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Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is all fired up, and if his latest tweet is any indication, fans could be in for a treat. Ahead of their season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center, Curry hyped up the return of the NBA and their highly anticipated showdown with the Purple and […]

Considering the mileage and resumés of the future Hall of Famers on the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers roster, there’s going to be some statistical benchmark passed nearly every game by somebody wearing purple-and-gold. “Yeah, the support is there. I try to give people their flowers, you have to,” Carmelo Anthony said after practice on Sunday, […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr provided updates on two of his starters, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins, before the Warriors begin their 2021-22 season against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Tuesday night. According to Kerr, Wiggins will be on a minutes restriction as he ramps up his conditioning. Green could […]

They’re back. Tuesday, the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers — the NBA’s Waystar Royco, if you will — will play a real basketball game. Following an endless offseason, barely over a year after the bubble title, and, fittingly, days after the Succession premiere, the game’s ultimate power broker, LeBron James, and his expensive running mates, Anthony […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have a score to settle against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers when they face off on Tuesday for NBA’s opening night. Last season, the Lakers beat the Warriors in the play-in tournament, with LeBron delivering the killer three-pointer. The loss forced the Warriors into a do-or-die […]

LeBron James is already 36 years old and coming off an injury-riddled season, so it’s no surprise why some fans and experts think the Los Angeles Lakers should limit his workload and rest him from time to time to keep him healthy when the playoffs come. However, James is not a big fan of the […]

All roads will lead to the Staples Center on Tuesday as the Los Angeles Lakers host the Golden State Warriors on opening night. The two Western Conference contenders will renew their growing rivalry, particularly the head-to-head matchup between LeBron James and Stephen Curry. While the two superstars have grown friendlier over the past few years, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was not fully healthy during the final stretch of the 2020-21 season, and when he suit up in the playoffs, it was clear his ankle injury was bothering him. Now, in the Lakers’ final preseason practice before the 2021-22 campaign opens, LeBron addressed his ankle injury and shared the […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors dominated the preseason with an undefeated record of 5-0. In the process of their winning streak, they defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers twice. The Lakers failed to win a single game. Warriors coach Steve Kerr is taking that with a grain of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are gearing for the start of the regular season, and they’ve done that by bringing a familiar face to join LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Avery Bradley is headed back to the Lakers, the team has announced in a release. Lakers announce successful Avery Bradley waiver claim pic.twitter.com/wpVav3SM7C — Michael Corvo […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel provided crucial insight into how he plans to “script” the minutes for his three superstars — LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis — over the course of the 2021-22 NBA season. “Day-to-day,” Vogel said after Lakers practice on Monday when asked how he plans to manage LeBron’s […]

One day before the Los Angeles Lakers begin their 2021-22 NBA season vs. the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center, the team announced one more surprise move to the ever-changing roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis: The Lakers will sign undrafted rookie and former Virginia Cavaliers center Jay Huff to a two-way contract. Huff […]

We’re nearly there. On Tuesday, the NBA’s 75th anniversary season will tip-off, and the league’s most famous franchise (the Los Angeles Lakers) led by arguably the greatest player of all time (LeBron James) and his team of future Hall of Famers begin what should be a historically fascinating campaign. As every Lakers player will remind […]

Carmelo Anthony is entering his 19th year in the league this season, suiting up for the Los Angeles Lakers. At the ripe age of 37, when most NBA players are well past their basketball expiration date, the Lakers star claims he’s still not considering hanging it up just yet. Melo was vocal on his thoughts […]

The Chicago Sky clinched their first WNBA title in franchise history on Sunday following a huge Game 4 win over Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury. Two-time league MVP Candace Parker put forth an epic performance in one of the most important games of her life, and as it turns out, Los Angeles Lakers legend […]

Much has been made about the Los Angeles Lakers’ rotation this coming season. One of the biggest topics of discussion is what type of staring lineup head coach Frank Vogel is going to employ come the new campaign. LA currently has a bit of a logjam at the 5 spot right now, and new recruit […]

LA County is turning the tables on Vanessa Bryant in what has become a truly controversial lawsuit over leaked photos of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash site. The wife of the late, great Los Angeles Lakers legend is now being asked to undergo a psychiatric exam to prove her claim in the lawsuit. In a report […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made a few tough calls on Saturday as they rounded out their roster for the season tip-off. This includes their decision to remove a former teammate of LeBron James and Stephen Curry from the roster. According to a report posted on NBA.com, Quinn Cook has lost out his roster spot for […]

There are few guarantees in this life. But one of them is that Skip Bayless always has something slanderous to say about LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. This is the guy who calls out the Lakers star on social media for not working out at two in the morning like he was doing. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have three bona fide starters in LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis. But there’s still a lot to figure out when it comes to their rotation and who actually starts alongside their three superstars. Kent Bazemore is one of the candidates for the job. With veteran Trevor Ariza out of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers might have found their Alex Caruso 2.0 in Austin Reaves, and he’s LeBron James approved. Reaves has impressed the Lakers throughout training camp and preseason, leading the team to convert his two-way contract to a standard one. Apparently, LeBron himself has taken notice of the undrafted rookie, and he shared some […]

Russell Westbrook hasn’t exactly had a dream start with his new team. The Los Angeles Lakers went 0-6 in the preseason, and for his part, Russ has been criticized for his lackluster play in his first couple of starts for LA. It looks like all the negativity is creeping up on Westbrook right now. Russ […]

As training camp comes to a close, the Los Angeles Lakers announced a slew of cuts on Friday, thereby finalizing the 2021-22 roster around LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis. The Lakers have requested waivers on undrafted rookies Joel Ayayi, Chaundee Brown Jr., along with high-flyer Trevelin Queen and 24-year old forward Cameron Oliver. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has accomplished everything imaginable on an NBA court. Off the hardwood, James continues to shatter records—including his own. The Lakers forward — who recently crossed the pre-tax billion-dollar threshold — has eclipsed the record for single-year earnings for any NBA player, according to Forbes. Following a slew of massively […]

The  2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers might be the most decorated team in NBA history. Frankly, it might not be close. The roster features: 57 All-Star selections — the most in NBA history for one team on opening night 24 All-NBA First Team selections 48 All-NBA Team selections 13 All-Defensive First Team selections 10 championships 5 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are winless in six preseason games. But you’d be hard-pressed to see Russell Westbrook or any of their other stars sweating it. The Brodie was asked about the Lakers’ goose egg in the preseason win column, and he gave the perfect response to whether it means anything. Via Lakers reporter Kyle […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are seen as one of this year’s title favorite. But to go from winless in the preseason to hoisting up the Larry O’Brien trophy during the final day of the season, there are a lot of decisions that have to be made. One of the biggest ones would be how the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are moving on to the NLCS after dispatching the San Francisco Giants in what ended up being a controversial Game 5. The Dodgers wouldn’t have gotten to this point without a couple of clutch hits at the top of the ninth inning courtesy of Gavin Lux and Cody Bellinger. But apparently […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is loving every bit of this Alex Caruso-Austin Reaves meme that he saw going around on Twitter. After their preseason loss against the Sacramento Kings, the four-time MVP blew off some steam on social media and sprinkled a ton of laughing emojis after seeing a funny joke involving his […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are through to the National League Championship Series! The Dodgers were able to escape the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in Game 5 of their Division Series, thanks in large part to Max Scherzer’s heroics in the final inning. Shortly after the game, LeBron James, the star of the Los Angeles Lakers, took […]

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 […]