Los Angeles Lakers Articles - Page 418

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler started strong against the Los Angeles Lakers in the much-anticipated Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. However, he gave the team quite a scare late in the second quarter when he twisted his left ankle on a strong drive against Anthony Davis. Jimmy Butler sprains his ankle […]

Someone’s Bill Russell trophy is up for grabs, as Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade and Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal just made a bet on who’s winning it all this year between their former teams. The loser would have to give up their own NBA Finals MVP trophy. Talk about a high-stakes wager. Shaq […]

In Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers, several notable people showed up as virtual fans. Apart from ex-NBA stars like Shaquille O’Neal and Paul Pierce, former US President Barack Obama was seen in the virtual stands. Peep the photo of the Game 1 virtual fans below. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has now made the second-most 3-pointers in NBA Finals history. Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry is No. 1 on the list. James climbed to No. 2 in Game 1 of the Finals against the Miami Heat, surpassing Curry’s teammate Klay Thompson. Congrats to @KingJames of the […]

Paul Pierce just shared his prediction for the 2020 NBA Finals. In his opinion, the Los Angeles Lakers will boot out the Miami Heat in just four games. Pierce shared his thoughts on the pre-game show before the Finals opener. Everyone knows that he’s not the biggest Lakers fan, and he admitted it himself. However, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Chris Paul is picking the Los Angeles Lakers to defeat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. Ahead of Game 1, the Point God revealed the one simple reason behind his prediction on the latest episode of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s “DangerTalk” podcast: the Lakers are the team with his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are back in the NBA Finals playing a team that often runs two big men together. It’s a stark contrast to some of the recent Death Lineups of the Golden State Warriors or even this season’s Houston Rockets lineup. Small ball seemed to be the new trend, but the Lakers have […]

Not one, not two … but three. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is now the proud owner of three multi-million dollar homes in the West L.A. area. On Wednesday, James finally closed a deal on a $36.8 million mansion in Beverly Hills. The Mediterranean-style villa features one of the biggest driveway gates in existence, […]

Before Game 1 of the 2020 Finals, LeBron James’ I PROMISE School students wished the Los Angeles Lakers star good luck against the Miami Heat. James helped open the I PROMISE School in 2018. It is located in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. You’re our champion on and off the court, @KingJames! 🐐👑 Love, Your […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis had yet to play a single game in the NBA when he traveled to the London Olympics with Team USA in 2012. The youngster had just been selected with the first pick of the 2012 NBA Draft out of Kentucky,  so it was his first chance to show off […]

The 2020 NBA Finals will pit Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James against Pat Riley and the Miami Heat, and Chris Bosh is excited to see how it all unfolds. James and Bosh won two titles with the Heat in 2012 and 2013. LeBron could have re-signed with the Heat in the summer of 2014, […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has seemingly saved his NBA career and image this season by being on his best behavior and not causing turmoil in the locker room. Since his prime days with the Orlando Magic ended in 2012, Howard has played for the Lakers (twice), Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets and […]

Anthony Davis and LeBron James have established quite a bit of chemistry while leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals. But before Davis became James’ right-hand man, he was just another kid from Chicago hoping to meet the next big thing. Anthony Davis sat down for an interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols prior […]

LeBron James not only had the top-selling jersey on the NBA.com store during the restart games at Walt Disney World, but the Los Angeles Lakers dominated the team merchandise sales as well. Ian Begley of ESPN shared the official rankings from the league: NBA says Kevin Durant (7) and Kyrie Irving (12) were among the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are back in the NBA Finals after a decade, and one of the people who is rightfully getting credit for it is General Manager Rob Pelinka. Pelinka was responsible for putting together a team surrounding LeBron James and Anthony Davis, a team that is now just four wins away from the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James expressed a great deal of confidence in his teammate, Anthony Davis, during Tuesday’s NBA Finals media availability, noting that “the best is yet to come” for the former Kentucky Wildcat. Davis has made it to the postseason before, but he’s never advanced past the second round. The 27-year-old forward […]

The stars will be out for Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat on Wednesday night. At least, they will be virtually, with Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar just some of the NBA luminaries who will be in attendance as virtual fans, per TMZ. O’Neal, of course, […]

Lakers All-Star Anthony Davis has a $28.7 million player option on his contract for the 2020-21 season. For this reason, some experts are already speculating about his future with the team. The former Kentucky Wildcat seemed to brush this notion aside during Tuesday’s media availability, noting that he would like to follow LeBron James on […]

As part of a recent interview with The Athletic, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss dove in on the leaks and reports of dysfunction in her franchise during Magic Johnson’s tenure as president of basketball operations. Johnson took the executive job with the Lakers in February of 2017, replacing Jim Buss. Though the team acquired […]

LeBron James is now just four wins away from the fourth championship of his career, and his first for the Los Angeles Lakers. For teammate Anthony Davis, this title is going to be right up there with the best of them, should L.A. successfully defeat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. According to Davis, […]

The debate surrounding LeBron James’ GOAT status has raged on for a while now. Some argue that the  Los Angeles Lakers superstar has done enough do earn the title, while others still lean on Michael Jordan as the greatest player in history (others are also mentioned in this debate). No matter which side of the […]

Rajon Rondo is one of a select number of players in league history who has had the honor of playing for both the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. Rondo won a title with the Celtics in 2008 and is looking to win one with the Lakers this season. Rondo has had his fair share […]

It has been one of the craziest NBA seasons ever, and now we have finally reached the NBA Finals almost a full year after this 2019-20 campaign officially began. Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat is on Wednesday night. It’s no surprise the Lakers made it […]

After the end of the tense Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James sent out a tweet reminding everyone to vote. In his tweet, James tagged More Than A Vote, a voting rights group “of Black athletes and artists who came together amid the protests fueled by the […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel understands that his superstar LeBron James has already paired up with plenty of dynamic players in the past — including Dwyane Wade and Kyrie Irving, just to name a few. The Purple and Gold mentor, however, explained why The King’s current tandem with Anthony Davis will go down […]

One of the biggest matchups in the NBA Finals will be between Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo. The two centers have different styles, but they are both defensive stalwarts and have had a huge impact during the Los Angeles Lakers’ and Miami Heat’s runs to the NBA Finals. On the daily Locked On Heat Podcast, […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers are heading to the NBA Finals. Unfortunately, the late Kobe Bryant won’t be able to watch the heralded franchise attempt to capture yet another title after he tragically died earlier this 2020. Despite the absence of Bryant, however, Davis and the Lakers clearly understand the importance of dedicating […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo is going to have his hands full in the 2020 NBA Finals, as he’s going up against Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis. Davis is one of the few players in the NBA who is elite on offense and defense. During his media session on Tuesday, Adebayo talked about […]

NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen believes the Miami Heat have a really good shot of defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 Finals at Walt Disney World. Pippen, who won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls during the ’90s, says the Heat have “more offensive weapons they’ll be able to throw at […]

The son of Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard hilariously video bombed him during his NBA Finals press conference on Tuesday. Take a look at the wholesome moment that made Howard and the media members laugh: Dwight Howard talks about having his son with him in Orlando and providing life lessons for him.#NBAFinals presented by […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis reiterated his belief that the 2019-20 championship is the “toughest in NBA history.” Some have wondered whether this season should be labeled with an asterisk given the four-month hiatus due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, others have said the hiatus and demands of the “bubble” would make for a stern […]

During his media session on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James was asked to reveal what has changed the most since his last Finals appearance in 2018 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The four-time NBA MVP and three-time champion hilariously said there is more gray hair on his beard (via Ben Golliver of […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving spoke about the first time he met Kobe Bryant during an appearance on Kevin Durant’s new podcast, The ETCs. The interaction came in 2012 when Irving was practicing with the Team USA Select Team ahead of the London Olympics. Irving claimed he “practiced” what he would say to Kobe […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James won two championships on the Miami Heat with Erik Spoelstra as the head coach, so he knows firsthand how excellent of a coach Spo is. During his media session with reporters on Tuesday, James called out the media for not giving Spoelstra the credit he deserved during the Heat’s […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has never felt his team is an underdog. The Heat had 60-1 odds in the preseason to reach the NBA Finals and are the clear underdog against the Los Angeles Lakers now. However, Butler couldn’t care less whether people pick them to win, even saying the team embraces being counted […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had nothing but praise for Miami Heat president Pat Riley during a media session on Tuesday. James said Riley is one of the “great minds” in basketball as someone who has won as a coach and an executive. Riley has changed the league: Lakers star LeBron James called Heat […]

LeBron James took his talents to South Beach in 2010, leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to form the Big Three with the Miami Heat. Alongside Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, the trio went on to claim a pair of NBA championships under head coach Erik Spoelstra, including LeBron’s first. Then, in a move that shook the […]

Is it possible Jimmy Butler could have been a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, rather than preparing to face off against LeBron James and Co. in the NBA Finals? Not according to Butler, who said he “didn’t consider” going to Los Angeles, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Butler also reiterated the idea he knew […]

J.R. Smith doesn’t get much playing time in his reserve role with the Los Angeles Lakers, but that doesn’t seem to bother the streaky shooter one bit — especially if it means winning another championship ring. On Tuesday, an Instagram user came at Smith in the wrong way, pointing out the fact that he “doesn’t […]