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Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis came from having the biggest game of his career to having one of his most bizarre performances. After leading the Purple and Gold in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals with his career-defining game-winner at the buzzer, AD followed it up with a strong 27-point output […]

It looks like the Denver Nuggets have already found a solution to their Anthony-Davis dilemma, thanks to their four-time All-Star forward Paul Millsap. The boys from Mile High City finally got into the win column in their best-of-seven West Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers with an impressive 114-106 victory in Game 3. One of […]

Denver Nuggets young star Jamal Murray’s statement performance in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers earned him praise and admiration from his fellow NBA stars. The 23-year-old Canadian put the finishing touches in Denver’s convincing 114-106 win on Tuesday with this ridiculous rainbow 3-pointer over Anthony Davis. Twitter users went nuts after that outstanding […]

Jamal Murray was feeling it for the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, as he lifted his team to a huge 114-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Murray made a couple of key shots down the stretch for Denver, which he celebrated with a familiar shimmy. CJ […]

In Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets, Rajon Rondo moved on to the ninth spot in the all-time playoffs assists list, surpassing Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. Below is the Rondo’s assist to LeBron James which moved him up the all-time playoffs assist list. It came in the fourth […]

Denver Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray continues to make his ascent to the NBA’s elite. After a tough loss in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers in their Western Conference Finals series, he wants nothing more but to bounce back — and he showed that desire in the closing stages of Game 3. Following […]

NBA on TNT host Ernie Johnson just showed off his speed and agility on Tuesday, as he smoked co-host Kenny Smith to the big board. The impromptu race went down during halftime of Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets. To be fair to Smith, he […]

Jamal Murray came up with one of the plays of the day on Tuesday, as the Denver Nuggets took on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Murray threw one down on the break, which almost resulted in a trademark LeBron James chasedown block. Here’s a look at the excellent […]

Under normal circumstances, Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals would be held in Pepsi Center in the Mile High City. Hoping to get a laugh out of his players before 48 minutes of tense basketball action, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel slipped in a joke about Denver’s “altitude.” Per Jeff Zillgitt of […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James got elbowed in the chin by Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Murray was called for a Flagrant 1 Foul. 📺: Hmmm le vilain geste de Murray sur LeBron (qui en fait des tonnes). pic.twitter.com/3ovtG0huK3 — Rod_NBA (@Buzzer_BeaterFR) September […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard and Denver Nuggets All-Star big man Nikola Jokic were jawing at each other in Game 3 of the 2020 NBA Western Conference Finals. Take a look: Dwight Howard and Nikola Jokic exchanging words after Dwight's tech 👀pic.twitter.com/vwbMNeUwcA — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 23, 2020 This is what the NBA playoffs […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso submitted a rather juicy “Shaqtin’ A Fool” entry with an epic blunder in Game 3 of their Western Conference Finals series against the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers were down by double-digits with six-and-a-half minutes remaining in the second canto when Rajon Rondo set the table up for a cutting […]

Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets marks LeBron James’ 252nd career playoff game. Now, The King stands alone in second place in the all-time playoff games list, breaking the tie with NBA legend Tim Duncan. James is the only active player in the top five of […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard was yelling, “Batman’s coming for you, Joker” to Denver Nuggets All-Star big man Nikola Jokic during Game 3 of the 2020 Western Conference Finals. Jokic’s nickname, of course, is the Joker. "Batman coming for you, the Joker" – Dwight Howard to Nikola Jokic from the Laker bench — Dan […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green has shot the ball poorly during the 2020 playoffs, making only 36.4 percent of his shots from 3-point range. However, there might be a solid explanation for that: Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq, who has only made one 3-pointer during his 19-year career, has apparently been giving Green shooting tips during […]

Vanessa Bryant is going through some of her keepsakes of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. They include jerseys, jackets and shoes. Vanessa Bryant going through her Kobe keepsakes, including jerseys, jackets, shoes, and more dating back over 20 years 😢💔 pic.twitter.com/vzgvXCJMoO — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 22, 2020 Kobe and Gigi Bryant passed away in […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie combo guard Talen Horton-Tucker is only 19 years old, so he’s unable to drink wine with his teammates at the Walt Disney bubble in Orlando, Florida. However, Horton-Tucker still hangs out with the Lakers veterans so he can soak up as much knowledge about the game as he can from the […]

Vanessa Bryant has sued Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his department over photos of the helicopter crash site where her husband, Kobe, and daughter, Gianna, died in January. Per TMZ, Bryant is suing on the grounds of emotional distress and alleging deputies in the department documented the site using cellphone pictures: According to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are halfway to the NBA Finals after racing to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets, and for backup center Dwight Howard, a trip to the Finals would be a long time coming. It’s been 11 years since his last trip to the championship round, which […]

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of the late, great Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is currently in the midst of an ugly spat with her own mother. Vanessa’s mother, Sofia Laine, recently went on a tell-all interview wherein she accused her daughter of kicking her out of the family home — among other things. This […]

Talen Horton-Tucker has been a pleasant surprise for the Los Angeles Lakers, as the 19-year-old was able to provide some quality minutes off the bench during the Lakers’ second-round series win over the Houston Rockets. Unsurprisingly, Lakers superstar LeBron James apparently played a key role in the success of the young rookie. Horton-Tucker made his […]

Much has been made about Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo winning the 2019-20 Most Valuable Player award over LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. Some folks believe that LeBron should have won the MVP title over Giannis, and they have a number of compelling arguments to press this claim. This is not the first […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made it two wins out of two on Sunday following a memorable game-winning buzzer-beater by Anthony Davis. L.A. is now 2-0 up against the Denver Nuggets, and as it seems, the Lakers are well on their way to the NBA Finals. So what to make out of the Lakers’ Game 2 […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson as well as his employees have been under the pestering of a man who’s been stalking the Hall of Famer. What’s worse is the stalker has been issuing his team threats and demands. And in the midst of an already-crazy year, the man has just crossed the line which […]

A lot of people are criticizing Denver Nuggets big man Mason Plumlee online for his classic defensive blunder against the Los Angeles Lakers in the dying seconds of Game 2 on Sunday. But as far as ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins is concerned, there was nothing the 6-foot-11 slotman could have done to stop Anthony […]

UFC fighter Colby Covington has once again slammed LeBron James. According to him, the Los Angeles Lakers star won’t “last 10 seconds” against him in the UFC Octagon. Covington made the bold statement on Twitter, all while plucking out a controversial rumor from James’ past involving former NBA player Delonte West. LOL at the snowflakes […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is a proud family man. He spends most of his off-hours with his wife and their three children. Unfortunately, he couldn’t do it inside the NBA bubble in Orlando after he decided not to bring his kids. So while most of his teammates are enjoying their time with their […]

The biggest Los Angeles Clippers fan in the world, Clipper Darrell, was forced to wear Los Angeles Lakers gear to pay off a bet he lost after his favorite team got bounced early in the 2020 NBA playoffs. The Clippers lost to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the playoffs at Walt Disney […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-0 series lead over the Denver Nuggets, but the Nuggets might have the Lakers right where they want them. This Nuggets team has been down 3-1 in both of their playoff series wins this season, seeming to learn and grow as a series goes on. On the daily Locked […]

When Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers were upset in the second round of the NBA playoffs, more and more people concluded that LeBron James is still the best player in the NBA. But the Los Angeles Lakers’ best player in these playoffs has been Anthony Davis. On the daily Locked On Lakers Podcast, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward and three-time NBA champion LeBron James says NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders looked like Prince Akeem from Coming to America during his introductory press conference at Jackson State on Monday. My guy showed up like Prince Akeem when he came to America!! Love to see it! @DeionSanders 🐐! […]

Brooklyn Nets combo guard Spencer Dinwiddie is such a basketball savant he actually called Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis’ game-winning shot over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. Check it out: .@SDinwiddie_25 called AD’s game-winner 🤯#NBATwitterLive pic.twitter.com/tyv3aHV7aD — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) September 21, 2020 Kudos to […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant was recently a guest on The Joe Budden Podcast, and the two-time NBA Finals MVP discussed Giannis Antetokounmpo winning MVP over LeBron James. James was “pissed off” after only receiving 16 first-place votes by the NBA voters. Antetokounmpo, meanwhile, became the first player since Golden State Warriors point […]

Anthony Davis clinched a win for the Los Angeles Lakers by hitting a buzzer-beater to beat the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday night. However, AD also faced questions regarding his occasional lack of aggressiveness immediately after the game. Former NBA legend and “Inside The NBA” commentator Charles Barkley […]

The battle of the big men is considered to be one of the focal points in the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, with the Lakers’ Anthony Davis and Denver’s Nikola Jokic both considered among the best at the position. The Lakers’ other big men, Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee, […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers decided to wear their “Black Mamba” kits for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. The jerseys were partially designed by the late Kobe Bryant, and the team began wearing them in the first round of the playoffs to honor his legacy. Wearing the Kobe-inspired uniform, Davis had […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard was reportedly involved in a postgame verbal altercation with some members of the Denver Nuggets’ coaching staff following the Lakers’ huge Game 2 win on Sunday. Sam Amick of The Athletic reports that Howard actually broke off the Lakers’ celebrations following Anthony Davis’ game-winner, with the veteran big […]

The Denver Nuggets are in dire need of some good news following their heart-wrenching defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday. Unfortunately for them, this won’t come in the form of Will Barton’s status moving forward. Shams Charania of The Athletic reveals that Denver will likely […]

In honor of the Los Angeles Clippers blowing a seemingly insurmountable 3-1 series advantage against the Denver Nuggets in the second round, we’ve decided to relive some of the most embarrassing choke jobs in the history of the NBA. So where does L.A.’s most recent fail fall in our list here today? Read on below […]