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The Los Angeles Lakers took the NBA world by surprise at this year’s trade deadline when they dealt Michael Beasley and promising young center Ivica Zubac to the crosstown rival Clippers in exchange for Mike Muscala. Zubac, a 21-year-old taken with the 32nd pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, was a relative unknown to begin […]

Magic Johnson finally seems to be grasping a sense of the self-restraint necessary to be a front office’s head honcho. Asked at an All-Star weekend event in Charlotte about prospective free agent Kemba Walker, the Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations interrupted the interviewer, alluding to his past history of being fined by the […]

During a timeout on Thursday, the New Orleans Pelicans’ game operations promoted their Feb. 23 matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers with pictures of LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the video board and Pelicans fans booed loudly. Davis has requested a trade and reportedly prefers to play with LeBron in Los Angeles. The two […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most important players in NBA history. Not only did he win six championships, six MVPS, and retire as the league’s all-time leading scorer, but the Los Angeles Lakers legend has also positioned himself as one of the most politically, socially, and culturally active professional athletes of all time. In […]

Often, basketball fans forget what it’s all about. They get lost in the heated playoff races and arguments over whose team or which player is better. Ultimately, they forget that the NBA is supposed to be fun. But artist Giovanni Contardi didn’t lose sight of that. On his Instagram page, jvenb, Contardi uses Rubik’s Cubes […]

Chicago Bulls legend and NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen says the Los Angeles Lakers treated point guard D’Angelo Russell unfairly. The Lakers drafted Russell with the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, but they traded him in the summer of 2017 to the Brooklyn Nets because they were planning to draft Lonzo […]

Before taking over as president of basketball operations for the Charlotte Hornets last April, Mitch Kupchak had spent the previous 30 years of his basketball career in the front office for the Los Angeles Lakers, including 17 years as general manager. But despite helping to build the Lakers dynasty of the early 2000s and presiding […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran center JaVale McGee was reportedly getting upset about his lack of playing time, and that’s one of the reasons why the franchise traded talented young big man Ivica Zubac to the Los Angeles Clippers at the trade deadline, according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. The Lakers traded Zubac and small […]

BetOnline.ag has odds on who the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers will be next season. LaVar Ball currently sits at +50000 as an extremely outside chance. Jason Kidd +300 Tyronn Lue +350 Luke Walton +425 Mark Jackson +500 Brian Shaw +600 Magic Johnson +3300 Phil Jackson +3300 LeBron James +5000 Lavar Ball +50000 […]

Charlotte Hornets president Mitch Kupchak has no regrets about his lengthy tenure as the Los Angeles Lakers general manager, feeling rather blessed to have Kobe Bryant at the end of his career to mask the rebuilding the team was experiencing at the time: “We were lucky to have Kobe for his last two years,” Kupchak […]

Los Angeles Lakes guard Lonzo Ball took yet another L, but this didn’t come from the Philadelphia 76ers or the Atlanta Hawks, but rather on the freestyle floor, losing a rap battle to T-Pain in the popular TNT show Drop The Mic. The Lakers point guard escaped the trade deadline without finding himself in The Big […]

The Los Angeles Lakers still have time to win the D’Angelo Russell trade. Dealing the second overall pick of the 2015 draft to the Brooklyn Nets two years ago was always less about Russell than it was the allure of possibility. By ridding themselves of the obligation to pay Russell in restricted free agency and […]

Talks of LeBron James following “the ghost” and his footsteps off the court could be a lot more than friendly banter, as a recent report showcased the belief executives around the league had in the Los Angeles Lakers superstar owning a team, just like Michael Jordan does today. The Los Angeles Lakers forward clarified that […]

LeBron James’ pursuit of ownership of an NBA franchise is not a far-fetched dream, and others like Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson are hoping he can make that opportunity come true one day. Johnson, who purchased part ownership in the Los Angeles Dodgers a few years ago, knows what it takes to make a […]

Dwyane Wade came into this season as a soon-to-be retiree. Luka Doncic came into the league as a rookie from overseas. They will only play in the NBA for one season with each other. Wade has seen him play, though, and the Miami Heat legend has been very impressed. As they say, game recognizes game, […]

If the playoffs started today, the Los Angeles Lakers would be on the outside looking in. The season hasn’t gone the way Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka envisioned it to when they signed LeBron James last summer, but Kyle Kuzma is remaining optimistic and says the team has to do two things if they want […]

The Los Angeles Lakers need all the help they can get to overcome the ill-effects of LeBron James’ recent absence and make the playoffs. Unfortunately for Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka, though, one of their targets on the buyout market signed with a conference rival. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the team was interested in […]

Over his last 10 games, Thunder guard NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook has averaged a triple double. The real star has been Paul George, who averaged 37 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.5 steals, and 6.0 made three-pointers per game on 50 percent shooting from the field and from beyond the arc. George is having a […]

Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson was in Atlanta on Tuesday to watch his Lakers take on the Hawks, and the Hall of Famer didn’t like what he saw from the purple and gold. According to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times, Magic didn’t like how the team played with such “low […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the lowly Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, and superstar small forward LeBron James reportedly didn’t look “totally engaged” in the game, according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. Despite finishing with a triple-double, James’ body language wasn’t good, as he had his head down most of the night and looked […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have no plans to fire head coach Luke Walton this season, according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. The Lakers lost to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, dropping their record to 28-29 on the season. Los Angeles is currently in the 10th spot in the Western Conference standings. Walton […]

D’Angelo Russell has bounced back from what the Los Angeles Lakers considered a slower than desired process, trading him to the Brooklyn Nets after only two seasons in La La Land. Now in the verge of his first-time appearance as an All-Star, the lefty guard feels for what the likes of Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has spent the first 16 seasons of his NBA career chasing “the ghost” of Michael Jordan, along with the title of the greatest to ever play the game. League executives suggest the chase won’t be over when he calls it a career, bound to follow Jordan’s footsteps as a […]

The All-Star break is almost upon us, and while many expected that to be a point of joy, it is now the encapsulation of a pressure-cooker that will test LeBron James’ short-lived tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers. The King signed a four-year, $154 million deal to make his way to La La Land this […]

The Los Angeles Lakers missed a huge opportunity to head into the All-Star break with their heads held high after a 117-113 loss on the road to the Atlanta Hawks. The purple and gold have now lost two in a row, four out of their last five and seven of their last 10 games, as […]

In the midst of an eight-day break before the Los Angeles Lakers resume their season, LeBron James will leave the country for a brief vacation, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, before heading to Charlotte to play in his 15th consecutive All-Star Game, as captain of his own team against Team Giannis. “You got to decompress […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered yet another defeat against a cellar-dwelling team, losing to the Atlanta Hawks 117-114 on Tuesday night. The Lakers, who are still trying to get back into the playoff picture, allowed the Hawks to snap a three-game skid at their expense. Now, Los Angeles is under .500 with a 28-29 record. This […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in danger of missing the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year, despite the fact that they added one of the best players in the league in LeBron James. After losing to the Atlanta Hawks 117-114, the Lakers now have a win-loss record of 28-29 for the season. They are currently […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will enter the All-Star break with back-to-back losses. In their last 10 games, they’ve only won three victories and now have a 28-29 record. LeBron James — the best player and leader of the team — was asked about whether or not his teammates have lost focus since the midseason break […]

With under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young got a foul and the bucket over Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. Check out the clip below posted by Dime. After the switch, Young immediately stepped on the gas pedal and drove hard to the rack. It didn’t faze him […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young just nutmegged Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. In their game on Tuesday, the Hawks executed a pick-and-roll play to perfection. In the clip below posted by Bleacher Report, Young made James silly by slipping in a pass between the latter’s legs. Perhaps the only bad thing about this clip […]

Atlanta Hawks fans tried to throw some major shade at Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James in Tuesday night’s matchup – chanting “Kobe’s better” prior to a missed free-throw attempt. Hawks fans are chanting "Kobe's better" at LeBron James 🤔 https://t.co/6dmW59iidc — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) February 13, 2019 James received the same verbal reception from […]

Philadelphia Sixers point guard Ben Simmons has made headlines as of late, but not for his performance on the court. His relationship with Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson has left fans of both teams puzzled. However, throughout the drama, Ben Simmons has kept his sense of humor. Ben Simmons walked into […]

On Monday night, the Los Angeles Clippers suffered a tough 130-120 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Even worse, on Tuesday afternoon the league announced that Clippers center Montrezl Harrell would be fined for comments he made towards a fan during the game. Via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: The NBA has fined #Clippers center Montrezl Harrell […]

Rajon Rondo hit a game-winner at the buzzer against his old team, the Boston Celtics, as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, so naturally, Kevin Garnett had mixed feelings about it. Rondo and Garnett won the 2009 NBA championship with the Celtics, ironically against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. KG says he was happy […]

For the fifth year in a row, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is the NBA’s highest-paid player. James is making around $88.7 million this season combining his Lakers contract and off the court earnings. LeBron signed a four-year, $153.5 million maximum contract with Los Angeles last summer. The four-time MVP is making $35,654,150 […]

With all of the talk about tampering in the NBA recently, it makes you wonder just how much the NBA itself has tampered in its own league. It’s not always just teams and players that stick their noses where they don’t belong. Sometimes, it’s the league office. So, yes, players and teams do tamper sometimes, […]

The NBA league office has found no evidence of tampering violations between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons, according to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. “The 76ers initiated the contact with the Lakers by requesting a meeting between Johnson and Simmons. Both organizations ultimately concluded that such a meeting did not […]

The Los Angeles Lakers could be without the services of Tyson Chandler and Mike Muscala for Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to a report from ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Muscala has been diagnosed with a right ankle sprain, which he sustained in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 143-120 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. […]