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Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis spoke to reporters on Tuesday for the first time since suffering a gluteus maximus injury. Davis says he’s feeling a lot better and will only return to the Lakers’ lineup once he feels like his old self and is able to move around the court freely: Anthony […]

When Anthony Davis fell hard to the floor against the New York Knicks, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel and everyone in Los Angeles held their collective breath. At first, it looked like Davis had suffered a serious back injury. However, tests showed that Davis sustained a bruised gluteus maximus and everyone inside the Lakers organization breathed […]

The Los Angeles Lakers headed into the 2019-20 NBA season with championship aspirations with superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way for the storied franchise. As the team approaches the halfway point of the season, they’ve exceeded expectations with the best record in the Western Conference at 33-7. However, this team isn’t without […]

Anthony Davis’ back injury has kept him out of the last three games, but it has not stopped the Los Angeles Lakers from having success after winning all three contests. Davis spoke to the media on Tuesday, which marked the first time he did so since suffering the injury against the New York Knicks on […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis is a Chicago native who roots for the Green Bay Packers, the Chicago Bears’ biggest rival. Davis was at the Packers playoff game on Sunday, causing folks in Chicago to wonder why one of their native sons was rooting for the Packers. Speaking to Lakers reporters on […]

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis is still not sprinting or taking contact as he recovers from a bruised gluteus maximus. It’s unclear when Davis will play again, though he’s feeling better: Anthony Davis says he hasn’t really sprinted yet or taken contact since his injury, but he is feeling better everyday. — […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love believes LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers “could do something special” this season. LeBron and the Lakers have the best record in the Western Conference. This season marks the first time James has a really good shot of winning his fourth championship since his days with Love and […]

If the first two and a half months of the NBA regular season are any indication, the Los Angeles Lakers do not need to make a significant trade in order to be the best team in the league. That’s not to say that it wouldn’t be to the team’s benefit if they did land an […]

All 13-year-old Luke Burgin wanted to do was see Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James play live. So, his mom made it happen. Burgin’s mom surprised him with tickets to see James and the Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets in Colorado and the little boy was overcome with emotion. Apparently, Burgin became especially inspired […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers played host to the team LeBron James led to a title back in 2016 on Monday night, with two of his close friends and former teammates trying to get the best of the three-time NBA champion. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, James and company proved to be too […]

LOS ANGELES – On Monday night, Dwight Howard proved his worth once again for the Los Angeles Lakers. With Anthony Davis still on the mend, the 34-year-old recorded his fourth double-double of the season, dropping 21 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in a win against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers. The big man even hit his third […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers have now won nine games in a row after making easy work of LeBron James’ former squad in the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night at the Staples Center, 128-99. Although the Cavs gave the Lakers a run in the first half, the second half was a different story […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis has been recuperating from a hard fall he took against the New York Knicks, missing the team’s last two games on the road versus the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder. The six-time All-Star, however, has come under fire recently for traveling to Wisconsin to witness the Green Bay […]

LeBron James continues to cement his legacy, as he’s now passed Isiah Thomas on the all-time assists list. The former Detroit Pistons guard is more than thrilled for James that he’s progressing so quickly and congratulated the Los Angeles Lakers star for his achievement. The Hall of Fame point guard took to Twitter and congratulated […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo is expected out to be for four to five days due to a finger injury, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Rondo suffered a nondisplaced volar plate avulsion fracture to his right ring finger in Saturday’s 125-110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. An X-ray was conducted in Chesapeake […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James continues to insert his name to the conversation of the league’s best playmakers of all time, surpassing Detroit Pistons legend and Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas for the eighth spot on NBA’s all-time assists list. The King achieved the feat against the Cleveland Cavaliers, on Monday, notching his 9,062 […]

After swatting the dunk attempt of Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love, Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee taunted his fellow big man. The Cavs ran a great play to fool the Lakers’ defense. Love seemingly had McGee beat in a cut to the hoop, but the Lakers big caught up with his Cavs counterpart and […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis is set to miss his third straight game after being ruled out versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. And it appears head coach Frank Vogel is taking a cautious approach with his recovery. Davis is still nursing a gluteus maximus contusion he suffered in a win against the New York […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis will not play against the Cleveland Cavaliers in their Monday night showdown, as he’s still recovering from a back injury. AD will will be missing his third consecutive game, having failed to suit up in their past two games against the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder. Anthony Davis […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been battling flu-like symptoms for the past few days. The team decided to hold the three-time champion out of Saturday’s game against the Thunder due to the ailment, but that didn’t stop him from joining Puerto Rican trap and reggaeton artist Bad Bunny onstage Sunday. James joined Bad […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got Kyle Kuzma’s best night of the season during a 125-110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, as the forward logged a season-high 40 minutes and scored 36 points with LeBron James and Anthony Davis both out of the lineup. Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has heard all the trade rumors […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was fully supportive of a Marshawn Lynch post-game presser, one that came in ominous fashion after his Seattle Seahawks were eliminated by the Green Bay Packers, 28-23. Lynch had 12 carries for 26 yards, along with two touchdowns in the loss, before getting up on the podium and preaching […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had to deal with a rash of injuries recently. Set to face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers, four Lakers have been listed on the team’s injury report per Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints. The most notable inclusions on the list are Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. James, who missed […]

From Anthony Davis, to LeBron James, to Dwight Howard, Kyle Kuzma believes that every single Los Angeles Lakers player has something to prove. Per Spectrum SportsNet (h/t Christian Rivas of SB Nation), Kuzma claims that the entire Lakers crew crave for the win every single night. And in their quest to snag that elusive title, […]

Since joining the Los Angeles Lakers last season, Rajon Rondo has been hounded by critics claiming he is no longer the player that he used to be. Sure, the 33-year-old playmaker no longer averages All-Star worthy numbers he once normed during his heyday with the Boston Celtics, but Rondo still brings a lot of winning […]

Los Angeles Lakers star forward Anthony Davis grew up in Chicago, but he probably is not making Bears fans too happy on Sunday afternoon. Davis is sporting an Aaron Rodgers jersey as he attends the NFC Divisional Playoff between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks on Sunday evening: .@AntDavis23 in the house repping his […]

Earlier this week, Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter announced that he is planning to open a charter school in Oklahoma City. Kanter, who played for the Thunder for two and a half seasons has a connection with the city. Kanter has noted that he has yet to pick an exact location for the school. The […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley had high praise for teammate Kyle Kuzma after the 24-year-old scored a season-high 36 points during Saturday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Dudley said Kuzma has “scary” potential and even called him the “key” to the Lakers’ season: That boy @kylekuzma was 🥘 last night! So much potential […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma turned in his best individual outing of the season on Saturday, leading a Lakers team playing without LeBron James and Anthony Davis to a 125-110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kuzma poured in a season-high 36 points on 15-of-24 shooting in the road victory. When whether his outstanding […]

Detroit Pistons veteran point guard Derrick Rose has been making quite a bit of noise this season as a potential Sixth Man of the Year winner. The former MVP winner is currently averaging 17.8 points (on 49.0 percent shooting), 2.3 boards, and 5.8 dimes, and he has proven to be one of the most potent […]

After having a huge game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo may be looking at some time on the sidelines. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Rondo reportedly suffered a strain fourth finger on his right hand and is considered day-to-day. X-rays did come back clean: The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, Rajon Rondo, and Kyle Kuzma had a tough task ahead of them on Saturday, taking on the tough Oklahoma City Thunder on the road minus their two superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. James missed the game due to flu-like symptoms while Davis sat out his second straight game with a […]

No LeBron James, no Anthony Davis? No problem for the Los Angeles Lakers. Third-year forward Kyle Kuzma stepped up big-time for the short-handed Lakers and dropped a season-high 36 points in their recently concluded 125-110 road victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. ✨ Season-high for Kuz ✨@kylekuzma's 36 PTS power the @Lakers to the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis was still in street clothes on Saturday, as his team handed the Oklahoma City Thunder a 15-point defeat, 110-125, at Chesapeake Energy Arena. With LeBron James also sitting out the ball game, the Lakers relied on Kyle Kuzma (36 points and seven rebounds) and Rajon Rondo (21 markers, 12 […]

Dwight Howard has always been known as a bit of a jokester. The Los Angeles Lakers center has pulled off various hijinks since his Orlando days and those apparently haven’t stopped in the big man’s second stint for the Tinseltown team. Howard paid tribute to his teammate LeBron James by acting out the latter’s famous […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 26 points on Friday against the Dallas Mavericks, helping LA defeat Dallas without superstar big man Anthony Davis. Kuzma played 34 minutes against the Mavs. After the game, the Lakers swingman told Allie Clifton of Spectrum SportsNet that the more minutes he gets, the more […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Rob Pelinka. The franchise also promoted Pelinka to the title of vice president of basketball operations and general manager, something star LeBron James says Pelinka “earned.” Yes he ABSOLUTELY has Earned it!! Congrats RP! 🙏🏾 https://t.co/KQ4gIPiBYY — LeBron James (@KingJames) January 11, 2020 […]

Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers did not play on Friday night in a win against the Dallas Mavericks due to a gluteus maximus injury. Though the Lakers won without him, Davis’s status has been upgraded to questionable for the team’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night – while his teammates […]

Coming off a big win against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers will have to create a gameplan without superstar LeBron James for their next game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. James will apparently miss the game with a cold according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The 17-year NBA veteran […]