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Prior to their game against the Dallas Mavericks, JaVale McGee of the Los Angeles Lakers entered the arena as The Grinch. Check out the video below as posted by ESPN: <iframe width=”640″ height=”360″ src=”https://www.espn.com/core/video/iframe?id=25138253&endcard=false” allowfullscreen frameborder=”0″></iframe> It’s Halloween and the Lakers are playing the Mavericks tonight and the purple and gold are looking to snap […]

LeBron James admitted to making a crucial and dumb mistake, leaving Mavs talent Harrison Barnes wide open on his favorite corner — an error that could have costed the Los Angeles Lakers the game in different circumstances. James tried to prevent a drive from rookie Luka Doncic, despite Brandon Ingram keeping up quite well with […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were celebrating their third win of the season on Wednesday after a 114-113 nail-biter against the Dallas Mavericks. Before the night was over, they were also reveling an epic performance from Derrick Rose. Rose carried the Minnesota Timberwolves on his back by pouring in a career-high 50 points […]

LeBron James has fans from all over the world and occasionally, some of them find their way into the NBA. Luka Doncic, the 19-year old rookie of the Dallas Mavs, asked the Los Angeles Lakers star during their game at Staples Center if he could get James’ jersey and have him sign it. He would […]

Lance Stephenson of the Los Angeles Lakers may have been a little too fancy as he botched an alley-oop pass to LeBron James on Wednesday evening. As posted by The Action Network, below is a clip featuring the Lakers on a potential highlight play. Lance Stephenson juuuuust missed setting up LeBron with a behind-the-back alley-oop […]

No one loves Halloween more than Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. When he was with the Cleveland Cavaliers, James would host a Halloween party where all of his teammates would come dressed up, with LeBron usually headlining the costume list. Now on the Lakers, there’s no party, but LeBron James is still dressing up. […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Brandon Ingram returned from his four-game suspension Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves and scored 24 points in 25 minutes. However, Ingram picked up five fouls, forcing head coach Luke Walton to take him out of the game during key stretches. Ingram’s point guard, Lonzo Ball, wants to make sure […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Moe Wagner will finally be active for Wednesday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. Moe Wagner will be active for the Lakers tonight against the Mavericks. — Bill Oram (@billoram) October 31, 2018 Wagner had been nursing a left knee bruise that kept him out all of preseason and all seven […]

On Halloween, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is thinking about something fans have dreamt about for years: How scary would it have been if James and Lakers legend Kobe Bryant played together in Los Angeles? LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are two of the greatest players in NBA history, and now James is playing […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will be a global ambassador for the 2019 FIBA basketball World Cup in China. Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will also share the same role. Kobe Bryant will be a global ambassador for the 2019 FIBA basketball World Cup in China. Yao Ming will also be an ambassador. — […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be 2-5 on the season, but it’s not stopping point guard Lonzo Ball and his teammates from having some fun off the court. Halloween is Wednesday, so Lonzo Ball decided to dress up on Tuesday as his favorite superhero. The former No. 2 overall pick suited up in a Batman […]

Los Angeles Lakers second-year guard Josh Hart doesn’t have much to say about the team’s defensive struggles. 🎥 Josh Hart offers his thoughts on the team’s defense two weeks into the season. pic.twitter.com/7nrePLm3VJ — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 30, 2018 Josh Hart stressed that the Lakers need to put more ‘attention to detail’ on […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson scored 52 points Monday night against the Chicago Bulls while hitting an NBA record 14 3-pointers. Thompson will become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2019 and he is widely expected to re-sign with the Warriors. However, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has been pushing this narrative […]

Veteran shooting guard Nick Young is still on the open market, and Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee says it would be great if the team signed his good friend. McGee and Young won a championship together last season with the Golden State Warriors. In 80 regular-season games with Golden State, Nick Young averaged 7.3 […]

Los Angeles Lakers starting point guard Lonzo Ball told local reporters Tuesday he was not fully engaged in the last two games. The Lakers lost to the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves on the road in the last two contests. Lonzo Ball had six points, two rebounds and three assists against the Spurs, and […]

Following a record-setting 52-point night by Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson, one-upping backcourt mate Stephen Curry’s 51-point masterpiece from five days prior — Kevin Durant now has the chance at joining elite company by trotting a 50-point wonder of his own. Curry and Thompson became the first duo to post 50 points in […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James shrugged off his slow start in their 124-120 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night. James reminded everyone after the game that he is not a one-dimensional player, per Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints. “I don’t care about that. I’m still able to get rebounds. Get my teammates involved. Still […]

New Orleans Pelicans talisman Anthony Davis has been nothing but committed to the organization during his stint in The Big Easy, but his recent switch of agency has made some people in the front office skeptical of a future move. Davis switched to Klutch Sports, which is owned and ran by Rich Paul, LeBron James’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are still shaking off the rust, off to a 2-5 start in the season, but Lance Stephenson’s antics are already in midseason form. The 6-foot-5 swingman baited Minnesota Timberwolves forward Gorgui Dieng into a technical foul after committing an offensive foul for shoving him out of post position. Take a look. […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have gotten to an incredibly slow start to the 2018-19 NBA season. After huge expectations were set for them after the offseason they had, the Lakers have been one of the most disappointing teams this year. Following their loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Lakers now hold a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night, 124-120. To no surprise, Lakers superstar LeBron James seems to be in a grumpy mood after the loss. LeBron James on when his patience runs out: "You probably don't want to be around when my patience run out. I'm serious." via @SpectrumSN #Lakers — […]

Back in April of 2016, soon-to-be Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant played his final game in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform, closing out his iconic, 20-year playing career in the NBA. Although his storied career as one of the best players the game had ever seen had come to an end, Bryant was nowhere near […]

Most found it surprising when the Los Angeles Lakers signed Michael Beasley, and he’s failed to really make his mark with his new team so far. According to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times, Beasley will not play with the Lakers against the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight. While he did travel with the team from […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram is anxiously waiting to return to action after serving a four-game suspension. Ingram received the suspension for his involvement in a brawl against the Houston Rockets, and he got the stiffest punishment of the players involved. Not only did Ingram instigate a brief altercation with Rockets superstar James Harden, […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said “I’m ready!!!!” when he thought he would take on a potential head-to-head showdown against Michael Jordan for the coveted title of greatest of all time. Yet The King, like many others, was tricked with this Sunday Night Football ad that will feature two of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks […]

In the San Antonio Spurs’ 110-106 over the Los Angeles Lakers, DeMar DeRozan looked every bit the part of a superstar, finishing with 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as the Spurs defeated the Lakers for the second time this season. DeRozan capped off his big performance during the closing moments of the game […]

LeBron James recently just moved past Dirk Nowitzki for sixth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar entered their game against the San Antonio Spurs with 31,167 career points, needing just 21 points to surpass the Dallas Mavericks legend. Needless to say, James accomplished the feat and finished the night […]

It was deja vu for Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James once again when Rajon Rondo passed up on a very open lay-up to cut the San Antonio Spurs’ lead to one with eleven seconds left on the clock. Still, head coach Luke Walton stands by Rondo amid the criticism on the point guard’s late-game decision […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were trailing by 3 points against the San Antonio Spurs with 15 seconds remaining in regulation. Point guard Rajon Rondo had a chance to cut the lead to 1, but opted to pass on a wide open lay-up at the cup, and kicked the ball out to Josh Hart on the […]

LeBron James just keeps on adding on to his pile of records in his storied NBA career. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar just recently passed Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki for sixth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. James spoke highly of the Mavs legend after their 110-106 loss to the San Antonio Spurs […]

LeBron James proved once again that he is more than just an athlete. On Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers cornerstone superstar made his way to the AT&T center in San Antonio for their match against the Spurs dawning a Beto O’Rourke hat. This is LeBron James publicly endorsing Democratic Senate candidate O’Rourke who is vying […]

On Saturday, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James passed fellow Laker Shaquille O’Neal to rank sixth all-time in field goals made. Now with 11,331 field goals made throughout his career, James is now within striking distance of making it to the top five all-time in this particular category. James was asked to comment on his […]

Former long-time Los Angeles Lakers trainer Gary Vitti says Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is the toughest player he has ever been around. Throughout his legendary NBA career, Bryant played through a multitude of injuries, including a dislocated finger, a torn labrum in his shoulder, and sprained MCL in his knee, just to name a few. […]

Despite Rajon Rondo’s semi-J.R. Smith moment in the dying seconds of the tightly-contested Saturday night matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, LeBron James came to the defense of his teammate explaining why it wasn’t actually such a bonehead play. With the Lakers down three points and less than 13 seconds remaining, […]

Los Angeles Lakers second-year small forward Kyle Kuzma honored the life of late University of Utah track athlete Lauren McCluskey with his shoes Saturday night on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. McCluskey was killed Monday night on the campus in Salt Lake City. Like her, Kyle Kuzma played his college basketball at the University […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James passed Lakers legend Kobe Bryant Saturday on the NBA’s all-time 30-point games list. James scored 35 points in a 110-106 road loss to the San Antonio Spurs. LeBron now ranks fourth all-time in most 30-point games, trailing only Karl Malone, Wilt Chamberlain, and Michael Jordan in NBA history. Congrats […]

Los Angeles Lakers backup point guard Rajon Rondo is one of the smartest players in NBA history, but Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs, Rondo didn’t show off that high IQ. The Lakers were down 108-105 with the ball and 15.9 seconds left in regulation. LeBron James caught the ball at the top of […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has passed Shaquille O’Neal on the all-time field goals list. Shaq had 11,330 field goals in his legendary career. Meanwhile, James made his 11,331st on Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpdYdECF6UJ/ Next on the list for LeBron James to pass is Kobe Bryant, who made 11,719 field goals […]

For Magic Johnson, playing basketball was just like riding a bike. His career was interrupted when he was diagnosed with HIV in 1991, but he returned to the league and to the Los Angeles Lakers after a four-year hiatus and played like he never left. As a 37-year-old, Magic Johnson returned to play 32 games […]