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Since Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James will turn 36 at the end of the month and the Lakers will have the shortest offseason in sports history, former President Barack Obama believes Anthony Davis should carry the load on offense for Los Angeles to begin the 2020-21 season. Davis, who turns 28 in […]

Anthony Davis will be playing for the Los Angeles Lakers for the foreseeable future. That’s what became clear after Davis signed a five-year, $190 million contract with the Lakers following All Star teammate LeBron James’ own extension with the Purple and Gold. But aside from wanting to stay put in Hollywood after winning his first […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made a number of high-profile moves this offseason. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka acquired point guard Dennis Schroder and signed Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell. Los Angeles finessed extra cap space to sign veteran big Marc Gasol, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope inked a three-year deal to return to the […]

The NBA has revealed the “City Edition” jerseys for all of its teams, and the Los Angeles Angeles Lakers chose to go the classic route. After using the Kobe Bryant inspired “Mamba Jerseys” in the playoffs last season, the Lakers turned back the clock and debuted a sky blue and white colored jersey as its […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis was merely trying to explain the rationale behind signing his new five-year, $190 million deal with the team. His daughter had other plans. Davis hoped on a Zoom interview with Spectrum SportsNet to discuss the new deal and his excitement at donning the Purple and Gold for years to […]

For the first time since agreeing to a five-year, $190 million extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis has spoken out about his thought process leading up to penning the massive deal. Davis admitted that while it took some time before he finally put pen to paper on the extension, there was never really […]

After winning the 2020 NBA championship, the Los Angeles Lakers did not rest on their laurels and stayed busy in the shortest recorded offseason in league history. Lakers GM and VP of basketball operations Rob Pelinka proved why LA gave him the keys in the first place and was a big reason why the reigning […]

Over the last couple of years, Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso has gained a cult following among fans of the Purple and Gold. After winning the 2020 NBA title, his fan-base grew exponentially. The guard acknowledged this fact. And seems to have no qualm about it. Per Ryan Ward of Lakers Daily, Alex Caruso […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James expressed his confusion on the current status of high school basketball, especially that his son Bronny James is an incoming sophomore. Via Twitter, James — seven weeks removed from his title with the Lakers — pointed out how out several teams are playing except high school squads. Trying to […]

The NBA is set to start the 2020-2021 on a high note after news came out on Thursday that the league opted to not test its players of marijuana for the duration of the upcoming season. And, for obvious reasons, the first NBA player who immediately trends on social media after the league’s decision to […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is a firm believer that teammate Kyle Kuzma is poised for a huge season in 2020-21. On Thursday, the King retweeted a post about which NBA player will take a giant leap next season and boldly suggested Kuzma’s name. Kyle Kuzma! https://t.co/W2oDJkFLP7 — LeBron James (@KingJames) December 4, 2020 […]

While Los Angeles Lakers fans heaped praise on the franchise for securing Anthony Davis for the next five years, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green gave a shout out to his agent Rich Paul, who he believes is the real GOAT. Via Twitter, Green retweeted an old clip of Klutch Sports agent Rich Paul sharing […]

It’s said that the only thing harder than winning a championship is defending it. The Los Angeles Lakers had just won their first NBA title in a decade after defeating the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals, but they faced several questions heading into the offseason. The biggest one was the future of All-Star […]

Los Angeles Lakers star power forward Anthony Davis has checked quite a few things off his career wish list in recent months. Davis captured his first NBA championship this fall with an outstanding series of performances during the league’s restart. “The Brow” then cashed in on his dominance, signing a five-year, $190 million max deal […]

The Space Jam sequel is apparently slated to arrive on HBO Max in 2021. LeBron James is starring in Space Jam: A New Legacy, which is a follow-up to the original Space Jam (1996) featuring Michael Jordan. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, James’ latest appearance on the big screen will actually go to the small screen first. […]

The Denver Nuggets are coming off a season in which they finished with the third seed in the Western Conference and played in the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2009. Along the way, they made history by coming back from 3-1 series deficits in the first round against the Utah Jazz and […]

A number of players from the 2017 NBA Draft class have received massive rookie extensions in recent weeks. Los Angeles Lakers swingman Kyle Kuzma is not among them. Kuzma is eligible for a rookie extension, and ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported last month the former first-round pick is expecting a “sizable” deal from the Lakers. For […]

The Los Angeles Lakers recently locked up LeBron James to a two-year extension that will see the four-time MVP remain with the franchise for at least until 2023. Lakers fans were rejoicing upon hearing the news, and unsurprisingly, it garnered a similar level of delight from Magic Johnson. Johnson took to Twitter to congratulate the […]

Just one day after the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to an extension with LeBron James, it has now been revealed that the Lakers are in the final stages of signing Anthony Davis to a new deal that will see him remain in Hollywood for the foreseeable future. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Davis is expected […]

The NBA interrupted the entire sports landscape and turned the league upside down on Wednesday evening as Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN is reporting that the Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards have executed a massive trade involving two All-Star point guards on max contracts. With former Rockets point guard Russell Westbrook now headed to our nation’s […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is pretty pumped that Luka Doncic and the Mavs will take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. The NBA only puts the best players and teams on the Christmas schedule. Doncic, who has taken the league by storm, will get to face one of the players […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James made his grand return to Road Trippin’ with Allie Clifton and Richard Jefferson. During the segment, James paid homage to the guys from the 2020 championship team who won’t be on the squad this upcoming season and Jefferson used that moment to troll Kyle Kuzma. Jefferson, who has a […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James had some big plans for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic and Nike. On the latest episode of Road Trippin’, James told Allie Clifton and Richard Jefferson that he wanted to start “Team LeBron” at Nike and have Doncic as his first signee. Here is the LeBron brand, […]

LeBron James agreed to a two-year, $85 million contract extension through 2023 with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, a move not many in the league saw coming. Most pundits were expecting the next big Lakers deal to be for Anthony Davis, who’s an unrestricted free agent. Even though James and Davis share the same […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James reminisced on an interview held back in 2002 when he was still a high school prodigy who was about to enter the league in the following year. The interview in question had to deal with comparisons to Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. Eighteen years later, James expressed his appreciation […]

In a bit of a stunner, LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $85 million maximum contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. While everybody has been waiting for Anthony Davis to make his final decision on a new contract, LeBron just snuck in to agree […]

The NBA is starting the 2020-2021 regular season with a bang, headlined by the Brooklyn Nets hosting the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers facing the Los Angeles Clippers, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The upcoming proceedings will commence on Dec. 22 and will tip off a 72-game season. The […]

The NBA has released its 2020 Christmas Day schedule with five games planned for the holiday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted out the slate of games to be broadcast on ESPN and ABC. ESPN Sources: Tentative Christmas Day Schedule pic.twitter.com/MId025HKvB — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 2, 2020 A loaded schedule with marquee matchups, the NBA plans […]

With the start of the new season just a few weeks away, all eyes are on the defending champs, the Los Angeles Lakers. For his part, LeBron James believes that the Lakers have placed themselves in prime position to defend their crown for the 2020-21 season. Speaking on a recent appearance on the Road Trippin’ Podcast, […]

As a four-time NBA champion, LeBron James knows a thing or two about celebrating a title. This is exactly why he holds a lot of regret for his Los Angeles Lakers teammates not being able to experience the full ride due to the restrictions brought about by the pandemic. In a recent appearance on the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James spoke about the tension-filled meeting of the NBA players following the controversial boycott in the NBA Playoffs last August. LeBron appeared on the Road Trippin’ Podcast, where he shared some details on what went down in the NBA Bubble after the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to show up for […]

Montrezl Harrell is excited to officially don the legendary Los Angeles Lakers jersey. So much so that he’s already imagining the specific plays that he’ll run with star forward LeBron James. Per Sports Notes, Harrell expects to run high pick and rolls, baseline sets, and receive tons of lobs from James. https://twitter.com/TheSportsNotes/status/1333998272919158789 Harrell shocked the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers recently made the tough decision to waive the services of 6-foot-1 point guard Quinn Cook. Lakers superstar LeBron James weighed in on this recent development, and according to the four-time MVP, he believes that Cook deserves another chance with the Lakers. James complimented Cook’s outlook towards the game, and pretty much […]

NBA fans were pretty much satisfied that the NBA 2019-20 season restart in Orlando sailed smoothly amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But it wasn’t as effortless as it seemed since in a strange turn of events, it wasn’t the virus but a protest led by the Milwaukee Bucks that derailed the season. Los Angeles Lakers star […]

The 2020-2021 NBA season is scheduled to tip off on December 22, with the league starting in time to conduct games on Christmas Day. With Christmas Day just a few weeks away, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski released the tentative slate of games. ESPN Sources: Tentative Christmas Day Schedule pic.twitter.com/MId025HKvB — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 2, 2020 […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s death still hurts Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose, who like many basketball players, was inspired by Bryant’s grind and love for the game. In the newest edition of his autobiography called “I’ll Show You,” Rose talked about how Bryant no longer being with us is something he may […]

After winning their first title in a decade, the Los Angeles Lakers are set on repeating as champions. Several trades and free agent signings later, Rob Pelinka and the front office were able to surround reigning Finals MVP LeBron James and All-Star big man Anthony Davis with more talent and emerged as one of the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have one roster spot available and many fans want the team to sign Pau Gasol so he can play with his brother, Marc Gasol, and LeBron James as well. James recently appeared on the Road Trippin’ podcast with Richard Jefferson and Allie Clifton and he was asked if the Lakers are […]

Veteran forward Jared Dudley is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers on a one-year deal, hoping to lend his veteran presence once again. Dudley flocked to Twitter to announce the good news, prompting his buddy LeBron James to have a good laugh about it. Dudley referenced Michael Jordan’s infamous fax message to the Chicago Bulls […]