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The Los Angeles Lakers are putting together their version of the “Expendables.” After the acquisition of the world’s greatest player in LeBron James, the signings since his arrival have been intriguing, to say the least. President of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka have since added Rajon Rondo, JaVale McGee, Michael Beasley, […]

The NBA’s Christmas Day schedule is always a delicate balancing act, and this year’s slate is no different. On one hand, Christmas Day is one of the few days where you can binge 10-plus hours of live NBA action. However, family obligations often prevent even the most hardcore basketball diehards from doing so. If you […]

NBA players take their NBA 2k ratings personally. And all for a good reason. Not only are they video gamers themselves but the NBA 2k rating has become a benchmark if they’ve done something good or not. Most of them receive news of their rating through social media. Some agree while others react violently. And […]

We just couldn’t get enough of LeBron James these days. The four-time MVP finally got to try on his new Los Angeles Lakers jersey, and the purple and gold threads appeared to fit him perfectly. LeBron James (@KingJames) with the Los Angeles #Lakers just got so much more real 🔥😱🔥 pic.twitter.com/vTgYG8KwkE — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will kick off their regular season on October 18th on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers. With part of the NBA schedule released Wednesday, Lakers fans finally know how long they’ll have to wait to see LeBron James in a Lakers uniform for his first official regular-season game with the […]

The hype of the LeBron James Laker train continues. For the 12th consecutive time and his first time in a Laker uniform, the 33-year-old future Hall of Famer will be showcasing his talents yet again in the league’s annual Christmas games. This will be LeBron's 12th straight Christmas Day game. He has not missed a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have made the biggest splash of the summer by snaring LeBron James away from the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Golden State Warriors defensive ace Draymond Green isn’t worried about that. In a wide-ranging interview with Marc J. Spears over at The Undefeated, Green explained why LeBron and the Lakers are of […]

LeBron James will have the first opportunity to play in front of his new home crowd at Staples Center as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Houston Rockets on Oct. 20, the NBA announced Wednesday. James will get his first taste of a full NBA schedule loaded with Western Conference teams, starting with the […]

The four-year rivalry between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors is now etched as a part of NBA history, but LeBron James’ personal mission to dethrone the back-to-back champions surely isn’t. James’ Los Angeles Lakers will face the Warriors in two marquee matchups on Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Day, the NBA announced […]

It’s been quite a strange summer in the NBA the past month. More than a couple of big names have already switched teams and we’re not even done with the offseason yet. Though the heat may have died down on the trading and free-agency frenzy for now, there is no reason for general managers to […]

LeBron James and the new-look Los Angeles Lakers will get their first taste of regular-season competition on Oct. 18 by taking on the Portland Trail Blazers on the road, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Formerly the King of the East, James will have no nights off in this Western Conference, taking on teams […]

It appears that Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball is the latest NBA player to get hooked on the needle. After his first substantial tattoo a couple of months ago, Ball has taken his skin art to another level by getting his entire right forearm inked. Here’s a look at Ball’s original tattoo in May: […]

The four-year rivalry between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers has surely come to an end after LeBron James parted ways with the team, bolting for sunny Los Angeles and agreeing to a four-year, $154 million deal with the Lakers. Andre Iguodala has been the primary defender on King James for four straight […]

When news broke that Rajon Rondo inked a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, many were quick to wonder: so who’ll be the starting guard? After all, Rondo is considered one of the top guards in the league. But once again Rondo has made it clear that he’s here to help the organization win. And […]

The NBA schedule is set to be released sometime within the next week or so, and the NBA is planning to release a full slate of the national TV schedule on Wednesday night. On Tuesday, however, New York Times’ reporter Marc Stein was able to obtain information on the NBA’s Christmas Day schedule. It will […]

It doesn’t take a genius to know that the name LeBron James is popular in every corner of the world. Los Angeles Rams cornerback Aqib Talib knows this too well and has personally requested the four-time NBA MVP hook him up with some tickets. Aqib Talib on LeBron James joining Lakers: “I’m trying to get […]

Large parts of the NBA community are still trying to process that LeBron James will really be a Los Angeles Lakers player next season. After months and months of speculation, it all came to fruition for the Lakers, who captured the signature of the world’s greatest players after president of basketball operations Magic Johnson sat […]

LeBron James is doing work this offseason. Arguably the best basketball player in the world right now, LeBron’s name continues to trend not just in the basketball world, but also in the social community and entertainment industry. Just days after he formally opened his I Promise School that is catered to the holistic development of underprivileged […]

LeBron James’ move to the Los Angeles Lakers has plenty of implications to the dynamics of the NBA, among which is the fact that the next NBA Finals is not going to feature a series involving the four-time MVP and the Golden State Warriors for the first time since 2015. However, that certain change in […]

LeBron James has received plenty of backing from around the NBA after President Donald Trump went after the Los Angeles Lakers star in a tweet last Friday night, and now LeBron is getting support from one of the NFL’s biggest stars. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers spoke to NFL.com’s Michael Silver about this and […]

Brandon Ingram will come into his third year in the league with a bona fide superstar teammate in the same lineup, and while his progress is slowly coming along after being drafted with the No. 2 overall pick in 2016, those in the coaching staff are excited to see what else could come in his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers snatched one of the best playmakers available in free agency, signing LeBron James to a four-year, $154 million deal, but the point guard position remains a relative mystery, with two non-shooting point guards who have hit at 30 percent or worst from deep throughout their careers. Lonzo Ball and Rajon Rondo […]

LeBron James will face a familiar foe as early as the preseason, as the Los Angeles Lakers are slated for two exhibition games against the Golden State Warriors on October. The first preseason meeting will occur on Oct. 10 in Las Vegas then two days later, both teams will stare each other on the court […]

With the new and improved Los Angeles Lakers squad, Stephen Curry expects purple and gold fans from the Golden State Warriors’ Bay Area turf to sneak out of the shadows and pledge support. The Lakers and the Golden State Warriors are probably two of the most exciting teams this season. And the best part is: they’re […]

LeBron James made headlines around the league last week as he opened up his “I Promise School” in his hometown of Akron Ohio. Labeling it as maybe the biggest achievement of his life, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar’s school was a nationally recognized event which outlined the King’s continued positive impact in communities. The four-time MVP is the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James moved to Tinseltown from Northeast Ohio this summer, mainly for his family than for basketball reasons, and it looks like the James gang is enjoying every minute of it. In a Twitter post by Tomer Azarly, it shows Bryce and Zhuri mimicking Fortnite dances as captured by Savannah James in […]

LeBron James is making good use of his platform to get his message across. Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar made headlines after launching the I Promise School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Now, he is set to become a producer of a docu-series entitled ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ for Showtime. Showtime president and CEO […]

There were mixed reactions among Lakers fans when the team signed former NBA Finals rival Rajon Rondo to a 1-year contract this offseason. Aside from the fact that Rondo has had occasional problems in the locker room with his previous teams, he also is known throughout the league as a poor 3-point shooter. While Rondo’s […]

LeBron James is known as an avid cyclist, but where did his love of two wheels come from? The Los Angeles Lakers superstar recently sat down for a phone interview with Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal to explain where it all started. As most hoops fans know, James, now 33 years of age, […]

Shareef O’Neal, son of Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal, will attend UCLA and play basketball this fall, according to The Associated Press. The youngster will begin summer school this month. The 6-foot-10, 220-pound power forward played the last two seasons of his high school career at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa […]

The Golden State Warriors announced their preseason schedule Monday, which will see another early encounter with the Minnesota Timberwolves to tip things off on Sept. 29 at Oracle Arena. This will be the last season the Warriors play at Oracle. The two-time defending champions will take on the Sacramento Kings in a nostalgic trip to […]

Former NBA star Baron Davis welcomed LeBron James Jr. to his high school alma mater Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, one of the most renowned schools in the Santa Monica area. Welcome to Xrds Bronny!!! You will kill it. Happy to see this. Thanks @KingJames — Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) August 6, 2018 Bronny followed […]

LeBron James Jr. has followed up his father’s decision to join the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year, $154 million deal with his very own, choosing to play at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, Calif., according to TMZ Sports. The 13-year-old has enrolled in eighth grade, making him eligible to play for the middle school […]

The youngest Ball brother has grown up in the limelight due to Lonzo and LaVar Ball. LaMelo Ball has NBA aspirations despite the fact that he’s only 17 years old, and sometimes he shows that he’s still just a kid. The Ball family purchased two golf carts for their estate so Tina Ball could get around […]

Donald Trump’s blasting of LeBron James has been attracting significant attention from ballers and non-ballers alike. The latest to chime in is NBA legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Via his Twitter account, the Lakers legend showed support for James and commented on Trump’s ignorance of the concept and meaning of community: Been in South Africa w/@NBA w/spotty […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on a mission. For an organization with the stature of the Lakers, missing out on the NBA playoffs is always a failure, but the past couple of seasons has had an agenda behind it. There has been a method to the madness, and despite the franchise owning the league’s worst […]

Despite the arrival of LeBron James in Hollywood, ESPN does not see the Los Angeles Lakers making it to the playoffs next season. That’s one hot take right there. Although the Western Conference’s terrain is much harder to navigate through than that one in the East, James remains a towering figure that hasn’t missed playing […]

The world is attempting to figure out why Donald Trump decided to attack Lakers forward LeBron James and publicly question his intelligence via Twitter. The criticism is coming on the heels of James opening up a school for at-risk kids in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Trump’s criticism could have been motivated by race, jealousy, […]

Coming out of Utah, Kyle Kuzma was known to have some talent but no one expected the type of rookie year that he had. Kuzma quickly took the Los Angeles Lakers and the league by storm averaging 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting a true shooting percentage of nearly 55 percent. Isaiah Thomas only spent […]