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What does Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso have in common? It’s their hustle. And, NBA Top Shot is honoring them with an all-new set dedicated to those who love the grit and grind of NBA basketball with a flaming hot pack drop on May 3 (Monday) at 11:00 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers honored Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gigi with Mambacita gear before their game on Sunday. It would have been Gianna Bryant’s 15th birthday on Saturday. Her mom, Vanessa Bryant, decided to honor her by releasing the Mambacita apparel for the special occasion. Anthony Davis and other Lakers joined in this tribute by wearing […]

After welcoming back LeBron James last Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers now take on the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center this Sunday. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Lakers prediction and pick. The Raptors are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 26-38 […]

A Los Angeles Lakers starter out again? Yes, starting point guard Dennis Schröder is out against the Toronto Raptors due to health and safety protocols, according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic. Schröder has been one of the most reliable and consistent players for the Lakers this season. His absence will be felt in Sunday’s […]

Shaquille O’Neal was at the center of one of the greatest dynasties in the history of the sport. Playing alongside the late, great Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers dominated the NBA for several years during the early 2000’s. Shaq recently made an appearance on the All the Smoke podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, and […]

Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant would have celebrated her 15th birthday on May 1. The NBA world paid tribute to Gigi on what would have been her special day, including Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors who honored the Mambacita with his pre-game outfit on Saturday. Curry and teammate Draymond Green wore matching jumpsuits that bore […]

NBA fans generally don’t like superteams. This has been a known fact and a recent survey served as validation for the same. This is also the exact reason why the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as the two most hated teams in all of America. On a recent survey posted on […]

In spite of the fact that Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are having the best season this team has had in a long time, the naysayers still continue to rage on. At this point, it isn’t surprising that Young already knows how to deal with all the hate. As it turns out, the Hawks […]

The death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant fell heavily on the whole basketball world. Shaquille O’Neal was no different — he took the loss very hard, since he knew Kobe very well. Kobe and Shaq won three championships together with the Lakers back in the early 2000s. They spent an important part of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finally have their stars back, but they’re clearly still not back to full strength. Big man Anthony Davis has been back for the last five games now but even he admitted he’s still in the process of ramping things up. Davis revealed his current health status, via Lakers reporter Mike Trudell: […]

The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t get off to the ideal start after LeBron James finally returned to the lineup on Friday, losing a nailbiter to the lowly Sacramento Kings. It was by no means a good performance from the Lakers, with the team blowing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. James had 16 points, […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James returned to the lineup on Friday against the Sacramento Kings after sitting out six weeks due to a high ankle sprain. His partner-in-crime, Anthony Davis, who just returned to the Lakers after missing significant time himself, apparently found out about James’ return in a pretty peculiar way. According to […]

On Friday, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, semi-fresh off a high ankle sprain, played his first professional basketball game since March 20. Despite what Lakers (36-27) head coach Frank Vogel described as a “very very disappointing” 110-106 loss to the short-handed Sacramento Kings (26-37) at the Staples Center (dropping L.A. to within one game […]

LeBron James’ much-awaited return to the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t go as planned, with the Sacramento Kings ruining the Purple and Gold’s supposed “Welcome Back” party for the King. The Lakers star didn’t help himself and the team though, as his attempt for a game-winning triple with five seconds left in the fourth hit the […]

LeBron James was a bit rusty in his first game back for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. So much so, that one of his early passes made it all the way to Shaqtin a Fool. Here’s LeBron nearly taking out the game official with this horrendous and hilarious errant pass: LeBron almost nailed […]

LeBron James just had his first swish through the net again, which is music to the ears of Los Angeles Lakers fans everywhere. Check out the satisfying bucket plus the foul here: LeBron is back 👑 pic.twitter.com/KDFp6o1f8j — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 1, 2021 It took a bit of time as James was clearly rusty […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James—who has missed the past 20 games with a high right ankle sprain—will return to the court Friday against the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center. The Lakers upgraded LeBron’s status to “available” around 5:45 p.m., shortly before head coach Frank Vogel was set to Zoom with the media. “He’s been […]

“Seven.” That’s how many titles Shaquille O’Neal believes he and Kobe Bryant would have ended up winning for the Los Angeles Lakers had the Hall of Fame center remained in the purple-and-gold. The Lakers three-peated from 2000-02, then lost in five games to the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals. That summer, O’Neal was […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar is under fire after a now-deleted tweet after the Columbus shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant. Now the Los Angeles Police Department has sent a letter asking the NBA to investigate the situation regarding The King, according to WBNS.  James has been an activist for a long time and after he took to […]

In a Friday afternoon surprise, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has been upgraded to “questionable” for tonight’s matchup against the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center. James (high right ankle sprain) has missed the past 20 games since Atlanta Hawks forward Solomon Hill fell on his leg on March 20. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will return to their home arena, the Staples Center, to host the Sacramento Kings after a four-game road trip. The Lakers currently sit 5th in the Western Conference with a 36-26 record. That said, they have the second-best NBA odds to win the NBA Championship with +350 odds. Meanwhile, the Sacramento […]

While the Los Angeles Lakers await the return of LeBron James to the court, it appears he’s having some work done off of it. While LeBron has his fair share of tattoos, and they have been documented, his most recent one certainly adds a flare to his list. LeBron is in the process of getting […]

Vanessa Bryant just announced the launch of the Mambacita clothing line, per Nick DePaula of ESPN. As a way to honor her late daughter Gianna, the line will drop on May 1 on what would have been Gigi’s 15th birthday. In addition, this effort by Vanessa to create a clothing line in her daughter’s honor […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is the greatest basketball player in the world, but he has certainly built up his share of detractors in his career. There are plenty of reasons for this, misguided as they may be, including how he has built superteams to win titles and his demonstrative complaining to the officials. […]

After a lackluster stint with the Houston Rockets last year, and a horrible start to this season, Russell Westbrook has finally shifted to a higher gear with the Washington Wizards. Thanks to this impressive run, the Wizards are gaining some steam to help them make a push for the playoffs. The Brodie’s resurgence during the […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers haven’t clinched anything yet. Following the team’s third loss in four games — an uninspired and bricky 116-107 drubbing against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday — Anthony Davis isn’t taking anything for granted. “We control our own destiny. We have to start playing with a sense of desperation,” […]

Russell Westbrook haters might want to stop reading this because we will be shutting down all the Westbrook slander right now. The Washington Wizards star put up another incredible triple-double on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers en route to another crucial win. Westbrook finished with 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 14 assists to notch […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are all in with their new frontcourt duo of Anthony Davis and Andre Drummond. At least according to Lakers coach Frank Vogel, who remains 100% confident in his two AD’s as the defending champions try to hurdle through their struggles for the past few weeks. After another tough loss on Wednesday […]

Anthony Davis crashed a few times on Wednesday night against the Washington Wizards. Aside from being on the wrong end of an NBA Top Shot Moment after being posterized by Rui Hachimura, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar also did some off-court crashing after the game after he went and ruined Russell Westbrook’s postgame interview. Via […]

Russell Westbrook’s historic season continues after the Washington Wizards superstar recorded another incredible triple-double performance against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. The former MVP led the way for the Wizards with another monster line of 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 14 assists to beat the defending champions, 116-107. According to ESPN Statistics & Information, […]

Rui Hachimura just went full yakuza mode and caught a body. His latest victim – Anthony Davis. The Washington Wizards young gun posterized the 2020 champion in their game on Wednesday and left the Los Angeles Lakers superstar on the floor. Check out Rui’s new NBA Top Shot Moment here: Rui Hachimura just put AD […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma probably wishes he got out of the way of Daniel Gafford, but by the time he realized that, it was already too late as the Washington Wizards big man hammered down a highlight slam right over his face. In the opening quarter of the Wizards’ hosting of the Lakers […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was heavily criticized last week by a Cincinnati bar owner for his comments on Twitter about the shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant. Jay Linneman, the owner of Linnie’s Pub, said he will not air any NBA games at his bar until James is expelled from the NBA for good. Crazy, […]

The “Inside The NBA” team has never had much shame. All of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal have pretty consistently exposed themselves to potential embarrassment. Adam Lefkoe, Candace Parker and Dwyane Wade have wasted little time integrating themselves into the humorous, fun-loving environment. It’s part of what makes the show one […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will head to the Nation’s Capital to take on the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Wizards prediction and pick. Los Angeles has been reeling of late, going 2-4 in their last six games coming in. Washington has been one of […]

It’s no question that Metta World Peace is one of the all-time great defenders in the NBA. His physical play has contained some of the best offensive gunners in the league. Via Twitter, World Peace asked his followers how we would fare against Michael Jordan if they played in their primes. MWP gave an honest […]

Hall of Famer Julius Erving listed his top players of all time and to many people’s surprise, he left out Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James from the list. “He’s the guy who has led the charge in terms of super teams…”@JuliusErving doesn't have LeBron on his top-two All-Time NBA teams 👀 Check out Posted […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Robert Horry has no qualms about not making the Naismith Hall of Fame. After all, his jewelry collection is more than considerable, even without a bust in Springfield. Speaking with Ryan Ward of Lakers Nation, Horry was blunt in his assessment of a potential HOF induction, making clear he does […]

The return of the King is imminent. On Monday night, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin included this notable update on the status of LeBron James in his recap following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 114-103 victory over the Orlando Magic. “James could return as soon as this week, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. James has looked ‘strong’ in […]