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Los Angeles Lakers president Jeanie Buss admits she doubted some of the people she was working with during the Anthony Davis trade saga. During a live podcast taping this week, Buss says she sat down with the people she works with. During the Davis trade saga, a lot of sensitive details were leaked to the media. […]

Jeannie Buss has already decried the supposed role “fake news” played in her team’s labors throughout 2018-19. As the Los Angeles Lakers are about to embark on another long offseason, then, it’s hardly surprising she’s at least somewhat pushing back on countless recent reports that coach Luke Walton is on the verge of being dismissed. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is going to do whatever it takes to get the franchise better this summer. The Lakers will have cap space to sign a max player this offseason to pair alongside LeBron. And James says he will be active in recruitment once free agency begins on July 1. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were fourth place in the Western Conference when LeBron James strained his groin in a Christmas victory over the Golden State Warriors. By the time he returned over a month later, the Lakers had fallen out of playoff position altogether, going just 6-11 when he was sidelined. Now, two weeks after […]

It’s become increasingly convenient to forget Michael Jordan’s two-season stint with the Washington Wizards. The sustained struggles to re-capture the magic that earned him the distinction of greatest player ever even before coming out of retirement again in 2001, though, should nevertheless count as a chink in Jordan’s armor when assessing whether a given player […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be major players this summer after failing to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season despite adding four-time MVP LeBron James to the lineup. The Lakers have enough cap space to sign one more player to a max contract, and they will make a play for the […]

NBA free agency is only a few months away, and one of the biggest stars whose contract is expiring this July will be gunning for his third straight championship this June. Kevin Durant has experienced firsthand what it takes to taste champagne on the game’s biggest stage, and he should be primed to take another […]

Despite a disappointing first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James is still largely considered a star’s best bet to play alongside in hopes to win a championship. However, rumors of his incompatibility with other star players has run rampant throughout this season, a feeling that has only reverberated in front offices. According to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks are two marquee franchises that now have their doors open to a slew of free agents looking for a new place to call home. However, current and former front office executives believe their less-sparkly neighbors, the L.A. Clippers and the Brooklyn Nets, could wind up being […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to make major moves in the offseason after failing to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year, despite the fact that they have added superstar LeBron James last summer. One of the rumored moves that the Lakers will make is replacing current head coach Luke Walton, who has […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball has sued Alan Foster, the co-founder of Big Baller Brand, after he reportedly stole more than $1.5 million from the company. Can confirm Lonzo Ball is suing Big Baller Brand co-founder Alan Foster. The suit has not been processed yet but that is expected to happen tomorrow. Ball alleges […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook was matched up with Los Angeles Lakers guard Lance Stephenson in the post during their game on Tuesday. Stephenson had his hand of Westbrook’s hip which the latter swatted down continuously while looking at the referees, begging for a foul. Not long after, the referees granted his wish. Peep the clip […]

Rajon Rondo of the Los Angeles Lakers has climbed to 18th place on the NBA all-time assists leaders. Given that Rondo’s just 33-years-old, he could easily breach the 7,000-assist mark in the coming years. Where do you think Rondo will end up? Congrats to @RajonRondo of the @Lakers for moving up to 18th on the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without small forward Kyle Kuzma on Tuesday when they take on Russell Westbrook, Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kuzma is still dealing with left foot tendinitis. The swingman missed the Lakers’ previous game against the New Orleans Pelicans as well. Luke Walton says Kyle Kuzma (left foot […]

The first year of the LeBron James era with the Los Angeles Lakers was a disaster. The Lakers are going to miss the playoffs. The roster Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka constructed around James wasn’t good, as there wasn’t enough shooting on the team. Despite the putrid season, Lakers guard Lance Stephenson and center JaVale McGee […]

If Luke Walton is fired by the Los Angeles Lakers, Tyronn Lue and Mark Jackson are favored to become the team’s next head coach. BetOnline.ag has set the following odds for who will be the next head coach of the Lakers should Walton be let go: Tyronn Lue +200 Mark Jackson +300 Juwan Howard +600 Luke […]

Luke Walton is heavily favored to be fired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers before the start of next season. BetOnline.ag has set the odds of Walton being the Lakers’ head coach for opening night in 2019 at +1000. Los Angeles is going to miss the playoffs this season, the first year of the […]

LeBron James faced a decision similar to the one Zion Williamson will have to make after declaring for the NBA Draft. Many sneaker companies will throw their hat in the circle in hopes to secure a meeting with the most-coveted college athlete, just like they once did for James coming out of high school in […]

Longtime sneaker marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, who first signed Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan to Nike, says what Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball and Big Baller Brand were trying to do actually wasn’t a bad idea. That’s about the only nice thing Vaccaro had to say about Big Baller Brand, though. Vaccaro says Big […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James will reportedly have a full-length basketball court built on the set of Space Jam 2 for him to train on, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Space Jam 2 will be released in the summer of 2021. Filming of the movie begins this summer. Production begins this […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been ravaged by injuries in LeBron James’ first season with the club, which is definitely part of the reason why the Lakers will not be going to the playoffs. Lakers guard Rajon Rondo, who has missed considerable time himself this season, said that the amount of injuries Los Angeles has […]

After spending the first nine years of his NBA career with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers veteran point guard Rajon Rondo has been a one-year journeyman. The Boston Celtics traded Rondo to the Dallas Mavericks in 2014. The Mavs were hoping Rondo could stay in Dallas for the long-haul, but the four-time All-Star didn’t […]

Apparently, LeBron James has had enough of the Los Angeles Lakers, and he has had enough of basketball in general. In a move that rivals Michael Jordan taking a year off to play minor league baseball for the Chicago White Sox, James has reached an agreement to sign with the Cleveland Indians: “I have decided […]

LaMelo Ball, the youngest brother of Los Angeles Lakers sophomore stud Lonzo Ball, is set to play overseas next season. This is according to the Ball family patriarch himself, LaVar Ball, who made the announcement on Sunday night: “I’m going to let you know the plan now so everyone can just stop,” Ball said, via […]

Lance Stephenson was determined to get his shot at the NBA Finals this past offseason, and he saw no better path to get there but to play for the Los Angeles Lakers and join a cast spearheaded by LeBron James, who had reached the last eight Finals. Upon seeing that dream blow up, Stephenson drove home […]

Orlando Magic veteran big man Timofey Mozgov recently gave his two cents worth on what went wrong with the season of the Los Angeles Lakers and former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate LeBron James. According to Mozgov, people should not read too much into the Lakers’ disappointments this season, and that this by no means prove that […]

It has been quite a while since a team led by LeBron James failed to make the playoffs. In fact, The King had made it to the postseason in all but his first two campaigns in the NBA. This season, however, James and the Lakers have been eliminated from contention. For the past eight seasons, […]

LeBron James has been shut down for the rest of the season, effectively missing the team’s last six games of the 2018-19 campaign, including Sunday’s 130-102 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. While head coach Luke Walton played a great role in “convincing” James to call it a wrap, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar knows […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers shut down LeBron James for the remainder of the 2018-19 regular season, it was with the idea that he would take the summer to heal up and come into the 2019-20 year focused on returning the franchise to the postseason. While James will certainly be hooping during the summer months […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already shut down LeBron James for the remainder of the 2018-19 season with the hopes of returning to the playoffs out the window. But head coach Luke Walton revealed before Sunday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans that it was a decision that the organization had to impose upon James, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers could be the frontrunners to land Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant this summer, as multiple sources confirm that the two-time Finals MVP and champion is very interested in teaming up with LeBron James. The Lakers have reportedly gained confidence that they can land Durant via free agency, with the All-Star […]

For Los Angeles Lakers president and Michigan State product Magic Johnson, ‘college basketball’ won after his alma mater’s upset victory over Duke. Michigan — a team filled with junior and senior players who are not expected to head on to the NBA after their college career — beat a star-studded Duke team filled with five-star NBA […]

LOS ANGELES – If you ask L.A. Clippers center Ivica Zubac about his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, he’ll truly have nothing but good things to say about his teammates, the coaching staff, and the front office. Considering the struggles to put together wins as well as his involvement in trade talks over the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James turned emotional after news broke out that rapper and businessman Nipsey Hussle was pronounced dead after getting shot outside an L.A. store. LeBron took it to social media to express his grief and shared an emotional message for the rapper. 😥😥😥😥😥😥‼️‼️‼️‼️ So so SAD man!! DAMN man this hurt. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will miss the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, and they are already looking ahead to the future. The team has announced that they are signing NBA G League standout Jemerrio Jones. The terms of the deal were not disclosed per team policy, but Shams Charania of The Athletic revealed that the […]

One of the most dominant duos in NBA history, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, ruled the league like royalty at the turn of the century. Yet, what could have been a complete domination of the decade by the Los Angeles Lakers turned into arguably the biggest divorce in the league’s modern era. A dynastic reign […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will already be without superstar forward LeBron James for the remainder of the 2018-19 regular season, and now the lowly Western Conference franchise will head into Sunday’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans even more shorthanded than originally expected. According to Mike Trudell of Lakers.com, the Lakers will be without forward […]

Fans in Louisiana certainly won’t be getting their money’s worth on Sunday evening, as the hometown New Orleans Pelicans host the disappointing Los Angeles Lakers. With Lakers superstar forward LeBron James already being shut down for the remainder of the 2018-19 regular season, the Pelicans will now be without All-Star big man Anthony Davis for […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James will sit out the rest of the season, the team announced on Saturday. The Lakers have already been eliminated from the playoffs. “After consulting with our team doctors and medical staff, we have decided to hold LeBron out of games for the remainder of the season. This […]