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The Los Angeles Lakers’ first game at home this season, where they faced the Houston Rockets, generated huge ratings for ESPN and contributed to its biggest NBA opening week rating. As reported by Ben Cafardo of ESPN Media Zone, the Lakers-Rockets game telecast drew a 2.5 metered market rating. It makes it the highest-rated NBA regular […]

Retired NBA player Stephen Jackson shared his thoughts on the recent scuffle between Los Angeles Lakers veteran Rajon Rondo and Houston Rockets All-Star guard Chris Paul. On his Instagram account, Jackson posted a video to give out his opinion on the fourth-quarter incident during the Rockets-Lakers game, which led to ejections and subsequent multiple game […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton has come to the defense of veteran point guard Rajon Rondo, saying that the 32-year-old didn’t spit on Chris Paul as what the Houston Rockets’ All-Star guard claims. Rondo and Paul had a heated altercation late in the fourth quarter of the Lakers-Rockets match at Staples Center. Initial […]

The NBA announced Sunday the suspensions for Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo and Brandon Ingram, and Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni was not happy about them. Rajon Rondo was suspended three games for instigating a physical altercation with and spitting and throwing multiple punches at Chris Paul. Brandon Ingram was suspended four games for instigating […]

The Cleveland Browns picked up another loss on Sunday, falling prey to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 26-23 overtime defeat on the road. And Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was able to witness that particular heart-wrenching Browns setback, which was made even more agonizing by the fact that Bucs kicker Chandler Catanzaro drilled […]

You already know that Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green was pumped up about the fight that took place Saturday night between Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul, and Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo and small forward Brandon Ingram. But in case you needed confirmation, Green gave it to you via his Instagram […]

Pretty much every writer in the world has misspelled Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade’s first name more than once. “Dywane” is usually the form people misspell it as, but whoever is in charge of the jumbotron at American Airlines Arena has no excuse since Wade has basically played his entire career in South Beach. So that’s […]

Through the first two games of the season, Los Angeles Lakers second-year small forward Kyle Kuzma is averaging 13.0 points, but his shooting hasn’t been up to his standards. Kuzma is shooting 35.7 percent from the field and just 16.7 percent from beyond the arc. Despite the struggles from the perimeter, Kuzma says his confidence […]

During the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets game Saturday night at Staples Center, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo and Brandon Ingram got into a serious fight in the fourth quarter. Lakers star LeBron James pulled his best friend, Paul, out of the scrum instead of Rondo, who is his teammate on the Lakers. After the game, many […]

There was a huge brawl Saturday night in the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets game at Staples Center involving Rockets All-Star point guard Chris Paul, Lakers guard Rajon Rondo and small forward Brandon Ingram. The NBA has reviewed the incident and handed out some hefty suspensions Sunday. Paul will be suspended two games, Rondo will be […]

Houston Rockets center Nene didn’t play against the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night at Staples Center, a game which saw Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo and Brandon Ingram get ejected after a massive brawl took place in the fourth quarter. Despite sitting out due to a calf injury, Nene offered his two cents on what transpired […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has experience with heated NBA altercations. He was the spark that ignited the infamous Malice in the Palace, and he was given the longest suspension for an on-court incident in NBA history. He sat out 86 games for his part in sparking the infamous melee. So if […]

It’s a good time to be a sports fan in Los Angeles. The Lakers have LeBron James. The Rams are undefeated. And, of course, the Dodgers just took down the upstart Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS and are heading to the World Series for the second straight year. They’re hoping they can finish the job […]

After the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night in Los Angeles, former NBA player and current ESPN TV analyst Jalen Rose got serenaded with “81” chants from the Los Angeles crowd outside Staples Center. Jalen Rose, of course, was the primary defender on Lakers legend Kobe Bryant when Bryant scored a whopping […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris has a reputation for being a feisty competitor during ballgames. This is why it comes as no surprise that the 29-year-old reacted the way he did following the physical altercation that went down in the hotly contested matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets on Saturday night. Morris […]

The brawl between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers will almost certainly result in suspensions for Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul, and Brandon Ingram. But what exactly happened to escalate tensions between Rondo and Paul? The latest video to emerge appears to show spit coming from Rondo. It’s hard to say definitively, but there is […]

LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center debut against the Houston Rockets turned into an ugly scene late in the fourth quarter when things between the two teams got physical. Chris Paul, Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo were all ejected from the game as they all threw punches in a fight that broke out with […]

Despite his summer move to the west coast, Lakers star LeBron James continues to be haunted by the ghost of former Celeveland Cavaliers teammate J.R. Smith. This is exactly what happened on Saturday, when a Smith look-a-like showed up outside Staples Center in the team’s home debut of the season. JR in the building?? pic.twitter.com/558E4HoX1I […]

It seems like Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell enjoyed the festivities of Saturday night NBA basketball. The super sophomore posted on Twitter the perfect GIF reaction to the Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo melee during the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers match-up. The classic GIF featured the late great Prince of Pop Michael Jackson […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo does not want to hear anything Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul ever. This is Rondo’s only request. “Rajon has requested you not ask anything about Chris Paul now, tomorrow, or any other time.” Apparently, Rondo made this request nine years ago, according to Tim Reynolds of the Associated […]

The home debut of the new look Los Angeles Lakers against the Houston Rockets was marred by an ugly incident in the fourth quarter involving Brandon Ingram, Rajon Rondo, and Chris Paul – with all three being ejected and likely looking at hefty fines. The incident, which resulted in a number of punches being thrown, […]

Houston Rockets reigning MVP James Harden closed out the heated contest between his Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers in true James harden fashion. Following an unsightly incident involving several Rockets and Lakers players that escalated to punches being exchanged, Harden hit a dagger trey that effectively handed his team its first win of the […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James are best friends off the court. On the court, they are two of the fiercest competitors in NBA history and want to win at all costs. During the second quarter of the Lakers-Rockets game Saturday night at Staples Center, Chris Paul […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo is adamant that he didn’t spit toward Houston Rockets All-Star floor general Chris Paul Saturday night, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Rondo is reportedly livid over the accusation. The Lakers spoke with Rondo and looked over the tape in which neither side saw such behavior. Sources on […]

Carmelo Anthony was within arms reach of his banana boat buddy and Houston Rockets teammate Chris Paul when the latter got into a fist fight with Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo Saturday night. Everyone was shocked at how things transpired between the two floor generals as they weren’t even the concerned parties when […]

LOS ANGELES – On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets went head-to-head in a marquee matchup between two Western Conference heavyweights. Although a showdown between some of the best teams in the conference was expected and that’s what it turned out to be, a lot more happened on the court than anticipated. […]

One of Rajon Rondo’s family members supposedly confronted Chris Paul’s wife, Jada, after the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets game Saturday at Staples Center, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Paul was still visibly angry after the game upon learning that his wife was being berated in the stands, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston […]

Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo don’t like each other. Apparently, it’s a known fact to those who have followed the careers of both players through the years. Now, the world knows about their beef after what happened late in the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets. Ironically, Paul and Rondo weren’t involved […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo apparently haven’t liked each other for over 10 years now, according to Boston Celtics legend and current ESPN TV analyst Paul Pierce. Rondo and Paul got into a heated fight Saturday night at Staples Center, with both players landing punches on […]

Things got heated between Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo in the Houston Rockets-Los Angeles Lakers matchup Saturday night. Late in the fourth quarter, James Harden and Brandon Ingram got into it as the latter pushed off the reigning MVP. It appears that Harden’s shove while on the drive wasn’t appreciated by the lanky Laker. As […]

The first of many LeBron James slam dunk at Staples Center happened early in the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against Western Conference powerhouse Houston Rockets. Almost five minutes into the opening period, the Lakers executed a perfectly-ran transition attack. It all began with Rajon Rondo pushing the ball up the court and throwing a long […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade is going to get a farewell tour this season, the same treatment Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant got in the 2015-16 season. Wade is retiring from the NBA when the 2018-19 campaign ends after having a Hall of Fame career. The South Beach legend played in his first […]

There has been a lot of attention put on how Carmelo Anthony’s situation with the Houston Rockets will turn out. In a way, the Rockets season hinges on how Anthony will be able to integrate himself in the Rockets’ system especially if he’s asked to play off the bench on most nights. He made his […]

In his heyday, Raja Bell was considered as one of the best one-on-one defenders in the game. His physical and tenacious style made his very effective against guarding the premiere scorers of the NBA. One of those scorers he often matched up with is Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. One of their most memorable […]

LeBron James makes his regular-season home debut with the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, and Carmelo Anthony will be one of the close friends he has to face. The Lakers host the Houston Rockets at Staples Center, which means James is going up against Chris Paul and Anthony, two people James considers his brothers. After the […]

As LeBron James gets set to make his home debut with the Los Angeles Lakers tonight against the Houston Rockets, there is another NBA star getting asked questions about what the fans’ reception will be like. That’s right. For whatever reason, Los Angeles native Paul George was asked his thoughts about what should be expected […]

Many consider the new look Lakers to be a band of misfits destined for failure. So much so, that an anonymous source has recently likened the team to a popular 90’s sitcom and also comparing LeBron James’ new teammates to one of the show’s laughable characters. In his piece for ESPN, Pablo S. Torre cites an […]

LeBron James made his much anticipated debut last night for the Los Angeles Lakers. James is open to a much faster playing style, a style that he did not play when he was in Cleveland the past four years. During his first game with the Lakers, however, against the Portland Trail Blazers, it was the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t start the 2018-19 NBA season the way they had hoped they would as the LeBron James era gets underway with the loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. However, the team remained in good spirits after practice on Friday with Josh Hart having heaps of praise for the team undisputed leader. […]