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It was a difficult first two months for the Houston Rockets but their recent 10 wins in 11 games has brought them back to playoff contention. Coupled with reigning MVP James Harden’s surge in performance in which he scored 32 points in 10 straight games, the Rockets have reeled off a couple of five-game winning […]

To be friends with Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James can be quite a benefit. For New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale, it’s a blessing. James will not be active due to his groin strain in his upcoming game against the New York Knicks. Despite this, Coach Fizdale will be using his services to speak […]

The Los Angeles Lakers take on the New York Knicks on Friday at Staples Center and second-year small forward Kyle Kuzma is questionable to play. Kyle Kuzma suffered a back injury Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder and was forced to leave the game. An MRI confirmed that Kuzma has a contusion in his […]

Los Angeles Lakers star small forward LeBron James is the best player in the NBA, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that The King leads all players in All-Star votes right now. LeBron James is the first player to reach 1 million votes and the four-time league MVP is very thankful for it: 🙏🏾‼️‼️‼️‼️ […]

The first return of the All-Star Game voting has been announced, with LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers leading all players with over a million votes and MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks trailing nearly 100,000 votes behind James for the Eastern Conference. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors leads the […]

There has been no love lost between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers but Celtics president and general manager Danny Ainge this rivalry to new levels by comparing LeBron James’ professing himself as the greatest player of all-time to President Donald Trump. James said during an Uninterrupted video that by beating the 73-win […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder came away with a narrow away victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, 107-100. Aside from the verbal abuse received by Thunder star Paul George from the home crowd, one of the more memorable moments of the evening was when Russell Westbrook mocked Lakers veteran Lance Stephenson with the […]

On Wednesday night, Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George led his team to an away victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. The 6-foot-9 swingman went on a tear yet again, dropping 37 big points against the LeBron James-less Lakers. This performance was only the latest in George’s recent offensive rampage, and as pointed out by […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams wasn’t a big fan of the boos that showered teammate Paul George during a 107-100 road win against the Los Angeles Lakers. George, a native of Palmdale, got a rather hostile welcome to the Staples Center after he skipped out on the chance to join the Lakers in free […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George anticipated a hostile welcome to his hometown of Los Angeles to face the Lakers on Wednesday night, ready to soak in the boos from a scorned crowd that once clamored for his services as a soon-to-be free agent. George signed a four-year, $137 million max contract with the Thunder […]

LOS ANGELES – Last summer, All-Star forward Paul George shocked the NBA world when he decided to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder rather than join his hometown Los Angeles Lakers. On Wednesday night, George returned to the Staples Center for the first time since spurning the Lakers in free agency to keep playing alongside […]

LOS ANGELES – Things continue to get worse for the Los Angeles Lakers on the injury front with another one of their top players going down on Wednesday night against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder. As if being without LeBron James and Rajon Rondo wasn’t bad enough for the Lakers, up-and-coming forward Kyle Kuzma suffered […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball heard it from the crowd after a horrendous free-throw miss in the crucial stretch of their match against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. With the Lakers trailing by six points with 6:12 left to play in the game, Ball missed a free-throw badly. Visibly dismayed by […]

Sometimes, well maybe all the time, Los Angeles Lakers guard Lance Stephenson gets a little ahead of himself. He’s quite the clown and likes to have fun, often at his team’s expense. On Wednesday evening, he got caught being a bit foolish again, but this time it was on the court. Stephenson pulled a Nick […]

Paul George is absolutely feeling the love — or lack thereof – from the Los Angeles Lakers crowd during the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Wednesday night visit to Staples Center. To begin with, the Lakers faithful already showered the All-Star swingman with boos during player introductions. Fast forward to the 2:17 mark of the fourth quarter […]

The last thing the Los Angeles Lakers need is another injury to another key player. However, Lakers fans are now holding their breath after budding star Kyle Kuzma exited their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kuzma went to the locker room due to a back issue and is done for the night. Before leaving […]

Looks like Los Angeles Lakers fans aren’t going to forgive Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George for spurning them in free agency anytime soon. When he was introduced in the starting lineups at Staples Center on Wednesday, Paul George was booed by the entire crowd, a stark difference from what occurred last season. George […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James recently said he’s the greatest player in NBA history because he defeated the 73-9 Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals. Detroit Pistons legend and current ESPN NBA analyst Chauncey Billups strongly disagrees. The Cleveland Cavaliers came back from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the Warriors […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Wednesday, and Thunder star small forward Paul George is excited to see how he’s going to be received by the fans. Last season, Paul George was cheered nonstop when the Thunder played the Lakers in LA. George was linked to joining […]

After leaving during the Los Angeles Lakers’ Christmas Day win against the defending champion Golden State Warriors, LeBron James has been shelved for a string of games for the first time in a while. His strained groin has sidelined him for three games so far, and he will likely be out another week or two. […]

According to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times, Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers is endorsing former Phoenix Suns head coach Earl Watson for the UCLA job. Ball told Ganguli: “I’d like to see Earl Watson get the job.” Watson was fired by the Suns just three games into the 2017-18 season. Ball told […]

The NBA season is currently nearing its halfway point. By any metric, Paul George should be one of the happiest players in the league. He signed a four-year contract worth over $130 million with the Thunder this summer, and he is currently enjoying the best statistical season of his career. The Thunder are currently third […]

Throughout the 2016-17 NBA campaign, rumors abounded about then-Indiana Pacers forward Paul George’s desire to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. George grew up a Lakers fan in California and always dreamed of wearing the purple and gold. He appeared to be so dead-set on Los Angeles that after that season was over, George informed […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton has ruled his star forward LeBron James out of Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. James, who suffered a groin strain in the third quarter of a Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors, will miss his fourth straight game since […]

Kobe Bryant has won a lot of awards and multiple championships during his NBA career. Now that he is retired, the former Los Angeles Lakers superstar is still enjoying a lot of blessings. Bryant is still winning in life, as he announced some big news on the first day of the year. He and Vanessa […]

For the first time since suffering a groin strain on Christmas Day against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James put some shots up at the team’s practice facility, according to Lakers head coach Luke Walton. It’s been exactly one week since LeBron James strained his groin. […]

Another year and the same old story for the Portland Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum have performed admirably to put Portland in a position to make the playoffs — currently sitting in seventh place in the Western Conference with an 21-16 record. The problem for the Blazers has not been making the playoffs, […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma said the team is more than just one player, implying that they can win games without superstar swingman LeBron James. James is currently out with a groin injury suffered on Christmas Day versus the Golden State Warriors, and the […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma believes they got a little payback on Sunday night when they scored a 121-114 win over the Sacramento Kings at the Staples Center. The memory of their recent defeat is still fresh on Kuzma’s mind. The young forward almost led the Lakers to a huge win over the Sacramento […]

The Los Angeles Lakers scored a come-from-behind 121-114 win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night at the Staples Center, snapping their two-game skid. Lakers sophomore guard Josh Hart liked what he saw from their team, showing the much-needed poise down the stretch. Los Angeles trailed by seven points with less than five minutes left […]

LOS ANGELES – After dropping two straight games to the Sacramento Kings and L.A. Clippers following the loss of LeBron James to a groin injury, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to bounce back on Sunday night at the Staples Center. De’Aaron Fox and the Kings came into Sunday’s game still full confidence after having […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart gave a nice little smile to the camera after finishing a tough and-1 in Monday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings. After an aggressive drive to the basket, the former Villanova star embraced the contact and finished on the layup to give the Lakers two points. But, after doing […]

Brandon Ingram of the Los Angeles Lakers utilized his long arms to fool Willie Cauley-Stein of the Sacramento Kings. Check out the clip below posted by NBA TV where Ingram faked a pass and unleashed a Euro step, turning Cauley-Stein into a statue. Brandon Ingram’s long arms made the series of moves look easy. .@B_Ingram13 got […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers believes that he became the greatest player of all time after he carried the Cleveland Cavaliers past the 73-win Golden State Warriors to win the NBA Finals in 2016. James admitted it in the latest episode of More Than An Athlete. Below is a snippet as posted by […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball thought he had himself a triple-double against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, but a stat change took it away from him. Instead of finishing with a triple-double of 20 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, he wound up with 20 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds. Lakers […]

JaVale McGee is going to be a game-time decision on Sunday night when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Sacramento Kings. McGee is dealing with a respiratory infection and has missed the last seven games with a variety of ailments. Mike Bresnahan of Spectrum SportsNet points out that McGee is itching to play on […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Ivica Zubac has seen a significant uptick in his minutes over the last couple of weeks, and he has delivered, coming through with a pair of double-doubles and stellar overall play. The 21-year-old has not done it without help, however, and he credits veteran centers Tyson Chandler and JaVale McGee […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie and G League assignee Svi Mykhailiuk tied the G League season high by erupting for 47 points on Saturday night in their 119-114 victory over the North Arizona Suns. The scintillating performance caught the attention of Lakers superstar forward LeBron James: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/95ukeklIU4 — LeBron James (@KingJames) December 30, 2018 Mykhailiuk […]

Who can forget about the infamous cramping incident of LeBron James in the 2014 NBA Finals? It occurred in the fourth and final frame of a pivotal Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs, with James — then with the Miami Heat — being unable to close out the game due to the untimely injury. […]