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The trade that brought Kobe Bryant from Charlotte to Los Angeles will forever go down in Lakers lore. It was a masterstroke move from then-Lakers GM Jerry West to trade for a teenager, who would one day join him among the franchise’s legends. On the other side, that deal is likely one that the Hornets […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have long been touted to be major players in free agency this 2018. They have plans to open up cap space in the hopes of attracting not one, but two max-caliber stars to L.A. However, the Lakers apparently have plans to move much earlier in their quest to get some superstars […]

When it comes to Wednesday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center, the Los Angeles Lakers (11-22) did not have a lot go their way. This included only 14 assists on a night when rookie rising star point Lonzo Ball was inactive with a shoulder injury, which Lakers head coach Luke Walton was […]

After struggling on the offensive end during the start of the season, Lonzo Ball has been able to turn things around lately and became more consistent on that end of the floor. Unfortunately for him and the Los Angeles Lakers, he is on the shelf and recovering from a shoulder injury that will keep him […]

Over the past two weeks, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma has been on a tear and continuing the strong start he’s been having to his pro career. He has scored at least 19 points each game over that span and providing his team with a huge lift whether he starts or comes off the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have hit a rough patch with the team having lost four straight games since an impressive win on the road over the Houston Rockets. The most recent loss came against the lowly Memphis Grizzlies where the team looked about as bad as they have all season. Part of the reason for […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton is impressed with what he’s seeing from rookie Josh Hart. For Walton, Hart’s speedy adjustment to life in the pros has a lot to do with the player’s vast college experience. Via Corey Hansford of Lakersnation.com. “He [Hart] seems not to be afraid of anything and I think […]

As Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram suffered injuries last week, the Lakers youngsters have had additional time to rest as compared to Kyle Kuzma, who continues to receive heavy minutes night in and night out from Luke Walton. Unlike most teams in the league, the Los Angeles Lakers rely more on their rookies and second-year […]

With Lonzo Ball diagnosed with a sprained left shoulder, the Los Angeles Lakers have fallen short against the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies. In the 109-99 loss to the Grizzlies, the Lakers finished with a season-low 14 assists, according to Kevin Ding of Lakers. Following the team’s loss, head coach Luke Walton was asked about […]

The Los Angeles Lakers retired the jersey of legend Kobe Bryant on Monday, December 18th when they took on the Golden State Warriors. It was one of the two most memorable days in Lakers’ history alongside Bryant’s epic 60-point performance in the final game of his 1,346 game career. One of Bryant’s teammates at the […]

The L.A. Clippers could be welcoming the return of All-Star forward Blake Griffin as early as Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers that will be well ahead of schedule from his sprained MCL injury. After last night’s game against the Kings All-Star center DeAndre Jordan voiced that although he doesn’t know much about it, […]

Kobe Bryant may be long retired, but he’s keeping himself busy and letting his creative juices flow with all his free time. One of the Los Angeles Lakers legend’s most recent projects was taking part in the design of the team’s “city edition” jerseys, which was inspired by Bryant’s “Black Mamba” moniker. “The snake came […]

Nike has unveiled the “City edition” uniforms for all 30 NBA teams today and fans will surely have a lot to say about it. Here is a look at some of the new threads: Here’s a look at all of the jerseys: Nike is in the first season as the main provider of NBA jerseys. […]

The NBA Christmas season is now behind us, as we are in the final week of 2017. In just one week, the power rankings have fluctuated and new teams have moved up and down the standings. Of course, the Golden State Warriors have claimed the first spot on the power rankings for their close Christmas […]

The New York Knicks are doing just fine in their first season without Carmelo Anthony. New York is 17-14, currently good for third place in the Atlantic Division and enough to land the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference if the playoffs were to begin right now. New York has gotten impressive […]

It is no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers would like to add LeBron James to their fold in next summer’s free agency, but many are still in doubt that there’s a big chance he’ll sign with the purple and gold. However, for the team’s former head coach, he gave very good odds on how […]

Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers made a lot of headlines last week when he took a shot at Big Baller Brand. In the Snapchat post he made, he criticized the high price tag of its merchandise and making it known that he will not purchase them. However, Lonzo Ball appears to still have […]

After missing back-to-back games against the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves, Brandon Ingram went through a full practice. As the Lakers prepare for the Memphis Grizzlies in the third game of the team’s four-game home stand, Ingram is considered questionable. Following the team’s practice at the UCLA Health Training Center, the 20-year-old provided an […]

Almost halfway through the 2017-18 NBA season, it appears the Los Angeles Lakers got the steal of the NBA Draft in the form of forward Kyle Kuzma. Although all the buzz coming into the season surrounded Lonzo Ball, Kuzma has stolen the spotlight in Los Angeles and has already far exceeded expectations. Over the past few […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma is quickly making a name for himself in the NBA. In his 31 games played this season, the Michigan native has turned in averages of 18.1 points on 49.9 percent shooting from the field (41.6 percent from beyond the arc), 6.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists. Truly impressive stats for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came up short against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day with Tom Thibodeau’s squad getting the win at the Staples Center. Although the Lakers made it competitive throughout the contest, the Timberwolves were simply the more talented team with Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns leading the way. Following the Christmas Day […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ coaches and players have been preaching the same message — just run the floor and Lonzo Ball will find them. As for LaVar and Tina Ball, they stayed on their lane all these years, raising a stand up kid and the Lakers rookie brought out a simple token of appreciation (worth more […]

Without Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram due to injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day. While the undermanned Lakers were able to stay competitive throughout most of the game, Karl-Anthony Town’s block on Josh Hart changed the momentum and eventually led to the team’s 121-104 loss to Minnesota. Since […]

The moves being done to maneuver a team’s salary cap situation may be managed by their front office personnel, but it could also affect the entire organization, including their players. That is apparently the case with the Los Angeles Lakers which Luke Walton recently acknowledged. The second-year head coach added, via Bill Oram of the […]

All Thunder starters have contested over 100 shots so far this season except …..Drum roll…… Russell Westbrook He has contested 56 shots on the season. 7th on the team. Raymond Felton has contested 55… just FYI… — Andrew Schlecht (@AndrewKSchlecht) November 21, 2017 Despite his measureless hustle up and down NBA grain, Russell Westbrook is […]

The NBA is full of surprises every year. It is never uncommon to see budding young stars take shape in the league, just as superstars such as LeBron James and Kevin Durant have done when they were younger. In today’s NBA, a few players have taken the league by storm and are putting up surprising […]

Wearing ugly sweaters has been a part of the Christmas tradition for many people all over the world. Despite the designs that have made them infamous, there are still a lot who continue to wear them, as it completes the Christmas feels for them. Reddit user Swizzay recently came up with NBA jersey designs inspired […]

During his stellar NBA career, Kobe Bryant established himself as an all-time great and was known best for being a fierce competitor with the ability to hit clutch baskets with ease. With his jerseys retired earlier this week, many former and current coaches and players shared their fondest memories of him, including Golden State Warriors […]

During his playing days, Kobe Bryant had one of the most successful careers, having won almost all awards the NBA has to offer, including five championships. Now that he is retired, it is still hard to imagine him not having the same amount of success in all of his future endeavors, given all the greatness […]

Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement ceremony earlier this week has taken the NBA and basketball community by storm. Fans began recalling their fondest memories of the Los Angeles Lakers great and even former and current players he went up against. However, since last year, Kyle Korver, John Wall, and Klay Thompson already shared their most unforgettable […]

It looks like veteran forward Luol Deng will be serving the Purple and Gold for the entire duration of this season. It’s not a secret that the Lakers are fixated on finding ways to open up some extra cap space in order to put the team in a more favorable position to lure star free […]

The Los Angeles Lakers saw Lonzo Ball suffer a shoulder injury, but remain in the game against the Portland Trail Blazers last night. After further evaluation, the Lakers have determined Ball has a shoulder sprain and will miss the Christmas Day showdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He will also be re-evaluated in one week. Lonzo […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are a young team showing a lot of promise for a bright future. The team has talented players like Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Kyle Kuzma which has fans and the Lakers’ brass excited about the years to come, but the players on the current squad aren’t without significant distractions about […]

Before the end of the first half between the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, the fans inside Staples Center had a scare when they saw Lonzo Ball exit the game abruptly after suffering a shoulder injury. Fear grew further as he went directly to the locker room while holding on to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers showed plenty of promise in their toughest stretch of the 2017-18 NBA season against two of the most elite teams in the league. Unfortunately, they took a step back with another close loss to the Portland Trailblazers on Saturday night. While there are many factors that have attributed to their struggles, […]

Despite the 11-20 record after losing to the Portland Trail Blazers, there is great optimism for the Los Angeles Lakers. After a difficult stretch against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors (twice), and Houston Rockets, the young Lakers showed they could compete against championship contenders. Following the 95-92 loss at Staples Center, head coach Luke […]

The Los Angeles Lakers recently gave fans an early Christmas gift by paying homage to one of the best players in NBA history in the legendary Kobe Bryant. To no surprise, the Lakers revealed not one both of his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys amongst their all-time franchise greats at Staples Center. One of the best […]

On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers (11-19) will be without one of their young rising stars in forward Brandon Ingram when they host the Portland Trail Blazers (16-16) at Staples Center. According to a tweet today from Lakers sideline reporter Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet, Ingram will be inactive tonight against the Blazers with issues […]

When it comes to the amount of playing time he gets this season, Los Angeles Lakers backup forward Julius Randle has learned to expect the unexpected. In an article published last night by Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times, Randle opened up about his role in Lakers head coach Luke Walton’s lineup rotations. “Just […]