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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James wore Liverpool’s new home kit on Wednesday before the team’s afternoon game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Liverpool’s new home kit was released by Nike on Saturday, August 1. Feeling Premier pic.twitter.com/fGqHz1IMs5 — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 5, 2020 Liverpool won its Premier League title in June. James […]

With their 116-108 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night, the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, marking the first time in 10 years that the team has accomplished this feat. For a variety of reasons, the Lakers have missed the playoffs in recent years. It’s a shame, […]

Los Angeles Lakers std Kyle Kuzma is the latest personality to call out all the haters of one Carmelo Anthony, who himself had somewhat of a vintage showing on Tuesday. The Portland Trail Blazers veteran hit a dagger trey against the Houston Rockets, helping his team to a 110-102 victory against a surging Houston Rockets […]

LeBron James has pretty much done it all for the Los Angeles Lakers since the season restart. There is one thing, however, that James has not yet done thus far: make a mid-range shot. Here are the numbers presented by NBA analyst Michael Gallagher: LeBron James' shot chart at Disney (L) and his shot chart […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel told reporters on Tuesday that point guard Rajon Rondo will travel to Florida on Wednesday and spend some time outside the bubble before coming in and quarantining. Rondo left the bubble a few weeks ago to undergo surgery on his fractured right thumb. Frank Vogel says Rajon Rondo […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James admits he’s feeling homesick at Disney World. For however long the Lakers will be at Disney World will be the longest James has gone without seeing his family. “I miss the hell out of my family,” LeBron James said Monday, according to Mark Medina of USA TODAY […]

Snoop Dogg was recently a guest on Portland Trail Blazers small forward Carmelo Anthony’s Youtube show and the two talked about Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Snoop had a very close relationship with Bryant, so the Lakers icon’s tragic death in January hit the legendary rapper hard. During his conversation with Anthony, Snoop talked […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Alex Caruso is ready to stand by his black teammates in their fight for racial equality. As part of a recent interview with The Undefeated, Caruso noted that this fight cannot be won the efforts of black people alone. The Texas native says it is a battle that requires unity […]

Thanks in large part to the offensive production of Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers have won two of their first three games inside the NBA’s bubble. Things are looking good for Purple and Gold Nation, but the team will likely go as Davis goes. With Monday night’s 116-108 victory over the Utah Jazz, the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James wore a T-shirt to recognize the late George Floyd and other victims of social injustice prior to Monday night’s game against the Utah Jazz. According to ESPN’s Nick DePaula, the logo on the front of the shirt is a stopwatch stopped at 8:46 — the amount of time Floyd […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-108 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night, LeBron James and the Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for the first time in 10 years. A fierce competitor, James is always looking for a sliver of inspiration to step his game up. Following Monday night’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with their 116-108 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday. After the game, Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma took to Twitter to shout out “real Laker fans” who stayed loyal with the franchise through all their hardships over the past decade: Real laker […]

LeBron James was in a congratulatory mood following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-08 victory against the Utah Jazz on Sunday. The Lakers superstar heaped praise on his teammate, Anthony Davis, crediting the 6-foot-10 big man for raising LA’s level of play to a whole new level this entire season. In a post-game interview, LeBron explained […]

Despite having the reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert on the same floor on Monday, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel went ahead and proclaimed Anthony Davis as the best defender in the league this season. Frank Vogel said this about @AntDavis23 on a night he scored 42 points: "Anthony is the […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-108 victory on Sunday against the Utah Jazz, LA has now officially clinched the top seed in the West. Lakers veteran Jared Dudley was understandably delighted with his team’s achievement on the evening. The outspoken veteran could not help but send out a warning for the rest of the league […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis dropped 42 points to lead his team to victory against the Utah Jazz and clinch the No.1 seed in the Western Conference. After the game, Davis expressed his mindset entering the game, as well as what the milestone means to him and the Purple and Gold. In the post-game […]

Anthony Davis was spectacular for the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, leading his team to a hard-fought 116-108 victory against a formidable Utah Jazz side. Davis also matched a few records thanks to Sunday’s performance, and in the process, entered the history books for the Lakers alongside the late, great Kobe Bryant. Davis was asked […]

For the first time since 2010, the Los Angeles Lakers have clinched the top spot in the Western Conference after a 116-108 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday. The Lakers were led by starting center Anthony Davis, who exploded for 42 points and 12 rebounds. AD gets forty, Lakers find harmony. Lakers clinch 1st […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man JaVale McGee played some tremendous defense in the third period of their match-up against the Utah Jazz on Monday. Unfortunately for McGee, it involved his face intercepting a Rudy Gobert kick-out pass. Here’s a look at the play in question: https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1290480195200102402 McGee absolutely got caught square in the face there, […]

Darren Collison surprised some NBA fans when he decided to remain retired instead of signing with the Los Angeles Lakers or Clippers in February. Apparently, however, he never seriously thought about going back to the league. During an appearance on the “Minute Til 6” podcast, Collison was asked about being recruited by the Lakers and […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James honored the late George Floyd on Monday. James wore a long-sleeved black t-shirt with a stopwatch on it. The stopwatch is stopped on 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of Floyd. King arriving with honor. pic.twitter.com/K4IBh4uRxu […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis are reportedly the main reason why the Los Angeles Lakers don’t have shootarounds on game day, per Joe Vardon of The Athletic. The Lakers are averse to not only practicing but shooting around on game days down in Orlando, Florida, and it appears it’s all because of James and Davis: […]

If the Portland Trail Blazers secure the eighth spot in the Western Conference standings over the Memphis Grizzlies, league insiders believe they can upset the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2020 playoffs, per Marc Stein of the New York Times. Blazers forwards Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins are back in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are 1-1 so far since the NBA’s resumption of the 2019-20 season in Orlando, and head coach Frank Vogel knows there are two crucial elements of their offense that must improve. As part of his media availability on Monday, Vogel noted that the team needs to improve on all aspects of […]

Retired baseball player Aubrey Huff took a moment out of his Sunday to call out LeBron James’ sartorial choices and connected his personal meaningless disapproval with James’ fashion choices to the superstar’s belief in racial equality. “Young men this is not how a man is supposed to dress. Carrying a purse is not cool. I […]

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac made headlines for all the wrong reasons on Sunday, suffering a torn ACL on a drive to the basket. Isaac had just returned from a serious knee injury, and now he’s going to be on the shelf for an even longer time. Isaac made other headlines during this restart prior […]

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis was assertive in the team’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Davis scored 34 points in 35 minutes, including 16-for-17 from the free-throw line. It seemed L.A.’s leading scorer had hardly missed a beat despite such a long hiatus. But Davis was far less […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are widely considered to be one of the most successful franchises in all of sports. Throughout its rich history, this team has had its fair share of some of the greatest players of all time. Some of these players made their way to Los Angeles via the draft, while others signed […]

The race for the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference is getting really tight at the moment, with no less than six teams all vying for their chance to make a run in this season’s playoffs. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers — who themselves are sitting comfortably at the top spot […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their first defeat inside the Disney bubble on Saturday, falling to the Toronto Raptors, 107-92. However, superstar Anthony Davis is not losing sleep about it. According to Davis, despite their offensive woes, the most important takeaway is that LA’s defense remains on point. “I’m not too worried about our offense,” […]

Kyle Lowry had an excellent performance for the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, as he led his team to an impressive 107-92 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. What he did on the court was not his only concern though, with Lowry also sharing his thoughts on both teams’ decision to take a knee during the […]

The Toronto Raptors came out with a highly impressive performance in their first bubble game, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, 107-92. Even Lakers superstar LeBron James could not help but send praises over Toronto’s way. King James acknowledged how the defending champs exhibited their “championship DNA” on Saturday. LeBron admitted that they went against — […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is out in Orlando repeating history. In what was an amazing throwback to his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers,  James pulled off a chase-down block on Kyle Lowry that was eerily similar to his block on Andre Iguodala in the 2016 NBA Finals. LeBron and AD with back-to-back blocks […]

By now, everyone knows Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James and Los Angeles Clippers center Joakim Noah don’t like each other. While Noah has previously said he has a lot of respect for James, the two never exchange pleasantries on or off the court and it will likely stay like that forever. James […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to face off against the defending champs — the Toronto Raptors on Saturday — in LA’s second out of eight seeding games in the bubble. This contest holds a bit more relevance for the Lakers than what most might assume, considering how they could actually officially clinch the top […]

A very impressive LeBron James fan just showed off his insane photoshop skills by creating an amazing 360 montage of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar. It’s hard to describe the video, so we’re just going to go ahead and share it with you here. The awesome clip was shared by ESPN, and it was created […]

A timely update has been provided on the status of the Los Angeles Lakers trio of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Kyle Kuzma and their fitness ahead of LA’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. Lakers insider and ClutchPoints’ own Ryan Ward reports that all three players are probable to suit up against the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was the recipient of some good-natured ribbing from his close pal Dwyane Wade on Friday. The retired NBA star-turned-basketball analyst was in awe of James’ late-game heroics against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. So much so, that Wade posted a tweet that praised The King’s greatness, while also […]

The most recently concluded battle for Los Angeles was a spectacle that NBA fans were treated to after such a long hiatus. However, the outcome has fans from both sides emphatic with different kinds of emotions. For the Los Angeles Lakers, fans were solidified of their stance that LeBron James and his squad are poised […]