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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ game-worn “USA” Kobe Twos which was gifted by Kobe Bryant himself back in 2002 reportedly fetched a whopping $156,000 price tag at Heritage Auction, via ESPN‘s Nick DePaula. According to James, it was his “most fond moment” together with the late Lakers icon during the early stages of his […]

Saturday marked the 60th birthday of Los Angeles Lakers legend James Worthy. Current Lakers superstar LeBron James sent a touching birthday message to Big Game James and made sure that Worthy could celebrate his day in style by sending over cigars to the 7-time NBA All-Star. Happy Bday to the BIGGEST James there is and […]

LeBron James has no plans to shut up. Based on the way he’s playing in his 18th season, the Los Angeles Lakers star  doesn’t seem to have plans to stop dribbling, either. Following the Lakers’ win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, James ardently clapped back at soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s comments from Thursday, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James had a bit of a hairdo malfunction during Friday’s 102-93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Fortunately for him, he has some of the best teammates in the world who went out of their way to make LeBron aware of the dire situation at hand. Here’s Alfonzo McKinnie signaling […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is in a bit of war of words against footballing legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with the latter recently calling LeBron out for his involvement in the socio-political sphere. Unsurprisingly, UFC fighter and long-time LeBron hater Colby Covington has come out with his own statement once again blasting James for his […]

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of the late Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, expressed her frustration at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Apparently, the Sheriff’s department does not want to expose the names of their deputies who supposedly captured and shared photos of the tragic January 26, 2020 helicopter crash, which included her husband, […]

In an interview with Discovery +, soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan talked about Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and how people of high stature should stick to what they do best and avoid involvement with politics.   “[LeBron] is phenomenal at what he’s doing, but I don’t like when people have some kind of […]

Los Angeles Lakers and NBA legend James Worthy whacked a piñata with Boston Celtics Larry Bird and Danny Ainge’s faces on it as part of his birthday celebration. Happy Birthday, @JamesWorthy42! 🎂🪅Thank you for quite possibly the best #Lakers birthday celebration in our studio's history. 😂 pic.twitter.com/pPyiMGOE9X — Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) February 27, 2021 Even […]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic made headlines earlier this week when he called out LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers for voicing his opinions on certain political issues. Among the athletes coming to his defense, Baron Davis defended James as he roasted Ibrahimovic for his look. Zlatan stay yo ass out of LA. Galaxy suck anyway. And […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schröder returned to the court on Friday to help his team (23-11) snap a four-game losing skid against the Portland Trail Blazers (18-13), 102-93. The aggressive point guard sparked the Lakers with his signature energy on both ends of the floor, dropping 22 points and hitting 9-of-9 from the free-throw […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were in a jovial mood all throughout their game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night en route to a commanding victory. Midway through the tilt, the team’s bench mob celebrated as LeBron James gave a bounce pass to the cutting Marc Gasol for an easy two points at the […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ benchwarmers Jared Dudley and Kostas Antetokounmpo did not log in a single second against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday but were still responsible for one defensive stop. Well, unofficially, of course. The rowdy duo was seen messing around the Lakers bench at one point in the game while Blazers center Enes […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard had no chill against Dennis Schroder on Friday, who was just returning from a four-game absence for the Los Angeles Lakers. The two point guards were matched up in the post in the fourth period of the two teams’ showdown at Staples Center. Dame completely faked out the playmaker […]

LeBron James broke his silence on Friday after getting criticized by football icon Zlatan Ibrahimovic about his strong political views. The Swedish striker practically mirrored disgraced news anchor Laura Ingraham controversial “shut up and dribble”  comments to the Los Angeles Lakers superstar, after basically claiming that James should do what he’s good at and stay […]

It’s safe to say Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is more than hyped to face his good friend, Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony. Ahead of Friday’s showdown between the Lakers and Blazers, LeBron showed some love to his Banana Boat brother with an awesome pre-game greeting. The two players hugged it out, with […]

Jamal Crawford is not a fan of StatMuse’s most recent advanced statistics highlighting Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ supposed decline this season. As the numbers pointed out, The King is experiencing career-lows in several categories in 2020-21, including win shares, value over replacement player, player efficiency rating, and box plus/minus. An unamused Crawford re-tweeted […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finally received some good news as they will welcome back one of their starters against the Portland Trail Blazers. While superstar Anthony Davis will still be in street clothes for the sixth straight game, point guard Dennis Shroder has been cleared to play after missing four games due to the league’s […]

Dennis Schroder will return to the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting lineup for their matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center on Friday night. “Dennis is back, he’s available,” head coach Frank Vogel confirmed in his pre-game Zoom with reporters. Back to work.#LakeShow x @beatsbydre pic.twitter.com/54F1ku3rwM — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 27, 2021 […]

Former NBA player and current TV analyst Richard Jefferson called out Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James when talking about Zion Williamson and whether he would join the dunk contest. Jefferson made it a point that those who have the ability to join the dunk contest but choose not to are simply afraid and don’t […]

The Portland Trail Blazers face off against the Los Angeles Lakers for the second time this season at Staples Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Lakers prediction and pick. The Blazers currently hold an overall record of 18-13 and are 17-14 against the spread. Portland is coming off a close […]

More than a year after his untimely death and former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant continues to receive tributes from NBA players. While the NBA itself has also showered Bryant with honors, such as renaming the All-Star Game MVP award after him, there are those who want the league to pay tribute to him […]

Amid the Los Angeles Lakers’ four-game losing streak, LeBron James remains as a potential MVP candidate this season. He’s averaging 25.6 points, 8.0 assists, and 8.1 rebounds per game. Just an absolutely amazing feat considering he’s 36 years old. The Lakers won the championship last season in the NBA bubble and aim to do so […]

Aside from being one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has also never been shy to use his platform to speak out about social issues. Earlier this year, James voiced his support for players of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, who stood up against co-owner and former Georgia […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are beefing up the frontcourt after waiving Quinn Cook. The Lakers announced Friday the signing of center Damian Jones to a 10-day contract. It always seemed likely the Lakers were going to pursue a big man after waiving Cook. Anthony Davis is still likely out until after the All-Star break with his […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving is continuing with his campaign to try to put the silhouette of the late Kobe Bryant as the iconic figure representing the NBA logo. Kobe would replace Jerry West, who is nicknamed both “Zeke from Cabin Creek” and — in reference to the NBA’s branding over the past half-century — […]

Hall of Fame legend Kevin Garnett took an epic stroll down memory lane. In this excerpt from his recent penned work on Bleacher Report’s Kevin Garnett ‘Uncensored’, Garnett spoke on the 2010 NBA Finals matchup against the Celtics’ rival, the Los Angeles Lakers. Garnett would come up short of a championship, losing the series four […]

In a recent revelation, NBA icon Kevin Garnett shared how close he was to going to Los Angeles Lakers and teaming up with Kobe Bryant. But things didn’t pan out according to plan as Bryant “missed” Garnett’s phone call. In his new memoir, “From KG: A TO Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and […]

Kevin Garnett’s latest tell-all piece with Bleacher Report offers a great in-depth look at his relationship with the late Kobe Bryant. NBA fans likely remember the two iconic players as fierce competitors in the Western Conference early in their careers, which was capped off by two classic Finals series when KG suited up for the Boston […]

Future Hall of Fame member Kevin Garnett was a dear friend to the late Kobe Bryant. The two iconic superstars were generational talents who took the NBA by storm. They would go on their own journeys, being fierce competitors on the floor, while maintaining a close relationship off the court. The bond was special and […]

Kevin Garnett got his first and only title in 2008 by beating none other than the Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers. Perhaps the most famous clip after the Boston Celtics finally won is Garnett screaming his lungs out before calming himself down for a post-game interview. But in Garnett’s new memoir, the legendary big […]

Anthony Davis doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty. Or, better yet, his shirt. This was brought up when the Los Angeles Lakers superstar didn’t budge when Kyle Kuzma got a little blood on his sweater last Friday against the Miami Heat. According to Davis, he’s got a whole arsenal of fits just waiting in the […]

Charles Barkley just likened the Philadelphia 76ers duo of Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid to the legendary Los Angeles Lakers duo of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq’s reaction is too good not to garner it’s own new article. Heck, this might actually end up being a viral meme. Here’s what Shaq thinks of Sir […]

It looks like the Los Angeles Lakers are going to get a much-needed boost for Friday’s tilt against the Portland Trail Blazers. Dennis Schroder, who has been out of action due to health and safety protocols, is reportedly probable to return on Friday after missing several games. This report comes via Jamie Hudson of NBCS: […]

A.C. Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a fan of LeBron James, but only to a degree, and not unreservedly. While the ageless Ibrahimovic admits he admires the Los Angeles Lakers superstar as an athlete, the former actually had a bit to say about LeBron’s tendency to involve himself in the political sphere. As it turns […]

Fans of the Los Angeles Lakers might not want to hear this, but general manager Rob Pelinka should explore trading Talen Horton-Tucker. THT got his first start of the 2020-21 season (and first career non-bubble start) on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, re-triggering speculation that the Lakers were using the high-profile matchup to showcase the […]

DeMarcus Cousins is now officially a free man. Days after being released by the Houston Rockets, the four-time All-Star can now sign with any team in the league he so chooses. NBA insider Shams Charania of The Athletic confirms Cousins’ current free agent status: DeMarcus Cousins has cleared waivers and is free to sign with […]

Wednesday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz was supposed to be an anticipated meeting between two of the best teams in the Western Conference and a possible playoff preview. But after a close first quarter, the Jazz pulled away and quickly proved why they have the NBA’s best record and are considered […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers currently struggling a bit, the franchise may have a little trick up its sleeve to create a potential trade package. With Anthony Davis sidelined, this team needs some sort of boost to improve and remain competitive throughout the regular season. To do that, the Lakers may have started Talen Horton-Tucker […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels were blown out by the Marquette Golden Eagles on Wednesday, leading to a memorable postgame spat by Roy Williams. Following his team’s lopsided loss, Williams name-dropped the Los Angeles Lakers while answering a question about the game: Roy Williams with an absolute classic tonight: pic.twitter.com/sxwy1sgH8M — Mark Armstrong (@MarkPArmstrong) February […]