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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 […]

Even without the services of superstar point guard Steph Curry, the Golden State Warriors (26-6) continue to win games. With the Warriors currently in the middle of an 11-game winning streak, head coach Steve Kerr and his squad have gone 7-0 in Curry’s absence with a severely sprained right ankle. According to Chris Biderman of USA TODAY […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have big plans for the future. The storied franchise hopes to make a major splash in NBA free agency next summer with their sights set on bringing in one or two superstar-caliber players. In order to have the cap space available to pursue players like LeBron James, Paul George and DeMarcus […]

The NBA trade deadline is slowly approaching and hungry teams are lining up to shop players that can boost their roster for chances at the postseason or further success down the road. Although the trade deadline is just a blur sometimes, there are many players that have indicated their their current NBA home is not […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma is quickly making waves in the NBA. At just 22 years of age, the Flint, Michigan native has already placed his name alongside the great Jerry West in one impressive category. Though the Lakers were defeated by the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, 113-106, Kuzma racked up 27 […]

ESPN’s Marc Spears gave Memphis Grizzlies fans a first look at their new Nike MLK50 City Edition Nike uniforms on Friday afternoon. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the Grizzlies will wear the new uniforms on January 15th against the Los Angeles Lakers in a nationally-televised game on […]

To begin the 2017-18 NBA season, there have been debates about Lonzo Ball’s potential through 30 games. After Ball’s 24-point performance against the Golden State Warriors, he is averaging 10.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 7.0 assists in 33.8 minutes. While most of the conversation has been about his shooting percentages, Ball is establishing the type […]

One of the great steals of the past NBA Draft already appears to be pretty clear. Los Angeles Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma has taken the league by storm in some respects, bursting onto the scene alongside the most-talked about rookie in Lonzo Ball and going about his business putting up impressive numbers. After the third […]

During the 2017-18 NBA season, it has been a challenging fourth year for Julius Randle. Despite coming off the bench and an uncertain future in Los Angeles, Randle is controlling what he can control. In 30 appearances, he is averaging 12.5 points and 6.3 rebounds in just 22.4 minutes. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, […]

The Houston Rockets have hit a rough stretch as of late against Los Angeles. Just days after losing a heartbreaker to the Lakers, the Rockets came up short in their loss to the Clippers. However, they did get to enjoy stellar performances by superstar shooting guard James Harden. “The Beard” followed up his marvelous 51-point performance […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green is back in the lineup after missing the last four games due to a shoulder injury. In his first game back from a stint on the sidelines, he’ll be facing the Los Angeles Lakers at home Friday night. He’s likely studied tapes of Los Angeles before going up […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball has been constantly getting heat from people who believe the team from Tinseltown got themselves a bust. It’s fair to say that in Ball’s first year in the NBA, he doesn’t look as good as advertised. When you have a brash hype man like LaVar Ball on your […]

Through 29 games of the 2017-18 NBA season, Lonzo Ball is averaging 9.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists. While most of the conversation has been about his poor shooting percentages, he is slowly improving, especially in the last five games — 43.6 percent from the field and 38.7 percent from the three-point line. As […]

LaVar Ball recently made headlines once again after announcing the start of the Junior Basketball Association. The league will largely serve as an alternative for high school prospects to the NCAA and its regulations. To no surprise, Ball has pulled out all the stops in an effort to promote this league. He started by revealing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fully intend to part ways with veteran forward Luol Deng when given the right opportunity. Deng wants to continue playing and will only get the chance on another NBA squad since he’s fallen out of the rotation in Los Angeles. Unfortunately for the Lakers, finding a way to trade Deng has […]

According to a tweet this morning by Marc J. Spears of ESPN, it has been reported that Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green will be active tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers at Oracle Arena. Green, who has been dealing with right shoulder soreness, will be in the Warriors’ lineup for the first time […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has followed up a fantastic year by becoming one of the most dominant players in the league so far in the 2017-18 NBA season. His dynamic skill set, paired with his physical prowess has helped transform the Bucks into serious playoff contenders in the Eastern Conference. As a result, Antetokounmpo […]

LaVar Ball’s concept of a new basketball league for nationally-ranked high school players that have graduated is making some noise. But perhaps the most intriguing thing that has come out of his announcement was the comments from his son, Lonzo. The Lakers point guard said if his father’s league would have existed before he attended […]

At 32 years of age, LeBron James is still the best NBA player in the world. He continually defies Father Time, while posting ground-breaking statistics that boggle the minds of both his peers and the media. Away from the court, however, James has a knack of making league-altering decisions that change the landscape of the […]

Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement was as over the top as many would expect from anything related to the former Los Angeles Laker star. The Lakers retired both of Bryant’s numbers — No. 8 and No. 24 — on Monday, closing a chapter in the team’s history. There was the ceremony, the Kobe Land outside of […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant retired in a flash, scoring 60 points in his final game and leaving the franchise as its highest-scoring player of all time. In 20 years, Bryant epitomized the idea of competition, nicknaming himself the Black Mamba and giving other players stories for days about just how hard he […]

The Golden State Warriors have been hit with the injury bug over the last couple of weeks with a couple of key players out of the mix. This has featured All-Star forward Draymond Green dealing with a bothersome shoulder injury that has forced him to miss the last four straight games, including five of the […]

The high-powered Houston Rockets were flying high amidst their 14-game winning streak coming into their matchup with the upstart Los Angeles Lakers. Despite yet another spectacular 51-point outing from superstar shooting guard James Harden, the Lakers managed to escape with their biggest win of the 2017-18 NBA season. Needless to say, Houston’s loss came as […]

We all know how the summer trade went out for Boston. It was nothing short of awesome as the arguably best point guard in the league, Kyrie Irving, left LeBron’s shadows to play for the Celtics. Though at first, it was hard for the Celtics fans to see Isaiah Thomas leave, it was still for […]

Last night, the Houston Rockets had their 14-game winning streak snapped by the Los Angeles Lakers with a 122-116 loss at Toyota Center. Unfortunately, the Rockets are going to have to try to start another winning streak on Friday night without the services of star point guard Chris Paul. According to a tweet on Thursday […]

Kyle Kuzma might be the one member of the Los Angeles Lakers who’s most hungover from watching Kobe Bryant have his two jerseys retired by the organization. During the first half of their game against the Houston Rockets, Kuzma displayed a flawless performance to give the Lakers an early advantage over the league’s best team […]

It an amazing game by Los Angeles Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma on Wednesday night. With a career-high 38 points on 12-of-17 shooting, Kuzma and the Lakers pulled off a stunning 122-116 upset on the road when they snapped the Houston Rockets’ 14-game winning streak. One person who took notice of Kuzma’s incredible night was none […]

For Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden, one look at his amazing stat line on the night against the Los Angeles Lakers and you’d likely think Houston won easily. Unfortunately, that is no the case as the Lakers snapped the Rockets’ 14-game winning streak on Wednesday night with a 122-116 upset victory at Toyota Center. […]

For the Houston Rockets, Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers was a bit of an unpleasant surprise for the team with the NBA’s best record. Not only did the Rockets have their 14-game winning streak snapped by a 122-116 loss to the Lakers at Toyota Center, but they may have lost star point […]

The Los Angles Lakers recorded their biggest win of the 2017-18 NBA season with an impressive 122-116 victory over the high-powered Houston Rockets. Leading the way for the Lakers was the strong play of their rookies in point guard Lonzo Ball and power forward Kyle Kuzma. Although the offensive onslaught of Kuzma largely stole the […]

Whoops! Those wet spots on a basketball court can really sneak up on you, and that’s exactly what happened to Los Angeles Lakers rising star rookie point guard Lonzo Ball on Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets. Towards the end of the third quarter with Los Angeles up 80-79 over Houston, fellow Lakers rising star […]

Los Angeles Lakers rising star forward Kyle Kuzma poured out an amazing first half of play on Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Not only did Kuzma lead the Lakers in scoring during the first 24 minutes of action with 24 points, he did not miss a single shot from the floor […]

In honor of his jerseys being retired, the fine designers at Spalding crafted two unique basketballs for Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. Kenyatta Bynoe, vice president of global marketing and partnerships at Spalding, tells Don Povia of The Outside Game that the balls, which were presented to Bryant following Monday night’s moving ceremony inside […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. came up with a prime contender for dunk of the year when he absolutely posterized Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant on a monstrous jam. As if the sheer act of dunking all over Durant wasn’t enough, Nance also posted a photo of said dunk on his Instagram. […]