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Luke Walton is heavily believed to be in murky waters following the regular season, likely to be axed out as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers once the 2018-19 campaign comes to a close. According to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, Walton could go from one Los Angeles hotbed to another in UCLA, with […]

Patrick Beverley once again reminded everyone that the Clippers, and not the 16-time champion Lakers, are the better team in Los Angeles. While speaking to reporters, the feisty defensive guard doubled down on his bold statement during the summer, and said that the numbers don’t lie, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Patrick Beverley on the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ woes have become so bad it may be starting a string of frustrated distress calls from its celebrity fans. It began with Snoop Dogg offering his Lakers box lounge for peanuts. Now, it’s Flea’s turn to send an S.O.S. message. In a spirited message on Twitter, the Red Hot Chili Peppers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off yet another disappointing loss, this time at the hands of the LA Clippers. To make matters worse, it appears guard Josh Hart is still not back to 100 percent. Hart has been battling a knee issue for quite some time now. He says he is currently taking it […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off yet another loss with the team falling to the division rival L.A. Clippers in convincing fashion. This loss marks the fifth in their last six games and their chances of making the playoffs and ending the postseason drought are dwindling. After the disappointing loss to […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma suffered an ankle injury in the second half of the team’s 113-105 loss against the LA Clippers. After the game, head coach Luke Walton told Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints that what he saw from Kuzma didn’t look good. Luke Walton says that Kyle Kumza is "limping pretty bad" and […]

Kyle Kuzma must have seen the viral videos featuring Los Angeles Lakers teammate LeBron James playing lackadaisical defense and the former is now taking matters into his own hand. As Kuzma and James collided that left Danilo Gallinari wide open for a long two-pointer, the second-year forward saw his teammate seemingly lost in the midst […]

Time and opportunity are both running short for Luke Walton and the Los Angeles Lakers. Yet, the coach of the NBA’s most disappointing team in 2019 is conceding nothing. The Lakers lost to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in Staples Center, 113-105. Both teams in the City of Angels call Staples their home, […]

During the Los Angeles Lakers and L.A. Clippers’ Monday night matchup, things got heated for a while between LeBron James and JaMychal Green. The commotion occurred near the start of the fourth quarter. As James muscled for positioning, he got tangled up with Green causing the referees to call a foul on the latter. A few […]

Patrick Beverley has stated on multiple occasions that the Clippers, not the Lakers, are the better team in Los Angeles. Well, he just walked the talk and helped the Clippers back it up. The defensive-minded guard had 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists to help the Clips erase an eight-point first quarter deficit and […]

The L.A. Clippers allowed Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James to roll the ball up to the 3-point arc. However, James failed to capitalize on the golden opportunity. See the clip below posted by Dime. Montrezl Harrell, the defender assigned to James, allowed the four-time MVP to roll the ball up to the arc. He had […]

Rajon Rondo is having another impressive game for the Los Angeles Lakers. Late in the third quarter of their game against the LA Clippers, the veteran point guard already had 18 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. One of Rondo’s assists came in the first half, when he was able to give the ball to […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma went down against the L.A. Clippers with what seems to be an ankle injury. At the halfway mark of the fourth quarter, Kuzma made a hard cut and took a pass from LeBron James. The former went strong to the hoop despite being flanked by two defenders. Unfortunately, it […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James recently collaborated with rapper 2 Chainz to be part of the latter’s album, “Rap or go to the League.” The four-time NBA MVP explained that it was an easy decision for him. “Anything I do has to be organic to me, and I wouldn’t be who I am today without […]

Los Angeles Lakes superstar LeBron James is one of the most imposing figures in the NBA, but that fact does not matter to L.A. Clippers point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The first-year player came to the rescue of teammate Patrick Beverley, who got erased from the equation by James while lobbying for paint position. Gilgeous-Alexander went up […]

L.A. Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley is pulling off his mind tricks early on the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, two minutes into their game on Monday night. Beverley has made a name for himself as a notoriously pesky defender. He’s known for not backing down on anyone and James, by any means, is no […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ chances of earning a much-needed win against the LA Clippers might take a huge hit, as Brandon Ingram has been listed as questionable to play. Luke Walton says Brandon Ingram is questionable for tonight with discomfort in his shoulder. — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 5, 2019 Brandon Ingram might still give […]

LeBron James has been heavily criticized by the media for his inability to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to the playoffs this season. With a record of 30-33, the team is likely to miss the postseason, and this doesn’t suit well for some of the analysts who cover the league. One of the people who […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith says LeBron James’ legacy will take a hit if the Los Angeles Lakers don’t make the playoffs this season. Entering the 2018-19 campaign, LeBron has made it to the NBA finals eight years in a row. That was in the Eastern Conference, though. Smith believes if James can’t make the playoffs […]

The Los Angeles Lakers host the LA Clippers on Monday in the battle for Staples Center, which means big man Ivica Zubac gets to take on his former teammates for the first time since the Purple and Gold traded him to their co-tenants. Zubac played 33 games for the Lakers this season and was pretty […]

It’s looking more and more likely the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t going to make the playoffs this season, and it could hurt the team’s TV deal with Spectrum SportsNet. During the first-round of the playoffs, the local television stations broadcast the games. The Lakers signed a 20-year, $4 billion deal with Spectrum SportsNet back in 2011. After […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be in full-blown tumult, but LeBron James still has hope for the embattled team the rest of the way. When asked about the state of the club, James said that it still has the chance to do big things: “We still have an opportunity to be great today, and we […]

Luke Walton’s future as the long-term head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers never looked very bright after LeBron James became the sole obsession of the franchise, and it doesn’t look any prettier now. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the 38-year-old coach is expected to be fired after the 2018-19 season […]

The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in more than just uncharted waters, but in a rather colossal avalanche of bad news after slipping out of the playoff picture following the All-Star break. Carmelo Anthony seemed poised to become a Laker after the franchise struck out in efforts to trade for Anthony Davis before the trade […]

When Carmelo Anthony was waived by the Chicago Bulls after being traded from the Houston Rockets back in January, the general consensus was that Anthony would eventually join LeBron James with the Los Angeles Lakers. However, we are over a month into the situation, and Anthony remains on the free-agent market after reportedly putting talks […]

Los Angeles Lakers controlling-owner Jeanie Buss has shared similar sentiments to president of basketball operations Magic Johnson, who believed the New Orleans Pelicans did not act in good faith when engaging in trade talks for Anthony Davis. Sam Amick of The Athletic highlighted the growing belief that rival teams have the intent to sabotage the […]

When LeBron James gives a co-sign, you know it’s a big deal — and today, James is giving his feedback on the latest Kyrie Irving highlight reel. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Filay game on another level https://t.co/LhKKv3bOiv — LeBron James (@KingJames) March 4, 2019 It’s pretty obvious that James is pretty hype over both Irving and Rod Strickland. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have pressed pause on the potential acquisition of free agent forward Carmelo Anthony, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Lakers had been leaning toward signing Anthony for the remainder of the season, but four losses in the past five games has left the organization, along with Anthony’s camp wondering if it made […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James recently made a huge step in intermingling the two worlds of sports and music by working as an A/R on acclaimed hip hop artist 2 Chainz’s latest album. James was extremely delighted with the product of their collaboration, and he made sure the whole world knew. The 34-year-old recently posted a […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers’ chances of making the playoffs pretty slim, a Twitter post by Lonzo Ball from five years ago has somehow resurfaced and is now being re-shared by trolling fans. https://twitter.com/ZO2_/status/395416811157475328 This Tweet from the sophomore guard was back in 2013, the year in which the team started to fall out of […]

Back in August last year, Patrick Beverley confidently said that the Los Angeles Clippers are the best team in LA. Seven months later, he doubled down on that statement and reminded everyone that the Clippers own Los Angeles. Patrick Beverley in the locker room – “The #Clippers are the best team in L.A. Motherf****** thought […]

A lot of fans have been disappointed with what has been happening to the Los Angeles Lakers this season. After being the fourth best team in the West last December, they have fallen down to the 10th spot in the conference and are in danger of making the playoffs. Rapper and long-time Laker fan Snoop […]

The LA Clippers acquired Ivica Zubac from the Los Angeles Lakers during the trade deadline, and the former second round pick seems to be happier with his state in his new team. In an interview after their 128-107 win against the New York Knicks, Zubac shared his thoughts about his situation with the Clippers right […]

LOS ANGELES – Ivica Zubac and the L.A. Clippers inched closer to a playoff spot on Sunday afternoon when they defeated the New York Knicks. The win gave them a 36-29 record, setting up a crucial matchup on Monday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, who sit behind them at 30-33. Monday night will present […]

It is no surprise that the Western Conference is the stronger of the two NBA conferences. The Golden State Warriors have dominated the NBA for half a decade. Arguably eight of the top 10 players in the league reside in the West. Heading down the stretch, there is still some work to be done to […]

Coming off a hard-fought loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers dropped the ball in losing to to the bottom-dwelling Phoenix Suns on Saturday. Despite 27 points, 16 assists and nine rebounds from LeBron James, the Lakers continued to struggle to defend and shoot from the perimeter. The Suns shot […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another deflating defeat, this time at the hands of the last place Phoenix Suns. The Lakers were in the midst of late fourth quarter rally, cutting the lead to as low as three points with just under a minute left. But that rally was cut off with this foul call […]

Despite a shocking defeat at the hands of the worst team in the league in the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton remains steadfast in his confidence in his team. Speaking to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin after the highly frustrating 118-109 loss at the hands of the 13-51 Suns, Walton stated that his […]

LeBron James tried to do it all for the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday as he flirted with a triple-double yet again, putting up a game-high 27 points, nine rebounds, and 16 assists in 41 minutes of action. However, it would eventually amount to nothing, with his team suffering a hugely disappointing defeat against the […]