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The Los Angeles Lakers are sensitive to suggestions that Jason Kidd will undercut head coach Frank Vogel, so much so that they have told the media Kidd doesn’t want to do interviews, according to Mark Heisler of the Orange County Register. Kidd is one of Vogel’s assistant coaches on the Lakers. When the Lakers hired […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard told TMZ Sports he has thought about competing in the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest. NBA All-Star weekend is in Chicago this year. Howard won the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest in New Orleans: Dwight Howard thinking about a return to the Dunk Contest in 2020 🤔 “I have thought about […]

The NCAA suspended Ohio State football star Chase Young, and Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James isn’t happy about it. Per CBS Sports, Young will not play on Saturday against Maryland while the school looks into what it is calling “a possible NCAA issue.” An official statement from the program did not elaborate on the […]

Kobe Bryant, All-Star… author? As hard as it might seem to envision one of the most ruthless competitors in the history of the NBA as a children’s storyteller, that is exactly how Bryant wants to be remembered. In an interview with Dana Jacobson on “CBS This Morning Saturday,” Bryant said that he hopes to write […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was in an understandably good mood on Friday following his team’s impressive 95-80 victory against one of his former teams, the Miami Heat. James was outstanding yet again for the Lakers, logging 25 points (on 10-of-19 shooting), four 3-pointers, four rebounds, and six assists, in 36 minutes played. The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers notched another victory on Friday night in an impressive performance against the Miami Heat. That’s now seven straight for the team from Hollywood, and for some, one man is at the very center of this tremendous winning streak: Alex Caruso. At the moment, L.A. have won all seven games in which […]

As bad as the past few years have been for him, Dwight Howard has had a stellar NBA career worthy of the Hall of Fame even. In his years with the Orlando Magic, Dwight was regarded as the best center in the NBA. Surely, if you ask him, his dominant stretch with the Magic had […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are slowly getting their reinforcements back. Third-year forward Kyle Kuzma recently returned from an ankle injury this past week. Now, Rajon Rondo might make his season debut for the Purple and Gold very soon. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports that Rondo will likely play his first game of the 2019-20 season […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, turning 35 this December, continues to play at an elite level and is not about to relinquish his throne atop the NBA royalty. When asked about whether he intends to follow some sort of load management program to preserve his body this season, James dismissed the idea and said […]

Prior to the start of the 2019-20 season, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James heard all the chatter that he is already way past his prime. When asked about the idea that he’s already “washed”, James savagely took another shot at his naysayers and told them to “meet me at the cleaners” per Ben Golliver […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to a fast start this season. After cruising to a relatively easy victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night, Los Angeles is now sitting with a seven-game win streak and only one loss thus far. Last year, LeBron James got his new team off […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers have now won seven straight games after dropping their season opener to the L.A. Clippers. LeBron James and company made easy work of a scrappy defensive-minded team led by Jimmy Butler on Friday night. The Miami Heat couldn’t keep up with this revamped Lakers squad as Frank Vogel’s […]

LeBron James has teamed up with several talented superstars over the course of his career, but his latest pairing with Anthony Davis on the Los Angeles Lakers seems to be a match made in heaven. James’ former coach Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra certainly thinks so, as he shared his two cents on the AD-LeBron […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ starting center JaVale McGee has added a reliable hook shot to his arsenal, and teammate Dwight Howard seems to have noticed. Although not as majestic as the original “sky hook” of all-time great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, McGee has certainly put up some buckets this season using his own version of the fundamental move. […]

LeBron James has become the third player to amass 1,000 20-point games in an NBA career, doing so after scoring a 3-pointer with less than four minutes remaining against the Miami Heat. James scored the deep triple off an Anthony Davis assist, bringing his game tally to 22 markers. He finished the game with 25 […]

Shannon Sharpe has built a reputation as one of the most loyal fans of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. Even though he’s working as an NBA analyst for FOX Sports, he still finds ways to show his support for the four-time MVP. He actually believes that Bron is the greatest basketball player of all-time. […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra says swingman Justise Winslow has a concussion and entered the league’s concussion protocol. Winslow took a nasty hit from Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap. He missed the Heat’s game on Thursday against the Phoenix Suns and obviously won’t play on Friday versus the Los Angeles Lakers. “Justise does […]

Dwight Howard is taking his second chance with the Los Angeles Lakers very seriously. Through the first seven games of the season, Howard hasn’t been a distraction — on or off the court — and is playing high-level defense. No longer a superstar in the league, Howard is coming off the bench for the Lakers […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is 100 percent again, which is why he’s playing like the best player in the world once more. A serious groin injury forced James to miss 17 consecutive games last season. Although he came back on Jan. 31, it was clear LeBron still wasn’t at 100 percent. […]

Through the Los Angeles Lakers’ first seven games of the season, superstar forward LeBron James is playing great defense. James wasn’t his usual self on defense last season for the Lakers because of his groin injury. Now that he’s healthy again and has Anthony Davis by his side, LeBron looks engaged on defense and that […]

Veteran swingman J.R. Smith has yet to find an NBA team since being waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers last July. But if his cryptic tweet is any indication of his next destination, the 34-year-old may be on the hunt for a ring again – in Los Angeles. The city is home to two of the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the most hated team in the US right now. And Kyle Kuzma let them know how he felt. Oh y’all big mad!! https://t.co/59y7WX6ai6 — kuz (@kylekuzma) November 8, 2019 The data was gathered by Sportsinsider.com. They tracked over 100,000 tweets which include phrases like “I hate the (insert team).” As […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is used to getting more wide open looks since LeBron James joined the team last season. With the team adding a lot of fresh faces this year, the third year player bared that some of his new teammates are still getting used to playing with a superstar of James’ […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has been so impressed with star forward LeBron James’ defense. Now that he’s healthy again, James is playing stellar defense, something Vogel — a defense-minded coach — loves to see. “(LeBron is) working really hard … I couldn’t be more impressed with his commitment on that end and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be shorthanded once again on Friday against the Miami Heat, as the team is listing Avery Bradley as questionable and Rajon Rondo as doubtful. Bradley missed the Lakers’ game on Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls due to a bruised lower leg, while Rondo has yet to play this season: #Lakers […]

There is plenty of talk happening when it comes to who the greatest player is of all time. Since NBA players play in different eras, it’s hard to say whether Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is better than six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan or top scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. However, James’ former teammate Channing Frye […]

Most NBA executives believe Andre Iguodala will end up with the Los Angeles Lakers, not the Los Angeles Clippers, once he gets his situation resolved with the Memphis Grizzlies. Iguodala is owed $17.2 million this season, the final year of his contract. The 2015 Finals MVP won’t play a single game for the Grizzlies. Via […]

Three-time champion Dwyane Wade fired back at critics who feel that Lakers superstar LeBron James is washed. James, who is a long-time friend and former teammate of Wade, put on a fantastic show in Tuesday night’s 118-112 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The King logged 35 minutes, scoring a team-high 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting […]

Dwight Howard’s initial run with the Lakers (2012-13) was met with mixed emotions, as fans of the team viewed his antics to be unnecessary. Now in his second tenure with the team, the former No. 1 overall pick has accepted a role as a reserve, and he seems to be taking it seriously. “I just […]

Dwight Howard has been off to a rousing start to his 2019-20 season, one that has been deemed a “redemption” season after returning to the Los Angeles Lakers after a failed one-year stint with a Kobe Bryant-led team in 2012-13. Though his averages have been a humble 6.7 points and 7.9 rebounds on the season, […]

LeBron James continues to prove the haters wrong. In their game against the Chicago Bulls last night, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar notched his third triple-double in as many games. With that, James made history for the Purple and Gold by becoming the first Laker since Magic Johnson to register three consecutive trip-doubles. James led […]

Some people love him, while some hate him. But whatever people do, they always pay attention to LeBron James. Some fans at the United Center in Chicago were having some fun heckling The King while he was on the bench in the Los Angeles Lakers – Chicago Bulls showdown last night. James, in jest, savagely […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, at 34-years old and in year 17 of his career, just notched his third straight triple-double in their 118-112 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Following his magnificent performance, James took a shot at his haters who called him “washed” with a savage tweet: #WashedKing 🤫👑 https://t.co/gM9mrkBvbF — LeBron James […]

LeBron James was hyped up when Alex Caruso converted on a fastbreak and-one play for the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth quarter of their game against the Chicago Bulls. The King gave Caruso a chest bump to celebrate the impressive play. Asked about it after the game, Caruso hilariously warned James to consider the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to come back against a Chicago Bulls team that grabbed an early 19-point lead, but struggled to ward off LeBron James and a strong effort from the bench. Following a 118-112 win after a 38-point fourth quarter, James had tall praise for the second unit. “There’s going to be […]

Wendell Carter Jr. expressed his disappointment after the Chicago Bulls’ fourth-quarter collapse against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Carter finished the game with 11 points and 11 rebounds. After the game, however, he didn’t care about the double-double because it didn’t translate to a victory. “I know I’m pissed. Not to talk about my […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis caused quite a ruckus when he teased fans about possibly joining the Chicago Bulls next season. Davis, after all, is a Chicago native and will be one of the most coveted free agents after this season. He addressed the lingering issue once more on Tuesday, prior to the Lakers’ […]

The Chicago Bulls reserves were on the floor in the critical fourth quarter while the Los Angeles Lakers were making their run. It was a questionable decision but head coach Jim Boylen explained his move, per Tony Gill of 670 The Score. “I’m gonna develop this bench, I’m gonna develop this team. I got 15 […]

Thaddeus Young of the Chicago Bulls spoke to his teammates after their fourth-quarter meltdown against the Los Angeles Lakers. According to the veteran forward, at some point, they have to pull themselves out of the hump and start winning. “I came in and I talked to the guys. I told them at some point, it’s […]