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The Los Angeles Lakers bagged the NBA title on Sunday following a tremendous Game 6 performance against the Miami Heat. For his part, it took LeBron James well over 24 hours before it finally sunk in. LeBron took to social media to send out an epic tweet about how he just fully realized their amazing […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis finally won his first-ever NBA title on Sunday. The Brow certainly savored the moment and couldn’t help but tear up upon receiving the Larry O’Brien trophy with the rest of his team. However, his fellow superstar LeBron James — who was already used to the moment after winning his fourth […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 NBA championship, their “Leave A Legacy”‘ mural got an incredible transformation with notable additions. Street artists Gustavo Zermeño Jr and flaxworx added the great Kobe Bryant and the 17th trophy to the said LA mural after the team won the 2020 NBA title. The Lakers, who had […]

The Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th NBA championship on Sunday night, tying the Boston Celtics for most all-time in NBA history. LeBron James won his fourth title and also nabbed his fourth Finals MVP trophy, putting him behind only Michael Jordan’s six for most Finals MVP in history. Earlier on Monday, the triumphant Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are officially the reigning champions of the NBA after navigating an unprecedented 2019-20 campaign en route to the team’s latest title. However, the city of Los Angeles will apparently have to wait to celebrate alongside the Lakers organization, as the heralded Western Conference franchise has formally announced that a championship parade […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are finally back in L.A. and small forward Kyle Kuzma had the perfect reaction upon landing back home. Take a look: Kuz’s reaction to being back home in LA 😂 pic.twitter.com/IRoX4I1z0N — Ball Don’t Lie (@Balldontlie) October 12, 2020 Kyle Kuzma and the Lakers were at Walt Disney World since July. […]

NBA title, Space Jam 2 — that’s not a normal progression for most people, but LeBron James isn’t most people. After winning his fourth championship at Walt Disney World over the Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar sat down with Steve Smith and Jared Greenberg of NBA TV to talk about a number of […]

During the highest accomplishment of his career, Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard may have dropped the ball while live on Instagram. The eight-time All-Star apparently pressed the wrong button, prompting his text messages to display briefly on screen. https://twitter.com/JesusTheis27/status/1315480099697954821 The conversation appeared to have been transpiring between Dwight Howard and his fiancée, Te’a […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James sent out his first tweet since winning the 2020 title over the Miami Heat, and it’s pretty epic. Take a look: 444 pic.twitter.com/KFOMfD2P7k — LeBron James (@KingJames) October 12, 2020 LeBron James is a four-time MVP, four-time champion and four-time Finals MVP. The Lakers defeated the Heat in six […]

Los Angeles Lakers star small forward LeBron James was “very close” to leaving the Walt Disney bubble after the Milwaukee Bucks staged an impromptu walkout of their playoff game against the Orlando Magic in the first round as their way of responding to the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin, per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. While […]

The Los Angeles Lakers arrived in the Orlando bubble on July 10 with aspirations of capping off a season unlike any with a ring. Over 100 days, 29 games, zero positive COVID-19 tests, and one title later, the Purple and Gold have finally returned to L.A. On Monday afternoon — less than 24 hours after […]

During an interview with Rachel Nichols of ESPN after the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 championship over the Miami Heat, Anthony Davis was asked who the GOAT is between LeBron James and Michael Jordan. It was a tough question for Davis since he’s not only teammates with James, but he also grew up in […]

After Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James won his fourth title and fourth Finals MVP award, the GOAT discussion between Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and The King will be an even hotter topic of debate than it already was. However, James said it’s not for him to decide who the GOAT is. The Lakers […]

Plenty of prominent figures and athletes have congratulated the Los Angeles Lakers on their NBA championship win on Sunday. Less than 24 hours after the final buzzer sounded, President Donald Trump reacted to LeBron James and the Lakers winning their 17th NBA title. Viewership for NBA Finals Finale Crash Nearly 70%, Beaten by Random Sunday […]

Los Angeles Lakers star and NBA Finals MVP LeBron James took to Instagram on Monday to give praise to his co-star, Anthony Davis. James also sent a warning to the rest of the NBA after LA captured the NBA title on Sunday. The 35-year-old called Davis an “ANIMAL,” adding that AD is only just “scratching […]

It turns out viral TikTok star Nathan Apodaca is a Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers fan, and he celebrated in style after L.A. won the NBA championship on Sunday. Apodaca gained fame for a video of him singing along to “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac while skateboarding and drinking cranberry juice. He recreated the TikTok […]

Shannon Sharpe savagely trolled Skip Bayless on Monday by bringing a real goat in a LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers jersey to Undisputed on Monday. James and the Lakers won the 2020 NBA Finals on Sunday over the Miami Heat in six games, giving James his fourth title and fourth Finals MVP award. Sharpe, a […]

LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to another title on Sunday night. It was an incredible feat considering his age, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to be slowing down anytime soon. No player his age has ever been this productive in an NBA Finals run. Among players 35 years old or older, LeBron […]

LeBron James received congratulations from a number of peers in sports and otherwise after he captured his fourth NBA championship on Sunday. Former United States President Barack Obama was among those to congratulate LeBron, hailing James as a superstar both on and off the court: Proud of my friend @KingJames for his fourth title, fourth […]

Avery Bradley wasn’t at Walt Disney World to celebrate the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2020 championship over the Miami Heat, but he was going crazy at his house back in Texas. Bradley, who opted out of the bubble games so he could be with his son Liam–who has a history of respiratory illnesses–has no regrets about […]

The Golden State Warriors ruled the Western Conference for years, but injuries and superstar departures ruined the Dubs’ 2019-20 campaign. Now, the Los Angeles Lakers rule the West and the entire NBA after capturing the Larry O’Brien Trophy on Sunday. However, the Warriors are hoping the return of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson will reignite […]

After ten years of going without a championship, the Los Angeles Lakers have once again returned to their rightful championship status. Jeanie Buss, owner of the Lakers, took to the mic on Sunday after the Lakers began celebrating to give her gratitude to the team. “I am so proud of you both on and off […]

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 […]