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Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was officially named to the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Class, joining fellow NBA icons Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan as well as WNBA superstar Tamika Catchings in a loaded class. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss reacted to the news on Saturday, noting Bryant’s competitiveness on the floor as well […]

When talking about the deadliest starting lineups the NBA has seen over the past two decades (and perhaps even ever), there’s little doubt that the 2017-18 Golden State Warriors will be at the very top of any list. We will be discussing this championship-winning side more later on, but before that, we also have four […]

News came out on Friday that the NBA is reportedly “angling” to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season following China’s CBA shutdown. NBA fans and players alike were bummed about the rumor. However, Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley downplayed the situation and said that the NBA will not make a decision before June […]

In his piece for The Players’ Tribune, Pau Gasol talked about how he’s “missing” Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant a lot right now during the coronavirus pandemic. Gasol says he’s never been around a guy like Kobe who responded to adversity so well. “I’m really missing Kobe these days, and the things he taught […]

Former NBA All-Star Pau Gasol delivered a powerful message through The Players’ Tribune where he talked about using Kobe Bryant’s mentality to get through the coronavirus. The virus has pretty much forced everyone into lockdown. Sports — including the NBA — are either postponed or canceled, and people are worried about their jobs and future […]

Chicago Bulls Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith did an AMA on Reddit recently and shared an awesome story involving Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and Bulls icon Michael Jordan. As we all know, Jordan and Bryant were two of the fiercest competitors in NBA history. Kobe was basically Jordan 2.0. Smith recalls a […]

With the 2019-20 NBA season suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, players all around the league are finding unique ways to utilize their down time. For Lakers superstar LeBron James, one way has been spending time with his family on TikTok. James is new to the world of TikTok, but the videos he has created […]

Los Angeles Lakers great and basketball icon Kobe Bryant may be gone but his spirit is living on forever. In the latest music video by hip hop star Drake, he displayed Bryant’s legendary 8 and 24 jerseys as a shout out to the departed star. In his music video for the song Toosie Slide, notice […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel would be lying if he said he wouldn’t be disappointed if the 2019-20 season was canceled. After all, his Lakers have the best record in the Western Conference standings and are title contenders with superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way. However, Vogel understands basketball isn’t […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are prepping as if they’ll be playing postseason basketball games at some point. According to Mike Trudell, L.A. head coach Frank Vogel and his staff are already looking at potential playoff opponents: Vogel has his assistants “working on the playoff opponents as if the (regular) season were not to resume and […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel told reporters on a conference call that only players got tested for the coronavirus. COVID-19 tests aren’t easy to come by, so Vogel and the Lakers had the players get tested: On conference call with Lakers beat writers, Frank Vogel just said… • Coaches and staff were not […]

When Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant teamed up on All-Star teams, it was pretty much over for everyone else. Paul remembers beating “the hell out of people” with Kobe as his teammate in All-Star Games: .@CP3 and Mamba had that same hunger 💯 pic.twitter.com/9lWPCZ79Yw — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 2, 2020 […]

If the 2019-20 NBA season is canceled altogether due to COVID-19, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James could lose over $400,000 per game, per Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report. LeBron signed a four-year, $153.5 million maximum contract with the Lakers in the summer of 2018. The four-time MVP is making $37,436,858 this season […]

NBA players are very bored during the lockdown, so they’re getting creative with social media. Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee was the latest player to show off his artistic side. McGee envisioned himself “The Bachelor.” Take a look: pic.twitter.com/vDUfVduRW0 — Javale PIERRE 3Xs McGee (@JaValeMcGee) April 2, 2020 As you can see at the end, […]

As part of a recent appearance on the All The Smoke podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, 10-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul lamented the fact that he never got to play alongside Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. In 2011, the NBA vetoed an epic trade that would have made Paul and Bryant teammates in Los […]

Back in October, when the 2019-20 NBA season had little idea what was on its collective horizon, the Los Angeles Lakers encountered some magic. David Blaine, a magician, who has a new special on ABC called “The Magic Way,” was invited to visit the team to unveil a card trick with the assistance of Anthony […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has the tough task of keeping his team engaged during what’s expected to be a long NBA hiatus. The Lakers helmsman found out two of his players had contracted the novel coronavirus, but admitted even he didn’t know who they were. Vogel is okay with that: “I don’t […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is considering breaking down his best moments and games on IG live or holding it for later. Basketball fans everywhere are hoping that James doesn’t hide it from the public and shares it during the NBA hiatus. Thinking about maybe sitting down and breaking down some of […]

WNBA legend Sue Bird told an epic Kobe Bryant story involving Paul Pierce after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals. Piece and the Celtics defeated Kobe and the Lakers in six games. Pierce won Finals MVP and Bryant’s quest for championship number four came up short. Bird […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard reacted to plenty of alarmed fans in his social media mentions after a Los Angeles Lakers fan account “reported” he was considering joining the Lakers. This was just one of the many April Fools’ Day pranks on Twitter, with even more of them sprouting up now that the NBA […]

Earlier in the week, Anthony Davis asked basketball fans on Twitter if he should shave his trademark unibrow. After 51 percent of fans wanted him to shave it, it appeared the Los Angeles Lakers All-Star actually did. However, most were skeptical with April Fool’s Day approaching. Those fans were right as Davis posted a new […]

The NBA is full of superstars and All-Star-caliber players, but many guys play an unsung role for their respective teams. Perhaps not a household name nor one filling the stat line every day, these players do the work without much attention or praise attached to their name. Here are 15 NBA players from the Western […]

In line with the April Fool’s Day theme, we’d like to share a brief narrative about the time Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James messed with a reporter about his motorcycles. This happened in 2015, at a time when the Lakers forward was still with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the other character in our brief […]

A new development has emerged that will potentially have a huge impact on the current NBA season. Thanks to some very thorough researchers who likely had too much time on their hands, a specific rule from the league’s bylaws has been revealed, which clearly states that if this season ends up being cancelled — a […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson called Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the Greatest of All Time in college basketball. Abdul-Jabar responded to Johnson’s praises, calling their friendship — both on and off the court — as the greatest. Via Twitter, the two basketball (and Lakers) legends had a quick exchange. Johnson detailed Abdul-Jabbar’s accomplishments in college. Back […]

Los Angeles Lakers backup guard Alex Caruso is, like the other NBA players, sitting at home as the league takes a hiatus during the current public-health crisis borne out of the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Now, in an interview with Mike Trudell of Lakers.com, Caruso spoke at length about how the NBA suspension has impacted […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley thinks the 2019-20 NBA could resume in Las Vegas or the Bahamas if COVID-19 gets better. Dudley’s comments come on the heels of Toronto canceling all city events up to June 30: That VEGAS/Bahamas idea looking real good IF things ever get better around the U.S in the future […]

With 16 championship banners hanging in the rafters at the Staples Center and some of the greatest players in NBA history coming through the organization during the team’s illustrious history, the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most popular and well-known sports franchise in the world. During an event to announce the partnership between […]

Los Angeles Lakers players have completed their 14-day home quarantine and all of them are now symptom-free of COVID-19, the team announced Tuesday. On March 19, the organization released a statement announcing that two current Lakers players had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The identity of the players has not been disclosed. Some Lakers […]

In what is the first post submitted since his tragic death earlier this year, the Instagram page of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant noted the release of The Wizenard Series: Season One on Tuesday. “Welcome back to Dren!,” the post reads. “We hope you are all ready to catch up with the West Bottom Badgers for […]

As part of a recent interview with The Athletic, Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis pointed to LeBron James and Derrick Rose as players he looked up to in the early days of his playing career. Davis and Rose are both from the city of Chicago, so there is a natural connection there. However, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James sent out a tweet to express his excitement for the upcoming release of “The Last Dance,” which will now come out in April instead of June: April 19th can’t come fast enough. I CAN NOT WAIT!! 🗣Yessir!🍿 #LastDance — LeBron James (@KingJames) March 31, 2020 “The Last Dance” is […]

Brooklyn Nets superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are both expected to make full recoveries from their respective injuries and be ready to go next season. The Nets are reportedly already preparing for this welcome development by looking to trade for a third star to create their own Big 3, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. […]

Before the NBA season came to a halt, center DeMarcus Cousins continued his ACL rehabilitation within the Los Angeles Lakers’ facilities. But according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Lakers are likely to bail on the injury-prone big man after this season, instead looking to keep Dwight Howard as the backup center. Via TalkBasket.net: “I don’t […]

The 2019-20 NBA season can be tagged as the breakout year of Boston Celtics swingman Jayson Tatum. After being named an All-Star for the first time, he followed it up by recording a strong February that led him to win the Player of the Month honor for the Eastern Conference. Now, joining John Goodman’s “Good […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Danny Green played one season with LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers back in 2009-10. That was LeBron’s final season with the Cavs before he joined the Miami Heat in the summer of 2010, creating The Big Three down in South Beach with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. All these […]

Danny Green used to guard Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant all the time back when he was on the San Antonio Spurs, so he knows firsthand how difficult it was to stop the Black Mamba. During an interview with Omar Raja of ESPN, the Lakers sharpshooter talked about Bryant’s elite scoring ability and how […]

Veteran shooting guard Danny Green is in his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers and he’s loving the experience thus far. Green says living in beautiful Los Angeles and playing for the Lakers faithful are the perks of being a member of the Purple and Gold: Q: #AskDanny What's the BEST part about being […]

With the NBA on hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, Anthony Davis and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers are making an effort to stay in shape and ready for when the league may get back underway in the coming months. Davis recently spoke with Tania Ganguli of the L.A. Times to talk about […]