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Apparently, it didn’t take much recruiting for LeBron James to convince Lance Stephenson to decide to play with him in Los Angeles. According to Zach Braziller of the New York Post, it only took James three words to convince him to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers: “I want you.” James and Stephenson have a long history […]

Love them or hate them, everyone seems to have an opinion on the Ball family. Consequently, LaVar Ball is used to people trying to troll him. This guy is trying to get a reaction out of LaVar, but he doesn’t give it to him. As soon as LaVar realizes what’s happening he tries to laugh […]

LeBron James is having one of the better offseasons of anyone in the NBA. After inking a hefty four-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, he’s been traveling the world and enjoying all life has to offer. He posted a photo of himself overlooking the water while wearing USA soccer star Christian Pulisic’s jersey. But […]

After LeBron James decided to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers for a fully guaranteed four years earlier this week, some L.A. residents decided to honor the three-time NBA champion — at the expense of a Laker legend in Kobe Bryant, by defacing his famous mural on Melrose Avenue with James’s portrait. A Laker fan […]

Drake has Summer Sixteen, but LeBron James seems to have “Summer Eighteen,” as the offseason continues to be an interesting one for the new Los Angeles Lakers superstar. However, James is not dropping any bars from Drizzy. Instead, the four-time MVP went out to dance and sing to the tune of Gloria Gaynor’s timeless hit “I […]

Once LeBron James announced that he was going to the Los Angeles Lakers, people could immediately start to preorder jersey’s online, but when they are allowed to be shipped is still on hold. NBA stores or retailers online aren’t allowed to ship or sell in person jerseys until a player has officially signed his contract. One […]

LeBron James is going to wear the No. 23 for the Los Angeles Lakers, the same figure he donned with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he’ll be taking No. 6 whenever the Lakers shift to Allen Iverson’s most hated part of being a professional: practice. This bit of detail about the newest chapter in James’ illustrious […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made one of their big free agency moves official on Friday with the signing of former All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo on a one-year, $9 million deal. It has put him in place to be a prominent factor in the backcourt next season. A major role he’ll take on is as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers on Friday morning officially made the signing of veteran point guard Rajon Rondo on a one-year, $9 million deal, which has sparked plenty of attention toward the situation in the backcourt at the position with him and second-year point guard Lonzo Ball. According to Mike Trudell of Lakers.com, Rondo has quickly […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have their sights set on being a contender once again and showed that their determination to get there with the moves they’ve made in NBA free agency this summer. The team has landed LeBron James and have started to put pieces around him. Along with officially signing Rajon Rondo on Monday, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made the big splash move of the offseason over this past weekend by adding All-Star forward LeBron James to a four-year, $154 million deal. It has created a new buzz of excitement around the organization and the city of Los Angeles that hasn’t been there in quite some time. With that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a flurry of moves following LeBron James’ decision to join the storied franchise. One of those moves was to bring in veteran point guard Rajon Rondo on a one-year deal. On Friday, Rondo signed with the team. The organization sent out a press release to make it official with general manager […]

Along with the Houston Rockets, you can add the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat as teams interested in acquiring Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony. In case you have been living under a rock, or earning your wage while shoveling mud or something noble, a report emerged on Friday, laying claim that the Thunder […]

Despite the recent LeBron James signing, Patrick Beverley still believes the Los Angeles Clippers are better than the Los Angeles Lakers. On top of that, Beverley also believes the Clippers are real contenders for the crown. How do we know this? He literally said as much. From a TMZ posting: Don’t sleep on the Clippers […]

After spending the majority of his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers and a four-year stint with the Miami Heat, superstar LeBron James is now with the Los Angeles Lakers organization in what will likely be his final spot in the league before he retires. Although LeBron will make the Lakers competitive again after a […]

Despite a recent stance that he is wanting to stay put, the rumor mill indicates All-Star point guard Damian Lillard could be bound for a move down south. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, rumblings of Lillard wanting a potential move to the Los Angeles Lakers could have some truth to them. “I’ve been hearing that […]

Lonzo Ball has only been on the Los Angeles Lakers for one season and his name has already been floating around in trade rumors. The Lakers have been pursuing Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs to team up with LeBron James, and if that was completed it could require shipping Ball out. It was […]

Clipper Darrell — arguably the biggest L.A. Clippers fan in the world — hinted to his followers that he might make the switch to the Lakers. To complete the transformation, Lakers rising star Kyle Kuzma told him to change his Twitter handle. Clipper Darrell responded — proclaiming his life-long dedication to the Clippers. A few […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have gone from aggressively pursuing San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard to reportedly letting go of the rope, no longer willing to tug at this potential trade after securing a long-term commitment from LeBron James. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the feeling around the Lakers front office is to avoid […]

After getting drafted by the Brooklyn Nets with the 27th pick then immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Kyle Kuzma had a solid rookie season where he earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors on the strength of 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in the regular season. His relatively low draft selection and […]

In today’s world where social media seems to be as important as breathing, LeBron James’ decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and head to the Los Angeles Lakers affected the teams’ respective Twitter accounts. As observed by Legion Hoops, the Lakers got over 40,000 new followers when the big news was announced. The Cavs, meanwhile, […]

Once NBA fans accepted the fact that LeBron James will indeed go to the Los Angeles Lakers, the next question that needed an answer was: how will James deal with LaVar Ball — his teammate’s boisterous father? None other than the Ball patriarch answered that question. LaVar and his sons Lonzo and LiAngelo made an […]

Just a week or two ago, the Los Angeles Lakers’ pipe dream was a terrifying trio of Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and LeBron James. It wasn’t an impossible plan considering that George has long been vocal about his interest in playing for his hometown team (and it’s the reason why he was promptly shipped by […]

A number of teams around the league are quietly in hot pursuit of San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard as the forward’s camp continues to express his wanting to be traded before the season starts. Several days ago, Yahoo Sports’ NBA insider Shams Charania expressed his thoughts on Leonard’s situation and preferred landing spot, saying […]

Only a few days into the offseason, LeBron James is once again among the favorites to take home the Most Valuable Player award, having agreed to a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers to make the West Coast his new home. According to Mark Gallant of The Action Network, James moved from a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a head-scratching move by acquiring Rajon Rondo shortly after landing LeBron James on a four-year, $154 million agreement, but it hasn’t seemed to faze the Ball family, despite rumors of open competition between the two for the starting point guard spot. While reports indicated Lonzo Ball would have to compete […]

Through nearly the last two decades, Los Angeles Clippers superfan Darrell Bailey, who is better known as Clipper Darrell, has been highly active in supporting the franchise. However, it appears that he may have had a change of heart with the Los Angeles Lakers acquiring All-Star forward LeBron James, who had reached out to Bailey […]

Damian Lillard has been among the names rumored to be a target of the Los Angeles Lakers after the franchise missed out on Paul George and DeMarcus Cousins as a potential sidekick to LeBron James. According to what ESPN’s Steven A. Smith (via Thomas Duffy of Bycycle) said on his radio show, the Portland Trail […]

Kyle Kuzma hasn’t been afraid to get on Twitter to try and recruit players to team up on the Los Angeles Lakers, and it appears he has found his next target. On Thursday morning Kuzma sent out a tweet tagging Dwyane Wade’s twitter handle, but there was no other writing with the Tweet. The tweet […]

Just when the Los Angeles Lakers thought that they had a shot at the 2018-19 championship, the Golden State Warriors make an announcement that pours cold water on that idea. On Sunday night, LeBron James committed to play for the Lakers for the next four years, resulting in the team’s title aspirations next season to […]

It’s only been a few days since LeBron James agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers for the next four seasons, but the rest of the team that will surround the superstar is really starting to take place. They have brought in the likes of Lance Stephenson and Rajon Rondo, and there have been […]

New Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James had perhaps the most impressive season of his career after playing all 82 regular season games and propelling the Cleveland Cavaliers to a fourth straight NBA Finals despite a hollowed out, underperforming roster. While The King has been a true ironman through his first 15 seasons in the […]

With LeBron James agreeing to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers and the rest of the team starting to fill out, a curious crop of gritty players is evident on their roster. However, there seems to be one important type of players they’re missing — shooters. With James’ ability to drive and dish, it’s important […]

LeBron James’ antics have not changed despite making a change of coast, as the Los Angeles Lakers star is still playing the role of front office executive, having a say in who his teammates will be over the course of this busy free agency window, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst. The Lakers […]

The Thunder have been among the busier teams at the hectic start of the 2018 postseason. It kicked off for them early with an expected and financially sound decision by Carmelo Anthony, who picked up his $27.9 million player option, putting a huge dent on any financial flexibility the Thunder might have hoped for this […]

Despite talks between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs having stalled, the former remains intent to keep second-year forward Kyle Kuzma out of any trade conversations for Kawhi Leonard. “They’ve [Lakers] been willing to offer what they consider to be a fair package but they’ve made it very clear to San Antonio […]

The L.A. Clippers are looking less and less like a potential candidate to acquire Kawhi Leonard. As trade talks between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers have come to a stall, the latter is rumored to downshift gears and take a more passive approach, waiting until the 2019 offseason to acquire Leonard […]

The free agency period for the NBA started midnight of July 1 and as soon as the clock struck 12 midnight news started pouring in of free agents agreeing to contracts with teams. But the biggest fish in free agency had not yet committed until the next day. LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise leader […]

A big-time L.A. Clippers fan has switched sides to the Los Angeles Lakers after a call from LeBron James himself. Twitter user Clipper Darrell — Clippers fan and radio host of The Fan Truth let his fans know that he’s now a Lakers supporter, after claiming that James — a newly-minted Laker — called him: When […]