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Lonzo Ball’s shooting woes may overshadow the other facets of his game where he’s better at, but one thing that he’s been consistent in is giving a lot of effort during games, to help the Los Angeles Lakers become successful. That was the case once again on Wednesday versus the Golden State Warriors, as the […]

Contrary to popular opinion, Lonzo Ball was drafted high in this year’s NBA Draft largely because of his basketball talents and not mainly due to LaVar Ball’s insistence that his first-born is a can’t-miss prospect. So far, Lonzo is having a topsy-turvy rookie season with plenty of people not particularly happy with the way the […]

The Golden State Warriors are in Tinseltown Wednesday for a scheduled showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers. The game itself doesn’t need any much more hyping since it involves two of the most popular NBA franchises today, but it still helps NBC sell this matchup by capitalizing on the intriguing head-to-head of two-time MVP Stephen […]

Lonzo Ball may not be having the best of starts to his professional career, but his father, LaVar, still thinks very highly of him. He was interviewed before the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors game on Wednesday, and made it known that he still believes the 20-year-old rookie is better than Stephen Curry. […]

When it comes to Los Angeles Lakers rookie rising star point guard Lonzo Ball, there will constantly be a magnifying glass on him throughout the season in terms of his shooting production. All eyes will be on him on Wednesday night when the Lakers (8-12) host the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors at Staples Center. […]

Golden State Warriors guard Nick Young was trying to be a team player by giving his teammates the advice of not going out in Los Angeles the night before their game against the Lakers. According to him, they obediently heeded his advice. However, it appears Swaggy P didn’t exactly practice what he preached. Nick Young's advice […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has had a rough go of things over his first 20 games in the league. The No. 2 overall pick is averaging just 8.7 points and is shooting a horrific 31 percent from the floor. However, Ball has a believer in Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, who is […]

Stephen Curry may look like a mild-mannered guy. He has a loving family, is never in trouble and generally seems like a wholesome human being to be around. But on the basketball court, Curry is as competitive as anyone. And against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, he won’t be any different. Curry will likely defend […]

Golden State Warriors leading scorers Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant have been upgraded to probably prior to their matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, according to the team. Forward/center David West has been ruled out with lateral knee soreness. Curry had been dealing with a right hand contusion, stemming from Saturday’s game against the […]

The life of a rookie is often uneasy, filled with changes, adjustments, and a myriad of expectations to reach or surpass a supposed potential based on a position in the NBA Draft. For Lonzo Ball, being selected with the No. 2 overall pick by his hometown Los Angeles Lakers was both a blessing and a […]

Lonzo Ball constantly receives criticism from all over the place in the media. Most recently, Ball got the Stephen A. Smith treatment on ESPN’s First Take, where Smith said he was “petrified” for the Los Angeles Lakers rookie. But one person who has Ball’s back is his former coach at UCLA, Steve Alford. According to […]

Even if his team is currently struggling to find consistency and stringing a few wins together, Los Angeles Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. remains optimistic that they have a realistic shot of making it to the playoffs. The team only has an 8-12 record to show, and have lost seven of their last 10 games. […]

It has been a lethargic start to the NBA career of Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball. Although Ball has actually played some solid basketball, his shooting woes continue to plague him a quarter of the way into the 2017-18 NBA season. As a result, he has received scathing criticism from nearly all angles, […]

It’s been a very rough start for Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball’s NBA career. Coming into the league, Ball had a target on his back thanks to his father’s repeatedly bold statements about what his son will accomplish. Through a month and a half of the season, he’s participated in all of the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers selected forward Kyle Kuzma out of the University of Utah with the 28th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Some weren’t sure of the pick while others thought Kuzma would dominate in a city like Los Angeles and a team like the Lakers. Kyle Kuzma played three years at Utah (although […]

After their .500 start through the first 10 games of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers have lost seven of their next 10, and are currently struggling to regain their form. However, Luke Walton still sees a lot of positive takeaways from their situation, as he understands that it’s part of the growing pains he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers brass was convinced that Lonzo Ball would be the new face of the franchise in the post-Kobe Bryant era when they drafted him this past summer. Ball showed Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka the skills and leadership qualities they believed would make him a transcendent player on the NBA level, but so […]

Larry Nance Jr., who has been responsible for putting many of the NBA’s best on a poster, claims he can do the same against his former teammate Nick Young of the Golden State Warriors. The Los Angeles Lakers starting power forward came back from injury during Monday’s tilt against the L.A. Clippers, but now looks […]

Lonzo Ball had some high praise for Stephen Curry ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. The rookie point guard offered his take on the back-to-back MVP prior to meeting for the first time since breaking into the league. “In my opinion he’s the best shooter of all […]

Stephen Curry offered his two cents ahead of his first matchup with Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. The Golden State Warriors point guard was asked about the rookie’s struggles through the first quarter of the NBA season, which didn’t surprise him at all. “He’s a rookie. He’s going through the ups […]

Swaggy P, aka Nick Young, is at it again. In advance of Wednesday’s match between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, Young had some choice words for the team on which he played for four years before signing with the Warriors in the summer, per Mark Medina of the Mercury News. “I’m going […]

The L.A. Clippers lost yet another crucial member of their team in Monday’s win against the Lakers, and head coach Doc Rivers said he knows why Clippers star Blake Griffin went down with a apparent knee injury after fighting for a loose ball late in the fourth quarter of L.A.’s 120-115 win. There were four […]

On Monday night, the Los Angeles Lakers fell short against their crosscourt rivals with Blake Griffin’s L.A. Clippers getting the best of the Lonzo Ball and company at the Staples Center. It was the Lakers’ 12th loss of the season and their second consecutive defeat as they prepare for the defending NBA champion Golden State […]

After missing 12 games due to a wrist injury, forward Larry Nance Jr. returned to the floor for the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night to face the division rival L.A. Clippers at the Staples Center. Nance was immediately inserted back into the starting lineup for the Lakers with head coach Luke Walton adamant about […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will get a familiar face back in the starting lineup tonight against the L.A. Clippers. Head coach Luke Walton has elected to insert Larry Nance Jr. back into the starting five and as a result, Kyle Kuzma will now come off the bench. Before Monday’s game, Walton spoke to the media […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers Lou Williams and Wesley Johnson have plenty of reason to come out on top of their former team as the L.A. Clippers take them on at home tonight. The battle for L.A. is as real as it gets with the Clippers trying to pull out of the shadows and the Lakers […]

Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez is smack dab in the middle of a cold war between teammates Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis, who remain on the outs after the incident which left Mirotic hospitalized following a punch from Portis in practice. Apparently, Lopez knows exactly what his two teammates are going through as the problem […]

Lonzo Ball has not shot well in the early part of his first NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers, and those struggles aren’t only limited to jump shots. Ball, the No. 2 pick in this summer’s NBA draft, has struggled from the free throw line as well. He’s shooting a dismal 42.9 percent from […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have an abundance of young guys, which only magnifies the importance of having a few veterans on the team to guide the up-and-comers. Lakers center Brook Lopez functions as one, and though he’s not as vocal as most other veterans, he’s the type that will lead through example. Lopez’s type of […]

When it comes to Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, it will be extremely difficult for Los Angeles Lakers rising star point guard Lonzo Ball to avoid people bringing up the comparisons between him and Johnson. However, one of those people that do not see the resemblance is a fellow Lakers legend in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. According […]

After their disappointing 113-102 road loss on Wednesday to the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Lakers (8-11) have taken advantage of their extended break over the last few days. According to an article written on Sunday by Matthew Moreno of Lakers Nation, Lakers head coach Luke Walton is confident that four full days off in […]

We live in a world where we just can’t get enough of LaVar Ball and his family. No matter the quality of the substance that comes out of LaVar’s mouth, he’ll always get the attention he so desperately craves. And he’ll certainly have plenty of that when Season 2 of “Ball in the Family” rolls […]

It’s been over a year since former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant decided to hang up his sneakers. You bet that somewhere inside Bryant is a massive reservoir of competitive juice the Black Mamba is looking to dispense somewhere else. Could that be on the dance floor? Does the five-time NBA champ have what […]

One of the more popular questions NBA players get these days is who would be in their all-time starting five. Usually, most players in the league name a few legendary Los Angeles Lakers in their starting fives and that precisely what rookie Kyle Kuzma recently did in a Q&A session with fans on Twitter. Kuzma […]

To begin the 2017-18 NBA season, Lonzo Ball has experienced his fair share of highs (two triple-doubles) and lows (31.5 percent shooting from the field and 25.0 percent shooting from the three-point line) with the Los Angeles Lakers. While some are concerned, they need to be reminded he recently turned 20 years old and has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be receiving a boost this Monday when they take on the L.A. Clippers at Staples Center as the road team. According to the Lakers’ official Twitter account, power forward Larry Nance Jr. is well on his way to returning against their arena co-tenants Larry Nance Jr. was a full participant […]

After earning the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting power forward job, Larry Nance Jr. averaged 10.6 points and 7.5 rebounds to begin the 2017-18 NBA season. Unfortunately, he fractured his left hand against the Portland Trail Blazers eight games in. Since then, head coach Luke Walton inserted Kyle Kuzma into the lineup where he is averaging […]

Originally the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, D’Angelo Russell was traded to the Brooklyn Nets after just two seasons. At the time, it was an extremely surprising move, but it is no secret the Lakers are attempting to clear the necessary cap space to sign two max […]

Earlier this week, rumors surfaced about the L.A. Clippers engaging in trade discussions surrounding DeAndre Jordan. It shouldn’t come as a surprise considering Jordan is the Clippers’ best asset. At age 29, Jordan is averaging 10.4 points and 13.8 rebounds. He has a $22.64 million deal for this year and a player option for next […]