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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. […]

Ben Simmons’ thirst for wanting to become an all-time great reportedly isn’t stopping with Los Angeles Lakers president and NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, as the Philadelphia 76ers point man has sought out talks with franchise greats Allen Iverson and Julius Erving, as well as Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, according to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will quickly have to decide if they’re all-in for Anthony Davis going into the summer, as offering the New Orleans Pelicans the same package during the offseason won’t force any change of minds. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst suggested the purple and gold would need to be active and potentially be willing to […]

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand reportedly called Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson with hopes to apologize for insinuating he called unprompted asking for a conversation with Sixers point guard Ben Simmons during a radio interview on Monday morning, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. This potential tampering fiasco quickly turned into a he said, […]

Ben Simmons has been following up winning the 2017-18 Rookie of the Year award with another fantastic season and will be playing in his first All-Star game on Feb. 17. At 6-foot-10, the first overall pick from the 2016 NBA draft is one of the most unique and talented players in the league. Despite this, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be facing the Atlanta Hawks tomorrow night, and their superstar, LeBron James, might not play. Josh Hart (knee tendinitis) is officially OUT for tomorrow vs. #Hawks. LeBron James (load management/groin) is listed as PROBABLE. #Lakers — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) February 12, 2019 LeBron James played the last three games for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets are among the playoff teams who have reportedly shown interest in free agent small forward Markieff Morris, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Morris began this season with the Washington Wizards. Washington traded him to the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 7. New Orleans then released Morris […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James says the team is missing second-year point guard Lonzo Ball on both ends of the floor right now. Ball has been out since Jan. 21 with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain. The Lakers have gone just 3-6 since then. “We have a huge piece still not with […]

The NBA is investigating another tampering issue involving the Los Angeles Lakers nearly 24 hours after Sixers star Ben Simmons publicly stated that he wants to work out with the team’s President of Basketball Operations, Magic Johnson. Simmons, who is technically in his second year in the league, said that he wants to learn from […]

Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers are being accused of tampering again, this time with Philadelphia 76ers point forward Ben Simmons. Sixers general manager Elton Brand, however, isn’t really concerned about this whole situation. Simmons apparently wanted to work with Magic in the offseason. Elton Brand then said the Sixers rejected a request from Lakers […]

Ben Simmons could undoubtedly learn a thing or two from Magic Johnson. The supersized point guards are not only two of the best passers the league has ever seen, but share a weakness the Los Angeles Lakers legend was ultimately able to overcome en route to winning five championships: poor outside shooting. Philadelphia 76ers general […]

The New Orleans Pelicans got through the first step of trading Anthony Davis by passing on multiple offers from the Los Angeles Lakers and one from the New York Knicks, only to wait until the offseason to rekindle talks. Yet the decision to play him in limited capacity for the remaining 27 games of the […]

A recent report from a local Philadelphia radio station suggested 76ers general manager Elton Brand shut down potential talks between Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson and point guard Ben Simmons. The latest report from L.A. suggests it was the other way around, with GM Rob Pelinka calling Brand to say they felt uncomfortable making […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without a key contributor for a portion of their late-season push to the playoffs. The team announced Monday that guard Josh Hart will be sidelined through the All-Star break and perhaps beyond: Josh Hart will have his right knee re-evaluated after the #NBA All-Star break, according to #Lakers PR. — […]