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The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers did not meet in the Western Conference Finals, but the rivalry is very much alive. A Lakers executive seemingly took a shot at the Clippers organization after the Purple and Gold captured the NBA title on Sunday (via Ramona Shelburne of ESPN): Said one senior Lakers executive: […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans sure are glad to see their team back on top. The NBA says Lakers fans bought more championship gear in a single night than Cleveland Cavaliers fans — the franchise with the previous record — purchased in 30 days: The NBA says Lakers fans bought more championship merchandise in 12 hours […]

Pau Gasol was glad to see his former team capture the NBA championship on Sunday night. But Gasol also gave a shoutout to former teammate Jimmy Butler. Gasol took to Twitter on Monday morning to hail Butler as “one of the best players in the world” and a “great leader”after Butler helped a compromised Heat […]

Even if they’ve only been teammates for a year, the bond between Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis is apparent. After winning their first title together after beating the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals, that bond is likely to get stronger. As the Lakers celebrated their first championship in a […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend and Hall of Fame point guard Magic Johnson is reveling in the team’s NBA championship, and he guarantees more is in store. During an appearance on ESPN’s “First Take,” Johnson said he believes Anthony Davis–who can be a free agent this offseason by opting out of his player option–will absolutely be […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady knows a thing or two about seemingly outlasting Father Time. The six-time Super Bowl champion gave a shoutout to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James after the 35-year-old captured his fourth NBA title on Sunday night against the Miami Heat. Brady even found a way to poke fun at himself, […]

LeBron James has come out with his first Instagram post since winning the title with the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, and The King has decided to channel his inner Maximus with his epic caption. LeBron had a simple question to everyone out there: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGP3HKvgtzi/ For a bit of context, this memorable line is […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James showed his vulnerable side after winning Game 6 of the 2020 NBA Finals with a 106-93 victory, grabbing the fourth championship ring of his career in the process. The four-time NBA MVP admitted that it wasn’t easy to be away from his family and stay in an isolated place like […]

In case you were wondering how the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated their championship win on Sunday night, then you’ve come to the right place. We do not have any video (for now, at least), but we sure have the glorious details of how LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the rest of the crew partied until […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis joined the exclusive company of past NBA greats after his performance in the 2020 Finals. As StatMuse’s Justin Kubatko points out, Davis became just the fourth player in league history to average at least 25 points per game on 50/40/90 shooting splits in a Finals series — joining fellow […]

It’s a known fact that Rihanna is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers, so it was natural for the Barbadian singer and songwriter to celebrate in a Kobe Bryant jersey after her team claimed its 17th NBA championship on Sunday night. Much like many other Lakers fans around the globe, Rihanna took to social […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Dion Waiter may have seen limited action all throughout the 2020 NBA Playoffs, but at the end of the day, he still ends up as a champion. He felt ecstatic to finally win a ring for the first time in his nine-year playing career, as quoted in a video posted by […]

It now seems a distant memory from the time that the experts and the analysts declared earlier in the season that the Los Angeles Lakers simply did not have what it takes to go all the way this year. Needless to say, the Lakers just proved all their doubters wrong, and for his part, Alex […]

Rajon Rondo has won the second championship of his career on Sunday, as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a title-clinching win against the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. He now holds the esteemed record of winning a chip with both the Lakers and their arch-nemesis, the Boston Celtics. When […]

Boston Celtics all-time great Bill Russell congratulated his rival Los Angeles Lakers for their recent victory and Lebron James for winning the 2020 Bill Russell Finals MVP award. The legend was also seen wearing a hat with the initials of the late Lakers star Kobe Bryant who passed away earlier this year in his congratulatory […]

The long wait is over for the Los Angeles Lakers, as they finally clinched the championship in Game 6 on Sunday after a 10-year drought for the franchise. This was unlike any other title in the past, with this particular team winning the chip in an unprecedented bubble in the Disney World campus. For their […]

One of the more amusing developments of life in the NBA bubble has been the spontaneous interactions between opposing players and coaches on the Disney World campus. On Sunday night, after the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 106-93, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo caught a glimpse of […]

An Antetokonmpo has finally won a championship ring, although not Giannis but his younger brother Kostas. The latter was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers squad which defeated the Miami Heat, 4-2, in the 2020 NBA Finals. The 2020 NBA MVP and Defensive Player of the Year congratulated the Lakers rookie via a post […]

The year 2020 has already witnessed a lot of strange things happen and the aftermath of this year’s NBA Finals was no different. A Los Angeles Lakers fan was seen celebrating LA’s bubble win in an actual bubble, as posted on Twitter: There’s a person celebrating the Lakers win in a bubble pic.twitter.com/mH8lPP12ch — Dan […]

The controversial GOAT debate first spiraled between Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and the late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Soon after, LeBron James’ emergence in the basketball scene eventually put him in a rightful spot to also vie for the elusive title of being called the game’s “Greatest Of All Time.” Unlike Jordan […]

The Los Angeles Lakers ended their decade-long championship drought with a dominant display against the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Laker nation was so delighted with the win, that they literally took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles to celebrated the championship — all this despite the strict […]

The late Los Angeles Lakers legend in Kobe Bryant had an invaluable impact on the current Vice President of Operations and general manager Rob Pelinka, who served as Bryant’s agent during his playing years. With the former Lakers superstar now gone, Pelinka said he often heard Bryant’s voice in his head telling him to “stay […]

It took eight years, but Anthony Davis can finally be called a champion. After suffering through seven years of frustration and disappointment with the New Orleans Pelicans, The Brow has reached the summit in just his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Davis had a magnificent performance in Game 6, finishing with 19 points […]

LeBron James is now a four-time champion and four-time Finals MVP after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the 2020 championship over the Miami Heat at Walt Disney World, but he’s still not the GOAT over Michael Jordan. James is now 4-6 in the NBA Finals, good for a winning percentage of just 40 percent. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ latest acquisition in JR Smith celebrated his first title with the franchise in his own true fashion. Not only him, but also Alex Caruso, Kyle Kuzma, and Dwight Howard all followed in the footsteps of ‘shirtless JR’ during the postgame celebrations, as posted on Twitter. The influence of JR Smith cannot […]

Not long after the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the championship on Sunday against the Miami Heat, team general manager Rob Pelinka gave his former colleague, Magic Johnson, a call. It was a gesture that acknowledged Johnson’s contributions towards this championship, despite the fact that the Hall of Famer is no longer with the team. Magic […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have done it again and are NBA champions once more. They’ve furthered the lineage of Lakers greats while bringing the spotlight to the historic franchise that now has a league-tying 17 championships, matching the Boston Celtics. After facing scrutiny for their lack of success in grabbing another star […]

Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James has once again proven that he is a winner after grabbing his fourth ring in Game 6 of the 2020 NBA Finals. He is now the only player in NBA history to average more than 25 points per game in the playoffs on three different championship-winning teams, namely […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Danny Green has been under a lot of criticism after he missed a potentially championship-clinching triple at the end of Game 5 against the Miami Heat on Friday. The veteran redeemed himself on Sunday, as he helped L.A. clinch the title, following a huge Game 6 victory. During his post-game […]

Several former and current NBA players took to social media to congratulate the Los Angeles Lakers for winning the 2020 championship. Among the first to greet the Lakers was big man Pau Gasol, who played for the Purple and Gold for seven seasons and won two titles. He congratulated the team and owner Jeanie Buss […]

It hasn’t been a few hours since the Los Angeles Lakers lifted the Larry O’Brien trophy and Anthony Davis already saw himself answering questions about his future with the franchise. Davis pretty much aced his debut season for the Purple and Gold, and after Sunday’s huge win over the Miami Heat, he was put on […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is a champion and Finals Most Valuable Player for the fourth time in what has been a storied NBA career.  James became the only player to win the Finals MVP Award with three different teams, with his first two Finals MVP trophies coming when he played for the Miami […]

LeBron James is now a four-time champion and four-time MVP after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the 2020 championship over the Miami Heat at Walt Disney World. Many players have said this 2020 title is the toughest championship in NBA history since there were no fans in attendance and the Lakers and Heat have […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson has been pretty active on Twitter throughout the entire 2020 playoffs. Who can blame him? His old team is finally pegged to return to its lost glory and win a title for the first time in 10 years. Magic understandably went into overdrive on Sunday, as the Lakers […]

Make no mistake about it: Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has no plans of slowing down. After four NBA rings, four NBA Finals MVP trophies and four league MVP awards, it sure looks like James is far from done. Though there are a lot of uncertainties surrounding him at this point of his career, […]

As it so hilariously turns out, not even winning a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers made Quinn Cook a valuable member of the squad. So much so, that the team literally left the 27-year-old in the arena, as the team bus departed the venue to head back to the hotel. Here are a couple […]

Vannessa Bryant was among the millions who rejoiced around the world following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2020 NBA championship-winning game against the Miami Heat on Sunday. Vanessa, the widow of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, was quick to congratulate the team and its general manager Rob Pelinka. Pelinka, of course, is a close family friend of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have won the title after a 10-year drought, following Sunday’s series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Miami Heat. The duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis exhibted their dominance yet again in the blowout win, which prompted a well-deserved congratulatory message from Dwyane Wade. Wade took to Twitter to send his […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is now an NBA champion for the first time in his career. While many Lakers fans still remember the “Dwightmare” saga during his rocky 2012-13 season with the team, it’s safe to say that Howard has made up for that with his valuable contributions in their 2020 bubble run. […]