It was the Lakers’ fourth loss in a row since the All-Star break and 11th in 14 games. Ty […]

The Russell Westbrook era for the Los Angeles Lakers continues to get worse and worse. The losses piling up has understandably made things testy when it comes to media coverage, and Westbrook felt some of that heat after LA’s 132-111 drubbing at the hands of their in-arena rival Clippers. Russell Westbrook was asked a complex […]

This has been a disastrous season for the Los Angeles Lakers. There’s no other way around it. When you have LeBron James on your team, anything other than a Finals appearance is a failure. Failing to make the playoffs? That’s basically akin to catastrophe for any LeBron team. In LeBron’s tenure in LA, the Lakers […]

Charles Barkley has always been an outspoken person when it comes to, well, everything. The former NBA legend turned TV personality has had his fair share of moments where he goes off on a tangent. However, his latest declaration regarding the Los Angeles Lakers might be his most hilarious masterpiece so far. During their critically […]

The basketball world has long been anticipating Kevin Durant’s return from injury and on Wednesday night, we all got our wish. After nearly seven weeks on the shelf nursing an MCL sprain, KD finally returned to action for the Nets as they faced off against the Miami Heat. Even Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers continuing to spiral this season, superstar LeBron James might be looking elsewhere for some inspiration. Maybe a lot of inspiration. Well, he might have found one at the NFL Combine. The Lakers forward found himself being in awe of the time of Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave in the […]

Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks further added to the misery of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday after the Mavs took a 109-104 victory over a hapless LA side in their own home court. The Lakers put in a major effort to climb back from a huge deficit in the third quarter — they […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Los Angeles Clippers in a battle for Los Angeles on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Clippers prediction and pick. This has to be one of the most disappointing Lakers-Clippers games in recent memory. The Lakers have fallen short of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers shuffled their roster when they waived veteran center DeAndre Jordan. However, Jordan’s move to the waivers didn’t go unnoticed by teams around the NBA, as there was rumored interest shortly after the big man was released. In particular, the Philadelphia 76ers were keen on getting Jordan. That interest has likely turned […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of a disappointing campaign where they’re currently 27-34 and out of the playoff picture, which means the team will have to go through the play-in tournament. It’s now even got to the point where their own fans are booing them at Crypto.com Arena. That […]

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to struggle as they enter the second half of the NBA season. Stars like LeBron James and Anthony Davis have missed game time recently due to injuries, and the team hasn’t won back-to-back games since the beginning of January. Regardless of injuries, the Lakers are stacked with stars, including Russell […]

Moments before the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers snapped their team photo after practice on Wednesday, LeBron James happened to strike an accidentally telling pose that perfectly encapsulated their season. The 2021-22 Lakers, via their IG story pic.twitter.com/vyPCIwbPb2 — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) March 3, 2022 You’ll notice, LeBron and Anthony Davis were front and almost center […]

At this point in the season, it might not even be accurate to describe Russell Westbrook as polarizing to most Los Angeles Lakers fans. It’s gotten to a point where his play has evidently been subpar and it gets harder to deny with each loss that piles on. Westbrook has struggled even more of late. […]

Wednesday night, James Harden made his home debut for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers defeated the New York Knicks 123-108, with Harden and superstar center Joel Embiid combining for 53 points. After the game, Embiid was asked he and Harden being compared to all-time greats Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. #Sixers Joel Embiid on he […]

Before deciding to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, DJ Augustin apparently had other teams pursuing his services. The 34-year-old veteran has been around the block quite a bit and while he’s no star, he can still emerge as a solid contributor for his team. Augustin has now spoken out about why he opted to […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel is keeping the faith. Amid all the uncertainty that has been brought about by his team’s lackluster showing throughout the season, the 48-year-old shot-caller remains somewhat confident about his team’s chances this term. Vogel recently revealed the key ingredient LeBron James and the Lakers are missing right now. […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade had no problem about the Los Angeles Lakers losing to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. However, what they didn’t like is that LeBron James and company had no fight in them for the majority of the contest. In Shaq’s eye, the Lakers simply quit. “You gotta at least put more […]

The struggles of the Los Angeles Lakers this season have been well-documented. Such is the plight of one of the most high-profile franchises in all of sports, in that everything they do is placed under the microscope — particularly when a team has been this bad. As it turns out, however, the Lakers remain confident […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have not played the type of basketball that everybody expected them to this season, and there are a lot of doubts about this team for the rest of the season. The Lakers are probably one of the worst teams in basketball, despite the fact that everyone anticipated them to win an […]

Prior to Tuesday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks, LeBron James was tagged as questionable to even suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers due to some soreness on his left knee. He ended up starting for the Lakers despite the injury, which has been the case for pretty much the entire year for LeBron. James […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a horrendous season and will need to make moves in the 2022 offseason. Despite having a roster with three stars and some solid role players, Los Angeles sits in ninth place in the Western Conference. LeBron James has been the only consistent presence for the Lakers, but even he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers could be heading for some major changes this upcoming offseason, depending on where they end up come playoff time. While head coach Frank Vogel is on the hot seat, there’s speculation that GM Rob Pelinka could also be replaced. However, Pelinka has a very strong relationship with the Lakers string pullers, […]

The Russell Westbrook experiment has not paid off for the Los Angeles Lakers, with the team’s struggles reaching a fever pitch coming out of the All-Star break. Frank Vogel’s squad is currently seven games under .500 with a 27-34 record, good for the ninth spot in the Western Conference. It’s evident that chemistry is still […]

Los Angles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka may have spent all of his good graces with the franchise. The pitiful 2021-22 season has exposed his incompetence and could cost the Lakers a few years of LeBron James. Pelinka may struggle to find another NBA home if the Lakers part ways with him. According to Jake […]