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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers continued their winning ways on Friday night at the Staples Center as they were able to spoil Luke Walton’s return. Although the Sacramento Kings were able to take the game to the final possession, LeBron James and his new-look squad were able to take care of business with […]

After leading the Los Angeles Lakers to victory over the Sacramento Kings, LeBron James quickly took it to Instagram to react on what could be considered as his biggest play of the game. Late in the second quarter of their 99-97 win, LeBron rose up for a ferocious dunk over Nemanja Bjelica. The King attacked […]

The Los Angeles Lakers managed to sneak a win past the competitive Sacramento Kings, thanks to LeBron James’ outstanding play. He finished with 29 points, four rebounds, 11 assists, and three steals — an MVP-like stat line that will wow everyone in the league. However, the main talking point among NBA fans was the ridiculous […]

Remember the old “We Are All Witnesses” LeBron James campaign Nike run more than a decade ago? JR Smith and the rest of the Staples Center crowd were definitely witnesses to the Los Angeles Lakers forward’s phenomenal dunk over Nemanja Bjelica. All James’ former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate could do was stand with his mouth unhinged […]

For some unknown reason, the basketball seems to get stuck at bizarre places during Los Angeles Lakers games in the 2019-20 NBA regular season. Play was stopped at the seven-minute mark of the fourth quarter match between the Lakers and the Sacramento Kings on Friday after the ball got stuck on top of the back […]

Anthony Davis is serious when he said he wants the Los Angeles Lakers to be the best defensive team in the NBA. On Friday, he set an example for the Purple and Gold against the Sacramento Kings. With the Lakers ahead 99-97 with 5.5 seconds left, Kings forward Harrison Barnes attacked the basket after freeing […]

There’s a reason why the Los Angeles Lakers were immediately dubbed as playoff locks the moment LeBron James signed a four-year deal with them last year. He’s such a supreme basketball player with his scoring ability and court vision. He put that on display once again as the Lakers squared off against the young Sacramento […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady certainly know a thing or two when it comes to defying Father Time. The two ageless wonders of basketball and football exchanged some playful online banter regarding retirement. The hilarious exchange began when James was quoted as saying that him and Brady […]

LeBron James made some comments about retirement and compared himself to New England Patriots’ Tom Brady. After seeing the comments, Brady took to social media to react to James in a humorous way. I’m playing until I can’t dunk anymore! @KingJames https://t.co/K03xVJvMgZ — Tom Brady (@TomBrady) November 16, 2019 Even while Brady is still terrorizing […]

The Sacramento Kings’ Twitter account had a little fun at in-state rival Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, sharing Robert Horry’s Western Conference Finals game-winning shot with a twist. https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1195461473511690240 The Kings’ sliced in then-second-year swingman Bogdan Bogdanovic’s game-winner for Sacramento over the Lakers from December 2018 right after Horry pulls up in his famous (or […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James spent one season with Luke Walton as head coach last year, and it didn’t go well. James played in just 55 games, largely due to a groin injury that knocked him out for a month between December and January. The Lakes were ravaged by injuries up and down the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis plans to play against the Sacramento Kings on Friday after missing the previous game. Davis didn’t play against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday due to rib and shoulder pain. The Lakers star says he’s going to play this season if he feels good, and rest when he’s hurt: […]

Carmelo Anthony is getting another shot in the NBA, as the Portland Trail Blazers signed him to a non-guaranteed deal on Thursday. Anthony has not played in a game since last November while he was with the Houston Rockets. The Rockets then essentially exiled him and eventually traded him to the Chicago Bulls later in […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is now in his 17th season. He turns 35 years old in December. And yet, he is still one of the best players in the world. James’ longevity is simply incredible, and on Friday, he likened himself to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady when it comes to how […]

Anthony Davis was forced to sit out for Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors while nursing an injured shoulder, but the Los Angeles Lakers star doesn’t think opponents have been targeting the injury he’s been dealing with for a while. “Nah,” said Davis, trying not to laugh with teammate LeBron James distracting him in […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton isn’t all that concerned about the way he’ll be received when he faces the Lakers on Friday night. Walton was once the coach of the Lakers, serving from 2016 to 2019. However, the two sides parted ways this summer, and he was later hired by the Kings — three […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right leg, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. As Charania notes in his report, Bradley is expected to be re-evaluated in one to two weeks. Lakers guard Avery Bradley has suffered a hairline fracture in his […]

A revitalized LeBron James seems to have taken the right strides in his 17th NBA season, finding the fountain of youth just in time to pair up with Anthony Davis with the Los Angeles Lakers and make a push for an NBA title. But is it just coincidence? Many fans saw a careless, nonchalant James […]

During the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray was sitting courtside. The experience that he paid a lot of money for came away with a priceless in-game interaction. When there was a stoppage in play, James walked over to Murray to shake hands with him. It was a […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has seen enough of Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James to make bold claims about James’ basketball skills and freakish athleticism. Despite being in year 17 of his career and having so many miles on his body, James is still dominating the game and looks like […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is having a career resurgence in his second stint with the franchise. Howard, who is on a non-guaranteed deal with LA, has been very productive off the bench for the Lakers and hasn’t been a distraction on or off the court. Howard, though, does have time to reply to […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers had to start the 2019-20 NBA season without their longest-tenured player, Kyle Kuzma. The third-year forward was dealing with a foot injury that kept him in street clothes for four games. Once Kuzma was able to return to the floor for the Lakers, the 24-year-old struggled with his […]

LOS ANGELES – Following the devastating knee injury to DeMarcus Cousins before the 2019-20 NBA season got underway, the Los Angeles Lakers were put in a tough position. The team had to replace Cousins and only had limited options, but fortunately, Dwight Howard was there for the taking and willing to accept a lesser role […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has always been known as an assist machine, and this season, his 17th, is no different. In fact, The King is currently leading the NBA in the passing department, but winning that title has never been his goal. James is off to a great start to this season. In […]

It was another forgettable outing for the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. The Warriors suffered another blowout defeat, this time at the hands of the surging Los Angeles Lakers, 120-94. Nonetheless, Dubs point guard and former Laker D’Angelo Russell could not help but immortalize his unforgettable moment during the game when he dunked the ball […]

LeBron James didn’t feel odd playing a different version of the Golden State Warriors after several years facing up against a juggernaut. The Los Angeles Lakers star took the court without running mate Anthony Davis and faced a Warriors team that is quickly barreling to the cellar of the Western Conference, a striking difference from […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green put things in perspective after a 120-94 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. The defensive ace has been a perennial winner for the past five-plus years but is facing the other side of the coin with a dismantled roster full of young faces. The Warriors only […]

LOS ANGELES – The end of the NBA offseason wasn’t kind to rising star, Kyle Kuzma. The Los Angeles Lakers forward was determined to improve his game this past summer while also representing his country playing for Gregg Popovich’s Team USA squad, but the foot injury cost him his chance to compete in China, and […]

LOS ANGELES – After having their seven-game win streak snapped against the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors last Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers bounced back with a vengeance. Los Angeles pulled out a win on the road against the Phoenix Suns and followed that up by crushing the Golden State Warriors back at the Staples […]

The Los Angeles Lakers carved right through the heart of the hapless and fangless Golden State Warriors. LeBron James and Ci. played around the injury-riddled team as they won, 94-120 in front of an adoring Staples Center. There were plenty of highlights that can be taken from the game, but one of those is LeBron’s […]

Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers missed his team’s Wednesday night game against the Golden State Warriors, which is certainly not the marquee matchup it used to be without Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant. As such, Davis sat out the game for rest and due to ribs and shoulder issues. In his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without star big man Anthony Davis for Wednesday’s contest against the Golden State Warriors due to a combination of shoulder and rib ailments. Without their leading scorer in the mix, the Lakers have tabbed Kyle Kuzma to enter the starting five, hoping that he will provide an offensive spark. […]

In an interview with Shams Charania of Stadium, Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis revealed that small forward LeBron James told him he was “scared as sh*t” to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2010. James left his hometown Cavs to sign with the Miami Heat, where he created the Big Three […]

Anthony Davis is having a terrific season with the Los Angeles Lakers, and for the first time in his career, he’s part of a team that has a legitimate shot at winning an NBA championship. If you’re a Lakers fan, you’re probably all smiles right now. But if you’re someone who rooted for Davis back […]

Imagine a superstar like Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis retiring before he even reached his basketball prime. That kind of story would eclipse nearly every other “early retirement” story in the history of professional sports. The Detroit Lions could take solace in knowing that Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson electing to hang up the […]

Needless to say, Anthony Davis did not have the smoothest of departures from the New Orleans Pelicans. In a season full of injuries, trade demands and minutes restrictions, Davis showed up to the final home game wearing a “Looney Tunes” shirt with the phrase “That’s All, Folks!” across the front. At the February trade deadline, […]

LeBron James has only ever known being the top dog. He was the generational superstar coming of age with the Cleveland Cavaliers and (for the most part) the only All-Star on those early Cavs teams. Even in Miami, the Heat only really took off when Dwyane Wade told James to take over as the leading […]

Anthony Davis will miss Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors after his X-rays came back negative, after suffering a rib injury in Tuesday’s win over the Phoenix Suns, according to Brad Turner of The Los Angeles Times and Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. The Los Angeles Lakers will want to be careful with Davis and […]

Andre Iguodala is one of the few remaining veteran commodities available for trade, though if the Memphis Grizzlies can’t find a workable agreement within the next three months, the former 2015 Finals MVP could be up for grabs in the Western Conference. According to Sean Deveney of Heavy.com, executives in the West are hoping to […]