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The first coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, John Kundla, has passed away on Sunday at the age of 101. He is survived by his family members, including his son, Tom, who confirmed his death. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss gave a statement, via Ron Clements of Sporting News, where she expressed her sadness over losing […]

Since the Los Angeles Lakers selected rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, there has been nothing but praise thrown towards him. His teammate Julius Randle has lofted his own major compliment in the direction of the former UCLA point guard, according to Caitlyn Stroh of Kentucky Sports. “He makes everybody better, he’s a great player, he […]

The fans of Larry Nance Jr. have been accustomed to seeing him on the court throwing down nasty slams and relentlessly fighting for rebounds. However, what many do not know is that he has a big heart, and even touched a soldier’s life back in 2003, when he was still 10 years old. Nance sent […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have gotten a huge rookie steal after witnessing the impressive performances of Kyle Kuzma in the Summer League. The 27th overall pick in last month’s draft had very solid averages of 21.9 points, including 51.4 percent shooting from the field, and 6.4 rebounds. He was even named the championship game’s MVP, […]

For NBA rookies and less experienced players, the Summer League is the optimal time to test the waters as basketball professional. A long season looms ahead for these emerging NBA players, and they have two weeks to play in a more lighthearted manner, getting to know their young teammates in the pursuit for a Summer League championship. […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is a very active personality on social media. He is not shy to call out something that he does not like, or to ask famous pop stars out. One thing that he certainly did not like is what LaVar Ball was talking about before the 2017 NBA Draft. While Ball […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers‘ vastly-improved lineup, expectations are starting to grow on how they’ll fare next season. Some of their fans are already thinking that they can make it to the playoffs, and even make a lot of noise in it should they make it that far. However, for Magic Johnson, he is thinking […]

When news hit that Kyrie Irving wanted out of Cleveland, the NBA world was shocked. This requested trade has a lot of immediate implications on the entire NBA landscape. Primarily, it has implications on the future of LeBron James. James has an issue with the Cavaliers front office. The Cavs lost the 2017 NBA Finals and […]

Former Bulls and Knicks guard Derrick Rose is the biggest free agent name still out there. The former MVP is apparently asking for too much money, and most teams are not willing to pay that, given his history with injuries. However, some teams are ready to take a swing on Rose. While early free agency suggested the […]

With Nike releasing new designs of jerseys for NBA teams, it has inspired one fan to come up with his own layouts. Instagram user Brian Begley designed some interesting jerseys that is based from the teams’ old color schemes, as well as pop culture fads that were made famous in the city or state the […]

A lot may have already been said about Lonzo Ball, from his Chino Hills days to his recent Summer League play. Some are believing that he will be a star in the NBA, while others remain skeptical until he plays against real NBA competition. That said, the opinion on him by the public may not […]

Following the hilarious video he posted while issuing a challenge to LaVar Ball, Shaquille O’Neal once again took to his Instagram account to show off his dance moves, and take a shot at the CEO of Big Baller Brand. In his latest video, O’Neal’s all-white outfit highlighted his silver light-up shoes as he busted his moves on the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have once again ramped up their efforts in free agency, this time targeting a veteran point guard. According to Mark Medina of the LA Daily News, the Lakers on Thursday afternoon held a meeting with former Golden State Warriors point guard Ian Clark. I'm told the Lakers also met with free-agent […]

With the success he’s had in the Summer League, Kyle Kuzma’s popularity has risen, and he is now one of the players the Los Angeles Lakers fans are most looking forward to seeing represent the Purple and Gold next season. After being named the Summer League championship game MVP, Nike did not waste time in […]

The first few weeks of free agency have passed, and the Los Angeles Lakers have remained one of the quietest teams in the league. The Lakers’ only move was inking former Detroit Pistons guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a one-year, $18 million deal. However, Mark Medina of the Orange County Register is reporting that the front office […]

Following reports that the Cleveland Cavaliers had engaged in serious talks to land the former league MVP Derrick Rose on a one-year deal, things have taken a more complex turn of events. Both the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls have now entered the picture as possible landing spots as they are set to meet […]

Following a Las Vegas Summer League championship effort, a Los Angeles Lakers fan was feeling himself a little too much, tweeting out that the Portland Trail Blazers — who lost in the championship game 110-98 — would never be on his team’s level. https://twitter.com/808Astro/status/887907797186224128 But the hapless fan apparently had no clue of the Blazers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will make their best pitch to free agent point guard Derrick Rose during their meeting today in hopes to lure him away from signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Cavs held “serious talks” with Rose, as reported earlier today, but can only be signed to a […]

Since the Los Angeles Lakers selected Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick in this year’s draft, team president Magic Johnson has done nothing but voice his praise toward him. Johnson took that to another level on Tuesday afternoon as he stated that the 19-year-old shares the same level of basketball IQ as him, according […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may already have a vastly-improved roster for the coming season, but what many do not know was that they were planning something else bigger earlier in the summer, which could pay dividends for them next year. With a need for a veteran shooting guard, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported recently that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t just the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League kings. They’re also TV ratings royalty. Sports broadcasting giant ESPN has released its TV viewership records — as gathered by Nielsen — for the Summer League, which improved by 112 percent compared to last year’s numbers. From only 369,000 pair of eyeballs in 2016, […]

The 2017 NBA Summer League offers everyone the first glimpse into the early development of young and unknown players. Rookies, second-year players, G-League standouts, free agent hopefuls, and rising coaches are all trying to make a name for themselves in Las Vegas. This year was no different as prominent NBA executives, players, former players, scouts, agents, and […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard and New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher was once again part of the headlines last month, when he and his girlfriend were involved in a vehicular accident in an L.A. freeway. He received two charges of DUI, and was set to appear in court for trial. The 42-year-old was not present […]

As reported by Laker Nation’s Serena Winters, the July 8th Summer League matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics was the most-watched Summer League game ever, with roughly 1.1 million views on ESPN. The Lakers also played in six of the seven most viewed games on ESPN in Summer League history: ESPN sent […]

The Los Angeles Lakers brawn, comprised of president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka, have done everything possible to make the team attractive to Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said on Wednesday’s episode of The Jump with Rachel Nichols. “From the day they got the job, they started to do […]

Newly-crowned NBA champion Kevin Durant empathized with recently crowned Las Vegas Summer League Championship Game MVP Kyle Kuzma after his championship celebration. Kuzma earned the honors after posting a 30-point, 10-rebound double-double in the Lakers’ 110-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers — adding to the hype of the youth-infused purple-and-gold. Durant quoted his post-celebratory […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a busy summer. Their roster is going to look wildly different next season. First, they traded away their former second pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, D’Angelo Russell, to the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets sent center Brook Lopez and the 27th selection in the 2017 NBA Draft to the […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers‘ president of basketball operations, Magic Johnson is doing everything in his power to bring his beloved Lakers back to relevance. Johnson, one of only five NBA players in history to have accumulated over 10,000 assists, knows an outstanding floor general when he sees one. And with Los Angeles selecting UCLA point […]

Despite being only 19 years old, there’s already a lot of pressure on the young shoulders of Lonzo Ball. He was a highly touted rookie out of UCLA and was selected second overall in last month’s draft by one of the league’s most storied franchises, the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead of lowering the expectations on […]

The deal that sent D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets is widely considered as one of the more surprising trades that happened this summer. He was initially thought of as an important piece of the Los Angeles Lakers for years to come. When asked if he had a hard time parting ways with the young guard, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took a huge blow recently, as this year’s second overall pick and Summer League MVP, Lonzo Ball, suffered a calf injury that forced him to miss the championship game on Monday. The team immediately had x-rays and an MRI done on him to find out its extent and also to check if there […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a very solid offseason so far, with the addition of Brook Lopez, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma. But they are still looking to add another piece to address their needs in the backcourt, and will try to sign a veteran point guard soon. The team’s president of […]

Brandon Ingram made more than just a great impression during his first Las Vegas Summer League game with the Los Angeles Lakers, dropping 26 points to lead his team in a 96-93 opening loss against the L.A. Clippers. He was also an incredibly supportive teammate despite that being his only game on the court. The […]

Entering this summer’s free agency, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was expected to generate a lot of interest from teams around the league before the Detroit Pistons matched any offer given to him as he was a restricted free agent. However, despite many interested teams, no large long-term offer was extended to him, and became an unrestricted free […]

Nick Young was utterly complimentary of his former coach Luke Walton for turning a complicated situation in Los Angeles into a workable one at the start of the 2016-17 season. The Los Angeles Lakers‘ locker room was filled with immaturity — the biggest stamp of it being D’Angelo Russell‘s blunder with Young’s former girlfriend, Iggy […]

Earlier this offseason, Nick Young signed with the Golden State Warriors on a one-year, $5.2 million deal, shutting the door on a return to the Los Angeles Lakers next season. However, Young recently told Mark Medina of the LA Daily News that he could one day return to Los Angeles before he retires. “I love […]

After winning MVP for the 2017 NBA Summer League due to his outstanding play, Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball has been the talk of NBA Twitterverse: Lonzo Ball named NBA Summer League MVP in Las Vegas. 16.3 points9.3 assists7.7 rebounds pic.twitter.com/asSJywCxsA — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 18, 2017 Showtime is back, baby: […]

Lonzo Ball has made a strong start to his professional career with a number of solid performances in the recently concluded Las Vegas Summer League. He recorded two-triple doubles and was named the MVP of the tournament to the delight of the Los Angeles Lakers fans. However, team president Magic Johnson understands that the level […]

On Monday Night, the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League championship by upending the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite rookie point guard Lonzo Ball not being able to play in the title game due to a mild calf strain, the 19-year-old did set a Summer League record, according to ESPN. Lonzo Ball’s […]