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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James supported a message delivered by Jalen Rose on the history of police brutality against Black people in America in the wake of the killing of Daunte Wright. During Tuesday’s episode of ESPN’s “Jalen and Jacoby,” Rose traced the long-standing tensions between Black people and law enforcement, and shed light […]

Monday was a special, and somewhat bittersweet day, not just for fans of the Los Angeles Lakers, but for basketball fans worldwide. It was the fifth anniversary of the late Kobe Bryant’s very last game in 2016. Five years ago, an injury-plagued 20-year veteran of the NBA suited up for his last time in the […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s last NBA game went down in infamy as he poured in a ridiculous 60 points against the Utah Jazz. While the Lakers finished up a woeful 2015-16 campaign, Kobe delivered one last memory for the ages at 37 years old in a 101-96 victory. When was Kobe Bryant’s last […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will conclude their road trip in Charlotte as they get set to take on the Hornets for the second time this season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Hornets prediction and pick. These teams put on an absolute show the last time they met, but that […]

There’s a cliché in the NFL: If you have two quarterbacks, you have none. Over in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers, as currently constituted, have three centers: Andre Drummond, Marc Gasol, and Montrezl Harrell. When Anthony Davis (calf strain) returns and slides to the 5 for large chunks of playoff games, they’ll have four. […]

The NBA family lost one of its brightest stars on far too soon, when Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash outside Los Angeles. On the five-year anniversary of his last NBA game, it felt like as good a time as any to celebrate his life. At 41 years of age, he […]

After Monday night’s victory over the Dallas Mavericks, the Philadelphia 76ers remained the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and star guard Ben Simmons is feeling extra confident. The Sixers improved to 37-17 and Simmons feels they can take on all comers. Simmons even issued bold remarks against the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn […]

In the absence of superstar forward LeBron James and All-Star big man Anthony Davis, the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers haven’t been able to keep up with the resurgent New York Knicks at the world-famous Madison Square Garden. However, the short-handed Lakers have been able to get their role players more minutes on Monday […]

Bronny James, the son and heir apparent of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, recently took on YouTube sensation Faze Rug in a friendly game of H.O.R.S.E. Bronny is one of the top prospects of his class across the country so I’m pretty sure you know how this contest turned out. Here are some highlights […]

The New Yor Knicks host the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, and for Julius Randle, this matchup presents an opportunity to rekindle some old flames with his former team. By his own admission, the first-time All-Star has unsurprisingly circled this date on his calendar. When asked if he enters the game against the Lakers […]

On Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers put together their best performance in the 11 games since LeBron James joined Anthony Davis on the injury list, shocking the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. LA was even more short-handed than usual, playing without Kyle Kuzma (calf strain), Marc Gasol (hamstring), and Wes Matthews (Achilles soreness), in addition […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Knicks prediction and pick. Los Angeles will be looking to sweep the New York teams in back-to-back games after beating the Brooklyn Nets the other night. The Knicks […]

They say it does not matter how you start, but how you end. Even if the late Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant sat out the team’s final game in his last season, that would not be considered a blemish in his impressive track record. But that is not how the Black Mamba works. Moments […]

It seems like Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is high on the team’s latest buyout acquisition Ben McLemore. James, who’s still sidelined due to high ankle sprain, tweeted that McLemore will be heard loud and clear in the next coming weeks—maybe from the three point line, where McLemore seems to be an expert at.  […]

The Brooklyn Nets surprisingly lost to the shorthanded Los Angles Lakers in a heated contest on Saturday night. Without LeBron James, Kyle Kuzma, or Anthony Davis in the rotation, the Lakers reserves were able to cap off a 126-101 win over the Nets. However, during the game both Kyrie Irving and Dennis Schroder were ejected, […]

While he hasn’t played for the Los Angeles Lakers since suffering a calf injury in a game against the Atlanta Hawks last month, LeBron James remains a visible presence on the team’s bench. Along with All-Star big man Anthony Davis, who is also out due to injury, James has joined the team on their seven-game […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made some noise Saturday by defeating the Brooklyn Nets, with Talen Horton-Tucker playing a starring role with 14 points and 11 assists in his return from a one-game suspension. Horton-Tucker was one of three players who received a suspension for leaving the bench while Dennis Schroder and OG Anunoby got tangled up […]

Los Angeles Lakers newcomer Ben McLemore is already getting acclimated to his new teammates as he made his debut game for the team on Saturday night. After grabbing an impressive win against the Brooklyn Nets, the former Kansas standout claimed that the cohesion of the reigning champions was evident right from the get-go, per Ryan […]

It was a tough game for Brooklyn Nets big man LaMarcus Aldridge against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, and he expressed his frustrations after failing to perform on the defensive end in a 126-101 loss. Simply put, Aldridge was appalled by his defense: “I have to watch film,” Aldridge said, per Kristian Winfield […]

The Los Angeles Lakers competed against the Brooklyn Nets in a national TV affair on Saturday night. In a game where LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Kyle Kuzma were sidelined, it was believed the Nets would stroll through this game for an easy win, even with James Harden out himself. Instead, the shorthanded Lakers took […]

Through the first half of Saturday’s potential NBA Finals preview at Barclays Center, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Dennis Schroder kept pace with Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving, step-for-step. The defending champions were playing especially short-handed—without LeBron James (high ankle sprain), Anthony Davis (calf strain), Kyle Kuzma (calf strain), Wes Matthews (Achilles) and Marc Gasol […]

Andre Drummond sounded off on most basketball fans’ wish at the moment–a Los Angeles Lakers versus Brooklyn Nets showdown in the 2021 NBA Finals. A possible preview of that match-up took place on Saturday, as Drummond led the injury-ravaged Lakers to 126-101 upset win over the Eastern Conference-leading Nets at Barclays Center. Speaking after the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers franchise has been home to some of the greatest centers in NBA history. However, not a lot of them managed to do what Lakers newcomer Andre Drummond just accomplished on Saturday against the Brooklyn Nets. In just his third official game as a member of the Purple and Gold, the 27-year-old […]

If there’s one play that could give you an idea of how the Los Angeles Lakers-Brooklyn Nets blockbuster went down, it’s when Andre Drummond absolutely bullied LaMarcus Aldridge down on the block. LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kyle Kuzma definitely enjoyed seeing that as they flexed their muscles after Drummond’s weight room bucket over Aldridge. […]

Kyle Kuzma did some good old online trolling after the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a 126-101 win over the mighty Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. The 25-year-old forward, who missed the game due to a Grade 1 calf strain, posted the infamous LeBron James cigarette meme shortly after the massive upset. pic.twitter.com/3pmJZvykiz — kuz […]

Brooklyn Nets star Blake Griffin just turned back the clock on Montrezl Harrell of the Los Angeles Lakers. The six-time All-Star elevated to meet Harrell at the rim and it resulted in a pretty epic block from the Nets man. Here’s Griffin throwing it back to his days with the Lob City Clippers (h/t Nets […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving just has a knack for finishing tough shots inside the paint. On Saturday, it did not matter that Los Angeles Lakers center Andre Drummond was standing in his way. In the first half of the encounter between the two juggernaut teams at Barclays Center, Irving found himself deep in the […]

Kevin Durant may have been out of action for the Brooklyn Nets for an extended period, but at this point, it would be safe to say that he’s feeling pretty good. Just ask Los Angeles Lakers big man Andre Drummond. Durant put Drummond on a poster with this emphatic finish (h/t Yahoo Sports on Twitter): […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James may be nearing his return, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Woj reported on NBA Countdown on Saturday that the four time champion could potentially come back in three weeks. Based on James’ timetable, that would be his sixth week since suffering a high ankle injury.  LeBron has exited the […]

The marquee matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets was bound to get testy. Despite the absence of stars LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and James Harden, it certainly lived up to the billing. In the third quarter, the game got pretty chippy after Nets’ superstar Kyrie Irving and Lakers’ point guard Dennis […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker has caught a lot of defenders by surprise with his crafty moves this season. But on Saturday, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving gave him a dose of his own medicine with this dazzling play. In the first half of the Nets’ hosting of the Lakers at Barclays Center, THT […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ recently acquired center Andre Drummond flexed his skills against Brooklyn Nets’ fellow buyout acquisition LaMarcus Aldridge on Saturday. The newest Laker scored a dribble hook shot in front of Aldridge’s face, giving his team an advantage in the first quarter.  Drummond and Aldridge were considered two of the biggest acquisitions during the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis could return in a week or two if all things go as planned. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN on NBA Countdown (via Dave McMenamin), Davis is set to be re-evaluated on Thursday when the Lakers return to LA. Moreover, given his development and perhaps depending on the evaluation, […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash loved what he saw from Kevin Durant after returning from a lengthy lay-off due to a hamstring strain. Despite playing just 19 minutes in his first game back since February, the one-time NBA MVP had a productive showing for the Nets, scoring 17 points off the bench in an […]

At shootaround on Thursday, hours ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers’ gritty six-point loss to the Miami Heat at the AmericanAirlines Arena, head coach Frank Vogel challenged Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to have his biggest scoring night of the season. “I actually literally asked him to score 25 tonight,” Vogel said afterward. KCP responded to his coach’s […]

As far as Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Shroder is concerned, his teammate Montrezl Harrell won’t have to shell out his own money to pay for his league-imposed $25,000 fine. After the Lakers’ 110-104 loss to the Miami Heat on Thursday, Schroder was made aware that the reigning Sixth Man of the Year was penalized […]

LeBron James has been out for 10 games straight now, and in his absence, the Los Angeles Lakers have been struggling. They’ve gone 4-6 without him and Anthony Davis on the court, forcing the Lakers to drop in the Western Conference. Some have questioned whether Father Time is finally catching up to James at 36 […]

The world lost a rap legend and pop culture icon on Friday when Earl “DMX” Simmons passed away at just 50 years of age. Many have gone to social media to offer their condolences, as the rapper played a vital role in the upbringing of many. One of those people was none other than Los […]

Technically, Thursday’s matchup with the Miami Heat was Andre Drummond’s second appearance for the Los Angeles Lakers. For all intents and purposes, though, the Finals rematch at AmericanAirlines Arena was Drummond’s first full game with the defending champions (well, what’s left of them). The two-time All-Star was signed via buyout two Sundays ago and suited up […]