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Despite the overwhelming amount of criticism hurled his way and inconsistency with his shot, Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball continues to have a very solid rookie season in 2017-18. Lakers head coach simply cannot wait to see what is next in store for Ball, according to a tweet from Lakers sideline reporter […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have confirmed that Lonzo Ball has sustained a knee contusion during Wednesday night’s 103-93 win over the Dallas Mavericks at home, per Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints. While the injury is not a serious one, Ward also noted that the rookie point guard is questionable for Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball has received much criticism mostly for his awkward jump shot. However, critics have failed to see that Ball’s defensive game is quickly turning into elite-level defense. As posted by Laker Film Room, Ball currently ranks first among point guards who play 25+ minutes per game, by defensive RPM: Of […]

NBA salaries are some of the most lucrative in all of sports, with the best players’ contracts amounting to more than $200 million. The salary cap has hit the roof to the point where teams are able to offer huge contracts to today’s players. It’s never been better to be an NBA player than today given […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have seen a few potential stars emerge during the 2017-18 NBA season. The team knew they likely had something special in Lonzo Ball but were pleasantly surprised by how polished fellow rookie Kyle Kuzma has turned out to be. Kuzma went from a late first-round draft pick that no one knew […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have leaped forward this season with the talented young squad showing a lot of promise for the future under head coach Luke Walton. Although Lakers fans have a lot to be excited about moving forward, the 2017-18 campaign is coming to an end without a trip to the postseason with the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers managed to get back into the win column with a solid victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. At the forefront once again for the Lakers was power forward Julius Randle. Needless to say, Randle has had a knack for playing well against Dallas throughout the 2017-18 NBA season. According […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got back in the win column Wednesday night, as they handed Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks a 103-93 loss at Staples Center. The win improved the Lakers’ record to 33-41, though they are not going to fulfill LaVar Ball’s promise prior to the season that his son, Lonzo Ball, will […]

In the 103-93 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Lonzo Ball suffered a left knee contusion in the third quarter and did not return for the remainder of the game. As there are only eight games remaining in the 2017-18 NBA season, he will undergo an MRI according to head coach Luke Walton. Following the win, […]

In Lonzo Ball’s first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, he has dealt with two major injuries that have resulted in 22 missed games. As Brandon Ingram returned from a 12-game absence against the Dallas Mavericks, Ball unfortunately suffered another injury in the third quarter. According to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints, the 20-year-old was ruled […]

The news of Isaiah Thomas’s clean-up arthroscopic right hip surgery ring plenty of alarm bells about his impending future. An unrestricted free agent whose scoring average has folded in half since his best season, Thomas stands a slim chance to garner the All-Star contract he wants, but if he’s able to put his ego behind, […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Isaiah Thomas is set to undergo a season-ending arthroscopic right hip surgery tomorrow, according to a team release. The procedure is meant to be merely a follow-up to help alleviate the remnants from his previous surgery at the end of the 2016-17 postseason. “We will be doing a minimally invasive […]

It’s not a secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to sign LeBron James this summer to bring the franchise back to respectability and compete for a championship once again. It’s been eight years since the Lakers won a championship, much less play in the Finals. Recruiting James to play for them is not […]

Jeanie Buss, the controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers, knows a thing or two about the art of trolling. Buss showed that side of her recently when she posted a reaction to a post by Bleacher Report which features a short video of Kyle Kuzma telling the story of his struggle to […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers (32-41) finally return home to Staples Center on Wednesday night to host the Dallas Mavericks, star point guard Isaiah Thomas will be inactive and not be with the team as he continues to deal with right hip soreness. Via a tweet from Bill Oram of the Orange County Register: “Isaiah […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball came into the 2017-18 season surrounded by a ton of hype, fresh out of UCLA and a literal marketing machine behind him in his father LaVar Ball. While Senior Ball was correct that his son would make it to the Lakers as a pro, he didn’t quite hit the […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie standout Lonzo Ball unveiled more tricks up under his sleeve in their game against the Detroit Pistons. A clip posted by Bleacher Report shows Ball sizing up his opponent, unleashing a string of crossovers before stepping back for a jump shot: This was filthy, @ZO2_ 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/sivZyZdVGh — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) […]

Isaiah Thomas has been relatively healthy this season after coming back from a hip injury. However, as the season comes to a close, it seems that the injury has not healed fully. According to Tania Ganguli, IT is currently not with the Lakers to receive treatment options for his hip: Isaiah Thomas is not with […]

While we are all entranced by the tight playoff race in the Western Conference, it’s never too early to look ahead to the Summer. It has been reported that this year’s market will be a tight one. The 2016 cap spike caused teams to spend money like kids in a candy store and now that […]

When Los Angeles Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma is not scoring buckets on a basketball court, he’s making a name for himself on social media. In this particular case, Kuzma took to Instagram and posted a hilarious pick-up line on a recent picture from model Chantel Jeffries at a bowling alley. Jeffries, who is a 24-year-old […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ hard-fought 100-93 road win on Saturday night over the Memphis Grizzlies, Lakers legend James Worthy showed zero chill while giving some extra advice to rookie point guard Lonzo Ball during a postgame interview. In a video posted to Twitter by The Render, Worthy got a little animated when he gave […]

Isaiah Thomas has always been an undersized guard currently sitting with a height of 5-foot-9, but he has never used that as an excuse in basketball, and even against all odds the Los Angeles Lakers guard has had a nice career so far in the NBA. Even with the success that Thomas has had, it doesn’t […]

Matt Barnes had a heated mini-rivalry with Kobe Bryant when they were playing against each other. Yet once, they donned the Los Angeles Lakers jersey together and the two became close friends. On the Unfiltered podcast, Barnes spoke about being teammates with the NBA great: “Amazing. Really cool, man. Especially because the way it came […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball has some work to do. If he’s ever to live up to the expectations that come with being the second overall pick of the NBA Draft, he’ll need to polish up some of the holes in his game. Ball has shown flashes this season — certainly as […]

Before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Isaiah Thomas was a lifelong fan of the storied franchise. As many fans know, Thomas was named after Isiah Thomas when his father lost a bet to his friend during the 1989 NBA Finals between the Lakers and Detroit Pistons. On ESPN’s E:60, Thomas detailed how his […]

Pau Gasol has had quite a career. He won two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers under Phil Jackson, and then later got the opportunity to play under Gregg Popovich on the San Antonio Spurs. Both Popovich and Jackson are considered to be two of the best coaches in NBA history, with 16 NBA championships […]

After missing the first 36 games of the 2017-18 NBA season due to a hip injury, Isaiah Thomas only appeared in 15 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers before they traded him, Channing Frye and a 2018 first round draft pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Larry Nance Jr. and Jordan Clarkson. By missing so […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have shown plenty of promise in the 2017-18 NBA season behind their talented, young core of players. As a result, it seems Los Angeles will use the rest of the year to get a closer look at some of other younger guys to add to that group. Among them has been […]

For Saturday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, it is now for certain that Los Angeles Lakers rising star forward Brandon Ingram will not play due to his lingering strained groin. According to a report Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times, Ingram was originally listed as doubtful for tomorrow night’s contest. “Lakers listed Brandon […]

Despite the major hype coming out of UCLA and being drafted with the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft, fate has not been kind to rookie Lonzo Ball this season. Besides dealing with injuries in his first year in the league, the 6-foot-6 point guard is mired in one of the absolute worst […]

Isaiah Thomas has made it known that he intends to be a starter in any team he is on, but even though he’s only started in one of his 17 games with the Los Angeles Lakers, he’s still a model teammate to the young core around him — especially Lonzo Ball. Thomas is encouraging Ball […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis stole the Los Angeles Lakers’ hopes of tying the game with a game-winning steal towards the end of their Thursday night matchup. Here’s a clip of Davis’ steal, as posted by The Render: https://twitter.com/therendernba/status/977009032065159168?s=21 With 4.6 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the score was locked at 125-128 in […]

As  Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball’s rookie season has gone on, he has seemed to get more comfortable with the NBA, and his confidence has been slowly rising. Sometimes, though, too much confidence is a bad thing and it can cause someone to make a bad decision and that was the case on […]

Rookies aren’t supposed to be good. Not in the way the Los Angeles Lakers’ Lonzo Ball is, at least. Here’s what rookies are supposed to do: show flashes of what they can be down the line, have a limited range of what is immediately effective, and be borderline unplayable on defense. Here’s what they’re not supposed […]

It is no secret the Los Angeles Lakers are creating enough cap space to sign two max contract players this offseason like LeBron James and Paul George. They took a major step at the trade deadline when they traded Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye, and the Cleveland Cavaliers 2018 […]

Lonzo Ball has been scuffing shooting the ball during his rookie year for the Los Angeles Lakers after showing a sparkling 55 percent efficiency in his lone year at UCLA. Thus far this season, the Lakers point guard has struggled to meet the very minimum standard for efficiency, shooting a horrid 35.7 percent from the […]

What do Elaine Benes of “Seinfeld” and Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers have in common? Well… When Ball isn’t playing basketball for one of the NBA’s most popular franchises, he likes to rap and listen to music. So it’s safe to say that he is a musical person. He even has a mixtape […]

Nick “Swaggy P” Young and Iggy Azalea were at one point a Hollywood power couple and they were actually engaged to be married. But there were rumors of infidelity by Young that was actually brought to light by D’Angelo Russell in a secret recording. In the video, it appears that Young admits to cheating. A […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram has missed the last nine games. At first, the Lakers were still winning games without him. However, it’s been clear that Ingram is not only the key to the team’s success this season, but quite possibly the key to the future of the franchise. The Lakers will have to […]