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The Los Angeles Lakers signed veteran guard Rajon Rondo last summer, hoping that he would be able to contribute to the team’s success because of his leadership and playoff excellence. However, the Lakers are most likely going to miss the postseason for the sixth straight year, despite the fact that they also brought in four-time […]

There’s a reason LeBron James signed a four-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers and not a short term deal like he’s done in the past. According to Shams Charania of The Atheltic, James knew it would be a process to build a contender in Los Angeles and that this season could be a struggle. […]

ESPN’s Seth Greenberg dropped a hot take on the set of “Get Up!” after the Los Angeles Lakers dropped yet another pivotal game against the LA Clippers, calling LeBron James a “horrendous” teammate and a locker room killer after recent events have likely put the Lakers out of playoff contention: “I think he kills the […]

Los Angeles Lakers second-year small forward Kyle Kuzma will be day-to-day moving forward after an MRI on his right ankle came back clean, according to Shams Charania of The Atheltic and Stadium. Kuzma suffered the injury on Monday in the Lakers’ home loss to the Clippers. The swingman didn’t practice on Tuesday, according to head coach […]

The struggling Los Angeles Lakers have been drastically missing Lonzo Ball. Since leaving the Lakers’ Jan. 19 game against the Houston Rockets after suffering an ankle injury, Ball has missed 17 games. During that stretch the Lakers have gone 5-12. There is a little good news for the team, and they can use just about […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have let a lot of people down this season. After losing to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, they are now on a three-game losing streak that also includes losses to the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. Fox Sports 1 commentator Shannon Sharpe is one of the many who are […]

EL SEGUNDO – Following a third straight loss, the Los Angeles Lakers went through practice on Tuesday with only eight active bodies available. Kyle Kuzma (ankle), Brandon Ingram (shoulder), LeBron James, and Rajon Rondo all sat out of practice leaving head coach Luke Walton to answer questions from the media. Although the Lakers were shorthanded […]

Since LeBron James returned to the lineup on Jan. 31 against the Clippers from his left groin injury, the Los Angeles Lakers rank 27th in the NBA in defensive efficiency. Defensive efficiency is the number of points a team allows per 100 possessions. The Lakers have a defensive efficiency of 116.3 since LeBron came back. Only the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers held star small forward LeBron James and point guard Rajon Rondo out of practice on Tuesday. The Lakers are coming off a 113-105 loss to the Clippers on Monday. The Purple and Gold’s next game is on Wednesday at home against the Denver Nuggets: Luke Walton said they only had eight […]

Things won’t be getting any easier for the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to Kyle Kuzma’s ankle injury: Kyle Kuzma (ankle) has been ruled OUT for tomorrow’s game against the #Nuggets #Lakers — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) March 5, 2019 Kuzma suffered a sprained ankle in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ crushing 113-105 loss to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ odds to miss the playoffs took another jump on Tuesday after their 113-105 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. According to BetOnline.ag, the Lakers’ odds of missing the playoffs are now -2500. That’s a massive change from the -1000 they previously were at. The Lakers now sit in 10th place in […]

A recent losing skid has put the Los Angeles Lakers in a precarious position, now boasting a higher chance to select the prized would-be selection Zion Williamson with the No. 1 overall pick than making the playoffs, according to BetOnline.ag. The Lakers have a 1 percent chance to draft a transformational talent like Williamson, a […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran point guard Rajon Rondo had arguably his best game of the season on Monday, but his team suffered a disheartening defeat at the hands of their crosstown rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-105. Rondo had it going all night long, and his 24-point, 10-rebound, 12-assist triple-double allowed him to achieve a […]

A back-breaking loss to their hallway rivals, the L.A. Clippers, has left the Los Angeles Lakers with a minuscule margin of error for the rest of the season. It won’t be long before the front office realizes it might be time to throw in the towel and asks LeBron James to sit out and rest […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another huge blow on Monday night as they took another loss against the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-105. However, the final result was not the only low point of the evening, as Lakers rising star Kyle Kuzma was forced to exit the ballgame due to an ankle injury. Teammate LeBron James […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ nightmarish season took a significant turn for the worse on Monday night, as they lost to a fellow Western Conference playoff chaser in the L.A. Clippers where forward Kyle Kuzma injured his ankle. The Lakers have dealt with a myriad of injury issues this season, whether that be Kuzma, LeBron James, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were able to secure a huge win on Monday night, as they defeated their crosstown rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, 113-105. There was a lot riding on this ballgame, and as a result, there were a number of heated moments throughout the contest. At one point, Clippers forward JaMychal Green got […]

LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers had a lot of praise for starting point guard Patrick Beverley following their huge win against the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA championship-winning coach lauded Beverley’s impact on the court, even without scoring, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Doc Rivers on #Clippers' Patrick Beverley – "He was great. You know […]

Besides the poor play, coaching, the several injuries and lack of overall effort surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers in this race for a postseason spot, poor roster construction has been one of the major issues plaguing the team. The front office, led by president Magic Johnson, focused all of their efforts in landing LeBron James, […]

The L.A. Clippers brought their A-game Monday night and took care of business against the Los Angeles Lakers. Patrick Beverley, in particular, didn’t back down from taking on Lakers superstar LeBron James on defense. Reporters asked Beverley what he looks forward to when facing someone like James and a team like the Lakers. The scrappy […]

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 […]