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To say that the Los Angeles Lakers-Phoenix Suns game on Friday night was emotional on both sides would be a massive understatement. Dwight Howard and Anthony Davis were caught beefing on the sidelines. Rajon Rondo got into it with a fan sitting courtside, pointing finger guns at him and eventually getting him ejected. Even LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a new-look roster, but their rivalry with the Phoenix Suns — fresh off the postseason elimination mere months ago — picked up right where it left off. Dwight Howard used the “Royal We, man” when discussing the Lakers’ lingering grudge towards the Suns — despite the fact that Howard was a […]

Friday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns was pretty uneventful basketball-wise. It was a 115 – 105 rout that isn’t as close as the final score suggests. The biggest events from that game were Chris Paul’s historic achievement, Rajon Rondo getting ejected for finger-shooting a fan, and Dwight Howard and Anthony […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost their second game of the 2021-22 season, at home yet again, when they folded against the Phoenix Suns, 115-105. All of the preseason hype appears to be for naught at this early stage as the Lakers have now lost two in a row. After watching their team go winless in […]

The on-court spat between Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard was all over social media as the to Los Angeles Lakers stars were seen getting into it on the sidelines. Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard got into it and had to be separated by their Lakers teammates 😳https://t.co/fyfxBtf0oO — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 23, 2021 Dwight Howard […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker gave Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook a taste of his baby medicine. After Westbrook mocked Booker with the Rock-the-Baby celebration following an and-1 in the first quarter, the Suns star did not forget and made sure to get back on the Lakers vet. Later in the game, it was […]

After their opening day loss to the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers played their first home game against the defending Western Conference Champions Phoenix Suns. The Lakers got off to a decent start, but the Suns went on a spurt in the second quarter to increase the lead to double digits. As tensions […]

A former Laker challenges celebrity and Youtube boxer Logan Paul to a boxing match. Swaggy P’s career stats may not hold him above other stars, but his on-court antics and popularity should suffice, making him a memorable Laker. Nick Young tweeted a challenge to Logan Paul earlier today, sparking mixed reactions from fans on social […]

It’s just the second game of the season, but it’s looking like LeBron James is in end-of-season form already for the Los Angeles Lakers… in a bad way. While the Lakers were down 87-55 in the third quarter against the Suns with 2 minutes left, James successfully stopped a Cam Johnson dunk attempt. After that… […]

Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard get into a heated exchange during a timeout in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Phoenix Suns. While it is unknown what happened that led to the minor shoving incident, the two still had to be separated by their teammates in what was an absolutely […]

Tempers were flaring throughout Staples Center as the Los Angeles Lakers faced a massive deficit against the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. First, Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard were seen getting heated with one another. Rajon Rondo also had an altercation with a fan sitting courtside. The Lakers guard was seeing gesturing at a fan […]

The Los Angeles Lakers‘ 2021-22 NBA season has gotten off to a rough start, and midway through their second game, it isn’t getting any easier. During the Lakers’ second game against the Phoenix Suns, Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard were seen getting into a heated exchange on the bench during a timeout. Anthony Davis and […]

Phoenix Suns Chris Paul has been dubbed as the “Point God” throughout his entire career. Now, this historic milestone all but cements his spot among the league’s greatest. Against long-time friend LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, Paul joined a group of players with 20,000 points and 10,000 assists in their career. No one […]

We’re barely a week into NBA action, and we’re already getting some hot takes from analysts. Exhibit A: this tirade by Skip Bayless about Los Angeles Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook about what his role with the team should be. In an earlier episode of Undisputed, the infamous analyst declared that Westbrook should come off […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has never been very vocal about chasing the legacy of Michael Jordan. LeBron is considered by many as one of the greatest ever, but for most folks, he has yet to surpass the Chicago Bulls legend in terms of what he’s done on the basketball court. Well, as it […]

The Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers will square off in a Western Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Lakers prediction and pick. The Suns and Lakers will play Friday in what will be a rematch of the first round series between the two teams […]

With a depleted lineup, the Cleveland Browns found an unlikely hero in D’Ernest Johnson on Thursday night. The third-string running back stepped up big in their victory over the Denver Broncos, making key plays in what was a subpar showing for both squads. Johnson, who only had a grand total of 11 yards in the […]

Russell Westbrook’s debut with the Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t have gone more horribly. He only had eight points, five rebounds, and four assists along with four turnovers and 4-of-13 shooting. This terrible performance got him in the limelight, as Twitter fans roasted him and the Lakers for that awful performance. In a media session after […]

Stephen Curry was a man possessed in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Golden State Warriors star had everyone impressed – even his longtime adversary LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers star was clearly tuning in to the Warriors-Clippers match just like the rest of us who witnessed Curry go off for […]

Russell Westbrook was not exactly in the best of moods following his much-anticipated yet rather disappointing debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on opening night. It’s been a couple of days since, and Anthony Davis has now provided a bit of an update on Russ. Everything looks fine within the Lakers camp right now, and […]

Carmelo Anthony is finally getting the recognition he deserves. The Los Angeles Lakers forward was named as part of the NBA’s Greatest 75 Players list released these past few days, alongside fellow Banana Boat buddies Chris Paul, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade. Melo was understandably ecstatic at the news. The Lakers forward took to Twitter […]

While there are a lot of people out there who believe that the Los Angeles Lakers should be considered as one of the title favorites this season, there are still those who are not too confident about LA’s title hopes. One of them is Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce, who himself recently threw a bit […]

In his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, Carmelo Anthony confused his teammates, the Golden State Warriors, and just about everybody at the Staples Center and watching at home when he made the curious choice to pump-fake on a free throw attempt. On his second shot of that trip to the line with […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kendrick Nunn will have to wait a few more weeks before making his regular-season debut in purple-and-gold. Nunn had been out for over a week with a sprained right ankle, which forced him to miss the Lakers season-opening loss at home to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday (he was initially […]

The NBA is off to a roaring start much to the delight of fans and players alike. Count LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers as one of the satisfied spectators. The Lakers star was vocal on the heavyweight bout between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. The game took two overtimes and […]

With Klay Thompson still out, Stephen Curry may have just found the perfect co-backcourt star in Jordan Poole. The Golden State Warriors pulled off a sensational season-opener win over the Los Angeles Lakers. But apart from learning that they were the better team that night, the Dubs also identified the player who could be of […]

Magic Johnson shocked the entire basketball world when he announced that he was stepping down as the president of the Los Angeles Lakers back in 2019. As it turns out, even LeBron James himself was taken aback by Magic’s abrupt departure. Johnson recently revealed that he did not confide in either LeBron or Lakers owner […]

As LeBron James enters his 19th season in the league, the debate rages on on whether or not he can actually claim the GOAT status once he finally hangs it up. Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal certainly seems to think so, and he’s even exposed LeBron’s secret plan on how he intends to end […]

Russell Westbrook made his highly-anticipated regular-season debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday in a 121-114 loss to the Golden State Warriors. It was anything but a stellar performance from the former league MVP and it does feel like it’s going to be a bumpy ride ahead for both Russ and the Lakers. Purple […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost their first game of the season on Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors, 121-114. This was the first regular season game that we’ve seen the Lakers Big 3 of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook play together. LeBron did King things on the season opener, finishing with 34 […]

After dropping all six of their preseason contests, the Los Angeles Lakers (0-1) lost their first actual game of the 2021-22 NBA season, falling 121-114 to the Golden State Warriors (1-0) at Staples Center on Tuesday. Besides the completely overhauled roster — including Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony in gold jerseys — things felt, for the […]

The entire basketball world had their eyes on Tuesday’s opening night matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. Even Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard was glued to his TV for the game, and he was one of those who took notice of LeBron James’ season debut performance. Dame had just […]

To say that Russell Westbrook had a rather forgettable debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night would be a bit of an understatement. The former MVP has been criticized for the role he played (or the lack thereof) in LA’s opening night loss to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Westbrook himself […]

Playa Vista, CA – Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers tip off their season on Thursday by visiting the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. The NBA season, however, is already in full swing after the Tuesday nightcap featured Stephen Curry and the Warriors taking on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite […]

The Los Angeles Lakers went 0-6 in the preseason and then suffered a disappointing season-opening loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Former Laker and current Washington Wizard Kyle Kuzma has certainly noticed. Kuzma posted and then deleted a troll of the Lakers after their 121-114 loss to the Warriors: Kyle Kuzma with […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson is evidently an advocate for the COVID-19 vaccine. He’s received both doses and is urging every single player in the NBA to do the same. Amid the Kyrie Irving saga, Johnson gave his brutally honest take on the situation: “You have said to your teammates, ‘I’m gonna be there […]

There’s an alternate universe where Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony saved the Los Angeles Lakers from losing to the Golden State Warriors in the opening game of the 2021-22 NBA season. It’s just that this is not that realm. Both Lakers newcomers did not have the smoothest of debuts for the Lakers, as their negatives […]

Bad news first: Russell Westbrook was not good in his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers. In 35 minutes, Westbrook finished with eight points on 4-of-13 shooting and missed all four of his three-point attempts (yes – “Westbrick” was trending on Twitter during the game). The NBA’s triple-double king grabbed a mere five rebounds and […]

Opening night wasn’t a typical game for Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry. He struggled shooting the entire game against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Curry finished the game with 21 points on 5-of-21 shooting. Fortunately for the Dubs, the old saying of “strength in numbers” played a huge role in this game. […]