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Though he’s currently serving as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Frank Vogel says the time he spent with Paul George and the Indiana Pacers will always be close to his heart. Vogel’s Lakers are set to face George and the Clippers on Christmas Day. Though they’re with different teams these days, Vogel […]

Los Angeles Lakers swingman Kyle Kuzma sent out a reminiscent Instagram post on Tuesday morning, recalling the game in which he scored the most points on Christmas Day by a rookie in Lakers history: https://www.instagram.com/p/B6dXccoptOs/?igshid=1kgbg355ccu12 Though the Lakers were defeated by Karl Anthony-Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves, 121-104, Kuzma made his mark in the record […]

The Toronto Raptors never truly believed that the Los Angeles Lakers were an option for Kawhi Leonard, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. While Leonard did meet with the Lakers in free agency, he ended up signing with the Los Angeles Clippers: No matter the intent, having a second suitor in Los Angeles was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers heavily pursued Kawhi Leonard in free agency because one of their players had been told that Leonard truly wanted to come, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Leonard ended up spurning the Lakers for the Los Angeles Clippers, who acquired Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder: But a source […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are listing superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis as questionable to face the Los Angeles Clippers on Christmas. James is dealing with a thoracic muscle strain, while Davis has a sore right knee: LeBron James and Anthony Davis are both questionable to play on Christmas Day. — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Patrick Patterson believes Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James are motivated by the thought of defeating each other. Both Leonard and James are trying to deliver a championship to LA, for different franchises of course. Whichever star wins a title first in LA will likely be deemed […]

A lot of stars around the league shrink under the pressure of going up against LeBron James. That doesn’t apply to Kawhi Leonard, though. Not only has Leonard defeated James in the NBA Finals, but he’s also gotten the best of LeBron plenty of times during the regular season. Kawhi isn’t afraid of LeBron, and James […]

Ever since Kawhi Leonard defeated LeBron James in the 2014 Finals to win his first Finals MVP, there has been this prevailing thought around the league that while Leonard and James respect each other’s game, they aren’t really friends off the court. That narrative took off this past summer after Leonard signed with the Los […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant ended his NBA career in grand fashion by scoring 60 points at Staples Center against the Utah Jazz. Trae Young, DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love are ranking Bryant’s final NBA game as their favorite moment of this decade, via NBA.com: “The Kobe final game, when he scored 60 points […]

Kawhi Leonard’s uncle, Dennis Robertson, made a bunch of “lavish” requests to the Los Angeles Lakers during free agency, and owner Jeanie Buss told him they were “illegal,” according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Some of these requests reportedly included a private plane, part ownership, a house and a guaranteed amount of off-court endorsement […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown sent out a reminiscent tweet on Monday afternoon, recalling his days of watching LeBron James and Kobe Bryant playing on Christmas Day. Brown, who’s now in his fourth season of service in the NBA, says he remembers watching the two stars on the television at his grandmother’s house: “I always […]

The rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers runs strong, and even five months after Kawhi Leonard made a league-changing decision to sign with the latter after winning a title with the Toronto Raptors, there is still resentment from a free agency process the league thoroughly investigated in the summer, according to […]

Anthony Davis mysteriously re-entered Sunday night’s loss against the Denver Nuggets, almost inexplicably after turning his ankle in the third quarter. The Los Angeles Lakers were down nine points when Davis left with 3:13 left in the third quarter and down 13 once head coach Frank Vogel chose to plug him back in at the […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma returned to the lineup for Sunday night’s matchup against the Nuggets after missing five games due to a sprained ankle. Following the 128-104 loss, the former Utah standout noted that he felt like himself again. Though his team was defeated, Kuzma racked up 16 points, four rebounds, two blocks […]

Anthony Davis has been an excellent addition to the Los Angeles Lakers, but will the former Kentucky Wildcat remain with the team beyond this season? Davis joined the Lakers as part of a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason. Though he has been somewhat noncommittal about his plans for the future, expectation around […]

The Los Angeles Lakers struggled on Sunday without superstar LeBron James, who’s dealing with a thoracic muscle strain and a nagging groin issue. L.A. was unable to defend its home floor at Staples Center, losing out to the Denver Nuggets, 128-104. This was the Lakers’ third straight defeat, and with Christmas Day on the horizon, the […]

Denver Nuggets veteran forward Paul Millsap powered through a knee issue on Sunday, helping his team to an impressive 128-104 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Following Denver’s win, Millsap opened up about his injured knee: “It was all how the knee looked,” Millsap said, via Mike Singer of The Denver Post. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be facing the Los Angeles Clippers for a highly anticipated matchup on Christmas Day. However, Dwight Howard is trying to downplay just how much this game means. The Lakers big man was one of the players asked about the the Christmas Day duel between the two Los Angeles sides. What […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their third consecutive defeat on Sunday, falling to the Denver Nuggets, 128-104. Following another disappointing loss, Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis opened up about his frustrations with his team’s recent slump. The defense has been an issue: “With or without [James], we sucked defensively,” Davis said, via Dave McMenamin […]

For Los Angeles Lakers fans, Alex Caruso is the MVP of the league. It doesn’t matter if they were down by a huge margin against the Denver Nuggets in Sunday’s game. The impending loss didn’t stop the crowd at Staples Center from letting Caruso know their true feelings for him. Staples Center chanting MVP for […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee looked like JaVale McThree on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets, as he drained his first triple of the season. Often seen camping near the lane catching lobs and put back dunks, McGee decided to test his range by pulling up from the top of the key against the unsuspecting […]

Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets unleashed a spin move and rose up for the shot. But then, at the last second, he dished it off to a wide-open Paul Millsap. Thanks to Murray’s brilliance, the Los Angeles Lakers defense looked foolish. Peep the clip below. Even the home crowd at Staples were in awe. […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is doubtful to play on Sunday night against the Denver Nuggets due to a thoracic muscle strain in his rib cage area. But James–who earlier this week said that he does not believe in load management–is also reportedly dealing with a groin injury, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN: […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson was the one who helped to recruit LeBron James to Hollywood during the summer of 2018. He has always acknowledged that LeBron is a generational talent. Yet, Johnson believes that James’ son, Bronny, could end up being even better than his father. TMZ Sports caught up with Magic, who […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has had plenty of success in his first year in charge of the purple and gold. Vogel has helped lead the Lakers to a 24-5 record, the best mark in the Western Conference. He is also drawing inspiration — like many before him — from boxing movies. Only […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley is no longer under any restrictions and could be put back in the starting lineup, according to head coach Frank Vogel. Bradley has recovered from a hairline fracture in his right leg. Frank Vogel said Avery Bradley is no longer under any restrictions, and it's "under consideration" if the […]

Kyle Kuzma says the Los Angeles Lakers must focus on ball movement if LeBron James doesn’t play against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. The Lakers are listing James as doubtful. LeBron currently leads the NBA in assists per game: Kuz said the Lakers must focus on ball movement without LeBron. “LeBron does a great job […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is probable to face the Denver Nuggets on Sunday despite having ankle soreness. Davis’ right ankle is still sore. Frank Vogel said Anthony Davis listed as probable for Denver game with some soreness in ankle — Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) December 21, 2019 Davis has been a monster in his […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma is probable to play against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday after missing five games in a row recovering from a left ankle sprain. Kyle Kuzma practiced in full today and is probable to play against Denver tomorrow. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 21, 2019 Kuzma missed the first […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are listing superstar LeBron James as doubtful to face the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. James didn’t practice on Saturday. He’s dealing with a thoracic muscle strain: LeBron James did not practice today and is doubtful for tomorrow’s Denver game with a thoracic muscle strain. — Brett Dawson (@BDawsonWrites) December 21, 2019 […]

Dwight Howard may be the X-factor to the Los Angeles Lakers winning a championship in 2020. As crazy as it may sound considering he’s not even in the top three of the Lakers’ pecking order, the 34-year-old veteran as fit in seamlessly in his second tour with the Lakers. After a disastrous one-season stint with […]

Renowned NBA analyst Bill Simmons has recently shared some insider info on the adversarial relationship between Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Golden State Warriors two-time MVP winner Stephen Curry. According to Simmons, he is adamant that while these two have undeniable mutual respect for each other, there’s also no denying that they just […]

The Milwaukee Bucks sent quite a message to the entire NBA last night, besting the Western Conference’s top team Los Angeles Lakers, 111-104, to take solo lead of the league’s best record. There were plenty of storylines to go around in the aftermath of the first meeting of the two of the league’s best teams […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans certainly would like to forget Dwight Howard’s first stint with the team. When the team signed the 6-foot-10 center in August, not much was expected from the 34-year-old who only played in nine games the year prior. To the surprise of many, Howard has become one of the best role players […]

The Los Angeles Lakers simultaneously hired two veteran coaches in the offseason: Frank Vogel as head coach and Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd as an assistant. This dynamic led many to wonder how long the two would last together given Kidd’s prior history between the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks. However, according to […]

Thursday night’s matchup between LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks was the highest-rated game during the 2019-20 NBA season since opening night, according to Turner Sports. TNT’s Lakers/Bucks telecast is most-watched NBA game since Opening Night. #NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/ZYnQCFybiM — TNT Sports U.S. PR (@TNTSportsUS) December 20, 2019 […]

Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Kyle Korver has had the pleasure of playing with both LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo. James is a four-time MVP and three-time champion, while Giannis is the reigning MVP and eager to lead the Bucks to the Finals after coming up short last season. Milwaukee lost to the Toronto Raptors in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, who have the best record in the Western Conference, haven’t had a formal practice since Nov. 30, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. The Lakers have the second-highest average age per player of the NBA’s 30 teams (28.5). LeBron James turns 35 in two weeks and has a ton of […]

Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Kyle Korver believes Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is “going to be dunking a basketball when he’s 70.” Korver played with James on the Cleveland Cavaliers and knows first-hand how diligently LeBron takes care of his body: “In his mind, playing every game, playing those minutes, he wanted to give […]