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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. […]

It’s been over a year and half since Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant hung up his sneakers and went into retirement. It’s never an easy task for someone to start over, especially after 20 years of the same routine as Bryant went through during his NBA career. However, Kobe Bryant has coped fairly well […]

Back in the 1980’s, Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson and Detroit Pistons icon Isiah Thomas were considered best friends. Unfortunately, their once great friendship was no more after the Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers finally played each other in two consecutive NBA Finals in 1988 and 1989. Johnson eventually admitted that he helped […]

Tributes for Los Angeles Lakers legendary shooting guard Kobe Bryant during his jersey numbers retirement on Monday came in different forms. For one Lakers and Kobe superfan, it’s literally his physical form that served as his way of honoring the Black Mamba. Chris Huerta had weight issues just over a year ago, but after watching […]

Kobe Bryant hung up his sneakers for good over a year ago, but people’s memories of the legendary Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard were brought back on Monday when the team retired both his jersey numbers, No. 8 and No. 24. From now on, no Lakers player will be allowed to sport those numbers. They […]

Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant received the highest honor he could get from the only team he played for in his 20 years in the NBA on Monday. At halftime of the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Lakers yesterday, the storied Purple and Gold franchise retired both numbers that Kobe sported […]

After retiring following the 2015-16 NBA season, Kobe Bryant just had to wait 20 months for the Los Angeles Lakers to retire both of his jersey numbers. As Bryant focuses on building Kobe Inc. and the art of storytelling, he took time to reflect on his future Hall of Fame career. Prior to the team’s […]

Kyle Kuzma definitely ha an appreciation for greatness, especially playing for a team with as storied a history as the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers officially retired the jerseys of Kobe Bryant on Monday night in the game against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Both number 8 and number 24 were revealed in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell short on Monday night at the Staples Center against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant and company getting the best of Luke Walton’s squad in overtime at the Staples Center. Along with losing for the 18th time this season, the Lakers also appear to have lost […]

After 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant retired following a 60-point performance against the Utah Jazz. Just 20 months later, Bryant’s two jersey numbers were retired against the Golden State Warriors. While there will continue to be debates about 8 vs. 24, the five-time champion finally revealed which number he would have […]

If the NBA ever happens to be worried about any dads following in the footsteps of Big Baller Brand founder LaVar Ball in the future, the league shouldn’t have to worry about former Los Angeles Lakers legend Mychal Thompson. In a recent interview with Bay Area radio station 95.7 The Game, Mychal opened up about how […]