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Los Angeles Lakers’ frontcourt duo of Russell Westbrook and Rajon Rondo is off to a not-so-flying start as the two end up with a massive blooper on Thursday. After moving from team to team, these two elite guards have somehow found their paths now crossing in Hollywood and it appears that they might have to […]

LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, and the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers began training camp on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Here are five major takeaways through two weeks and change of preseason games and practices at the UCLA Health Training Center. 1) Theme: “Figuring it out” The Lakers are 0-5 in exhibitions. Yet, as I detailed […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings will play in a Western Conference preseason matchup on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Kings prediction and pick. The Lakers and Kings will both try to figure out their rotations and lineups in what will be their final game of […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ SpringHill Company is selling a minority stake in the business to a group of investors for $725 million. The company announced the deal on Thursday morning, per Bloomberg. The investors include Nike, Epic Games Inc., RedBird Capital Partners, and the owners of the Boston Red Sox. LeBron and business […]

Newly acquired veteran Carmelo Anthony offered up a surprising take amid the Los Angeles Lakers having a winless preseason. The Lakers are no stranger to losing season-opening games but ending up as NBA champions, rising above the league’s tough competition along the way. During the 2019-2020 season, the Lakers lost to the Clippers on opening night […]

Carmelo Anthony just dropped a truth bomb, comparing Russell Westbrook’s stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder to his newfound role with the Los Angeles Lakers. Not long ago, the pair joined sides to form the “OK3” trio with Paul George in Oklahoma City. However, despite the high expectations given to the three All-Stars, their time […]

Rajon Rondo and Russell Westbrook are two of the most intense individuals in the NBA right now. As such, some folks had questions about how these two would co-exist on the same team now that they’re both with the Los Angeles Lakers. As it turns out, however, they now appear to have formed quite a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ new ‘Big 3’ of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook was off to a rough start against the Golden State Warriors. Though LA’s 111-99 loss against Stephen Curry and the rest of the Golden State Warriors marked the 2020 champs’ fifth-straight preseason loss, James and the rest of his guys […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their fifth straight loss of the preseason on Tuesday following a 111-99 defeat at the hands of a Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors. It was the first time LA’s new Big 3 played together on the court, but that did not matter much as the Warriors still escaped with a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are making one more roster cut ahead of Tuesday’s season tipoff. While this development is not completely shocking, it is still somewhat of a deflating development considering how this particular youngster has emerged as a bit of a fan-favorite among Lakers supporters. According to Jovan Buva of The Athletic, the Lakers […]

We already knew that Talen Horton-Tucker (out at least four weeks following thumb surgery) and Trevor Ariza (ankle surgery, out two months) would miss the Los Angeles Lakers season opener vs. the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday at Staples Center. However, the availability of three other key wings — Malik Monk, Kendrick Nunn, and Wayne […]

For the renovated Los Angeles Lakers, the 2021-22 preseason has been…rickety. First, and somewhat ironically, the active roster’s younger players — minus Austin Reaves and plus Trevor Ariza and Wayne Ellington — have already been hit by the injury bug. Ariza will miss two months following ankle surgery, Talen Horton-Tucker (thumb surgery) is out at […]

The NBA is no longer a friendly place for players hunting for fouls by throwing their bodies onto defenders. There will surely be adjustments on players who got so used to trapping opposing players into committing cheap fouls in the past, beginning this season. Asked about it after the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason game loss […]

It isn’t everyday you see a LeBron James logoman or a Magic Johnson rookie card right in front of you. More often than not, you’ll be dealing with a lot of cards that don’t even match the value of these insane pulls. But for someone like Ken Goldin, that’s just considered a normal day at […]

The Squid Game is taking over the world. It’s probably bigger than the NBA right now. Make that bigger than anything in the world of pop culture. Even Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis couldn’t keep themselves from talking about it during a postgame conference following the team’s 111-99 preseason game loss […]

Nothing comes in between a foul-mouthed Carmelo Anthony and his rebounds. Everyone knows it but Russell Westbrook had to be reminded the hard way in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ matchup with the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Westbrook is notorious for taking away rebounds that are well on their way towards his teammates. This […]

Ever since LeBron James started shooting threes with consistency, he’s developed a go-to triple from the wing he often uses for clutch situations. Bron pulled it out of his bag in the Lakers’ preseason game against the Golden State Warriors The Lakers star hit his twitchy trifecta from the left wing against a flatfooted Nemanja […]

Former Detroit Pistons first round pick Sekou Doumbouya sure looks excited after the Los Angeles Lakers gave him a second chance to save his career. The Lakers signed Doumbouya to a two-way contract on Tuesday, and the young Frenchman couldn’t contain his excitement to be part of the storied Purple and Gold organization. He took […]

Talen Horton-Tucker‘s breakout season for the Los Angeles Lakers will have to wait. On Tuesday, the team announced that Horton-Tucker underwent successful surgery “to repair the ulnar collateral ligament on his right thumb” and “is expected to make a full and complete recovery.” As for his potential return date, the Lakers said their prized 20-year […]

Beyond good health, Russell Westbrook‘s ability to mesh with LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be the utmost important factor to the Los Angeles Lakers‘ success this season. Regardless of what lineups the Lakers begin games with or how Frank Vogel staggers rotations, the Lakers will undoubtedly have Westbrook, James, and Davis on the floor […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are moving towards signing Sekou Doumbouya to a two-way contract. The Athletic’s Shams Charania first reported the news. The Lakers formally announced the signing a few hours later: The Lakers have officially signed 20-year old combo-forward Sekou Doumbouya to a two-way contract pic.twitter.com/zx8cA4jYxg — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) October 12, 2021 Doumbouya, […]

Without a doubt, graded LeBron James and Tom Brady rookie cards will always draw interest from collectors all over the world. The sheer talent of these two, not to mention their long list of accomplishments, makes them the go-to players for anyone in the hobby. And with the recent auction of their slabbed rookie cards, […]

It’s widely accepted that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is the most popular NBA player this side of the flat Earth. Ever since entering the league in 2003, LeBron has maintained his status atop the pedestal. While he has a multitude of naysayers, exacerbated by his so-called penchant for forming super squads, it’s clear […]

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst may have just taken a dig at Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green over the pair’s take on vaccination. Apart from the highly-anticipated match-ups, COVID vaccination has become one of the most talked about topics leading to the new NBA season. It can be recalled […]

It’s clear that Russell Westbrook is still adjusting to his new situation with the Los Angeles Lakers. The prolific playmaker has had a mediocre stint so far for the Purple & Gold, prompting some fans to already express concerns. Westbrook had a turnover-filled debut for the Lakers in the preseason and followed it up with […]

Coming off a busy offseason in which they completely reshuffled their roster, the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to get back to their winning ways and bounce back from an injury plagued 2020-21 NBA season that produced a first-round exit from the playoffs at the hands of the eventual Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns. Now […]

Russell Westbrook is a man of the people. However, even the Los Angeles Lakers star has his limits. On Friday, Russ took a swipe at a random fan following the Lakers’ preseason loss to Stephen Curry and the Warriors. Westbrook wanted to give his game-worn kicks to a kid when a man tried to grab […]

Monday marks the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles Lakers’ unprecedented title run inside the Orlando bubble. Alex Caruso, who is now with the Chicago Bulls, was an undeniably integral part of LA’s 2020 championship, which is why it is only fitting that he came out with an epic six-word message about that momentous occasion. […]

JR Smith made his golf debut for North Carolina A&T on Monday, and his former Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers teammate LeBron James couldn’t be any happier for him. On Twitter, LeBron shared how proud he is of Smith for doing something he loves. He also expressed how “amazing” it is for Smith to […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker will miss the start of the season and more due to a thumb injury. Horton-Tucker has a torn ligament in his right thumb and will undergo surgery, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. This is an unfortunate blow for a Lakers team […]

There were rumors before training camp started that the Los Angeles Lakers were thinking about signing James Ennis. That didn’t happen, and Ennis is still a free agent as we get closer to the start of the 2021-22 regular season. Well, it appears Ennis is basically begging the Lakers to give him a contract: I […]

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped to 0-4 in the preseason with an ugly 123-94 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. It was another game in which the Lakers’ new Big Three of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook didn’t play together, with James sitting out this one. However, Davis revealed after the […]

The games haven’t even started to count yet, but some fans are already trying to pick apart the Los Angeles Lakers’ new addition. Russell Westbrook has been a turnover machine thus far. He’s tallied 15 miscues through his first two preseason games – but he’s not worried one bit. “Keep that same energy,” said the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are once again primed to contend for the NBA title this season. With an All-Star ensemble that would put the cast of Ocean’s Eleven to shame, George Clooney, er, LeBron James and company will surely be a headache for many teams. With a revamped roster, the Lakers are using the preseason […]

The Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder boxing trilogy didn’t disappoint, so much so that even Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James couldn’t hold back his amazement after witnessing an instant classic. Fury and Wilder put up an incredible performance that saw both fighters knock down each other during the duration of the bout. However, in […]

Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, gives his honest take on whether or not the Los Angeles Lakers can win the NBA Championship this season. With players like LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Carmelo Anthony well into their thirties, many fans around the NBA have been talking about the aging Lakers, questioning if […]

LeBron James finally made his preseason debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. LeBron’s presence did not matter all that much for LA, though, as they suffered their third consecutive preseason loss. After the game, LeBron opened up about his team’s recent struggles. According to the […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry rarely misses his free throws, so when he did during Friday’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James couldn’t help but ask for more. Late in the second quarter when he went to the charity stripe, Curry shockingly missed his first attempt from the line. As the […]

Let’s not beat around the bush. The Los Angeles Lakers have been horrendous in the offseason. Not even LeBron James and Russell Westbrook making their respective debuts on Friday were able to help the hapless Lakers as they fell to 0-3 in the preseason. Despite the awful start to the campaign, LeBron has been able […]