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In the wake of the Los Angeles Lakers closing in on another postseason run, it’s unofficially become Kyle Kuzma’s net worth in 2021 season. So, let’s take a look at Kyle Kuzma’s net worth in 2021. Kyle Kuzma’s net worth in 2021 (estimate): $3 million but growing quick The Lakers have shown a knack for […]

Alex Caruso has certainly come a long way from being just an undrafted guard out of Texas A&M in 2016. Five years later and Caruso is not only a rotation player for the Los Angeles Lakers, but he can now also call himself an NBA champion. Caruso has molded and continued to evolve his game […]

Rasheed Wallace has never been shy to share his opinions. And of course, he has one on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. In his recent guesting on ESPN’s The Jump, Wallace sounded off on what the Lakers need to secure an outright berth in the NBA Playoffs with just a few games remaining. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have officially listed LeBron James as out for their game against the New York Knicks on Tuesday. As Jovan Buha of The Athletic noted, however, LeBron was also listed as out before he made a surprise return against the Sacramento Kings in late April. With that said, the door on the […]

LeBron James could return for the Los Angeles Lakers showdown with the New York Knicks on Tuesday at Staples Center. Lakers head coach Frank Vogel told reporters that James was a full participant in practice on Monday, which included drill work and scrimmaging. Vogel said a formal decision has not been made on LeBron’s availability […]

On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers formally announced an untitled nine-part documentary series chronicling the history of the storied franchise. We don’t know a ton of specifics, yet, though we can make a few presumptions on which indelible moments, players, eras, and stories will be covered. “When Dr. Buss bought the Lakers in 1979, he […]

If there’s one thing you can count on with the Los Angeles Lakers, it’s Alex Caruso playing lockdown defense on a nightly basis. He’s the ultimate pest and always plays his heart out. Head coach Frank Vogel had nothing but good things to say about Caruso’s impact, even making the bold statement that he deserves […]

The Los Angeles Lakers announced Monday a nine-part docuseries on the franchise will join the Hulu Originals lineup. The project is currently untitled and will drop on Hulu in 2022. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and award-winning director Antoine Fuqua are helming the series, which will focus on the past four decades after late owner Jerry […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James offered a heartfelt message to NBA referee Tony Brown on Monday after news broke that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Prayers sent to Tony and his family during these times!! 🙏🏾 #CancerGoToHell pic.twitter.com/6bSOaSMciC — LeBron James (@KingJames) May 10, 2021 Brown, who’s been officiated over 1,000 games across […]

The 2020-21 regular season is about to come to a close which means that the NBA Playoffs are already looming around the corner. However, the situation will be a bit different for the 7th to 10th seeds of both conferences as they will be pitted in a play-in tournament to rightfully secure a spot in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers could soon get LeBron James back. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the four-time NBA MVP is looking to get back to action on Tuesday against the New York Knicks at home. Lakers star LeBron James is targeting Tuesday vs. New York for return to the lineup from sore right […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ 123-110 victory over the Phoenix Suns was just their second in their last seven games. With a 38-30 record, the Lakers remain seventh in the Western Conference with four games to go, which could put them in the play-in tournament once the playoffs begin. However, one thing that bodes well for the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are likely to face off against the Phoenix Suns in the first round. That matchup may have sounded daunting to Lakers fans, but L.A.’s resounding 123-110 wire-to-wire victory over Phoenix highlighted why they need not fear: Anthony Davis, officially, is here. Davis needed six games to find his form after returning […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is not worried about his teammate, LeBron James. Fresh off leading the Lakers to victory with a dominant 42-point effort against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night at Staples Center, Davis expressed confidence in James, who has missed the past four games after reaggravating his high right ankle sprain. […]

With the NBA regular season down to its final stages, the Los Angeles Lakers currently find themselves in a scenario where they would be in the play-in tournament as the 7-seed. While this was unimaginable at the outset of the season, injuries to LeBron James and Anthony Davis have plagued the defending champions all season […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Montrezl Harrell is known to have a very active presence on social media. He has opened up about a number of issues online, including his struggles dealing with the death of his grandmother from a year ago. Trez even drew support from the Lakers owner herself, Jeanie Buss, who wanted […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was at a loss for words after witnessing the showdown between the Ball brothers, New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball and Charlotte Hornets playmaker LaMelo Ball, on Sunday. The two brothers faced off in a tightly contested affair that ended in a narrow Pelicans victory, 112-110. However, LaMelo had […]

LeBron James’ kids have made quite an impact throughout his life. As a superstar basketball player you may not think of LeBron as a father, but he takes pride and has succeeded as a dad as well. He married his high school sweetheart Savannah and they have three kids. LeBron James’ Kids: LeBron James Jr., […]

Who needs point guards when you have huge 7-footers who can pass, right? Playing without LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers big men are putting on a passing exhibition against the Phoenix Suns. Peep the clip below to see Lakers center Marc Gasol make an unreal pass that he *totally* did on purpose: pic.twitter.com/3z54EuQaHs — […]

There’s been a ton of chatter about how the Anthony Davis and Andre Drummond frontcourt tandem would work out together for the Los Angeles Lakers. Well those concerns could be put to bed at least for one beautiful play against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. Drummond hit his All-Star teammate with a sweet one-handed […]

For those asking LeBron James’ favorite holiday, the Los Angeles Lakers star made it abundantly clear on Sunday: it’s Mother’s Day. In a rather heartwarming post on Facebook, the Lakers forward showed how he celebrated the important event with his wife, Savannah James, his mom Gloria James, and his kids. The King also made sure […]

Before I get to the gist of this story, let’s make it clear that the Los Angeles Lakers will never trade LeBron James. These are just crazy or out of the world scenarios being flung about the NBA after Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr talked about the most untouchable players in the league. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been hit hard by the injury bug in the 2021 season. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Dennis Schroder, and Talen Horton-Tucker have all missed time in recent games with various injuries. Now, it’s Kyle Kuzma, who is out for Sunday’s game with lower back tightness, according to Marc Stein of The […]

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis won a championship in October and signed a huge five-year, $190 million contract in the offseason tying him to the Lakers for the next half-decade. Davis followers suit by purchasing a gorgeous, breath-taking mansion in Bel Air, reported at approximately $32 million, according to The Real Deal. […]

The backstory on Anthony Davis has always been his rise to fame, literally. In high school, Davis played for Perspective Charter School on the South Side of Chicago. In junior high, Davis was known as the little guy who likes to shoot three-pointers from the corner. At the end of his freshman year, Davis stood […]

There aren’t a lot of things going the way of the Los Angeles Lakers for the past several days. The team’s malaise has almost coincided with the arrival of Andre Drummond late last March, and that has made him an easy target for frustrated Lakers fans, especially those who wanted to have him benched in […]

The NBA play-in game of Adam Silver’s dreams is getting closer and closer to reality. Having LeBron James and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers take on his long-time adversary in Stephen Curry and his Golden State Warriors is the epitome of must-see television. But while plenty of Lakers fans are panicking at the thought […]

The Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers will square off at the Staples Center on Sunday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Lakers prediction and pick. This game is potentially a first-round preview as these teams are in a position to likely face off if the season were […]

The NBA play-in games have been the talk of the league in this final stretch of the season. All eyes are currently locked on the potentially earth-shattering matchup that’s very much turning into a possibility: Warriors vs. Lakers. Stephen Curry, fresh off his 49-point demolition against the Oklahoma City Thunder, was asked about the prospective […]

After being selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, Jaycee Horn went on social media to explain his adoration for Kobe Bryant. Well, not in great detail, but he did reveal he plans on honoring the late Los Angeles Lakers icon via wearing the number eight during his […]

In what is a fictional scenario only cooked up on social media, the idea of Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James operating as teammates is a pretty half-baked idea. And yet, here I am, writing a post about this way-out-there idea since far too many folk talk about […]

Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook just tied Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson for the most triple-doubles in NBA history during their 133-132 win over the Indiana Pacers. Prior to Westbrook’s historic night, Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson, who had a knack of racking up triple-doubles himself, spoke about the 9-time All-Star closing in on the record. […]

Shaquille O’Neal recently came across a rather controversial all-time ranking of Los Angeles Lakers legends. As it turns out, Shaq was abhorred by the fact that that he was placed in the second tier alongside LeBron James. Shaq quickly took to Instagram to express his disagreement with what he believes to be a huge piece […]

There’s no denying that his outside shooting — or lack thereof — remains to be one of the biggest weaknesses in Ben Simmons’ game. For his part, however, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers does not appear to be too concerned with this issue. Rivers did acknowledge how Simmons could improve as a three-point shooter, but […]

New York Knicks veteran Derrick Rose has been around the NBA for quite a bit now. Nevertheless, despite his stature as one of the most respected players in the league today, D-Rose still remains to be a student of the game. So much so, that he once resorted to spying on none other than LeBron […]

At the start of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers looked like they were going to be the top seed in the Western Conference again. However, with injuries to superstars and role players at different times, the team might even have to participate in the Play-In Tournament. The downturn of the Purple and Gold has […]

Andre Drummond was supposed to make the Los Angeles Lakers better. While he’s not primarily expected to be among those at the top of the pecking order on offense, the Lakers thought that by adding him to the roster, they will benefit greatly from what he can bring to the table defensively. So far, the […]

Anthony Davis had a basic explanation for Los Angeles Lakers’ costly loss to Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center. According to Davis, it wasn’t Dame Time, nor a lack of healthy talent that partially caused the 106-111 defeat, which officially dropped the depleted Lakers (37-30) into the no. 7 seed […]

After Friday’s 106-101 loss on the road to the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to 37-30 and into the dreaded No. 7 seed of the Western Conference. If the seed holds, it means the defending NBA champions would be the top line for the 2021 NBA play-in tournament—a place Anthony Davis, LeBron […]