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Rapper Lil Wayne made a splash during a recent visit to Fox Sports 1 and its show Undisputed, telling hosts Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe that he considers LeBron James to be the G.O.A.T. The Louisiana-based rapper has never been shy of making a loud statement, but this one could perhaps ring hollow for Los […]

Kyle Kuzma is bound to soon have a few sneaker companies flocking to him after being the lone survivor of a blockbuster trade that sent most of his friends to the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis. The Los Angeles Lakers forward is being paid less than six figures per year by Nike, but that […]

Anthony Davis was all set to get his signature No. 23 passed on from no one other than LeBron James himself, yet a timing issue prevented him from inheriting the number, now forced to suit up with jersey No. 3 — one that belonged to a former longtime Los Angeles Lakers cog, Devean George. George, […]

LeBron James has made no secret of his affinity for Damian Lillard’s game, and it’s safe to say the superstar pair continued developing their relationship this summer on the set of Space Jam 2. It should come as no surprise, then, that the Portland Trail Blazers’ franchise player capitalized on building anticipation for his third album […]

Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins is enjoying his summer. Cousins is currently in the Bahamas with John Wall, Eric Bledsoe and Draymond Green. The new Lakers star also got some work in, playing one-on-one with a fan while wearing slippers. https://twitter.com/FlamingTyrana/status/1159438661294919681?s=20 The Lakers signed DeMarcus Cousins to a one-year, $3.5 million contract this offseason. […]

Hall of Famer Jason Kidd is looking forward to helping LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers achieve their goal of winning a championship next season. The Lakers hired Kidd as an assistant coach on Frank Vogel’s staff. Kidd and James have a close relationship. They were teammates on Team USA back in the day. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are bestowing a high honor on Anthony Davis, as the team has decided he will throw out the first pitch as part of “Lakers Night” on Aug. 20: LET’S GO! Help us welcome @AntDavis23 to LA as he throws out the first pitch for @Lakers Night on August 20! 🎟: https://t.co/PbTvKfYrUd […]

SuperBookUSA has released it’s betting lines for the opening night showdown between the two powerhouses Los Angeles teams. For now, the Clippers have a slight edge, listed as a two-point favorite over the Lakers: NBA opening night lines are out 🙌 Raptors (-5.5) vs. PelicansClippers (-2) vs. Lakers (via @SuperBookUSA) pic.twitter.com/Z2zi6lI78U — br_betting (@br_betting) August […]

The Golden State Warriors are scheduled to play five preseason games ahead of the 2019-20 season, four of which will be against the Los Angeles Lakers: Warriors Announce 2019 Preseason Schedule pic.twitter.com/xFxM54O6XY — Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) August 8, 2019 The Warriors will open the preseason against the Lakers on Oct. 5, when they will host […]

On the third day of training camp, Team USA played a 5-on-5 scrimmage pitting the senior team fielding in a small-ball lineup with Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma playing at center. It was part of head coach Gregg Popovich’s ‘experiments’ as they continue to prepare for the upcoming FIBA World Cup. In an interview […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were unable to create a superteam during the offseason, failing to land a third star after Kawhi Leonard chose to go to the Los Angeles Clippers. They still have LeBron James and Anthony Davis, arguably two of the top five players in the NBA today. Realistically, they can already contend for […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma learned of the massive acquisition of Anthony Davis during his stay in China alongside manager Vin Sparacio, who was there with him for business-related activities. The trade sent three of his closest friends in Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart to the New Orleans Pelicans, a move that […]

LeBron James is fully committed to Space Jam 2. Just because the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has decided to invest so much of his off-court time and energy into bringing Michael Jordan’s iconic film back to the big screen, though, doesn’t mean he’ll be putting himself at physical risk while filming. Enter Sheldon Bailey, a veteran […]

Although they’re no longer teammates, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday is staying connected with Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis. Holiday has been working with AD this summer, proving that there are no hard feelings between them even after the latter’s trade to the Lakers. In an interview with The Athletic’s William Guillory, Holiday […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday and Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis have been training together this summer even though they are no longer teammates. The Pelicans, of course, traded Davis to the Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram and three first-round picks. Holiday and Davis are very close friends off the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have a new head athletic trainer heading into the 2019-20 NBA season, as the team has named Nina Hsieh to the position, according to a report from Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints. #Lakers announce the hiring of Nina Hsieh as Head Athletic Trainer. — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) August 7, 2019 Hsieh […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley seems to be in a giving mood this offseason. The former Boston College standout is promising to buy a home game ticket for any fan who purchases his jersey at the Lakers’ team shop. I goin to do a laker jersey giveaway kind of… If you buy my jersey […]

Former NBA tough guy Metta World Peace had quite a colorful career during his 17-year stint in the NBA. The 6-foot-6 swingman is by no means short of accolades, with his long list of achievements including one All-Star nod, one All-NBA team selection, an All-Rookie team selection, an All-Defensive team selection on four separate occasions, […]

CLUTCH Summary: The Los Angeles Lakers are having a historically great offseason, bringing in Anthony Davis to pair with LeBron James. Expectations for the famed Purple and Gold will be through the roof for the upcoming season. Their Christmas Day game against the Clippers might as well be marketed as The Battle for Los Angeles.  […]

The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be pulling out all the stops for the upcoming season, with a recent report emerging saying LeBron James is taking the initiative to organize a Las Vegas minicamp for the new-look Lakers with the objective of building better team chemistry. NBA insider Sham Charania provided some details on the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James pledges his support for agent and childhood friend Rich Paul of Kultch Sports. On Twitter, James posted a series of screenshots of the renowned NBA agent. These include Paul as the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, as well as an article which reported Paul’s deal with prospect Darius […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is not a soft-spoken man. On Tuesday, that was exemplified once again when he reacted to the NCAA’s recent rule about agents who will represent student athletes. On Tuesday evening, “the NCAA has officially added criteria for agents who wish to represent student athletes testing the waters for the […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma responded to a video shared on Ballislife.com’s Twitter in which his name was misspelled. The tweet read “Kyle Kuzman [sic] and Myles Turner getting up some shots after USA practice.” Kuzma then told the site to “fire your intern” after the unfortunate mistake. The 24-year-old Kuzma is in Las […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma says it’s “lonely” being the only Laker at Team USA training camp in Las Vegas. Lakers superstar power forward Anthony Davis withdrew before the training camp started. Kyle Kuzma on being the only Laker at Team USA camp in Las Vegas: "It's lonely. My boy AD was supposed […]

CLUTCH SUMMARY: The Lakers signed Avery Bradley to a two-year deal this summer.  While Bradley has struggled in recent years, he’s now 100 percent healthy and feeling great.  Bradley can be an important role player next to LeBron James and Anthony Davis.  Once regarded as the best on-ball defender in the NBA, Avery Bradley will […]

Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade made it clear that the 2018-19 campaign would be his last in the NBA. Some have wondered if Flash might be willing to make a return to the league. However, it sounds like the three-time champion is content with his decision. In fact, he says even his longtime friend, Lakers […]

Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart were traded to the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason, but Kyle Kuzma sees it as a blessing in disguise for his former Los Angeles Lakers teammates. The incoming third-year forward, who has remained friends with Ingram, Ball and Hart, told Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times that […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson believes that former teammate DeMarcus Cousins will have a great season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Cousins decided to join the Lakers in free agency this summer, signing a one-year, $3.5 million deal. Thompson told Arash Markazi of The Los Angeles Times that he’s going to miss Boogie and […]

A lot has been said about LeBron James’ first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. After signing a four-year deal to join the Purple and Gold last summer, the expectations were that the four-time MVP was going to lead a bunch of young players and veterans on one-year deals to the playoffs. That didn’t happen. […]

The best player in the NBA debate will always be subjective; it just depends on how you see the game. If you have embraced the NBA’s pace-and-space era, then Stephen Curry could be a valid choice. If you love the analytics, then James Harden could be a great choice, too. If you love the one-man […]

Now that the dust has settled on what has been without question one of the craziest offseasons in NBA history, it wouldn’t be too bad of an idea to look forward and try to see if there’s any chance we will all be witnesses to a free agency class of this magnitude in the coming […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Troy Daniels last month because of his 3-point shooting. The six-year vet shot 38 percent from beyond the arc last season and will be a great complimentary piece to LeBron James and Anthony Davis. However, for someone who’s been known to knock down long-range bombs, Daniels believes that there […]

Los Angeles Lakers players JaVale McGee, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Quinn Cook showed up at the Mamba Sports Academy to help train young kids become better athletes. https://twitter.com/MambaSportsHQ/status/1158059522851659776 Every year, the MSA invites NBA players to help inspire aspiring athletes. Guys like Kawhi Leonard and Giannis Antetokounmpo have already made their appearances in the past. Moreover, […]

LeBron James has typically excelled on teams where he has been surrounded by shooters, so naturally, new Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Troy Daniels feels like he is well-suited to playing alongside The King. Daniels told Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype that he expects to get a lot of open jumpers with how much attention opponents […]

Troy Daniels believes the Los Angeles Lakers are closely aligned with the Dallas Cowboys. When the Los Angeles Clippers made the unprecedented move to trade for Paul George and sign NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, it suddenly seemed as though the Clippers had a legitimate argument as the new team to watch in Hollywood. However, […]

With Academy Award-winning writer and director Adam McKay filming a pilot for HBO about the “Showtime” era Los Angeles Lakers, actor Jason Clarke has been cast as legendary guard turned NBA executive Jerry West. Based on Jeff Pearlman’s book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s,” McKay, known for […]

DeMarcus Cousins has been busy getting into his top physical condition this summer. On Saturday, however, the new Los Angeles Lakers center had a little bit of free time on his hands and decided to take a peak at the BIG3. Boogie in the house! @boogiecousins pic.twitter.com/T7crHzNbQM — BIG3 (@thebig3) August 3, 2019 Slim Boogie […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma says he’s “not scared” of the competition in Los Angeles or the rest of the NBA. The Los Angeles Clippers signed two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and acquired All-Star swingman Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder this summer. For the first time ever, both the Lakers and […]

New Los Angeles Lakers guard Troy Daniels isn’t too worried about the Purple and Gold getting acclimated with each other. The Lakers were able to surround LeBron James and Anthony Davis with an above-average supporting cast. However, with a bunch of newcomers comes a lot of question marks, and one of the biggest concerns about […]