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The Portland Trailblazers were not the only people who left the 2018 NBA Summer League as winners. This year’s Summer League was as eventful as ever. For many players both at the start and twilight of their careers, the NBA Summer League is a chance to showcase their talents in pursuit to their dreams. Many […]

The Los Angeles Lakers won 35 games last year, their best finish since the 2012-13 season when they were still in playoff contention and in the first (and only) season of their much-hyped roster that featured Dwight Howard and Steve Nash. It’s definitely an improvement given that the team lacked any stars and were trotting […]

LeBron James’ move to the Los Angeles Lakers won’t just create new jerseys and attract new fans, but it will also generate new shoes from Nike. And the shoe company’s vice president is excited about it. Nike VP of innovation Tinker Hatfield hinted that James’ new chapter with the Lakers will produce a whole new […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart took the Summer League finals game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday a little bit too serious. The former Villanova Wildcats star was thrown out of the game in the fourth quarter after picking up two consecutive technical fouls. The Lakers were trailing Portland by 19 points with […]

Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson was a genius on the floor during his playing career. He has yet to command the same distinction as a team executive, as he continues to find the right ingredients to come up with a recipe for success. However, the Hall of Famer seems to be convinced that the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made it to the finals of the 2018 Summer League and are, as of this writing, playing against the Portland Trail Blazers in a title matchup. Winning such tournament isn’t the ultimate goal of the Lakers, but team president of basketball operations Magic Johnson made sure that he’s going to catch […]

Josh Hart is taking his game to the next level. He just hopes that people will see the stark improvement in his game. The Los Angeles Lakers guard revealed that he’s been working on two specific skills this summer: his dribbles and shooting off the dribble. He is hoping that people will notice the work […]

With LeBron James in attendance at one point to support his Los Angeles Lakers’ young talent pool at the Thomas and Mack Center, “The King” personally witnessed the promising skills of incoming sophomore Josh Hart who was consistently turning heads for the Purple and Gold’s Summer League squad. In six games, the 23-year-old put up […]

For the second straight year, a Los Angeles Lakers player is named NBA Summer League MVP. Last year, the honor went to Lonzo Ball, but this year his buddy Josh Hart is taking home the hardware. Josh Hart earns Summer League MVP honors. Second straight year one of the #Lakers earned the distinction. Lonzo Ball won […]

Josh Hart has impressed The King. Although it is early, Hart could be a breakout star for the Los Angeles Lakers next season based on his performance in this year’s NBA Summer League, and his exploits in the tournament have not gone unnoticed by LeBron James. MVP!!!! @joshhart Congrats G #LakeShow — LeBron James (@KingJames) […]

Last week, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that point guard Lonzo Ball would be undergoing surgery on his left knee. Ball underwent the surgery on Tuesday and the team says it was successful while also giving a timeline for second-year guard’s return to the floor. According to a press release sent out by the team, […]

Kobe Bryant is cut from a different cloth. He’s different from most NBA players. Usually, Kobe’s eccentricities are most evident in his on-court demeanor and competitive nature. But this is not one of those times. According to Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated, Kobe has a jingle about Celtics head coach, Brad Stevens recorded on his […]

In the last several weeks, there has been constant trade chatter surrounding San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard that has primarily involved the Los Angeles Lakers being one of the teams interested in acquiring him. However, things have hit a bit of a standstill thanks to the Spurs demanding a high asking price. According […]

Kawhi Leonard will likely take a crack at USA Basketball’s minicamp despite his reported feud with the San Antonio Spurs in recent months, along with the trade talks that have swarmed the organization for the last couple of months. The Spurs have reportedly spoken to nine different teams after Leonard’s trade request was made public, […]

LeBron James is still one of the best players in the world, and during his time with the Miami Heat, there was no question that he was the best player in the world. Despite being the best, there was one surprising player LeBron couldn’t seem to beat in practice, according to former Miami Heat beat […]

The Los Angeles Lakers recently won the LeBron James Sweepstakes after they acquired the Hall-of-Fame-bound forward in free agency. With one stroke of the pen, the biggest free-agent signing in Lakers history since Shaquille O’Neal in 1996, elevated L.A. to the ranks of championship contenders before James even dribbled once at the Staples Center. Much […]

Svi Mykhailiuk has been one of the must-watch talents in Summer League, recently showing out with a 31-point performance against Collin Sexton and the Cleveland Cavaliers to knock them off during Monday night’s semifinal matchup. The Ukrainian international is only seven days into being a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and he’s already showing […]

While some were expecting Roy Hibbert to make his eventual comeback to the NBA, the 7-foot-2 giant is not keen on the opportunity, rather at peace with calling it quits. Talking about some NBA buzz, from Isaiah Thomas to Carmelo Anthony to a bombastic signing by the Los Angeles Lakers, who landed LeBron James, TMZ […]

It seems like the sports world can’t go 24 hours without having LaVar Ball make headlines. The elder Ball made frontpage news again by denouncing reports that claimed that he had purposefully leaked Lonzo Ball’s knee injury in order to torpedo any trade that would ship him out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster. LaVar […]

For the better part of last season, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James led people to confuse him with a video game character whenever he’s on the court, thanks to the comical stat lines he was putting up on an almost nightly basis. After James’ MVP-quality season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, it only feels right […]

It’s more often that we see Kyle Kuzma roasting teammate Josh Hart on social media than not, but Monday night featured a rare time in which Kuzma used the powers of the internet to express love for his Los Angeles Lakers teammate. #jhartmvp — kuz (@kylekuzma) July 17, 2018 Kuzma is clearly campaigning for Hart […]

With adrenaline coursing through his veins after his stellar showing at the Summer League, Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart did some postgame push-ups. Postgame push-ups??!!#NBASummer pic.twitter.com/vSVHmNk95e — NBA Summer League (@NBASummerLeague) July 17, 2018 In their 112-109 double-overtime victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Hart finished with 37 points and nine rebounds. The win pushed […]

It’s fun to be a Los Angeles Lakers fan again. Irrespective of the degree of warmth Lakers fans have towards LeBron James, that does not diminish in any way the general assumption that Los Angeles is going to be multi-folds better than they were at any point of the past few seasons. James’ addition to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been thriving this offseason. Not only were they able to lock in superstar LeBron James and a number of free agents to help the championship chase, but their NBA Summer League team is absolutely dominating in Las Vegas, Nevada. James was in attendance for Sunday afternoon’s Lakers game against the […]

Chris Broussard is predicting big things for LeBron James in Los Angeles. He went on The Herd with Colin Cowherd and discussed his expectations for LeBron James’ first season in a Lakers uniform. Broussard said: “This is my prediction for next year. Fifty-three wins and LeBron’s the MVP.” Broussard went on to discuss LeBron’s future […]

Most NBA journeymen don’t have the upper hand when it comes to LeBron James. But Jeff Ayres feels like he does have one moment he can hold over James’ head. Ayres is playing in the NBA Summer League for the Lakers and his performance has LeBron James excited. When Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles […]

Though LiAngelo Ball wasn’t drafted in the NBA, the journey still continues for 19-year-old. According to his father, LaVar Ball, his son’s stint in the JBA (Junior Basketball Association) is an important component as his journey towards basketball’s biggest stage continues. For the Ball patriarch, there’s nothing wrong with LiAngelo suiting up for a lesser-known […]

Forbes Magazine recently released its list of the Top-100 highest-paid celebrities, and LeBron James wasn’t too deep in the list, ranking No. 17 and as the highest-earning NBA player. Boxing mogul Floyd Mayweather tops the list after growing his empire through several pocket-breaking match purses, his own entertainment label and boxing promotion, while soccer idols […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has gotten better as he has aged and that appears to also be the case with his NBA 2K19 rating. James is appearing on the 20th-anniversary edition of the game, and for his services, the game is giving him a cool rating of 98. https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/1018888088532029446 That is up from his […]

It’s only the middle of July and somehow too much time has passed before LaVar Ball makes an irrational statement. Fresh off having to walk back his words after his middle son, LiAngelo, was turned down by the Los Angeles Lakers thrice (once during workouts, then again on draft night, and once more in Summer […]

LeBron James attended the Los Angeles Lakers’ Summer League game on Sunday and the world seemed to be abuzz. Josh Hart has opened up a lot of eyes for his play in Vegas, including James’ but he tried not to focus too much on The King being in attendance. https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1018621269720293376 It is really good to […]

LeBron James made it clear at the end of the season that his family was going to be a big factor when he sat down and decided where he wanted to play basketball for the next few years. The Los Angeles Lakers won the sweepstakes and according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN in an interview […]

ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst has followed LeBron James during his entire professional career, gaining an insight like no other journalist has when it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers star’s decision-making. The NBA was holding tight, bracing for James’ third decision, one that could perhaps be the last of his career after playing 15 seasons […]

Despite the barrage of one-year deals coming at the coattails of LeBron James’ four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, president Magic Johnson is still hopeful to pair his best player with another star by next season. “If we feel there’s somebody out there or a deal to be made to make our team […]

Before today, LaMelo Ball was known for two things. The first is being the youngest sibling among the Ball brothers, mostly due to their connection to the outspoken and certainly controversial LaVar Ball. The other one is his haircut, which could be effectively summarized as the biological offspring of Ben Wallace and Elfrid Payton’s do. […]

When Rajon Rondo signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, basketball fanatics were quick to wonder: will he take the starting point guard spot from Lonzo Ball? Or will he head to the bench? For the 32-year-old himself, it doesn’t really matter. All he wants is another ring. Many believe that a mini-competition will be held […]

Apart from his basketball skills, Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers has built a reputation of roasting his teammates online. His latest target: Brandom Ingram and his new hairstyle. Via his Twitter account, Kuzma posted a photo of Ingram with a caption alluding to Michael Jackson’s song entitled “Thriller.” “ITS THE THRILLER, THRILLER NIGHT” […]

LeBron James made his first public appearance as a new member of the Los Angeles Lakers at the Thomas and Mack Center to show support for the Josh Hart-led Summer League crew who made it to the third round of the playoffs. The former Cleveland Cavaliers star not only drew attention for his reunion with […]

LeBron James left Tyronn Lue and the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer for the Los Angeles Lakers, but there doesn’t seem to be any hard feelings between the two guys. The two met for the first time publicly since James left, and there was nothing but love sharing an embrace and both seeming to have a […]