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Paul George signed a four-year, $136.9 million contract this summer to stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder, shocking many around the league. For the last two years, every rumor stated that George was intent on going home and playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. After the Thunder lost to the Utah Jazz in the first […]

LeBron James and Jim Boeheim are engaging in a war of words over Darius Bazley — well, they might not be, but it can get kind of hard to tell on social media sometimes. Boeheim made sarcastic comments about James and Bazley’s relationship. James responded on Twitter, but now Boeheim is setting the record straight to […]

JaVale McGee is finally getting a heavy dose of minutes as the starting center for the Los Angeles Lakers, but most pundits still insist he’s only bound for 20-some minutes due to his known asthma condition. The 30-year-old finally put those rumors to rest on Friday night after dropping a 20-point gem in the team’s […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James made a couple of notable moves in the offseason but while his decision to relocate to California and leave Cleveland behind may have gotten the most airtime, his charitable contributions to his hometown of Akron, Oh. deserved the most attention. On Thursday, James received the Offseason NBA Cares Community […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finally got the monkey off their back by getting their first win of the season against the Phoenix Suns on the road. Swingman Lance Stephenson noted the team rode coach Luke Walton’s earlier anger into a double-digit win. “We could feel his anger,” Lance Stephenson told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin of Walton’s disposition during […]

Paul George shocked the basketball world over the summer when he decided to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder, instead of heading to his home town of L.A. to join LeBron James and the Lakers. The five-time All-Star has recently shed some light on his decision, claiming that throughout the process, he never really felt […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finally entered the NBA’s 2018-19 winners’ circle by defeating the Phoenix Suns 131-113 Thursday night. After three consecutive losses to start the season, many questioned the decision that LeBron James made over the summer that brought him and his talents to the City of Angels. But one win doesn’t guarantee that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have finally notched their first win of the season after demolishing the Phoenix Suns 131-113 on Wednesday night. LeBron James was delighted with his team’s inaugural victory, and praised big man JaVale McGee, who had a monster game on the evening. LeBron James on JaVale McGee:”He’s so active. I think it […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers entered the 2018-19 NBA season with a huge amount of pressure and high expectations. After going through a long rebuilding process, the Lakers were finally viewed as a serious contender once again. Signing the best player in the world signified the end of the rebuild. Unfortunately for James […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is one of the smartest players to have ever played the game. He studied game film religiously and would spend hours and hours and hours in the gym perfecting his craft. All that work helped the Lakers great win five NBA championships and cement himself as one of the […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul and his reputation have come into question after Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo called him a “horrible teammate” after the two stars got into a crazy fight at Staples Center this past weekend. Rondo talked about how many want to believe Paul is a “good guy,” but they […]

LeBron James’ two missed free throws down the stretch against the San Antonio Spurs had Los Angeles Lakers fans clamoring for Kobe Bryant. He wouldn’t have missed those free throws, they said. Kobe would have hit the game-winner, they said. LeBron will never be able to accomplish what Kobe did in Los Angeles, they said. The […]

LeBron James has no love for the NCAA. Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim is now taking pot shots at James after Darius Bazley spurned the Orange for greener pastures. The NBA prospect was expected to attend Syracuse to play for Boeheim, but he decided to forego college to play in the G League and prepare […]

Kobe Bryant is a bit eccentric, especially when it comes to improving as a basketball player. He appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to discuss his new book, and the Los Angeles Lakers legend talked about his obscure foray into tap dancin. “My first day of class … I walked into the studios and there’s all […]

Tom Thibodeau and Luke Walton are at the top of the list for betting odds on which NBA coach will be the first to be fired this season, per BetOnline.ag. Thibodeau’s situation is more of a concern than Walton’s, but both are coming under scrutiny early in the season. Thibodeau is no surprise at all […]

The NBA league office has fined Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton for his post-game comments on the officiating after a 143-142 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. The NBA has announced that #Lakers coach Luke Walton has been fined $15,000 for comments made about officiating in loss to #Spurs on […]

Former NBA commissioner David Stern finally provided some much-needed clarity on Chris Paul’s vetoed trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, a move that would have paired him with the since-retired Kobe Bryant and written a complete different chapter in league history. His explanation, though clear, took a veiled shot at standing New Orleans Pelicans general […]

Rajon Rondo’s airing out of grievances set up a domino effect after the Los Angeles Lakers guard boldly told ESPN how he had gotten a bad rap about his character based on how the suspensions were doled out, making him the villain of his altercation with Chris Paul. In the rant, Rondo described Paul as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will look to win their first regular-season game in the LeBron James era Wednesday when they travel to Phoenix to take on the Suns. Lakers second-year guard Josh Hart will be playing against a familiar face Wednesday, as his Villanova teammate, guard Mikal Bridges, is on the Suns. Josh Hart and […]

The recent free throw misses of LeBron James in the clutch has garnered, yet again, comparisons to Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. Fans defended Bryant at the expense of James, noting that the former would never botch free throws in a game’s critical moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=69&v=Q4WkCXoOys8 After James missed crucial free throws which eventually led […]

The fracas that broke out between players of the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers last Saturday continues to be the talk of the NBA world, but not for Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov. According to Gina Mizell of The Athletic, Kokoskov did not try to talk about the fight that mostly involved […]

Josh Hart of the Los Angeles Lakers was tuning into the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Philadelphia 76ers. With less than a minute remaining in regulation, Joel Embiid fished for a foul leading to an Andre Drummond ejection. Hart immediately let the world know what he felt about the call. Via his Twitter […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has Chris Paul’s back. After Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo called Paul a “bad teammate” earlier Tuesday afternoon, Morey posted a picture on Twitter of a black pot and kettle, implying that Rajon Rondo has no room to talk. pic.twitter.com/EdyjirWqFO — Daryl Morey 🗽🏀 (@dmorey) October 23, […]

It’s no secret Kobe Bryant knows basketball. It’s also no secret that with the game on the line, it usually helps if you make your free throws. If LeBron would have just made one free throw in Monday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, the game may have ended very differently. Former ESPN employee […]

The NBA world is still trying to make sense of the fight between Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul from Saturday night. However, longtime NBA player turned analyst Ryan Hollins is voicing his support for his former Boston Celtics teammate. Rondo and Hollins played together with the Celtics for a brief period of time in 2012, […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo added more fuel to the fire Tuesday when he said Houston Rockets All-Star Chris Paul is a “bad teammate.” Rondo talked about how people don’t know the dirty side of Paul that many NBA players are aware of. Former NBA big man Glen “Big Baby” Davis, who played […]

With their tough loss to the San Antonio Spurs Monday night at home, the Los Angeles Lakers are now 0-3 on the young season, and history says they face an uphill battle to make the postseason. The Lakers and Spurs went back and forth at the end of regulation. The Spurs were up three with […]

Oh, you thought the feud between Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul was over? Far from it. The Los Angeles Lakers point guard is denying that he spit on Paul intentionally and is firing back at the All-Star point guard. “This is the only time I’m going to address this,” Rondo told ESPN. “I had a […]

Monday night’s regular season showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs brought plenty of drama. A late-game rally that ended with a LeBron James game-tying 3-pointer to send it to overtime, a missed timeout call by the officials and now a clock malfunction that could have given the Spurs an unfair […]

During one of the timeouts of the Los Angeles Lakers-San Antonio Spurs game, a fan hit a halfcourt to win $30,000. However, he wasn’t able to win a high five from the players. Check out the video below: As observed, the fan went straight to the Lakers bench, both hands in the air — wishing […]

It was definitely worth the wait. The first full week of the 2018-19 NBA season is in the books. There was no shortage of exhilarating moments, between the high-scoring affairs, a Staples Center brawl, and Jonas Jerebko being the most valuable Warrior for just one possession. With full acknowledgement that “small sample size!!!” arguments usually […]

With a poor start to the new campaign, it is obvious that the Los Angeles Lakers still have a lot of work to do before they develop into the contenders many believe they have the potential to become. As it turns out, the new look side will also want to work on the chemistry of […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has taken more shots tonight against the San Antonio Spurs than Brandon Ingram has in the last 23 games. This is thanks to Reddit. That is a pretty staggering stat, as one would figure would be Ingram, but that has not been the case so far. With Ingram suspended, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a heartbreaking 143-142 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, but this could have been a game that was over before it reached the overtime period. LeBron James, author of the game-tying shot in regulation, clearly called a timeout — one the Lakers didn’t have, before taking a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a devastating 143-142 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in overtime, remaining winless and now 0-3 to start the season. Head coach Luke Walton couldn’t help but make one thing abundantly clear — the Lakers aren’t getting the respect they deserve at the foul line. “Let me start here. … […]

Right outside Gregg Popovich’s hotel room is the face of LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. And the San Antonio Spurs head coach joked that it was a horrifying experience. As reported by Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated, Popovich joked that James is already a colossal figure up front, and a huge billboard of […]

With Lakers starting center JaVale McGee on the bench, backup center Ivica Zubac picks up five personal fouls in four minutes of play — and gave Johnathan Williams a chance to shine on the floor. According to Reddit user K-LAWN, he fell short of an NBA record. Former Dallas Mavericks forward Bubba Wells fouled out in […]

There are a number of reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers failed to beat the San Antonio Spurs Monday night at home. Among them is the fact that LeBron James was not able to knock down this potential game-winning two-point jumper in the dying seconds of the game’s overtime. It was the Lakers’ last attempt […]

The Los Angeles Lakers remain winless after three games in the 2018-19 NBA season and their fans partly have San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills to blame for that. During a marquee home game against the Spurs at home Monday night, the Lakers brought the house down late in the fourth quarter when they forced […]