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Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird celebrated his 63rd birthday on Saturday, and there was no shortage of tributes given in honor of the three-time NBA champion. One such icon who also sent praises towards Bird’s direction is none other than Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. The three-time champion shot-caller described how he […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves might not be at full strength against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns are battling injuries ahead of their December 8 clash. According to the Timberwolves’ PR team, their two stars are still nursing injuries. While Wiggins is still unsure to make a start, Towns is healthy […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are sitting on top of the team standings, LeBron James and Anthony Davis are playing like they’re made for one another, and Dwight Howard has not disappointed. Okay, the last one needs more context. In 23 games, Howard holds career lows of 7.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Those numbers […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony faced each other for the 34th time in their NBA careers on Friday. James and the Lakers defeated Melo and the Blazers. LeBron is now 20-14 against his best friend in the NBA. After the game, James said it’s “always special” to […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley has been cleared for full contact practice after having the hairline fracture in his right leg re-evaluated on Saturday. Bradley is out on Sunday against the Minnesota Timberwolves and considered day to day after that. Avery Bradley has been cleared for full contact after having the hairline fracture in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped 136 points in a 23-point win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, their highest total in a regulation game since 1990. The Lakers dropped 136 points at Portland, their most in a regulation game since 1990 in their most in a regulation road game since 1988. #LakeShowhttps://t.co/CkFywgeFHo pic.twitter.com/RzAqVDFuh7 […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma showed some signs of life on Friday, as he helped his squad to another easy win. L.A. cruised to victory against the Portland Trail Blazers, 136-113, and Kuzma was one of the team’s primary contributors on the evening with 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting, three 3-pointers, six rebounds, one […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are sitting pretty atop the Western Conference standings with a 20-3 slate, tied for best record in the league with the Milwaukee Bucks. Head coach Frank Vogel praised Anthony Davis’ effort in their 136-113 blowout victory against the Portland Trail Blazers. He also added how the superstar big man’s chemistry with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are completely dominating the Portland Trail Blazers. LeBron James and Anthony Davis took down Damian Lillard’s Blazers without so much as breaking a sweat. However, the King didn’t mean to take down a courtside vendor in the process of the beatdown they’re giving the Blazers as well. The hilarious incident happened […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo has once again been sidelined after suffering a left hamstring strain against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Rondo, who took the hit in the first quarter, had six points, three rebounds and three assists at the time of the injury before being eventually ruled out for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have scored 77 points over the Portland Trail Blazers in the first half alone. Long-time Lakers fans know that this has been the most points the Purple and Gold have scored in a good while, but not a lot of people knew how big this game has been. Spectrum SportsNet’s Mike […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are enjoying a dominant game over the Portland Trail Blazers thanks to the leadership and heroics of LeBron James. The King continues to amaze everyone with his incredible performances in spite of being in the league for 17 years now. Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts is one of the people […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Rodney Hood went down with a non-contact injury in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers. He had to be helped off the court with his teammates’ assistance. Rodney Hood goes down with a non-contact injury 😬Prayers up for Rondey 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ssemjjISWA — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 7, 2019 According to […]

Avery Bradley is a key role man to the Los Angeles Lakers, but his leg injury has kept him out of the rotation over the past couple of days. While he’s still not a lock to return immediately, he’s on his way to full recovery in time for the coming week. According to ESPN’s Dave […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma spent the first few days of the 2019-20 season on the sidelines, nursing an ankle injury that forced him out of the World Cup. Yet the invaluable spark plug made use of his extra time making deliveries part-time for Panera Bread as a way to make some extra cash. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have no choice but to hold on to Kyle Kuzma. Last season, Kuzma, along with Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram was almost traded to the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis during the 2019 trade deadline. However, the deal fell through at the last minute and Kuzma kept his spot in […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is one of the best big men in the NBA today. The 26-year old has already accomplished a lot in his seven seasons in the league, being named and All-Star six times and being part of the NBA All-Defensive Team thrice. Still, it’s quite baffling that a star of […]

Ever wondered what Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James respects most about his pal Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony? His “resiliency.” “His resiliency. Just resilient,” James told The Athletic. “He don’t let nothing stop him, he don’t care what nobody say, he do him, then he believes in his journey. And he ain’t gonna […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony says Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James “will do a lot” once his Hall of Fame career is over. Anthony says he can’t get into details about what LeBron is going to do, only saying that the Lakers star is a “very strategic person.” James adds that he, Anthony, […]

Ben Simmons of the Sixers and LeBron James of the Lakers are both represented by Klutch Sports agent Rich Paul. They both have tremendous size for players that handle the ball so much, and they are two of the more unique players in the NBA because of their skill sets and athleticism. Washington Wizards head […]

In an interview with The Athletic, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony talked about the first time they met each other. The Lakers and Blazers face off on Friday in Portland. It will be the 34th time LeBron and Melo face off against each other. Of the 33 […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony won the Western Conference Player of the Week Award on Monday. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James couldn’t be happier. On Friday night, LeBron and Melo will be back on an NBA court for the 34th time when the Lakers and Blazers face each other. James says he’s “fu**ing […]

Dwight Howard is really enjoying his second stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. Not only are the Lakers winning, but Howard is playing very well off the bench and hasn’t been a distraction on or off the court. The future Hall of Famer is even making 3-pointers now — well okay, actually just one, but […]

Led by the dynamic duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers are off to a great start to this season. Los Angeles has racked up an impressive 19-3 record through the early stages of this campaign, and they’ve won 12 of their last 13 games. Things are certainly looking up for the Lake […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope experienced some of his darkest times in the league upon getting the chance to play with LeBron James in 2018-19. The Los Angeles Lakers teammates are also represented by Rich Paul, which formed an even stronger bond between them. KCP had gone from a $23 million balloon deal in 2017-18 to earning almost […]

LeBron James barked back after a video clip of him rooting on his Los Angeles Lakers while shoeless in the fourth quarter went viral, as Utah Jazz broadcasters fumed about it. “Look at LeBron, he’s on the court,” said play-by-play commentator Craig Bolerjack on the call. “With no shoes, my god,” added color commentator Matt […]

LeBron James had time to give a pair of his Nike LeBron 17s away to a couple of young Utah Jazz fans clamoring for them, swiftly signing them and giving them to the kids who made the trip down to courtside to ask for them. LeBron gave his game shoes to a couple of young […]

LeBron James got away with a blatant traveling violation during Wednesday night’s rout over the Utah Jazz, one the referees were too distracted to see, even though both sideline officials were looking right at the Los Angeles Lakers forward, incredulously. James admitted it’s perhaps one of the worst ones of his career, taking three-and-a-half steps […]

Dwight Howard made the first 3-pointer of his 2019-20 season during a 25-point blowout win of the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, giving coach Frank Vogel a few green hairs with his shot selection. The Los Angeles Lakers center spotted up in the left corner, awaiting an inbounds pass, which he caught, jab-stepped, and launched — […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers commented on the impressive defensive play put up by Anthony Davis against the Utah Jazz. For James, Davis is able to do such impressive feats because he is the Defensive Player of the Year. Peep the clip below. Davis bit on the shot fake and subsequently lunged out […]

A Utah Jazz commentator called LeBron James ‘disrespectful’ after seeing the Los Angeles Lakers forward celebrating without his shoes on. The entire Lakers bench was pumped as Kyle Kuzma put on a stellar defensive sequence by blocking two shots in a row. James himself, who gave his shoes to a fan, was celebrating on the […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is now 16th on the all-time blocks list. During Wednesday’s win over the Utah Jazz, Howard passed George Johnson in the all-time block leaders. Next on the list is Manute Bol, who he will likely surpass in the next game or two. Congrats to @DwightHoward of the @Lakers for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a convincing victory over the Utah Jazz. They may be overdoing it a bit to make up for their horrible loss to the Dallas Mavericks, but fans can just take it as another day at the office. One of the solid contributors for the Purple and Gold so far […]

Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers is in the midst of his third season in the league, and his Lakers took on the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. In the first half of that game, Kuzma hit, not one, but two buzzer-beaters to end each quarter. Both in the first quarter: KUZMA AT THE […]

Corey Groves, a 17-year-old Los Angeles Lakers fan who has stage four sarcoma cancer, wants to shake LeBron James’ hand on Christmas — which might be his last holiday ever. Per Kevin Connor of the Toronto Sun, Groves shared that he’ll be in LA on Christmas to see the duel between the Lakers and the […]

For years, critical NBA fans have derided the fact that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is the beneficiary of calls that would not normally go the way of others. Irrespective of which side of the fence you fall on in that debate, there was a play from the first half of Wednesday’s game versus […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo moved into sole possession of 17th place on the all-time assists list with a dish in the first quarter of Wednesday’s game versus the Utah Jazz. His 7,037th assist moves him past San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker. Congrats to @RajonRondo of the @Lakers for moving up to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, and while they will not have any players officially listed out due to flu-like symptoms, head coach Frank Vogel confirmed that multiple members of the Lakers’ roster are under the weather. Forwards Anthony Davis and Kyle Kuzma are reportedly the two most […]

Former NBA forward Caron Butler believes Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant could still play in the NBA today. Butler explained his thoughts to Kristine Leahy on the latest episode of Fair Game: 100 % pic.twitter.com/dL8NtmFz2w — Caron Butler (@realtuffjuice) December 4, 2019 In 1,346 career games for the Lakers, Bryant cemented himself as the […]