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On the quest to repeat following an abbreviated offseason, the two interrelated priorities for the 2020-21 Los Angeles Lakers have been, understandably, since the first day of training camp, health and playoffs. Yet, one month ago, the Lakers looked on their way to repeating as the Western Conference’s no. 1 seed, too. In late January, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers broadcast guys just put on their wizard’s hat and magically turned Russell Westbrook into Isaiah Thomas. Ahead of the Monday night match-up between the Lakers and the Washington Wizards, the TV crew mistakenly put the face of the former Wizards point guard under Westbrook’s name. Someone’s mind was probably still working […]

Perhaps even more relevant than the recent firing of Ryan Saunders is the fact that the Minnesota Timberwolves organization glossed over current assistant coach David Vanterpool for the newly-opened post. Personalities from around the league have had their say about the matter, with the latest being none other than Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. […]

NBA Top Shot has become a popular trend among fans of basketball recently and there were records broken on the site on Monday. With LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers being among the most popular players, one of his moments on NBA Top Shot sold for a record-breaking $208,000. 👑ALL HAIL THE KING👑@YoDough scooped […]

The Washington Wizards take on the Los Angeles Lakers for the first time this season in a star studded matchup in Staples Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Wizards-Lakers prediction and pick. The Lakers currently hold the second-best overall record in the league at 22-9, but they are only […]

The Brooklyn Nets are riding a hot streak as they push the Philadelphia 76ers at the top of the Eastern Conference, and their last two victims are title contenders in the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. Despite these impressive wins, we shouldn’t take too much away from how things played out. In the […]

On Saturday, two rumors surfaced in the Los Angeles Lakers’ orbit regarding players currently on the Houston Rockets. First, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Houston is planning on waiving well-traveled veteran center DeMarcus Cousins. Next, before the Lakers’ two-point loss to the Miami Heat at Staples Center, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that L.A. has […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma doesn’t think the final seedings will be too important come playoffs time. According to the 25-year-old, times have changed and the implications of regular-season rankings no longer weigh as heavily as it did in years past. In his mind, Kuzma believes seedings don’t really matter much at this point: […]

DeMarcus Cousins and the Houston Rockets could be parting ways soon, making him available to teams in need of aid in the frontcourt. With the rumors of Cousins’ possible departure in Houston, The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor reports that the Los Angeles Lakers are expected to pursue Cousins. Sources: The Lakers will be among the teams to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came up short of beating the Miami Heat in a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals on Saturday following a last-second miss from Alex Caruso. After the game, LeBron James shared what he didn’t like about Caruso’s potential game-tying shot: “I think the only bad thing about it is that he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are encountering roadblocks along the way as they continue to miss the services of star big man Anthony Davis for the eighth time this season. LeBron James admitted that it hasn’t been easy but he is stepping up to the challenge to lead his team to win games even without the […]

As March fast approaches and the first half of the NBA season nearing its close, Anthony Davis’ injury may not be the biggest problem the Los Angeles Lakers are facing. On Saturday night, the defending champions were once again frost-bitten by their frigid 3-point shooting in a 96-94 loss to the Miami Heat in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers nearly pulled off the late game comeback against the Miami Heat after LeBron James’ clutch steal led to a potential game-tying buzzer-beat from Alex Caruso. Unfortunately, Caruso’s jumper from the right wing clanked the front of the rim and Miami survived to win, 96-94. Watch the frantic finish to end the […]

Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler is grinning from ear to ear after getting some sort of revenge against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. The 31-year-old two-way star poured in 24 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals in Miami’s 96-94 win over the defending champions at Staples Center. Post-match, Jimmy […]

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo gave Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James a dose of his own medicine during their 2020 NBA Finals rematch on Saturday night. Midway through the fourth quarter, James thought he had a clear lane to the basket until Adebayo came from behind and swatted away The King’s layup attempt. Watch […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was sharing the wealth early on against the Miami Heat, and it resulted in a buzzer-beating trey for Marc Gasol at halftime. After Wesley Matthews’ own trey went in-and-out, the reigning champions got another chance courtesy of an offensive rebound from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. The King made sure KCP’s effort […]

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro prematurely exited Friday’s game versus the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center due to a right hip contusion. The 21-year-old sharpshooter suffered the injury in the first half and was immediately deemed questionable to return for the rest of the contest, the team announced on Twitter. #MIAvsLAL Injury Update: Tyler […]

Kyle Kuzma ruined teammate Anthony Davis’ perfectly good shirt after getting blood all over it on Saturday. Luckily for him, The Brow didn’t seem to mind getting a bit dirty, as he continued to coach up Kuz on the sidelines during a timeout in the Los Angeles Lakers’ hosting of the Miami Heat at Staples […]

Apart from a possible reunion with DeMarcus Cousins, the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly interested in bringing in another Houston Rockets player on the trade block. Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (via Harrison Faigen of Lakers of Lakers SBN), the reigning NBA champions are closely monitoring the situation with Rockets forward PJ Tucker. https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1363296502496436224 While the […]

Kyle Kuzma opened the scoring for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday in style. The 25-year-old hit a tough turnaround three-pointer to beat the shot clock which left more than a few folks impressed. Here’s a look at Kuzma’s tremendous effort courtesy of ClutchPoints on Twitter: Kyle Kuzma opens up the Finals rematch with a […]

Anthony Davis knows that a possible DeMarcus Cousins reunion with the Los Angeles Lakers was the first thing on pundits’ minds when word got out that the Houston Rockets will soon part ways with the controversial big. After all, Boogie seemed the happiest he has been in years during the brief time he spent with […]

Saturday night will feature a rematch of last season’s Finals as the Los Angeles Lakers host the Miami Heat in the STAPLES Center. For Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, the contest presents itself as an opportunity to look back on LeBron James’ glory days in Miami. Spoelstra spoke highly of LeBron, particularly about the four-time […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum had an interesting reaction to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James attempting (and miserably failing) a Damian Lillard-type logo shot. McCollum has been taking a bit of heat for allegedly throwing shade at LeBron for his botched attempt, which the former has decided to address in a recent interview. […]

Things appear to be getting from bad to worse for the Los Angeles Lakers from an injury perspective. Starting point guard Dennis Schroder is the latest to have been bitten by the injury bug, with the 27-year-old expected to miss at least three more games for L.A. due to the league’s health and safety protocols. […]

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle had the utmost privilege of playing alongside the late, great Kobe Bryant during the former’s first two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. Recently, Randle relived Kobe’s epic final game in 2016, during which a 21-year-old Randle made the mistake of asking Bryant if he could get a shot […]

At this stage of LeBron James’ storied career, winning an MVP isn’t simply about making a statement in the present. It’s about making history. Another trophy would tie James with Michael Jordan and Bill Russell in regular-season MVPs (five) and place him one behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most MVPs in NBA history. Speaking of Abdul-Jabbar […]

A rematch of the 2020 NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers is set to commence on Saturday night at Staples Center. However, Lakers star LeBron James won’t have a complete cast around him as his running mate in Anthony Davis remains to be out due to his Achilles injury. […]

Pau Gasol’s rumored comeback with the Los Angeles Lakers will have to be put on hold for the meantime as he agreed to sign with his former team in FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. The Spanish big man was reportedly inked to a deal that will allow him to play with […]

The entire basketball world witnessed Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards punch his official entry to the dunk of the 2020-21 season, including Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. In case you missed it, Edwards caught the body of Toronto Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe that sent social media into a frenzy. Anthony Edwards just caught a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are still widely regarded as the team to beat in the stacked Western Conference this season. Kendrick Perkins, however, recently warned LeBron James and and his supporting cast not to rest on their laurels anytime soon. The Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers will likely give them a dog fight […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James recently became only the third player in NBA history to join the prestigious 35,000 career points club. While that astonishing accomplishment is already quite the feat itself, Metta World Peace believes The King can score about 5,000 points more before he hangs up his sneakers for good. The retired […]

It looks like Nick Young already knows something that most fans and pundits are not aware of just yet. The former NBA player practically congratulated New York Knicks forward Julius Randle on Friday for making his first All-Star team. But the thing is, the All-Star reserves won’t be confirmed until Tuesday on TNT. Is Young on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had their big showdown with the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday and found out before the game that Dennis Schroder was going to be out due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. It’s now been confirmed that he’ll also miss Saturday’s NBA Finals rematch with the Miami Heat, via ESPN’s Dave […]

The Brooklyn Nets can win it all even against a healthy Los Angeles Lakers squad. In their recent matchup, the Nets, without Kevin Durant, beat Los Angeles, who did not have Anthony Davis and Dennis Schroder, 109-98. This will sound like a knee-jerk reaction, but Brooklyn is a team that turns it up a notch […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James made history on Thursday night, becoming just the third player in NBA history to reach the 35,000-point milestone. Now standing at 35,017 career points following their 109-98 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, James trails only Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Despite the loss, […]

Larry Nance Jr. has already had a hell of an NBA life in his first six years, the last four of which have come with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played with two legends in Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James on the Cavs within three seasons. In his first year, Nance […]

There were definitely a ton of storylines heading into the marquee match-up between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, wherein the Nets came out as 11-point victors. Aside from the obvious potential NBA Finals preview this game brought, it also marked another clash between former teammates Kyrie Irving and LeBron […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. is only in his sixth season in the NBA, but he has already experienced what some players don’t in their entire careers. So far in his young career, he has played with LeBron James on the Cavs and Kobe Bryant on the Lakers, two of the league’s generational superstars. […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers already missing All-Star big man Anthony Davis, the loss of point guard Dennis Schroder further depleted their lineup against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. The Lakers could not overcome the absence of these two starters and fell to the Nets, 109-98, for their eighth loss of the season. One player […]