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LeBron James aligned himself with another all-time great on Thursday in the Los Angeles Lakers’ impressive 114-93 win over the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center. The King recorded the eighth triple-double of his career after turning 35 years old, tying Jason Kidd for most all-time, according to ESPN Stats & Info. LeBron’s ability to continue […]

On Thursday, LeBron James reminded the basketball world why he’s the deserved leading vote-getter for the Western Conference for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. However, James would prefer to skip the trip to Atlanta on March 7 for his 17th All-Star appearance. In fact, the face of the league lambasted the reported decision to forge […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers entered the halftime break down by a dozen, 58-46 against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. But two quarters later and they had completely turned the game around, cruising to a 114-93 win after a strong second half. A huge part of their comeback was LeBron, who finished with […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has made massive improvements in his game this season, earning a well-deserved compliment from Draymond Green. The Golden State Warriors All-Star credited the sweet-shooting forward, claiming Kuz now understands how to play winning basketball. Kuz now play winning basketball. Amazing growth in that area. — Draymond Green (@Money23Green) February […]

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. swatted Kyle Kuzma’s layup attempt on Thursday, but the Los Angeles Lakers forward made sure to exact his revenge in the ensuing possession. With under five minutes left in the third period of the Nuggets-Lakers showdown at Staples Center, MPJ blocked Kuz’s easy deuce off the glass, which ignited […]

The Los Angeles Lakers start a five-game home stand Thursday night against the Denver Nuggets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Lakers prediction and pick. The Lakers currently hold an overall record of 16-6, but they are only 11-11 against the spread. The Lakers are coming off a win against the […]

With the 2021 NBA All-Star Game just around the corner, the votes for the best players in the league right now are pouring in. Leading the overall vote count so far are two very familiar players. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James leads all frontcourt candidates in the West with 2,288,676 votes after the first […]

Are you a fan of former Los Angeles Lakers standout roleplayer AC Green? No? Well, guess what pal? You’re about to be whether you like it or not. LeBron James once played in 156 games in a row. Karl-Anthony Towns was at 303 games before a car accident forced him onto concussion protocol. Tristan Thompson […]

LeBron James is used to playing defense on the court for the Los Angeles Lakers and he had to do the same off of the court in recent months. After months of a case involving James using a copyrighted photo, the superstar forward has agreed to a settlement, per Darren Heitner of Heitner Legal. LeBron […]

Among the NBA’s elite superstars who suffered a torn Achilles, the only one who was able to play at the same level as he did before the injury was the Atlanta Hawks’ Dominique Wilkins. Not Elgin Baylor. Not Patrick Ewing. Not Kobe Bryant. And so far, not Cousins. The injury occurred in January of 1992. […]

Paul George’s name was once again in headlines around the NBA world on Wednesday. No, it wasn’t because he erupted for 36 points, his second-highest scoring game of the season, in the Los Angeles Clippers’ win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead, it was because of Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley. On Wednesday morning, Dudley […]

It seems as though the drama surrounding LeBron James and “Courtside Karen” isn’t quite done yet. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar has been making headlines as of late due to his recent in-game spat with a couple of Atlanta Hawks fans. One of them, who LeBron baptized as “Courtside Karen,” got into it with James […]

Another day, another player deciding to take a jab at LA Clippers‘ star Paul George. This time, it came from Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley. Dudley recently released a short book on his time and experiences inside the NBA’s Orlando bubble. In it, he explained how he and the Lakers took exception to comments […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley is not a fan of Paul George. So much that Dudley decided to sound off on the Los Angeles Clippers star in his new mini-book released on Kindle. Dudley did not hold back in explaining why the entire Lakers squad actually had beef with George during their time inside […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic has some funny comparisons between himself and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. When Katy Winge of AltitudeTV asked the Nuggets center about the similarities he sees with LeBron, Jokic couldn’t help but poke fun at himself. “The speed is there. Athletic wise…I don’t know if he can jump as […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom will fight Aaron Carter in a celebrity boxing match on June 12, according to TMZ Sports. The bout will reportedly take place at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City. Both men have been in the gym to prepare for the three-round exhibition. Celebrity Boxing mogul Damon Feldman had […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had an interesting way of contextualizing criticism from those, like Shaquille O’Neal, who believe he did not deserve the $205 million contract he signed with Utah in December. Gobert said during an interview with Sam Amick of The Athletic he believes strong play lends itself to criticism. The Stifle Tower […]

NBA legend Dwyane Wade joined the No Chill with Gilbert Arenas podcast recently and delved into a variety of topics. One major discussion was about the play of his former teammate and good friend LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. The King is still playing at an MVP level at Year 18 and Wade […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are 17-time NBA champions and have a Mt. Rushmore of all-time greats that have played in purple and gold, so many that it’s hard to count. LeBron James and Anthony Davis are the latest duo to lead the Lakers to a title, and they are the favorites to repeat and give […]

Juliana Carlos, a woman Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James dubbed “Courtside Karen,” apologized following an incident between the two during Monday night’s Lakers-Hawks game in Atlanta. Carlos took to Instagram to apologize for “losing my cool” and removing her mask during the courtside encounter. She said she took the back-and-forth between her husband and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are again one of the best teams in the NBA and the favorite to win the NBA title, with LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way. LeBron and AD need good role players around them, though, and the Lakers have a star role player in Alex Caruso. The “Carushow” has been […]

Before signing with the Atlanta Hawks in the offseason, point guard Rajon Rondo spent the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and helped the team to the 2020 NBA title. So when the Lakers played against the Hawks on Monday, the defending champions knew that the 34-year old would be familiar with the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was caught in a verbal exchange with fans sitting courtside in the Lakers’ game against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, resulting in the expulsion of these fans from State Farm Arena. One of the hecklers, Juliana Carlos, claimed she was drinking wine during the game when she took […]

You know Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis right now, but he wasn’t always so spectacular in size and skill. In fact, he was once no larger than your random friend Ralph, who really likes to enjoy the best science-fiction TV show ever; Stargate Universe. This is the Anthony Davis glow up special. Davis’ journey […]

Kobe Bryant’s illustrious career was etched into immortally in 2017, when he became the first player in Los Angeles Lakers history to have two of his playing number retired. The numbers 8 and 24 were raised to the ceiling at half time of the game against Golden State, joining Wilt Chamberlain’s number 13, Magic Johnson’s […]

The Atlanta Hawks are probing the exchange between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and four courtside fans on Monday night at State Farm Arena, according to Chris Kirschner and Jovan Buha of The Athletic. Juliana Carlos, one of the fans who had an exchange with James during the game, was eventually escorted out of State […]

For the second time on the Los Angeles Lakers’ seven-game road trip, an interaction between a courtside spectator and LeBron James dominated the headlines. However, unlike last week at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, when Cleveland Cavaliers executive Jason Hillman motivated James in the fourth quarter without even saying a word, a so-called “Courtside Karen” and […]

LeBron James just introduced the entire world to “Courtside Karen” and everyone on Twitter is going bonkers. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar got into some off-court controversy on Monday as the defending champions visited the Atlanta Hawks. LeBron apparently exchanged some NSFW expletives with a couple of fans, who were eventually ejected from the game. […]

The saga between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and the furious Atlanta Hawks fans continues. On Monday, the reigning Finals MVP got into a heated altercation with a couple of fans during the fourth quarter of their game against the Hawks. The situation seemed to get out of hand, which forced the referees to […]

Two-time champion Rajon Rondo has made a name for himself as one of the best court generals in the NBA. The Atlanta Hawks point guard has been in the league for 17 seasons now and was an elite level for the majority of those years. After winning his second ring with the Los Angeles Lakers […]

On Monday night, an unsettling back-and-forth exchange emerged between Lakers forward LeBron James and two heckling Atlanta Hawks fans. The two fans at courtside were shortly removed from the arena in Atlanta after the verbal altercation from both sides. After the game, the 25-year-old woman took to Instagram to address the situation from her perspective. […]

LeBron James was part of a heated altercation between a couple of courtside fans in the Los Angeles Lakers’ visit to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. The referees had to stop the game in the eight-minute mark of the fourth quarter after James was seen exchanging some words with two fans, who were later identified […]

Kyle Kuzma continues to fire back against his haters. The Los Angeles Lakers forward had a simple message to everyone criticizing his defense after the Lakers’ notched another road win in their game against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, 107-99. After the victory, Kuzma immediately hyped himself up on Twitter after he locked down Hawks’ […]

It was a heated encounter between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, as the defending champs took on the Hawks in the State Farm Arena. Things got a bit feisty when LeBron James featured in what looked like a heated exchange with a Hawks fan sitting courtside. Here’s a look at […]

Looking back at the NBA Bubble, there have been mixed reactions about the experience from both players and fans. Despite less travel and more recovery time after games, numerous players have expressed the tough, mental aspect of being inside it. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers left Disney with the Larry O’Brien trophy, but […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis has emerged as one of the top players in the game today. As such, he’s been unable to escape the privilege of being a full-blown meme on certain occasions. One such instance was when a tearful image of Davis shortly after the Lakers clinched the 2020 NBA title was […]

Charlotte Hornets swingman Gordon Hayward has been playing in shoes honoring Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Hayward has been sporting his signature Anta Hayward 2s, but this pair has an ode to his personal link with Bryant. The snakeskin shoes (a nod to the “Black Mamba”) feature No. 24 on the heel, and the […]

Noted ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith tweeted out the video of his viral rant following the Los Angeles Lakers’ acquisition of Pau Gasol on this day 13 years ago. The Lakers sent former No. 1 pick Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the rights to Marc Gasol and a pair of first-round picks to the […]

After losing consecutive games for the first time this season, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers bounced back on Saturday after narrowly escaping their archrival Boston Celtics, 96-95. Sunday offered the Lakers some downtime before the final game of their seven-game road trip against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, and LeBron chose to spend […]