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The endorsements for LeBron James continue to pile up after President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers star. Numerous fellow players have chimed in to back LeBron, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a strong statement Saturday touting The King’s achievements. The Lakers have now come out with an official statement of their […]

Plenty of NBA players have shown their support for LeBron James after President Donald Trump’s Friday night criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers star. Now, the head of the NBA is chiming in. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement Saturday to USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick highlighting James’ accomplishments both on and off the […]

President Donald Trump started a firestorm by insulting LeBron James’ intelligence in a tweet late Friday night, and many around the NBA have rallied around the league’s best player. That includes Stephen Curry, who expressed his support for James and what he has been saying and doing off the court. Keep doing you @KingJames! 💪🏽 […]

LaVar Ball has had plenty of interesting things to say about LeBron James since Lonzo Ball has come into the league. On Friday, LaVar was on the Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder radio show on WGN and was asked who the best player in the NBA is right now, and although he didn’t pick his son, […]

NBA legend Michael Jordan has released a statement following President Donald Trump’s tirade against Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, which included 45 (as in the leader of the free world) saying he’s an MJ fan. Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan’s official statement, via spokesperson, in wake of Donald Trump tweet referencing him and LeBron […]

The internet never forgets. No one is an exception; not even if you’re the President of the United States. A number of old tweets from President Donald Trump himself has resurfaced in the midst of his current dispute with LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. As it turns out, Trump once held James in […]

Every summer NBA players make the trip over to Africa to play a game and in the very near future, the biggest superstar in the league could be heading over. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that Lakers supertar LeBron James has expressed interest in the past in playing in the game in Africa and at some […]

When Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un met each other back in June, the rest of the world felt a little safer from a probable nuclear meltdown. Speaking of nuclear and meltdown, the President of the United States exemplified both qualities on Friday, when he unloaded on CNN news anchor Don Lemon and Los Angeles Lakers […]

It has finally happened. Donald Trump has taken his talents once again to Twitter this time to bash two birds with one stone, taking a shot at both CNN news anchor Don Lemon and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made […]

There was a time in the league when Matt Barnes and Kobe Bryant were rivals in the court. The nature of their rivalry bordered on the extreme. Although Barnes was not a superstar and merely a role player back in the day, he was just as competitive as those of the elites like the Los […]

Luol Deng just wants to play basketball in the NBA, but the Los Angeles Lakers simply hasn’t afforded him last season of a satisfactory playing time. The Lakers would love to trade Deng, though, the interest in him from other teams is scarce, if not non-existent. Deng has a burdensome contract and an aging, damaged […]

The Western Conference is loaded with talent. Making the playoffs will be a grind for just about every team not named the Warriors or the Rockets. That includes the LeBron James led Los Angeles Lakers. In fact, Kevin Pelton of ESPN has LeBron James and the Lakers on the outside looking in on his most […]

LeBron can do it all on the basketball court, but it seems that he’s not only using his athleticism on the hard court, but also on the diamond. Here’s the news Los Angeles Lakers forward getting a hit during a friendly game of softball. LeBron out here hitting LASERS 💥 @KingJames pic.twitter.com/VP7BbSGfSc — Overtime (@overtime) […]

LeBron James won’t just be playing basketball in Los Angeles. The Lakers’ superstar will also continue working on his acting career in La-La Land. James is set to star in Space Jam 2, but who ends up directing the movie is still up in the air. According to Umberto Gonzalez of TheWrap, Terence Nance is […]

With LaVar Ball’s Junior Basketball Association’s inaugural season heading to the playoffs stage, some concerns have been raised regarding its genuine marketability. This is due, in most part, to the league’s lower-than-expected attendance. Nonetheless, the patriarch of the Ball family does not appear to be too worried about this, and he has even provided us […]

Luol Deng quickly went from the veteran influence a young Los Angeles Lakers team needed to the unwanted contract no one would trade for — all in the course of one season, as rookie Brandon Ingram came into the forefront as a potential starting-caliber prospect. The London-born Sudanese player only saw the court for 13 […]

LeBron James hasn’t even played a single minute as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers but his mural in LA is getting the royal treatment by its artist. It was recently updated with his jersey and more Lakers icons were added. Below is the updated mural by Gustavo Zermeño Jr. as posted by Audel […]

LaVar Ball has promised a lot since bursting onto the scene alongside the rise of his vastly talented son Lonzo. Always outspoken and erratic in his behaviour, LaVar has both delivered and fallen short on all of his promises so far. In truth, he’s done quite well for himself as he and Lonzo continue to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a dream off season so far as they signed the world’s greatest player in LeBron James. President of basketball operations Magic Johnson and Lakers’ General Manager Rob Pelinka got the deal done as Johnson secured James’ services after a three hour conversation at James’ home in LA. Now that […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram may be a star in Hollywood, but not one from the film industry. Nevertheless, that hasn’t stopped at least one fan from coaxing an autograph on a Slender Man movie poster from Ingram. He’s the star!! LMAO!!! 😂😭#slenderman pic.twitter.com/IOYd17jG20 — Rums (Rumi) (@RKloveJets) August 1, 2018 We only have […]

A few days ago, former Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal successfully planted a rumor that Kobe Bryant could be planning to come out of retirement to play with LeBron James in Hollywood. So many took it seriously that Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, had to take to social media to dispel gossips about Kobe’s NBA return. Well, […]

Danilo Gallinari plays for that team in Los Angeles. Not the Lakers. The other team … the Clippers. But even though the Lakers will dominate headlines this season in LA, Gallinari is looking forward to squaring off with LeBron James and the new-look Lakers. According to Lindsay du Plessis of KweséESPN, Gallinari had this to […]

It would be nice if every parent could have a conversation with their kid about buying into the concept of the team. Obviously, everyone wants to see his or her child play every minute of every game, but that’s just not the reality. Much more can be learned from buying into a role and fulfilling […]

This is the summer of giving back to the community. LeBron James made the biggest headlines with the opening of his I Promise School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. But he’s not the only NBA star doing big things for those less fortunate. Derrick Rose is setting up a scholarship program that will “provide […]

The Los Angeles Lakers paid Luol Deng a hefty amount of money to appear in just one game last season. Deng is set to make $18 million next season, but his future with the Lakers is still uncertain. Although he may never play another game in a Laker uniform, he’s interested in getting a shot […]

Lonzo Ball is looking to build on a promising young rookie season and take his game to the next level. He’s also working on rehabbing his knee after having surgery this offseason. But it looks like his top priority this offseason is jamming out to Taylor Swift in the weight room. https://twitter.com/TheRenderNBA/status/1024867987466215424 The always entertaining […]

What the hell happened? All of a sudden, the Los Angeles Lakers signed LeBron James, easily the greatest player of this generation, if not all time. The team Magic Johnson assembled effectively represents the NBA’s equivalent of the Suicide Squad film. Not a band of misfits, outcasts, and villains who band together to defeat a […]

Richard Jefferson recently stumbled upon TMZ Sports on the way to his car, and he had to answer yet another LeBron James question despite having publicly “broken off” his friendship with him in hopes to be left alone during the endless rumor mill that was this summer. The NBA veteran was asked if he felt Los Angeles […]

LaVar Ball recently made his way to Chicago to take part in the Junior Basketball Association’s (JBA) All-Star Game. Upon setting his eyes on Michael Jordan’s honorary statue at the United Center, Ball could not help but rekindle an old flame involving himself and the Chicago Bulls legend. Sports Illustrated shared this unusually amusing — […]

Los Angeles Lakers swingman Lance Stephenson is putting in the work during this offseason after being signed to a one-year deal earlier this summer. Among the changes he has made is an altered form and shooting stroke under NBA trainer Chris Brickley, which offers a more compact core movement with less impact on his legs […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is just one of the many NBA personalities that have sung praises for Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James after recently leading the opening of his I Promise School in his native of Akron, Ohio. Antetokounmpo took to Twitter to express his admiration towards James, sharing how he sees the three-time […]

Earlier this week, Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James opened his I Promise school in Akron, Ohio. Just a few days later, the King decided to pay a visit to his alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary, for a reminiscent workout session. “Nothing like being inside the place where it all started putting in work!” James […]

L.A. native and BIG3 founder Ice Cube is one of the millions of Los Angeles Lakers supporters that can’t wait for LeBron James’ purple and gold debut. However, this is not the only thing the 49-year-old rapper is getting all giddy about, as the prospect of a renewed Lakers-Celtics rivalry — with former teammates LeBron […]

In the recent weeks, numerous people have speculated and hoped that Los Angeles Lakers legend and future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant would come out of retirement and play again for the Lakers alongside LeBron James. Even Bryant’s former Laker teammate Shaquille O’ Neal told TMZ in a recent interview that Bryant was coming back […]

The 1996 Chicago Bulls or the 2016 Golden State Warriors? That version of the run-and-gun Warriors broke the longtime record of wins in a regular season by ending up with a 73-9 standing. That would automatically put them as the best team of all-time, right? Oh, wait a minute. The 72-10 Michael Jordan-led Bulls ended […]

Jeff Teague of the Minnesota Timberwolves wants Indiana players to follow in Los Angeles Lakers’ forward LeBron James’ footsteps in opening a new school. Teague’s Instagram account is currently set to private as of writing, but Scott Agness of Vigilant Sports uploaded a screenshot of the Wolves guard and his message: Interesting thought from @Teague0. Broad […]

With LeBron James now donning the purple and gold, former Los Angeles Lakers big man Shaquille O’Neal declared that his former partner-in-crime Kobe Bryant is about to make a return. In PodcastOne Sportsnet’s The BIG Podcast with Shaq, the big man spoke about the rumor he was spreading about Bryant making a return to the Lakers. […]

The NBA’s offseason is when we see a lot of players from different teams get together and play ball. Whether it be organized ball like the Drew League or random appearances at Venice Beach or a player’s camp, those interactions always prove fun for the fans and the players involved. Earlier this week, Golden State […]

One of the lasting impacts from LeBron James’ I Promise School will be how it inspires others to give back and make a change in their community as well. Not everyone has the means or the reach to do anything of the same magnitude. But we all have the ability to make improvements to society […]