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The Philadelphia 76ers have long rid themselves of Sam Hinkie, but his fingerprints are still all over the team which he experimented on during his reign as its general manager. The jury is still out whether “The Process” Hinkie engineered in Philadelphia would amount to the success he envisioned when he was still pulling the […]

The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards last Wednesday became a highly anticipated one, as LaVar Ball went public in telling the D.C. team to prepare well, as the Lakers will not lose their second consecutive game on the night. That prompted Marcin Gortat to fire back by saying John Wall will […]

Over the past few months, LaVar Ball has had more people hating on him, especially on social media, than fans believing in him. Although it’s understandable why he’s received such, there’s also a player who thinks he is funny and likes him for being himself. Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert recently revealed how he perceives […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are straying a little bit far from the script LaVar Ball saw on his crystal ball prior to the start of the 2017-18 NBA campaign. After taking a crushing 96-81 loss to the Utah Jazz on Saturday, the Lakers dropped to 2-4 and now share the third-worst record in the Western […]

The learning curve of NBA rookies in the pro league varies, but all of them are expected to experience the growing pains of finding their identity in the best play-for-pay basketball organization in the world. For Los Angeles Lakers newcomer Lonzo Ball, he’s still in the process of acclimating, but he’s acting more mature than […]

LaVar Ball has been doing it big since gaining national attention, which mainly comes from people’s curiosity to see what he would say next. The man is simply not afraid to let his thoughts be known or freely share how much confidence he has in any area, especially when it concerns his sons. Big Baller […]

Earlier this week, it had been announced that Metta World Peace has joined the South Bay Lakers as a player development coach. However, it appears that Peace has found yet another gig as he recently revealed to TMZ Sports that he will play in the BIG3 league next summer. The 37-year-old is also set to […]

Originally the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Joel Embiid has only appeared in 35 career games due to injury. However, when healthy, Embiid has quickly established himself as one of the league’s best big men. After signing a five-year, $146.5 million contract extension prior to the 2017-18 NBA season, he is averaging […]

Lonzo Ball has impressed throughout his very short stint in the league, proving to be a natural fit as the Los Angeles Lakers’ point guard of the future. The 6-foot-6 rookie has struggled mightily with his shooting, but still managed to become the first player since the 1983-84 season to post 50 points, 40 rebounds, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Toronto Raptors after a confidence-building win against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, but did so this time with their starting unit on the bench despite being in striking distance from their Eastern Conference foe. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, head coach Luke Walton admitted to benching the starters […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have now dropped three of their first five games of the season with rookie Lonzo Ball being the star attraction. Although the fans are filling the stands at the Staples Center to see what could be the future face of the franchise, Ball has had his fair share of struggles in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a star in the making with rookie Lonzo Ball. The UCLA product already has fans of the storied franchise buzzing about his potential and the fact his presence may eventually result in the arrival of LeBron James. On Friday, Ball turned 20 and got a special message on Twitter from […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is a competitor – on and off the field. Everyone knows that. Metaphorically speaking, Kobe will find a way to make a difficult fadeaway jumper with six hands on his face in life. He embraces challenges and gets a kick out of beating them. That’s just Kobe. But one […]

After 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant retired at the end of the 2015-16 NBA season following a 60-point performance against the Utah Jazz. While Bryant is focused on his businesses, he is still involved with the game of basketball. As the Lakers are set to retire both of his jersey numbers […]

After a 60-point performance against the Utah Jazz, Kobe Bryant retired at the end of the 2015-16 NBA season. While some athletes struggle with the next chapter of their lives, Bryant already knew what he wanted to do when he suffered three season-ending injuries in the final stages of his career. Along with building up […]

Ben Simmons isn’t the only rookie putting up historic numbers so early in his career. Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball is also filling up the stat sheet in record fashion, particularly in terms of his rebounding and assist numbers. Don't worry, it won't to take long to read this list of players who averaged […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma wasn’t having any of ESPN’s social media gimmick when the sports media giant tried to squeeze out any remaining points to talk about with regards to the John Wall-Lonzo Ball matchup on Wednesday. The game was over. The Lakers won, 102-99. And both them and the Washington Wizards were […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers selected Brandon Ingram with the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, they have high hopes for him. Through four games of the 2017-18 NBA season, he is averaging 15.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 32.8 minutes. In a double-double performance against the Washington Wizards, Kelly Oubre […]

The Los Angeles Lakers beat one of the few remaining undefeated teams in the NBA on Wednesday night with Luke Walton’s squad coming out on top against the Washington Wizards in overtime. Walton chose to put his trust in his young players late in the game, and the gamble paid off. Walton’s willingness to trust […]

Brandon Ingram just had one of his best games as a professional against the Washington Wizards. The second-year Los Angeles Lakers forward had 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting with 10 rebounds to record his first career double-double. Lakers coach Luke Walton believes Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr.’s mouth may be partly to thank for […]

During the 2017 NBA preseason, there was a battle for the starting power forward position for the Los Angeles Lakers. Ultimately, head coach Luke Walton believed Larry Nance Jr. was a better fit alongside Brook Lopez and Brandon Ingram over Julius Randle and Kyle Kuzma. With the 2017-18 NBA season in progress, Randle is adjusting […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are now sitting at .500 with four games in the books. Lonzo Ball and company fell to the L.A. Clippers and New Orleans Pelicans in two of the first four games but were able to come out on top against the Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards. Brandon Ingram had another solid […]

Here are your Power Rankings for Week 2 of the NBA season: 30: Phoenix Suns This was an eventful week for Phoenix, and it was exclusively bad. The week began with the worst fate for the league’s worst team, the season started. For Phoenix, it only took three games for them to produce the all-time […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are 2-2 through four games this season, which is a respectable record considering how much Lonzo Ball has struggled with his shot. Although he had a nice 29-point explosion against the Phoenix Suns, the Lakers’ rookie point guard is still averaging just 11.5 points on a miserable 31 percent shooting. According […]

LaVar Ball was once again vindicated after warning the Washington Wizards from targeting his son Lonzo Ball as the Los Angeles Lakers walked away with a 102-99 overtime win on Wednesday night. Wizards center Marcin Gortat and point guard John Wall both promised to make this a nightmare outing for the No. 2 overall selection, […]

Coming into the 2017-18 NBA season, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton and his coaching staff were ready to mix things up. The team had gone through some drastic changes over the summer and were prepared to make more alterations to the rotation once the season got underway. Throughout the first three games, the […]

After a disputed exchange prior to Wednesday’s game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers, All-Star point guard John Wall had some words of praise for his counterpart Lonzo Ball, who managed to grab the win in an overtime affair. “He’s a quiet kid who doesn’t say too much,” said Wall, according to […]

Nick Young isn’t exactly the shining beacon of knowledge that you’d go to ask for basketball wisdom, but he’s quite a fun person to interview and squeeze juicy quotes from. He recently told Marc J. Spears of the Undefeated how he felt about his fit with his new team, the Golden State Warriors, compared to his […]

Since Lavar Ball announced that his family’s Big Baller Brand will launch his son Lonzo’s first signature shoe, the reactions have been a mix of mockery for the steep price of the shoe and respect for the audacity to do things out-of-the-box. Now, Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant is giving his thoughts on the […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers traded D’Angelo Russell and selected Lonzo Ball second overall in last June’s draft, it was clear that they see him as their point guard of the future. Despite only being 19 years old, they were ready to hand over the playmaking duties to him, and earn a lot of experience […]

During the offseason, Magic Johnson became the center of a controversy stemming from tampering charges involving Paul George’s recruitment. He eventually received the highest anti-tampering fine in league history, amounting to $500,000, which he paid out of his own salary. The Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations made an appearance on the pre-game show […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball has played at every level of basketball and has been trained by several coaches before becoming a pro, but somehow his awkward-looking shooting form remains with him. Let’s leave it to Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid to make fun of it. https://twitter.com/TheNBAFlash/status/923334510359453696 Joel Embiid was warming up […]

After a full year of LaVar Ball’s comments about his son Lonzo Ball, opposing players are coming after his son to begin the 2017-18 NBA season. Through three games, Ball is averaging 13.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 8.7 assists in 34.3 minutes. While Ball has faced solid point guards in Patrick Beverley, Eric Bledsoe, and […]

For Charles Barkley, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball is lucky they are not playing in the same era. Because if they were, poor Lonzo’s feelings were going to get hurt by Barkley’s mouth according to the Hall of Famer himself. Ambushed for an interview by TMZ, Barkley was asked whether he’d try to mess […]

Say what you want to say about famous sports dad LaVar Ball, but in Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks’ eyes, Ball is doing a mighty fine job of being a father to his basketball-loving family. While many criticize Ball for opening his mouth too much that he’s putting a big target on his sons’ […]

Lonzo Ball may not have an orthodox shooting form, but it’s very hard to question it, especially with all the success he’s had since he started playing basketball. Now that he’s playing at the highest level, his head coach is even defending it, and says that he and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers […]

On Wednesday night, rookie Lonzo Ball will go head-to-head with arguably the fastest player in the league. The Los Angeles Lakers will host the Washington Wizards with the main storyline centered around the matchup between Ball and Wall. After practice on Tuesday, Ball, as expected, fielded questions about Wall and recent comments made by Marcin […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball is in for another challenge, taking on All-Star point guard John Wall when the undefeated Washington Wizards come to town on Wednesday. Ball’s father LaVar had warned the Wizards after the most recent Lakers loss, which center Marcin Gortat took exception to, laughing it off and noting that Wall […]

The level of optimism was high coming into the 2017-2018 season for the Lakers. Jeanie Buss ousted her brother, Jim Buss, and then-GM, Mitch Kupchak and replaced them with Laker legend Magic Johnson (President of Basketball Operations) and Rob “Lowe” Pelinka (General Manager). This was followed by the team winning the No. 2 pick of […]