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NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal believes the Sacramento Kings will be better than the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers next season. O’Neal is a minority owner with the Kings, so he has to say that, even if he doesn’t really believe it. https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1167542653866504192?s=20 The Kings haven’t made the playoffs since 2006. They […]

Just when you thought former Los Angeles Lakers greats Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant had buried the hatchet, the two teammates find themselves at odds again. Making an appearance on a Yahoo Finance program, the 47-year-old O’Neal poked fun at Bryant, referencing his own accolades in the face of a nasty “work ethic” jab. “Was […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant recently joined Patrick Bet-David at the 10th annual PHP Agency Convention in Las Vegas for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, the Black Mamba made it clear that he is opposed to what has become known as “load management” in the NBA. In today’s NBA, it’s not uncommon to […]

At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Team USA was looking to carry on their long-standing tradition of claiming gold medals. However, the American side was only able to manage a bronze finish. Several factors played into this outcome, including what LeBron James labeled a lack of discipline. Via ESPN: LeBron James, 2004 Team USA forward: […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant joined the ESPN crew at the U.S. Open on Thursday. As part of his visit, the Black Mamba offered a few words of advice for Coco Gauff. “I think the important thing is that there is going to be a lot of things thrown at her. Commitments, responsibilities — […]

DeMarcus Cousins has a warrant out for his arrest due to a domestic violence allegation. However, Cousins reportedly cannot make the trip to Alabama to turn himself in to the appropriate authorities due to his recent ACL surgery, per TMZ Sports. The Mobile Police Dept. has confirmed the warrant for the Los Angeles Lakers big […]

After former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant tagged him as lazy, Shaquille O’Neal clapped back with an Instagram post. Via his Instagram, O’Neal posted the photo below captioned “Dam I was so lazy” as he threw down a monster dunk against several New Jersey Nets players during the 2002 NBA Finals. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1xgOaHFlOM/ The photo […]

Kobe Bryant, formerly of the Los Angeles Lakers, has been fairly prolific since retiring after the 2015-16 season. Bryant’s post-NBA career has mirrored his playing days when he was one of the most fearsome competitors and renowned bucket-getters in the NBA from the moment he entered the league. Despite his reputation as one of the […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball released a total of 21 songs last year — one more than the free throws he made as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. The information was discovered by Redditor u/theToBeHonestGuy. Last season, Ball played 47 games (45 starts) for the Lakers. He shot 41.7 percent from the […]

Lonzo Ball indeed references the Los Angeles Lakers in the first track of “50&30,” the mixtape he released on Thursday. After so much talk of him dissing his former team in the hook of the song “Last Days,” the New Orleans Pelicans guard took to social media to set the record straight. “I’m not dissing […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball says the Los Angeles Lakers will regret trading him in his latest song called “Last Days.” The Lakers traded Ball, Josh Hart and Brandon Ingram to the Pelicans this summer in the blockbuster Anthony Davis trade. On Thursday, Ball dropped his second mixtape called 50&30. On the first […]

The Dallas Mavericks have claimed former Los Angeles Lakers big man Aric Holman off waivers, according to Shams Charania of STADIUM and The Athletic. Holman was released earlier this week as the Lakers made room on the roster to sign former three-time Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard. He had been signed to an […]

Raja Bell, who played with Shaquille O’Neal on the Phoenix Suns, says Shaq used to use secret signals on the Los Angeles Lakers so his teammates wouldn’t pass the ball to Kobe Bryant. Shaq and Kobe won three titles together on the Lakers, but as we all know, they didn’t have the best relationship. The […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has already taken two jabs at Dwight Howard since the former superstar big man rejoined the Lakers. O’Neal, though, decided to change his tune on Thursday and actually gave Howard some advice on how he can be successful in his second stint with the Lakers. “Listen, I wish him […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man DeMarcus Cousins is facing charges after a warrant was filed for his arrest. According to a report from A.J. Perez of USA Today, Cousins is being charged with a Class A misdemeanor case of domestic violence. His ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child filed a police report on Friday. […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has recently shared his two cents worth on the whole Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O’Neal “beef” — something that both gentlemen have denied — that has taken the basketball world by storm of late. Instead of sharing his opinion about the main issue at hand, however, Stephen A. digressed a bit, and instead, […]

Over the past couple of days, ex-Los Angeles Lakers teammates Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant fired jabs at each other for failing to win more championships. The Black Mamba said that he would’ve won 12 rings if Shaq wasn’t lazy. Before the two cleared the air, it looked like O’Neal was a bit upset about […]

Shaquille O’Neal or Kobe Bryant? Who was the most important player in the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty? It is a question that has been debated for almost two decades, and it’s one that will certainly surface again now that Bryant has re-opened the feud (well, kind of) by saying he would have had 12 rings […]

Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players to ever wear the Purple and Gold. But is he also the reason why the Los Angeles Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals against the Detroit Pistons? According to a former teammate of his, that is exactly the case. Jeff Pearlman is writing a book about Kobe […]

Hip-hop icon Ice Cube took a shot at Kawhi Leonard and Paul George for choosing the Los Angeles Clippers over the Los Angeles Lakers. In an interview with Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times, Ice Cube admitted that he wanted Leonard and George to come to the Lakers. In his opinion, the two went […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James put an end to the rumored leak of his latest signature shoe, the LeBron 17’s. What was said to be the newest LeBron 17’s made rounds on social media on Wednesday — with many saying that it looked similar to the LeBron 16’s. Sneaker News, an Instagram account dedicated […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee shared a clip of his fight with a giant bug in a parking lot. Initially, everything seems to be going alright for the Lakers center. But towards the end, McGee suddenly ducked and ran for his life. It’s hard to see the actual bug, but it’s worth noting that […]

Rapper and BIG3 founder Ice Cube expects the Los Angeles Lakers to win back-to-back championships in LeBron James’ last two years with the team. Ice Cube wouldn’t be surprised if the Lakers win the title next season, but he ultimately thinks it’s going to be a “mesh year” where everyone figures out how to play […]

Rapper and BIG3 founder Ice Cube asks Los Angeles Lakers fans to give Dwight Howard a second chance. Howard signed a one-year, non-guaranteed deal with the Lakers. He will be JaVale McGee’s backup at center. The former superstar left Los Angeles on bad terms with the fan base back in 2013. However, no one was […]

Los Angeles Lakers fan and rapper Ice Cube says the Los Angeles Clippers should move out of Los Angeles. The BIG3 founder says Los Angeles will never be a Clippers town and the Clips should move to a city like Seattle which doesn’t have an NBA team. “The Clippers are like your cousin who moved […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard says he didn’t see Shaquille O’Neal’s tweet about him and is focused on the upcoming season. O’Neal has taken two shots at Howard since he signed with the Lakers. The Diesel told TMZ he doesn’t know who Howard is when the gossip site asked him about the three-time Defensive […]

So, in case you haven’t heard, Kobe Bryant opened up the latest can of worms in his feud with Shaquille O’Neal, a can of worms that seemed like it had been closed for good. During a recent interview, Bryant took a shot at O’Neal’s lackluster work ethic, saying that he would have had 12 rings […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is a man on a mission ahead of the 2019-20 NBA season. After missing the playoffs last season for the first time since his second year in the league, James has been sitting back and hearing all these pundits slander his name this offseason. As he always […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was announced on Wednesday as a contributor to an upcoming project by Marvel Comics. According to Bleeding Cool, the Los Angeles Lakers legend will co-write an original story for Marvel Comics #1000, a series celebrating the brand’s 80th anniversary. #MarvelComics pic.twitter.com/80fotWx8cU — Mattia De Iulis (@MattiaIulis) May 9, 2019 Abdul-Jabbar has recent experience […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant got past the feud that ended their partnership with the Los Angeles Lakers years ago. But their long-running disagreement about work ethic and preparation reared its ugly head again this week regardless, when video surfaced of Bryant quipping at a conference in Las Vegas that he would “f****** have 12 […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant says there is no beef between he and his former teammate, Shaquille O’Neal, despite their recent back-and-forth banter on Twitter. During a a sit-down interview with the founder of Valuetainement, Patrick Bet-David, Bryant stated that he might have won 12 championship rings over the course of his career if […]

It seems Shaquille O’Neal didn’t take Kobe Bryant’s recent comments about his work ethic lightly. In an interview with Patrick Bet-David at the PHP Agency Convention in Las Vegas, Bryant said he would’ve won 12 rings if Shaq worked harder. O’Neal responded to this by saying they would’ve had more championships if Kobe passed the […]

Los Angeles Lakers stud Kyle Kuzma is covering all his bases in terms of maximizing his potential for success in the league. In this regard, NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski recently reported that the 6-foot-9 power forwarded has decided to sign with Los Angeles-based talent and sports agency CAA. Los Angeles Lakers F Kyle Kuzma has […]

Marc Gasol recently won an NBA championship as a key part of the Toronto Raptors run to the title. Gasol was obtained midway through the season from the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a wild trade deadline that saw multiple big names get sent to other teams. Of course, not all players involved in deadline […]

Apple Podcasts – ClutchPoints NBA Podcast – Spotify – ClutchPoints NBA Podcast – Google Play – ClutchPoints NBA Podcast This week on the ClutchPoints NBA Podcast, we discuss Dwight Howard’s odd jersey decision, Team USA suffering its first loss in 13 years, NBA 2K20’s upcoming release, the future of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder, and much more. […]

Golden State Warriors point guard D’Angelo Russell says he has learned a lot from Los Angeles Lakers veteran Rajon Rondo in terms of how to take care of your body in the offseason. Russell, who is part-time vegan, admits he has gotten a lot of food advice from Rondo, who will enter his 14th year […]

NBA spokesman Mike Bass has released a statement regarding Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins, who allegedly threatened to shoot his ex-girlfriend: NBA spokesman Mike Bass on the @TMZ_Sports report on DeMarcus Cousins: “We are aware of the report regarding DeMarcus Cousins and are investigating the allegations.” — Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) August 27, 2019 DeMarcus […]

The Los Angeles Lakers enjoyed plenty of success during Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant’s time wearing purple and gold. They won three consecutive Larry O’Brien Trophies in the early 2000s, becoming the fifth team in NBA history to three-peat. Still, due to the avoidable dissolution of one of the most devastating superstar tandems of all […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have released a statement regarding the disturbing allegation made against injured center DeMarcus Cousins by his ex-girlfriend, Christy West: Lakers' statement on the @TMZ_Sports report on DeMarcus Cousins: "We are aware of the allegation involving DeMarcus Cousins and, of course, take this claim seriously. We are in the process of gathering […]