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LOS ANGELES – The 2018-19 NBA season is more or less over for the Los Angeles Lakers. The team has been eliminated from playoff contention while some of their best young players like Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Josh Hart have all been shut down for the season due to injuries. However, the team has […]

LeBron James’ first season with the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t exactly go as planned. As the regular season winds down with the four-time MVP missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005, though, those unfortunate circumstances haven’t kept him from enjoying himself. Case in point: James, along with Lonzo Ball, breaking out the air […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already been eliminated from playoff contention, so all of their fans are already focused on the offseason — during which they can rebuild through draft, free agency and trades Los Angeles is one of the teams expected to make major moves this summer. However, while everybody is talking about the possibility […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant says he became a true leader after L.A. lost to the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals. Bryant was already the best player in the game at the time. However, The Black Mamba wasn’t the best leader for the Lakers. Kobe says His Airness himself, Michael Jordan, once […]

During a players-only meeting in February, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James told his teammates he has tried to work on his negative body language throughout his career, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. In the meeting, James’ teammates told him his inconsistent body language was affecting the team. The meeting in Memphis was a […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 23, veteran point guard Rajon Rondo reportedly led a players-only meeting to find “a better understanding of one another,” according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The trade deadline had already passed. The Lakers didn’t acquire Pelicans star Anthony Davis and the players […]

Maybe the mishap involving Zion Williamson’s sneaker didn’t torpedo Nike’s standing as a brand, after all. According to BetOnline.ag, Nike is current favorite to sign Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball to his next shoe deal after Ball decided to leave the Big Baller Brand earlier this week. Nike -225 Adidas +500 Puma +500 Under […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly tried to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the beginning of the 2018-19 season, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The Timberwolves ended up trading Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jerryd Bayless, Robert Covington, Dario Saric and a 2022 second-round pick on Nov. 12: A source familiar with the […]

Corey Brewer told Paul George about his experience with the Los Angeles Lakers when the two played together on the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. George and Brewer were teammates on the Thunder for the second half of the 2017-18 season. PG never took a meeting with the Lakers […]

Has Kevin Durant surpassed LeBron James as the best player in the NBA? FOX Sports host Colin Cowherd seems to think so. Following Durant’s performance against the Memphis Grizzlies in which he made 12 of his 13 field goal attempts, Cowherd said that, at this point of their careers, Durant is better than James, citing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly didn’t feel superstar small forward LeBron James fully engaged with his younger teammates prior to the February trade deadline, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. James is 34-years-old and arguably the best player in the game. Meanwhile, Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart are all in their […]

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry loves popcorn, so much so that he has ranked every arena based on how good their popcorn is. Curry says the Brooklyn Nets (Barclays Center) have the best popcorn in the league, while Staples Center, home of the Lakers and Clippers, has the worst: “There are 29 arenas […]

Paul George shocked a lot of people last summer when he decided to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder instead of going back home to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. When the Thunder traded for George in the summer of 2017, the prevailing thought was the small forward would be a one-year rental and […]

How ironic is it that the first buzzer-beater of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s career came against the team that drafted him? You don’t need to be an expert in bar trivia to know that Bryant was actually drafted by the Charlotte Hornets back in 1996, but was then dealt to the Lakers for […]

Julius Randle’s future was doomed likely from the start, despite having his best season yet in 2017-18, going from a third-string power forward to leapfrogging the likes of Larry Nance Jr. and Kyle Kuzma for the power forward starting spot. Yet the Los Angeles Lakers failed to even make him an offer as a restricted […]

The L.A. Clippers have overachieved this season due to great coaching, a strong culture and a sound front office. They’ve also been blessed with a little luck. Take for example the trade that sent Mike Muscala across the hall to the Lakers for Ivica Zubac and Michael Beasley. The trade made little sense at the […]

LeBron James had now lived through year one of the Los Angeles Lakers’ experiment of bringing him into a flawed roster. The experiment was defined by a series of puzzling decisions in the offseason, from their lack or urgency chasing after Paul George in 2017 to missing out on Kawhi Leonard in 2018. After signing […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Josh Hart underwent a procedure on his right knee patellar tendon and will return to full activities in about 12 weeks. The 24-year-old took to Twitter to assure Lakers fans he’s on the road to recovery. Road to recovery ✊🏽 — Josh Hart (@joshhart) March 28, 2019 In 67 games this […]

Whenever an up-and-comer starts to turn heads in the NBA, fans and analysts are quick to draw comparisons between that player and someone who played in the past. Lonzo Ball was being compared to Jason Kidd, LeBron James to Magic Johnson, and so on. But what about if someone from the past like Shaquille O’Neal […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart has undergone a procedure on his right knee patellar tendon, now expected to return to full activities in 12 weeks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. As our own Ryan Ward pointed out promptly, Hart is the penultimate in the Lakers young core to have his season end […]

Prominent NBA analyst Colin Cowherd is the latest to go all in on the Zion Williamson craze. So much so, that he believes that the Los Angeles Lakers should consider trading LeBron James for the Duke superstar. In a recent episode of his program, “The Herd,” Cowherd pointed out that while James remains to be […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Alex Caruso shocked the basketball world on Wednesday night as he flushed down an amazing alley-oop jam in his team’s matchup against the Utah Jazz. One man that was not at all surprised by Caruso’s utter display of his above-the-rim explosiveness was his Lakers teammate Kyle Kuzma. From one high-flyer […]

The Los Angeles Lakers saw their brief two-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday night, as they fell to the Utah Jazz, 115-100. The Lakers did not go down without a fight, though, and one of the highlights of the evening was Alex Caruso’s unexpected alley-oop jam over Jazz veteran Kyle Korver: Alex Caruso skies for […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers’ season dwindles away with hopes of the NBA Playoffs gone, many fans have to wonder what could have been if the franchise had secured Anthony Davis at the trade deadline. Instead of pairing LeBron James with another superstar player, the Lakers instead struggled with chemistry and health in a failed […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ Rajon Rondo continues his climb in the all-time list of players with the most assists, passing Guy Rodgers for the 19th spot during the team’s 115-100 loss against the Utah Jazz. Congrats to @rajonrondo of the @Lakers for moving up to 19th on the #NBA all-time ASSISTS list! pic.twitter.com/SvfNTLovui — NBA (@NBA) […]

High-flying Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell continues to pick up where his splendid rookie season left off. During the waning moments of the first half and with the Jazz ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers 58-53, Mitchell dribbled at center court and then beat Rajon Rondo as he went to his right. Lakers guard […]

While most fans and basketball pundits are already counting him out, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton is not raising the white flag yet. The embattled coach believes that his stint with the storied franchise this season will not be his last despite failing to make the playoffs again. Walton told Bill Oram of […]

Tyronn Lue has reportedly called Luke Walton to assure the Los Angeles Lakers head coach that the team hasn’t spoken to him about a possible coaching job. In a report by Bill Oram of The Athletic, a source close to the situation revealed that Lue assured Walton that the Lakers haven’t contacted him. The two never […]

Since LeBron James returned from his groin injury on Jan. 31, the Los Angeles Lakers are a -158 when The King goes to the bench, according to Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports. LeBron is averaging 27.5 points, 10.1 assists and 9.0 rebounds since Jan. 31. The Lakers are +7 with him on the floor. Since […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley says Dwyane Wade was better than Los Angeles Lakers star shooting guard Kobe Bryant in 2006 when Wade won his first championship over Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks. Bryant led the league in scoring during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. He was also universally recognized as the best player […]

A lot of Los Angeles Lakers fans are reminiscing these days. With the brutal season the team has been having, many are yearning for the glory days of the early 2000’s. They aren’t the only ones doing it though, as Shaquille O’Neal himself recently took the time to reflect on his time with the Lakers. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly privately talked about whether superstar small forward LeBron James’ 2018-19 season in terms of health was an outlier, or if it will be like this during his Lakers tenure, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. James suffered the worst injury of his career this season when he injured his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ season didn’t exactly go as planned. LeBron James’ debut campaign in forum blue and gold wasn’t just beset by chemistry and injury-related drama, but it will end with the three-time champion missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005. In response to Los Angeles being eliminated from the postseason last […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is on track to average at least 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the third time in his career, which is second in NBA history behind the legendary Oscar Robertson. Robertson averaged at least 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists five times during his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were the most dominant team in the league from 1999-2002. They won three straight titles behind Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, and they are still widely considered one of the best squads in the history of the NBA. But can you believe that six-time champion Scottie Pippen almost joined the purple […]

The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz Wednesday, and superstar small forward LeBron James will not play. James played 34 minutes against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday. The King finished with 23 points, seven rebounds and 14 assists in the Lakers’ 124-106 win at Staples Center. #Lakers forward LeBron James (load management/groin) is […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers tune up to face the Utah Jazz through this final stretch of this season, one can’t help but remember the legendary performance Kobe Bryant put out for his hometown fans at the tail end of the 2015-16 season. It was April 13, 2016 — a game televised on ESPN 2 […]

Basketball Hall of Famer and current “Inside the NBA” anchor Charles Barkley has spoken out on the controversy surrounding Los Angeles Lakers stud Lonzo Ball and his family’s Big Baller Brand. According to Barkley, Ball family patriarch LaVar Ball has to take the blame for all the trouble BBB has recently gotten into: “This thing […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were in a celebratory mood all evening long against the Washington Wizards, as they came away with their second consecutive victory on Tuesday night. At one point in the ballgame, James even brought out the shimmy as he celebrated a familiar one-handed flush in transition. Bron hit the […]