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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 […]

Based on the way they played at Staples Center on Thursday, the Brooklyn Nets clearly looked forward to facing the Los Angeles Lakers. Nets guard Kyrie Irving admitted as much after their 109-98 win over the Lakers but added that they wanted to face LeBron James and the defending champions at full strength. He also […]

It was back to the drawing board immediately for LeBron James and Anthony Davis after the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Brooklyn Nets, 109-98 at Staples Center on Thursday. With the game already decided with three minutes still left in the game, cameras caught LeBron and AD talking shop about a possible strategy against […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel revealed that superstar big Anthony Davis was re-evaluated by team doctors on Thursday night and will be out for “four weeks.” Notably — or optically, as to lessen the blow of the news — Vogel referred to Davis’ injury as a “calf strain” rather than an Achilles injury […]

Kyrie Irving had LeBron James looking for a map on Thursday. The Brooklyn Nets superstar bamboozled the hell out of his former teammate after a ball fake that had ‘The King’ spinning in confusion. Irving then spun around again and made a sweet fadeaway jumper as the Nets blew out the defending champions at home. […]

In tonight’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James became the third player in NBA history to reach 35,000 points. The accomplishment came as James stepped onto the free-throw line late second quarter. With this free throw, LeBron James becomes the 3rd player in NBA history to reach 35,000 career points, […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso just inked a multi-year shoe deal with Anta. In fact, he debuted his partnership with the brand by wearing the KT Light 4 against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. Caruso of the Lakers has now joined the likes of Klay Thompson, Gordon Hayward, Rajon Rondo, and Kevon Looney as […]

Now that the player votes for this year’s NBA All-Star Game have been officially tallied, the usual suspects for the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in the top two spots for votes. LeBron James, who’s set to start for a record-breaking 17th straight time this coming March 7, got the most player votes with a […]

Los Angeles Lakers starting point guard Dennis Schroder has been officially ruled out of Thursday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets due to health and safety protocols. The announcement was made just an hour before tip-off by Mike Trudell of Spectrum SN. Dennis Schroder is out for tonight’s game vs. Brooklyn due to the NBA’s health […]

The Inside the NBA crew announced the All-Star starters for this year’s game in Atlanta. Throughout the announcement, the guys were debating on the top players in the NBA and the impact that they’re having on the season.  Hall of Famer Charles Barkley made a bold statement explaining that Utah Jazz sixth man Jordan Clarkson […]

The basketball world will be focused on Staples Center on Thursday, as the Los Angeles Lakers (22-7) host the Brooklyn Nets (18-12) in one of the marquee matchups of the 2020-21 NBA season (1o p.m. ET on TNT). It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Lakers prediction and pick. Despite the unfortunate […]

Kyrie Irving was unable to suit up for the Brooklyn Nets in their last game due to a back ailment. But after a one-game absence from the lineup, Irving is available to play for the Nets on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, via Brooklyn’s official Twitter account. Updates to the Status Report for […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel had the occasional feeling of déjà vu watching Alex Caruso on the defensive end in his first summer with the team. Vogel said the athleticism Caruso showed during pickup games in the summer of 2019 was reminiscent of Paul George, whom he coached in Indiana with the Pacers: “When […]

The 2020 NBA All-Star Game was one of the best in recent memory, with teams playing defense, players taking charges, and fans being treated to an intense, competitive fourth quarter. With the game receiving praise from players and fans alike, the league will use the same format that honors the late Kobe Bryant in the […]

Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams took part in a much-anticipated match in the Australian Open on Thursday morning, with the half-Japanese star pulling off the victory. During Osaka’s post-game press conference after defeating Williams, she was repping the Los Angeles Lakers by wearing a sweet Purple & Gold jacket. Naomi Osaka was repping the Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers started the 2020-21 season as the clear favorite to win the title. With LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading and a slew of new faces infusing new energy to the team, it was only natural to expect this.  Sure enough, the Lakers are a dominant 22-7 on the season, but everything […]

Several contenders and pretenders have already emerged as we near the first half of the 2020-21 NBA season. No doubt the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are currently pegged as favorites to win their division and be the last two remaining teams vying for the Larry O’Brien trophy come July. While neither team […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has already achieved a lot outside of the basketball court. His next venture? A possible musical career. The King teased this in his latest Twitter post, suggesting that he’ll have something big brewing for the music industry soon. My love for music is INSANE!!! I think I’m going to […]

In his latest Instagram post, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James showed how he is honoring basketball icon Kobe Bryant and Grammy-award-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle every day. As seen in LeBron’s post, there is an art work of Kobe and Nipsey that is apparently displayed in the hallway of James’ house. In a heartfelt caption, […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has been in and out of action due to lingering back problems. According to Embiid, the back pains started after LeBron James’ hard foul on him last month. Per Chris Crouse of FortyEightMinutes, while Embiid called the ailment “not alarming,” he pointed to the Los Angeles Lakers superstar as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came into the year as favorites to repeat as NBA champions after they added Dennis Schroder, Montrezl Harrell, and Marc Gasol. The injury of Anthony Davis might prevent them from getting the top seed, however. The Lakers are still a force and with a healthy Davis in the playoffs, they should […]

The highly anticipated matchup of the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets is set for Thursday night in a potential 2021 NBA Finals preview. Unfortunately for everybody involved, Kevin Durant won’t be playing in the game (via Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated). Nets say Kyrie Irving (lower back tightness) is probable versus the Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are down a superstar, as Anthony Davis (Achilles) will likely sit out until after the All-Star break. Following Tuesday’s win over the Minnesota Timberwolves — in which the supporting cast perfectly compensated for AD’s absence — the 22-7 Lakers have eight games until the break. They don’t necessarily need reinforcements. But […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Anthony Davis for the next two to three weeks minimum with a possibility of him missing more time after he injured his Achilles on Sunday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers are right behind the Utah Jazz for the top seed in the Western Conference and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are hoping for a major revenue boost… from a jersey patch? The Lakers announced Wednesday they were partnering with Sportfive, a third-party agency, to find a new partner for their jersey patch during the 2021-22 season. Los Angeles’ jerseys currently don the Wish logo, but its partnership with the e-commerce company […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is on board with Draymond Green’s idea that there is a double standard in the NBA regarding players asking for trades and teams openly stating they will be trading certain players and sitting them. James said Tuesday night organizations have always “controlled the narrative” with respect to how players […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and his squad minus Anthony Davis are set to face the revamped Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. When asked regarding his thoughts about the league’s newest trio, James was quick to remind basketball fans that the former trio of Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson with the Golden […]

Nine years have gone by since Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took to Twitter to show love to Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan on his birthday. In the post, James admitted that he looked up to Jordan and even hailed him as the GOAT. Since the posting of the tweet in 2012, many things […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are taking a “next-man-up” approach to the extended absence of Anthony Davis, and they’ll be heavily relying on off-season acquisitions to carry the load. Davis will be re-evaluated in 2-3 weeks after an MRI on Monday thankfully revealed that the All-Star avoided the dreaded rupture of the Achilles tendon. On Tuesday, […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Montrezl Harrell had the unenviable task of guarding the much bigger Karl-Anthony Towns during their duel with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. After the game, Harrell offered an interesting analogy on guarding Towns, as well as other players way bigger than him. Per Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Harrell says that he […]

When one has been around the NBA as long as Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has, you tend to experience it all. Unfortunately, one of those experiences is seeing an elite teammate, in this case, big man Anthony Davis go down with an injury. Per Ryan Ward of Lakers Daily, LeBron had a simple reaction […]

Being the defending champions, the Los Angeles Lakers have a huge target on their back and teams just seem to play harder against them. Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves certainly did. In the February 16 game between the Lakers and Timberwolves, Edwards had quite the game finishing with 28 points, seven rebounds, five assists, […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is the real deal. He’s lived up to the lofty expectations many had on him prior to the start of the season — and perhaps even more. Recently, Ball came up with his own version of an all-time NBA starting five, which not only includes Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso busted out his best LeBron James impersonation with an epic chase-down block during Tuesday night’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The icing on top of the cake for the Carushow here is that his tremendous defensive effort served to save none other than LeBron himself from a blunder of […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has taken a not-so-veiled shot at the NBA in the midst of Anthony Davis’ injury woes. With L.A.’s star big man set to miss the next few weeks due to a calf problem, coach Vogel recently admitted that the extremely condensed offseason may have played a key role […]

Anthony Davis re-injured his Achilles earlier this week, causing him to be sidelined for multiple weeks for the Los Angeles Lakers. While there isn’t a definitive timetable for Davis to return, Frank Vogel doesn’t seem too optimistic that Davis will return before the All-Star break, via ClutchPoints’ Michael Corvo. (cont…)-Vogel said short offseason could be […]