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Former NBA veteran Jamal Crawford still has fond memories of late Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant several years after they last played together on the floor. Crawford wrote about Kobe in an article for The Players’ Tribune back in 2016, and he referenced a specific play from a game nearly two decades ago. Crawford […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is a funny guy. So much so that ahead of facing the Los Angeles Lakers, he had some jokes for twins Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris. Per Farbod Esnaashari of Sports Illustrated, Leonard toyed around with his teammate Marcus ahead of their duel with the Lakers., warning that he’d […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma did not hold back when he was asked about the Lakers’ struggles after losing to the Los Angeles Clippers on Easter Sunday. Kuzma, who scored just six points in the game, said that the LeBron James and Anthony Davis-less Lakers’ problems were on the offensive end.  True enough, LA’s […]

The LA Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon, winning the season series and tiebreaker in the standings. Sunday’s game also marked the first game of Rajon Rondo‘s career with the Clippers. Rondo was acquired via a trade with the Atlanta Hawks on trade deadline day in a deal for Lou Williams. After […]

Andre Drummond’s missing toenail is far more than just a cosmetic concern, according to Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel. “He’s still having trouble putting his shoe on the first two days through it,” Vogel told reporters via Zoom, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “He’s just not there yet. He’s still in a great […]

On the night Kyle Kuzma received his first championship ring, which came minutes before his fourth NBA season began, the Los Angeles Lakers forward had a bonus reason to rejoice. Earlier that December, he signed a three-year, $40 million contract extension. “It’s good being in a situation to have my family set for life,” Kuzma […]

The Los Angeles rivals will face off for the second time this season as the Lakers are set to “visit” the Clippers on Sunday night. The last time these two teams saw each other was back on opening night. The Clippers came away with a 116-109 victory on December 22nd of last year. These teams […]

Los Angeles Lakers talent Kyle Kuzma has been playing with LeBron James for a few seasons now and he’s beginning to pick up some of the legend’s tendencies. After a highlight showing Kuzma making a subtle move to create an open passing lane, Kuzma credited James for being able to accomplish the move. Been watching […]

LeBron James remains sidelined for the Los Angeles Lakers due to an ankle ailment and he’s beginning to have withdrawals of the basketball variety. With James continuing his recovery, James tweeted on Sunday morning that he’s missing the feeling of playing basketball amid his injury. Woke up out of my sleep to use the restroom […]

Gonzaga Bulldogs star Jalen Suggs just hit the biggest shot of his career thus far as he lifted his team to a last-gasp Finals berth in the NCAA tournament. After the game, the 19-year-old point guard admitted that he always wanted to run to the top of the scorer’s table and emulate the iconic celebration […]

LeBron James is no stranger to people talking about his hair. The Los Angeles Lakers star has faced scrutiny for this hairline from clearly bored NBA fans, even charting his headband movement over the years. However, he was on the other side this time, reacting to a ‘hilarious’ thread on another player’s locks – UCLA […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was glued to his TV screen watching the down-to-the-wire NCAA Final Four showdown between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and the UCLA Bruins on Saturday. No stranger to hitting big shots of his own, even The King can’t help but gush about Jalen Suggs’ halfcourt buzzer-beating trey that gave the Zags […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis came to the aid of his security guard after getting involved in a motorcycle accident, TMZ Sports reported. TMZ captured some footage of the Lakers superstar at the crash scene on Saturday speaking with police officers. It isn’t 100 percent certain that the person was indeed Davis’ security personnel. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James showed his appreciation via Twitter to fellow NBA and WNBA stars for joining “Space Jam 2: A New Legacy.” James gets joined by teammate Anthony Davis, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, Golden State Warriors shooter Klay Thompson, and the Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi in his movie.  After the […]

The much-anticipated trailer for Space Jam 2 was released on Saturday morning and it had a nod to LeBron James’ memorable alley-oop dunk from Dwyane Wade in it. With the Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward featured heavily in the trailer, Wade responded to the reference of the alley-oop on Instagram. After seeing what his former […]

Extension talks between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dennis Schroder have been an interesting topic throughout the season. While the Purple and Gold have offered Schroder an extension, the German guard gave a cryptic response to a comment on Instagram that could give fans insight on what he intends to do. https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/1378446962165354498?s=20 Schroder posted a […]

At long last, the trailer for “Space Jam: A New Legacy”, starring LeBron James, dropped on Saturday morning. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar shared the Spring Hill Co. production on Twitter: Welcome to the Space Jam!! 🥕👑🐰What in the matrix hell did I get myself into?!?! @TheSpringhillCo @spacejammovie #SpaceJamMovie pic.twitter.com/24fKHPlLNW — LeBron James (@KingJames) April […]

The trailer for Space Jam 2 was released on Saturday morning, causing fans and NBA players to share their interest in the upcoming film starring LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. Upon seeing Lonzo Ball’s reaction to the trailer, James expressed his gratitude toward Ball for his support on Twitter. My brother!! 🙏🏾 https://t.co/JBjWtgdU2l […]

Paul Pierce took part in a questionable video that surfaced on Saturday, causing athletes to respond to the video. Among the players in the NBA who shared their reactions to the video that Pierce had was Los Angeles Lakers star Kyle Kuzma. The Utah Utes product tweeted his thoughts on the matter. Paul pierce a […]

North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams announced his retirement on Thursday as he concluded an illustrious coaching career in the collegiate ranks. Amid the recruitment wars over the past decades, the tenured mentor pitched his services to a ton of great talents including Jason Kidd who went on to have a Hall of […]

Marc Gasol said he was committed to the Los Angeles Lakers for the rest of the 2020-21 season — though he sounded decidedly non-committal when he uttered the words on Friday night. It’s been a roller-coaster stretch for the 36-year old. First, a quick recap: Gasol started at center in his first 38 appearances with […]

Coming off of a win against a pesky Sacramento Kings team, the 4th place Los Angeles Lakers are running high. Of course, no one is probably running higher than the game’s high scorer, Kyle Kuzma (30 points on 11-18, 4-7 from three). The 30 points also marks Kuzma’s season high, earning him high praise from […]

The CaruShow was on full display in the Los Angeles Lakers’ road game against the Sacramento Kings on Friday. The Purple and Gold’s high-flying guard Alex Caruso annihilated the Kings’ lackluster interior defense at Golden 1 Center by spiking a right-handed hammer in the fourth quarter. The reigning champs from Los Angeles executed a perfect […]

Talen Horton-Tucker has certainly been making the most of his extra opportunities for the Los Angeles Lakers as of late. With superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis still out of the lineup due to injuries, the 20-year-old sophomore has been doing his best to fill in those massive shoes. Against the Sacramento Kings at Golden […]

Rejoice, Californian basketball fans: home-court advantage is about to mean something again. The Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers are set to welcome spectators back to the Staples Center: The Lakers and Clippers could be welcoming a limited number of fans back to Staples Center before the start of the playoffs next month. — Arash Markazi […]

It looks like the political drama in Georgia isn’t quite over just yet. After the MLB’s decision to move its 2021 All-Star proceedings (including the 2021 MLB Draft) out of Atlanta, the organization has been getting plenty of support from MLB players and now by some of the biggest names in sports, including Magic Johnson […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are embarking on a seven-game road trip and will first be visiting Golden 1 Center to face the Sacramento Kings. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Kings prediction and pick. The Lakers are coming off a big loss against the Milwaukee Bucks on […]

It’s been just over a year since the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant, and the seven others involved in the helicopter crash. Two years ago, however, a California-based shoe company, Undefeated, conjoined with Nike to create a special Kobe 4 Proto Collection. In a surprising announcement, Undefeated has restocked […]

LeBron James is easily one of the most popular sports stars in the world. He has dominated the NBA since 2003, and at 36 years old he doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. However, he has been planting his roots outside of basketball, paving a way for a busy retirement whenever he does […]

After signing center Andre Drummond, the Los Angeles Lakers have one open roster spot remaining, presumably to be filled with a second addition from the buyout market (unless they buyout Marc Gasol, then they’ll have two spots). The 2020-21 Lakers, like any team, always could have used a few tweaks, but since LeBron James joined […]

In case you missed it, the highly anticipated monster film Godzilla vs. King Kong was released earlier this week and has met positive reviews so far. It is the fourth film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, featuring perhaps the two biggest titans in pop culture going at it to determine who really in on the top of […]

On Thursday, Carmelo Anthony of the Portland Trail Blazers posted a hilarious photo of himself in a seemingly distressed state. Melo was clearly unhappy with how much smoke the Detroit Pistons’ fog machine was producing and he made sure to make his true feelings known about it. As it turns out, it gave Los Angeles […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got some good news on Thursday regarding their newly-signed center, Andre Drummond. Specifically, his toenail. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and Adrian Wojnarowski, Drummond is expected to miss no more than one or two games with a nauseating right toe injury. Drummond — who was signed by L.A. on Sunday via […]

Kevin Durant recently got into a social media spat with Michael Rapoport on Instagram, with Rapoport exposing the conversation on Twitter. In response to what happened between Durant and Rapoport, Nick Young — a former member of the Los Angeles Lakers — likened Rapoport to D’Angelo Russell. Michael DLO Rapaport lol — Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) […]

LeBron James has a workout partner as he continues to rehab from a high ankle sprain, and it’s not Bronny. James shared a picture of himself and his six-year-old daughter, Zhuri, to Instagram on Thursday afternoon.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) It seems LeBron really does […]

The post-NBA trade deadline moves were almost as intriguing as some of the actual trades that were made throughout the league. The Brooklyn Nets started the season with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving headlining their lineup. They then traded for James Harden and scooped up both LaMarcus Aldridge and Blake Griffin on the buyout market. […]

Andre Drummond made his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers (30-18) on Wednesday. Well, half of a debut. Drummond is 6-foot-10, but he faced an even taller order in his first game at his new job: deal with the reigning MVP, as L.A. hosted Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks (30-17) at Staples Center. In […]

The Milwaukee Bucks took on the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. During this matchup, all three Antetokounmpo brothers eventually saw the court at the same time. During the postgame interview, Giannis Antetokounmpo reflected on the journey he and his brothers have been on to get into the NBA. He even poked fun at his […]

Staples Center hosted a mini-Antetokounmpo reunion as Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brothers Thanasis and Kostas all played during the Milwaukee Bucks-Los Angeles Lakers showdown on Wednesday. The Bucks made quick work of the undermanned reigning champions, 112-97, but it was a heartwarming moment between the three brothers that stole the show after the game. Second […]