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Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis will not play in the preseason finale against the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Davis played 28 minutes on Wednesday versus the Warriors, finishing with eight points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. LeBron, meanwhile, played 25 minutes and put up 18 points, four rebounds and 11 […]

New York Knicks big man Julius Randle won’t have extra motivation on Friday when the Knicks take on his former team, the New Orleans Pelicans. Randle says the Pelicans aren’t the Los Angeles Lakers, the team he was drafted by and clearly still has some beef with. Julius Randle won't have extra juice playing the […]

Memphis Grizzlies small forward Andre Iguodala says he has 2-3 years left in the NBA. Iguodala is owed $17.2 million this season, the final year of his contract. The 2015 Finals MVP isn’t expected to play a single game for the Grizzlies, who are rebuilding the franchise around point guard Ja Morant and big man […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have decided to exercise Kyle Kuzma’s player option for 2020-21. This was merely a formality as the season approaches: OFFICIAL: The Lakers have exercised their team option on Kyle Kuzma https://t.co/Gwv1KMfgc0 — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 17, 2019 Kuzma, who’s currently dealing with a left foot stress reaction, has established […]

For a team to win a championship, they must need contributions from everyone. Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, and others didn’t play one-on-five during their runs. Championships are won and lost by the quiet guys in the corner of the locker room. It doesn’t matter how many superstars they play alongside, the real unsung […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James says his no-look pass to Danny Green in Wednesday night’s preseason victory over the Golden State Warriors ranks among the top plays in his career. With just over four minutes remaining and his team leading by 32 points, James brought the ball down the court in transition. As he […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is now 34 years of age and entering his 17th season of service in the NBA. Critics wonder if the three-time champion is beginning to slow down, but he’s confident that he can still dominate. Remarkably, James has remained injury-free for much of his NBA career. Last season, however, […]

Steve Kerr knows LeBron James still has plenty of gas in the tank, now having witnessed his play in two preseason games during a Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Lakers best-of-four series in the early get-go. The 54-year-old head coach knew James is a dynastic type of talent, now enjoying the longest offseason of his NBA […]

The votes have been tallied for the NBA’s annual GM survey, and when it comes to this season’s favorite to lift the MVP award, a great majority of general managers believe that Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannins Antetokounmpo will repeat as this year’s Most Valuable Player. It was a landslide victory for the reigning MVP, as Giannis […]

The folks at NBA.com recently asked general managers from all around the league to take part in the 18th annual GM Survey. As part of the survey, general managers were asked to make a variety of predictions for this season, including which teams will make it to the NBA Finals and who will win. The […]

New Los Angeles Lakers recruit Anthony Davis had a pretty forgettable shooting night on Wednesday, as he logged just eight points on 3-of-9 from the floor. The six-time All-Star also missed both of his attempts from distance, as he capped off a mediocre performance for his new side. Despite his low scoring output, though, the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers put on a show at Staples Center on Wednesday, convincingly defeating the Golden State Warriors with a final scoreline of 126-93. At the center of the show was none other than Lakers superstar LeBron James, who dazzled the home crowd with another outstanding display. However, there is no doubt that the […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee fooled everyone during a specific play in the team’s third preseason game against the Golden State Warriors where he faked an injury in order to get an uncontested dunk. JaVale sneaky as hell for pulling that off 😭 pic.twitter.com/otFyzzqzJm — SLAM (@SLAMonline) October 17, 2019 McGee acted as if […]

It’s a brand new season, and it appears that we’re still going to see the same old Dwight Howard. This is with respect to his rather unenviable free-throw shooting form (he is a career 56.7 percent shooter from the charity stripe). Nevertheless, it also seems that Howard is putting in the extra work to try […]

LOS ANGELES – After resting their superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis on Monday against the Golden State Warriors at the Staples Center, head coach Frank Vogel gave his two leaders some run on the floor on Wednesday against Steve Kerr’s team. Although Davis had a solid all-around performance with 10 rebounds, eight points, and […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James falls victim to the Anthony Davis videobomb. Yes, Anthony Davis. During LeBron’s post-game interview after the Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors, Davis decided to poke some fun at his controversial teammate and share a lighthearted moment. First they're saying Anthony Davis is the best player LeBron ever played […]

The overall financial implications of the NBA’s controversy regarding China has yet to be seen. While a sharp loss in league-wide revenue could translate to the league-salary cap dropping, there are impacts that players could experience beyond the size of their contracts. In fact, one unnamed Los Angeles Lakers player has already experienced it. According […]

During the latest episode of South Park “Let Them Eat Goo,” a character in the show, Eric Cartman, threw shade at Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ comments about the tweet supporting the Hong Kong protestors by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. James called Morey ‘uneducated’ on the subject and stated that Morey’s tweet […]

A Los Angeles Lakers fan has raised $43,000 to create and distribute ‘Stand With Hong Kong’ shirts at the team’s regular-season opener. Sun Lared started a GoFundMe account with a goal of raising $20,000 to support anti-government protesters in Hong Kong via the shirts. As of writing, Lared collected more than double his goal and […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel continues to heap praise on Anthony Davis. This time, he called Davis’ shot-making ability “ridiculous.” Vogel revealed that he put Davis in different spots through different plays. And on all occasions, Davis showcased the ability to shoot the ball with confidence. “His shot-making is ridiculous. When we put […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and music producer Ty Dolla $ign announced a partnership on Wednesday afternoon. The 34-year old singer will be at Staples Center for opening night when the Clippers play host to the Los Angeles Lakers. He’ll be performing his hit song, “Hottest in the City” at halftime. In […]

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Anthony Davis has been cleared to play in Wednesday night’s preseason matchup against the Golden State Warriors: Anthony Davis (sprained right thumb) will play in tonight’s pre-season game vs. Golden State, Frank Vogel said. How long he plays will be based on “common sense,” Vogel said. “We’re not gonna play him […]

Andrew Bogut had more than a few cents to dole out in the wake of LeBron James’ comments on the recent tiff between the NBA and China. The longtime NBA center criticized the Los Angeles Lakers star for his position on the matter, which James relayed while speaking to reporters on Monday. LeBron passively blamed […]

While LeBron James remained quiet during his week-long trip to China as part of two exhibition games against the Brooklyn Nets, the Los Angeles Lakers star was pushing NBA commissioner Adam Silver to take some stern action against Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, whose pro-Hong Kong tweet caused a firestorm that put the NBA […]

LeBron James explained his thoughts about his pre-game speech on the NBA-China controversy, vowing never to speak of it again. The Los Angeles Lakers forward made some remarks on Monday, minutes prior to a 104-98 preseason win over the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center, passively pointing the finger at Houston Rockets general manager Daryl […]

There was significant backlash for the comments made by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James regarding the pro-Democracy tweet made by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. During a recent appearance on ESPN’s The Jump, the topic of James’ answer about Morey’s tweet naturally came up. With Kendrick Perkins on as a guest, he provided […]

Amid the controversial statements by LeBron James regarding the Daryl Morey-China issue, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel shared that he has complete ‘trust’ in the star forward when it comes to speaking about global issues. Per Harrison Faigen of SB Nation: “He’s been remarkable with that throughout his career. Speaking up, and knowing […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel makes it seem like small forward Kyle Kuzma won’t be ready for the season opener against the Los Angeles Clippers. Kuzma continues to recover from a stress injury in his lower left leg. He is currently doing non-contact stuff at practice. This was Frank Vogel on Kyle Kuzma […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James responded to critics on Tuesday afternoon amid the backlash he received from his Daryl Morey-China comments. James asserted that people should speak out on those issues which they feel passionately about, but he also seemed to double down on his previous statement suggesting that Morey was misinformed. LeBron said, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis says he plans to play on Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors. Davis says “everything is fine” with his thumb. The MRI on the right thumb of Davis came back negative. #Lakers forward Anthony Davis says the “plan” is for him to play tomorrow vs. #Warriors — […]

Anthony Davis played in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Tuesday scrimmage despite suffering a thumb injury in China. The MRI on the right thumb of Davis came back negative. Anthony Davis is on the practice floor today. They just finished a scrimmage. #Lakers — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) October 15, 2019 Looks like AD testing thumb pic.twitter.com/H6uldhrDjB […]

LeBron James’ controversial comments regarding Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey and the state of the NBA’s feud with the Chinese government angered plenty of Hong Kong protesters who were upset with his takes prior to Monday’s preseason game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. The King’s comments passively took aim […]

The Houston Rockets declined to address the comments made by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, which passively condemned general manager Daryl Morey for a pro-Hong Kong tweet that angered the Chinese government and consequently threw the NBA into a geopolitical tiff. Head coach Mike D’Antoni and superstar James Harden respectfully declined to respond to […]

Dwight Howard and Anthony Davis have found themselves on the same Los Angeles Lakers roster under two different, but still awfully similar circumstances. It was seven years ago that Howard first got traded to Los Angeles after reeling back and forth with the Orlando Magic to find a way out, much like Davis did during […]

Many around the New Orleans Pelicans received the news of Anthony Davis choosing to sign with Rich Paul of Klutch Sports by holding their breath, knowing his potential departure would be in the cards. Paul, who already had strong ties to the Los Angeles Lakers with his premier client being LeBron James, wound up being […]

Of course, the most significant addition the Los Angeles Lakers made during the offseason was Anthony Davis, who is by and large considered a top-five player in the NBA and instantly made the Lakers title contenders. But Los Angeles had to sign some other veteran players over the summer to fill out the roster. One […]

LeBron James has become a staple for opining on social and political issues, breaking away from the mold of the Tom Bradys and the Michael Jordans of the world, who often kept quiet and protected their brand. But Monday night’s comments on Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey were a complete disgrace and an all-time […]

Dwight Howard’s redemption tour comes with a fistful of new attitude after a sour ending in La La Land many moons ago. The new Los Angeles Lakers center has been going about it a blue-collar way, pounding the boards, scrapping for extra possessions, and sharing the ball in hopes to make it work this time […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers played one of only two games they’ll play at the Staples Center on Monday night with some notable players not suiting up due to rest or injuries. LeBron James was one of the many that didn’t take the court for the Lakers against the Golden State Warriors, but […]