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Not really known for creating shots for himself, Los Angeles Lakers sophomore Lonzo Ball put up his highest scoring output of the season during the team’s recent win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Kyle Kuzma explains the difference between a passive and aggressive Lonzo Ball. ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk wrote about the Lakers’ desire to make Ball more […]

After five teams and 10 years of playing in the NBA, JaVale McGee has finally become a consistently relevant starter to a playoff team. They say LeBron James makes better players out of his teammates, and the Los Angeles Lakers big man is a living, breathing, and shot-blocking proof of it. JaVale McGee is having […]

The Los Angeles Lakers won the basketball lottery this offseason by signing LeBron James. The best player in the game left the Cleveland Cavaliers after four season to sign with the Lakers long-term, knowing they would need to build to become a championship-level team. The biggest question with LeBron there Los Angeles was who would […]

Josh Hart of the Los Angeles Lakers shared what he thinks is the most underrated part of Thanksgiving. Via Twitter, Hart said: Most underrated thing about Thanksgiving is the leftovers — Josh Hart (@joshhart) November 23, 2018 Most agreed with Hart’s observation. But for them, it’s not underrated as it is definitely the best part of […]

LeBron James has his Los Angeles Lakers on a roll heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. The Lakers have won six of their last seven games and eight of their last 10, averaging 29.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 0.9 steals, 1.1 blocks and 3.0 three-pointers per game on 53.8 percent shooting from the field and […]

If one could pinpoint a slight weakness in Lakers star LeBron James’ game, it would be his inconsistency in shooting free throws. It also turns out that LeBron has 11 free throw lane violations against the Cavaliers during his Cleveland homecoming. The Action Network’s Rob Perez tweeted out a video detailing James’ lane violations. https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1065491644378750977 […]

With it being his first trip back to Cleveland since joining the Los Angeles Lakers over the summer, the Cavs decided to play a special tribute video for LeBron James during the first quarter of Wednesday night’s game. There were some who thought James would be boo’d once he stepped onto the court. Instead, he […]

It’s not a secret that one of Kyrie Irving’s reasons for demanding a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers last year was because he didn’t want to play under LeBron James’ shadow anymore. It appears that the Lakers star couldn’t care less about it as he says that it’s not his problem if Kyrie didn’t want […]

With less than a minute remaining, a shot clock gaffe may have helped the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in LeBron James’ return to Cleveland. In the clip below, with the shot clock winding down, LeBron rose up for a 3-point shot. It hit the rim, but the shot clock reset to 24 […]

LeBron James’ return to Cleveland this time was a sweet one. The crowd cheered for him and gave him a warm welcome. The 14-time All-Star and three-time NBA champion was grateful to the Cleveland crowd: James said he really appreciates the fans in Cleveland and all the love they showed him, that he felt the […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers was back in Cleveland facing the Cavaliers. But his return was starkly different from a few years ago. Right after James’ decision of taking his talents to the Miami Heat, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert penned a letter addressed to Cleveland. In it, he promised a championship before LeBron […]

Los Angeles Lakers second-year point guard Lonzo Ball is still struggling with his outside shot, but that’s not going to stop the former UCLA Bruin from driving the lane and slamming it home. Wednesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers in LeBron James’ return to Cleveland, Lonzo Ball showed off his hops with a nice dunk. […]

This season, Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade is going to get the same treatment Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant did in his final season. This year is Wade’s last season in the NBA, so the future Hall-of-Famer is essentially getting a farewell tour, just like Kobe did back in 2016. A fan on […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is wearing St. Vincent-St. Mary’s colored kicks in his return to face his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Check out the photo below posted by NBA on ESPN: .@KingJames' kicks showing love to St. Vincent-St. Mary 👌 (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/0UpH4AoCg3 — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) November 22, 2018 James […]

Lonzo Ball recently broke up with his ex-girlfriend Denise Garcia and now she is threatening revenge in the form of a tell-all book. Ball and Garcia have a child together and there seems to be some tension between the two following their breakup. Watch Lonzo Ball Casually Break Up With Baby Mama on Ball in […]

LeBron James is back in Cleveland to face the Cavaliers, but he’s once again playing for a different franchise in the Los Angeles Lakers. The crowd that once supported him did not turn their back on him this time. Instead, they were delighted to see him and gave him a standing ovation. LeBron’s return to […]

LeBron James is back in Cleveland Wednesday night to take on the Cavs for the first time as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, and two fans showed up to the game in a half L.A., half Cleveland jersey. The 14-time NBA All-Star signed a four-year deal with the Lakers in July after spending the […]

In the modern NBA, revenge games are a fact of life. Players are constantly changing teams and whenever there is a major change, fans and media circle that player’s “revenge game” on the calendar. A “revenge game” occurs when a player plays a team he previously played on. Revenge games can work both ways. Players […]

Tonight, LeBron James will return to the Quicken Loans Arena for the second time in a different jersey. Tonight, he will face the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. The three-time champion signed a four-year, $153.3 million deal with the Lakers in the summer. Fans, critics, and […]

LeBron James may be living it up in the bright lights of Hollywood, but his presence is still felt in Northeast Ohio. Prior to his return to Cleveland to take on his former team, the Cavs, James stopped by the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio — a school he was instrumental in creating. All […]

After a breakout month of February and two years of steady improvement, the hype for Brandon Ingram reached its peak in the off-season. When Lebron James decided to bolt to Hollywood and made Ingram off-limits in a potential Kawhi trade, it was assumed the latter would excel as the Robin to his Batman. That narrative […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the more intriguing teams in the NBA this season. They went out and got LeBron James, and after initially losing their first three games, are starting to resemble a dangerous team in the Western Conference. The Lakers, with James being a big reason why, have developed into one […]

LeBron James has lived through the experience of going back to face his former team, but none are likely to equal the first time he had to do so, as the new Los Angeles Lakers signing once had to go back from the bowels of Quicken Loans Arena after announcing his decision to join the […]

Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers is in awe of Duke’s dominance led by Zion Williamson. Via Twitter, Kuzma said that Duke looks different this year, hinting that they’re so dominant that they can even afford to unleash plenty of highlight dunks during games. Man duke really out here windmilling against dudes this team […]

On Monday, Instagram announced it’s going to crack down on fake likes, followers and comments.  Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who has 44.8 million followers on Instagram, says a lot of people are about to suffer the consequences of Instagram’s new system. Uh oh!! It’s gone get REAL REAL for a lot of y’all […]

Even if you haven’t been paying attention to recent headlines, the current state of the Washington Wizards team chemistry may not surprise you. Seeming to always foster some level of organizational or locker room dysfunction over the last few years, this season has been particularly rough. Really, really rough. Like, to the point that the […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade says his pal, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, scoring 51 points against the Heat on Sunday in his house was “disrespectful.” Wade didn’t play against the Lakers, as he was away from the team tending to his wife and newborn baby. The future Hall of Famer, who is […]

The Golden State Warriors are going through a difficult time, not just on the court but more so off of it. For the past four years, the Dubs have been virtually invincible, winning three titles along the way. No one has found a way to stop them except themselves and now they may be at […]

The Washington Wizards are off to a nightmarish start to the season at 5-11, and in all likelihood, the road will only get tougher for them in the Eastern Conference with a number of teams far superior to the Wizards. Washington has been a team with lofty expectations in the last few years, but they […]

Another game, another 50-point night for an NBA superstar. LeBron James is the latest player to score 50 or more points in the 2018-19 season where we have seen a number of players reach the mark. James scored 51 points versus the Miami Heat Heat Sunday night as he led the Los Angeles Lakers to […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James returns to Cleveland Wednesday night to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers, a organization he’s played 11 seasons for. James, who was born and raised in Akron, Ohio, began his legendary NBA career with the Cavs after the organization took him with the first overall pick in the […]

LeBron James is most well-known for being one of the greatest basketball players of all time, but he’s much more than an athlete. His new docuseries with the fitting name, “More Than An Athlete,” will provide an in-depth look at James’ rise from a basketball star to one of the most famous athletes in the world. […]

On Sunday, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James scorched the Miami Heat with 51 points as the Lakers walked away from AmericanAirlines Arena with a 16-point victory over James’ old team. However, Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade — James’ closest friend in the NBA and a former teammate, twiceover — wasn’t on the court to […]

Though they struggled to find a rhythm through the early stages of this season, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers seem to be rebounding in a big way. The Lakers kicked off their 2018-19 regular-season campaign with three straight losses, raising a few eyebrows around the league. However, thanks in large part to the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is beating Father Time. Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra called James “timeless” after his 51-point game against his former team on Sunday, per Bill Oram of The Athletic. “He’s timeless,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “I throw on their games from time to time when I can’t sleep and […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers just surpassed Allen Iverson for the sixth-most 50-point games in league history. James moved past Iverson — one of the best offensive talents to ever set foot in the NBA — after his 51-point explosion against the Miami Heat. With LeBron James' 12th 50-point game, the #Lakers forward […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has forged his way into an exclusive scoring club, right beside legends Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. James scored 51 points in their win over the Miami Heat. This scoring outburst makes him just the third player in league history to notch multiple 40-point games in his 16th season […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo has found himself a side gig. The veteran playmaker inserted himself in the Lakers coaches’ huddle during a timeout against the Miami Heat Sunday night. Rajon Rondo joins the coaches huddle during a timeout. Rondo has been like a player-coach this season, holding impromptu players-only film sessions while […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo underwent hand surgery earlier in the week. Still, that’s not keeping him away from the team. Rondo was spotted on the bench when the Lakers took on the Miami Heat Sunday night. Rajon Rondo has rejoined the Lakers and is in a light-colored suit on the bench with […]