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Earlier in the season, the Los Angeles Lakers (23-33) endured a disheartening nine-game losing streak and many people felt like the sky was falling. One of those people calling for team president Magic Johnson to make changes was none other than outspoken Big Baller Brand founder LaVar Ball. According to a piece published on Thursday […]

Lonzo Ball is without a doubt the most hyped draft prospect from this decade. One could probably go as far and say he is the most hyped draft prospect in this century. Whatever the case may be, this just shows how much attention Ball, who was not even a professional player yet, got. But he […]

Lonzo Ball’s MCL knee injury occurred January 13th during the overtime win in Dallas and he hasn’t played since. The usual timeline of recovery and return to sport for an MCL grade I injury is 1-3 weeks. We’re now coming up on nearly 4.5 weeks and Lonzo Ball’s MCL still has him on the sidelines. […]

Lonzo Ball is slated to make his return next Friday against the Dallas Mavericks, after missing the team’s last 15 games with knee soreness, according to Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. “I practiced yesterday, [and] it’s at a point where I can play, but it still hurts a little bit,” Ball said after the team’s shootaround. […]

A high-scoring affair between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans was marred by a double ejection of opposing point guards — Isaiah Thomas and Rajon Rondo — as the two were handed double technical fouls and consequently tossed in the first quarter. Thomas, however, feels his ejection was soundly unjust. “Whatever reason, he’s […]

Lonzo Ball has been injured for the last month, but it hasn’t kept his name out of the media almost every day, and it hasn’t been because of anything he has done. His father, LaVar Ball keeps running his mouth, and this time he is talking about Lonzo leaving the Lakers. Per Donatas Urbonas, a Lithuania […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers arrived at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday to take on the New Orleans Pelicans, guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and rising star rookie forward Kyle Kuzma were seen walking into the arena together. Kuzma had on a t-shirt, jeans, a headset and his backpack. Caldwell-Pope, on the other hand, really got into […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Isaiah Thomas is usually a laid back and calm individual. However, New Orleans Pelicans guard Rajon Rondo is a short-tempered player who sometimes rubs people the wrong way. What happens when both of those players mix? It definitely wasn’t a good sight. On Wednesday afternoon, the Lakers took on the Pelicans […]

The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans turned out to be a hotly-contested one early on as Isaiah Thomas and Rajon Rondo were both ejected after figuring in a shoving match. However, the action wasn’t only on the floor, as Luke Walton also got heated on the sidelines. The second-year head coach […]

NBA on TNT just released a teaser trailer of the Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal sit-down conversation. Their conversation will revolve mostly around their relationship during their years with the L.A. Lakers and conceivably could include the years thereafter. Clear your schedule… Living legends @SHAQ & @kobebryant sit down for a conversation surrounding their relationship […]

When he was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, many thought that Channing Frye was the missing link. Frye, who is a fantastic 3-point shooter, would supposedly fit well alongside of LeBron James who is known for making 3-point shooters excel in the Cavaliers isolation-heavy system. Instead, Frye proved to be a mediocre addition to […]

Earlier this season, Rajon Rondo became part of a lot of headlines for the comments he made against Isaiah Thomas, when he said that the Boston Celtics should only pay tribute to their former players who brought a championship to the franchise. With the two players facing off Wednesday for the first time since the […]

Since his introduction as a confident sports father, LaVar Ball has been one of the most vocal personalities hovering around the NBA perimeter. While many of his supporters dub him as a marketing genius and an excellent father, his critics label him as a narcissist who loves the spotlight and uses his sons as a […]

It has been a rough season for Luol Deng. After being taken out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ rotation completely, Deng is forced to watch the team from the sidelines until he’s released. With the NBA’s trade deadline ending on February 8, Deng will likely stay with the Lakers until the end of the season, […]

After spending 1.5 seasons with the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwyane Wade returned home to the Miami Heat at the trade deadline. While this was perhaps the most surprising trade, Wade will now have an opportunity to retire with the team he spent the first 13 seasons of his career with. As Wade stated […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox has been chosen to replace Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball at this year’s Rising Stars Challenge, according to a report from Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports. Sacramento rookie De'Aaron Fox has replaced Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball in the Rising Stars game at All-Star Weekend. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will aim to get point guard Lonzo Ball back on Friday, Feb. 23 against the Dallas Mavericks, according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. The 20-year-old noted he feels good enough to play, but he’s still questionable to take part on the Rising Stars game coming up this Friday, […]

Since entering the league, Enes Kanter has made a name for himself for being very active on social media. He has made some hilarious posts in the past, trolled his former teammates, and even had a fiery exchange with LeBron James. Recently, he took to his Instagram account to share a funny photo of him […]

With Lonzo Ball continuing to deal with a knee injury, Brandon Ingram has taken on more of a point forward role for the Los Angeles Lakers. Ingram brings the ball up the court, dictates the pace, and facilitates in a situation he’s more than capable of handling. Along with having the ball in hands more […]

Before the NBA trade deadline last week, the Los Angeles Lakers made a blockbuster deal in which the team acquired two veterans in exchange for two young players on the rise. One of the two veterans is Luke Walton’s former teammate at Arizona, Channing Frye. Although Frye isn’t expected to play a prominent role with […]

It’s a new day, and LaVar Ball is once again talking about the Los Angeles Lakers. He told Donatas Urbonas, a basketball journalist from Lithuania, LaVar Ball on his big plan how he’s going to bring Lonzo, Melo and Gelo to one NBA team: “Lonzo will be on his 3rd year and I want let every […]

During the Golden State Warriors win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday, head coach Steve Kerr made an interesting decision which has drawn mixed reactions from the media and fans. Kerr handed the clipboard over to his players throughout the game so they could draw up plays. On Tuesday, Kerr’s former right-hand man and current […]

For the Los Angeles Lakers and many of their fans, the situation revolving around rising star rookie point guard Lonzo Ball’s knee injury has become quite frustrating over the last month. Not only will he miss his 14th straight game tomorrow night against the New Orleans Pelicans, but Lakers head coach Luke Walton said that […]

Lonzo Ball hasn’t played in a game with the Los Angeles Lakers since January 13th after suffering a knee injury and it doesn’t look like he will be able to play in the Rising Stars game in this weekends All-Star events. According to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints: Luke Walton thinks Lonzo Ball (knee) will probably […]

There were a lot of rumors floating around that Isaiah Thomas and LeBron James didn’t really like each other during their time together in Cleveland, and now that seems to be confirmed. Chris Broussard of Fox Sports joined Undisputed on Tuesday morning to talk about the topic. "I was talking to somebody yesterday close to Isaiah, […]

Lonzo Ball hasn’t appeared in a game with the Los Angeles Lakers since January 13 but that isn’t stopping him from trying to make some money. The All-Star game is coming to Los Angeles this weekend, and Ball will be hosting an autograph signing. According to Darren Rovell of ESPN: Lonzo Ball having his first […]

Last week’s NBA trade deadline was a major shakeup for quite a few teams in the league, one of them being the Los Angeles Lakers. For Lakers rookie forward Kyle Kuzma, he is excited to have both newly-acquired star point guard Isaiah Thomas and rookie point guard Lonzo Ball share the court. According to a […]

LaVar Ball has uttered a lot of delusional words over the last couple of months, but some of the most delusional words he’s ever spoken came earlier today when he revealed his plan to have all three of his kids play for the Los Angeles Lakers or else Lonzo Ball walks away in free agency. As […]

The NBA trade deadline last Thursday reconfigured plenty of rosters around the league, including that of the Los Angeles Lakers’ lineup that no longer has the pair of Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. Both players were traded to the Cleveland Cavalier for the veteran duo of Channing Frye and Isaiah Thomas along with a […]

The job of a general manager in the NBA is a thankless job, one that is always criticized yet offers very little praise when you get the job done right. And when you fail, you are ridiculed and maligned beyond measure! Well, sorry GMs, but that’s exactly what we plan to do as we recall […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball may be injured right now and currently recovering from an MCL sprain, but that doesn’t mean he can’t make some TV appearances and enjoy himself. Being in Hollywood and representing the Purple and Gold, the former UCLA star was invited to be a contestant on the latest episode of […]

After suffering an MCL sprain against the Dallas Mavericks, Lonzo Ball has missed the last 13 games for the Los Angeles Lakers. Fortunately for head coach Luke Walton and company, the Lakers have finally found a way to win without Ball, going 8-5 during this latest stretch. With the All-Star break quickly approaching, Ryan Ward […]

In a surprising turn of events, point guard Isaiah Thomas landed with the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a trade during Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. Even more surprising was to find out that the Washington native had always dreamed of wearing the purple and gold. “It hasn’t really hit me yet,” said Thomas of […]

After getting traded last week, Isaiah Thomas finds himself with his third team in the last eight months. Now that he is with the Los Angeles Lakers, he looked back at his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers and reflected on why he thinks his stint in Northeast Ohio did not work out as planned. The […]

At the Feb. 8 trade deadline, Isaiah Thomas was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. For the sixth time in his six-year career, Thomas has been traded team after team. Particularly in 2017, the Celtics traded Thomas for Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving. They did this in spite of Thomas’ visible commitment to the franchise […]

Though far away in Lithuania, LaVar Ball’s plan for Big Baller Brand world domination has already started going through the gears. The loud-mouthed father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball said his son would not be willing to re-sign with the team unless the Lakers were willing to take his two brothers, LiAngelo and […]

Jordan Clarkson spent two years on the same Los Angeles Lakers team that featured Kobe Bryant. Clarkson would learn a lot from the Lakers legend, and share plenty of minutes on the basketball floor with him either in practice or in games. But even though Clarkson has since been traded away to the Cleveland Cavaliers, […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has never shied away from any topic regarding social justice. So in a way, it was a shame that Bryant was already retired when NFL players were kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality. NBA players did not end up kneeling for anthem, perhaps because NBA […]

Isaiah Thomas proudly made his Los Angeles Lakers debut in a pair of Kobe Bryant’s Nike sneakers, perhaps the best way to automatically endear himself to the L.A. crowd upon making his first stint in purple-and-gold. Thomas put up a sharp 22 points off the bench through his 31 minutes on the floor, largely aided […]