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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has chimed in on the recent controversy involving the Los Angeles Lakers. Cuban reflected on the recent Lakers episode which saw the resignation of Magic Johnson as president of basketball operations. After which, Johnson spilled on the ‘backstabbing’ within the organization, particularly by general manager Rob Pelinka. For Cuban, he’s […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes Earvin “Magic” Johnson cannot afford to buy the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Mavs leader expressed his thoughts on the situation. While Cuban has expressed admiration for Lakers controlling owner and governor Jeannie Buss, he told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin on June 5 he is disappointed in Johnson after the […]

LaVar Ball claims Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka drafted Svi Mykhailiuk as a favor. This was what Ball told FS1’s “Undisputed” (via SilverScreenAndRoll.com’s Anthony Irwin) on June 5. He specifically singled out Mykhailiuk, a 21-year-old Ukranian who the Lakers made the 47th overall selection of the 2018 NBA Draft. I’m just saying. There […]

Contrary to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s claims, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James’ playoff absence doesn’t impact the ratings. For Cuban, the ratings have risen due to the game times. Per Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Cuban believes that James’ absence in the postseason (the first time since 2006) […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans had high hopes when their team selected Lonzo Ball as the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. However, the 21-year-old point guard has yet to make a mark in the franchise, as he was slowed down injuries in his first two seasons with the Lakers. But while some fans […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma took to Twitter to react on getting an invite to join the USA Basketball training camp in August for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Kuzma was among the players included on the list a few months before USA defends their world title. Reacting to an update from Adrian Wojnarowski […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee says Lonzo Ball is “one of the most underrated defensive point guards” in the NBA. Ball still has a lot of work to do on the offensive end, but the former No. 2 overall pick has already established himself as a pest on defense. The 22-year-old pass-first guard has […]

Sacramento Kings starting point guard De’Aaron Fox says he wouldn’t trade the Los Angeles Lakers’ young core to the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis this summer. The Lakers are expected to pursue a Davis trade again this offseason after failing to acquire AD at the 2019 February trade deadline. The Pelicans will surely ask […]

One of the biggest controversies that the Los Angeles Lakers faced last season was the young core’s behavior after they were involved in trade rumors surrounding New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis. According to reports, the constant speculations about them moving to another team has impacted their play, and that’s one of the reasons why the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans reportedly continue to prefer trading star big man Anthony Davis to a team other than the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Ian Begley of SNY. It appears the Pelicans, led by head coach Alvin Gentry, are still upset with how Davis and Lakers star LeBron James’ agent, Rich Paul, sabotaged their […]

LaVar Ball has always envisioned his three sons playing together with the Los Angeles Lakers. His plans were off to a good start when the purple and gold drafted Lonzo Ball back in 2017. However, when LiAngelo Ball declared for the NBA Draft last year, the Lakers invited him for workouts but never selected him, […]

Prior to the end of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers shut down Brandon Ingram after it was revealed that he needed surgery to remove blood clots in his shooting arm. There were legitimate concerns about his career being in danger, especially since guys like Chris Bosh and Mirza Teletovic were forced to retire because […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has donated his “Wizenard Series” books to NBA superstar LeBron James’ I Promise School. Bleacher Report’s official Twitter account confirmed the development on June 4. Bigger than basketball Kobe and the Lakers Youth Foundation donated his Wizenard book to LeBron's @IPROMISESchool 📚 pic.twitter.com/ix8CYxTh82 — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 5, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers look serious in building a formidable coaching staff for the upcoming season. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, the Lakers will likely consider hiring Jeff Hornacek as assistant. Kurt Rambis and Phil Jackson, who both have links to the Lakers, were both high on Hornacek during his […]

According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Kobe Bryant hasn’t been showing up to Los Angeles Lakers practices as Lance Stephenson has claimed. Stephenson recently told TMZ Bryant is “always” at the team’s practices. Smith, however, says he spoke to Bryant himself and the Lakers legend refuted Stephenson’s claim. “I spoke to him yesterday,” Smith said […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly hiring Lionel Hollins as an assistant coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Hollins will join Jason Kidd on head coach Frank Vogel’s staff. The Lakers are hiring Lionel Hollins as an assistant coach, league sources tell ESPN. Hollins is the all-time winningest coach in Memphis and also led […]

LaVar Ball’s time in the spotlight has come to a close, but that didn’t stop FOX Sports’ Undisputed from bringing the father of Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball on Tuesday’s episode of the show. Discussing rumors that Kyrie Irving may consider signing with the Lakers this summer, Ball, who evidently has no inside knowledge of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, it’s now more clear than ever, made bringing in Jason Kidd one of their highest priorities of the offseason. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers coaxed Kidd into taking the team’s lead assistant job by making him the league’s highest-paid assistant coach. Jason Kidd’s contract with the Lakers […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James recently came face-to-face with a real-life Goliath on the basketball court. Luckily, the cameras were able to capture this moment including LeBron’s priceless reaction to the 15-year-old (!) giant. 15 years & he's already a giant. Lebron James like dwarf beside him 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/xzi6Yuoake — POOJA!!! (@PoojaMedia) June 3, […]

With so many activities going on in his life, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has definitely been keeping himself busy in retirement. However, despite his hectic schedule, the five-time NBA champ still finds time to connect with his former team, as he continues to make an effort to support the Lakers in any way […]

ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson isn’t one of the few expecting a partnership between LeBron James and Kyrie Irving taking place again, this time as members of the Los Angeles Lakers. Irving has been rumored to have interest in joining the Lakers as a free agent, but Jefferson, who played with both as a member of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were on the receiving end of a bit of luck in the NBA Draft Lottery and ended up landing the No. 4 overall pick. However, the Lakers may not end up keeping the selection. According to Jonathan Givony of ESPN, the Lakers are “active in trade talks” regarding the fourth overall […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be one of the major players in this year’s free-agency market. The pressure to build a championship team around LeBron James is at an all-time high, and they are expected to bring at least one superstar to provide the four-time MVP some help. Over the past couple of […]

Texas Tech guard Jarrett Culver believes he can help the Los Angeles Lakers with his ‘elite’ skills. However, more than that, he thinks he will thrive playing alongside superstar forward LeBron James. The Lakers have the fourth overall pick in this year’s draft, and one of the prospects that they are closely looking at is […]

Like all Los Angeles Lakers fans, swingman Josh Hart would love for the team to bring in a few more superstars to join LeBron James to start next season. The Lakers have had their eye on Anthony Davis since the trade deadline, but Hart went a different route. On The Eavesdrop Podcast, Hart said that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers notably parted ways with Luke Walton after the 2018-19 season and hired Frank Vogel as his replacement. With Vogel now leading the way in Los Angeles, the Lakers are once again attempting to head in a positive direction — something that apparently never interested former Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves head […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t won a championship in almost a decade, but the last time they did, it wasn’t a superstar like Kobe Bryant or an All-Star like Pau Gasol or a proven clutch shooter like Derek Fisher that helped seal the win. It was Ron Artest, now known as Metta World Peace. The […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James says he has to have a candle in his hotel room during road trips. James says he loves the smell of candles and that it makes him feel comfortable away from home. “I have to light a candle in my room on every road trip while I’m […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball is just like the rest of us shoe fanatics. He wants Lakers star small forward LeBron James to hook him up with some Nike’s. After all, the two are teammates and James is Nike’s biggest athlete. Ball took to his Instagram story on Monday to ask LeBron for […]

Jimmy Butler is undoubtedly enjoying his offseason ahead of his free agency — so much so that he is even teasing (or trolling) fans about where he could possibly go. This time, the four-time All-Star posted an Instagram story where he could be seen rocking a Nike Air Force 1 with the purple and gold […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart had an anti-analytics rant in a recent episode of Gilbert Arenas’ “No Chill Podcast,” which was highlighted by the sentence “You telling me that this dude that’s 45 that never played, doesn’t have an athletic bone in his body, gonna tell me how to play basketball?” On paper, this […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers’ terrible season, rumors have spread throughout the league that the team is ready to trade point guard Lonzo Ball. A Lakers News Twitter account posted an update about offers the team had received for Ball: The #Bulls and #Suns are reportedly offering their 2019 lottery picks in the June draft […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks seem to have some interest in Texas Tech guard Jarret Culver, a projected top-10 pick in the NBA Draft. Per Newsday’s Steve Popper, Culver worked out for the Lakers and has another workout scheduled for the Knicks: Texas Tech's Jarrett Culver will work out for the Knicks […]

For all of the calamity that has surrounded the Los Angeles Lakers throughout the 2018-19 NBA season and heading into this summer, they are still in a somewhat ideal position as a franchise. The Lakers have a full year with LeBron James. They have a core of promising young players headlined by Brandon Ingram, Kyle […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom recently released an autobiography that details all the ups and downs of his rather colorful life. Surely, it will be filled with stories depicting his darkest days, especially during his bouts with drug addiction. However, one of the more inspiring parts of the memoir will be Odom’s testimony […]

Los Angeles Lakers rising star Kyle Kuzma has identified a specific area in his game that he wants to put a ton of work in for this summer. With the recent revelation that the 23-year-old has been working out with renowned shooting coach, “Lethal Shooter,” it looks like Kuzma will be looking to significantly improve […]

The Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns are reportedly offering their 2019 lottery picks in the June draft for Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, according to Jason McIntyre of FS1. The Suns have the sixth overall pick, while the Bulls have the seventh. The Lakers own the fourth overall pick. McIntyre reports Suns owner […]

Jarrett Culver certainly doesn’t lack for confidence. After his pre-draft workout with the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, the Texas Tech guard succinctly stated what the team that ultimately drafts him will be getting. “I’m a two-way player, an elite two-way player,” Culver said, per Lakers reporter Joey Ramirez. “I can score and I can […]

During the Anthony Davis trade saga, Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart felt like LeBron James and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were the only untouchable players on the roster. The Lakers aggressively tried to acquire Davis at the February trade deadline and basically made their entire roster available to the New Orleans Pelicans except for James and […]