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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 […]

With the 2017-18 NBA season underway, the Los Angeles Lakers are currently 1-2 after facing the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, and New Orleans Pelicans. As they prepare for the Washington Wizards, the front office has made some important decisions. According to Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, they have exercised their team options on Brandon […]

The third highest-paid player on the Los Angeles Lakers is no longer in the team’s rotation. Apparently, head coach Luke Walton won’t be using veteran forward Luol Deng unless he has to this season. Walton said the following about his plans for Deng moving forward, via Bill Oram of the OC Register. “As of now he’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have just revealed their new classic throwback Nike uniforms inspired by their original team from Minneapolis, in the colors they represented. Rookie phenom Lonzo Ball and the Lakers will step on the court Oct. 25 against the Washington Wizards wearing the classic Minneapolis Lakers uniform, somewhat familiar to longtime fans, but […]

It’s no secret that former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is a huge soccer fan. He played the sport while growing up in Italy and even credited it for his extraordinary vision on the basketball court. However, while the Black Mamba is a known AC Milan and FC Barcelona follower, it seems he now […]

One-time NBA champion Metta World Peace has talked about getting into coaching for a few years now. The former Los Angeles Lakers forward wanted to continue his playing career beyond last season, but it appears no teams came calling or he wasn’t interested in the opportunities that were available. Now it seems World Peace has […]

Through three games of the 2017-18 NBA season, it is already evident opposing point guards are coming after Lonzo Ball. While Ball has struggled with his shooting (34.8 percent from the field and 29.4 percent from the three-point line), he is averaging 13.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 8.7 assists in 34.3 minutes. After facing three […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has been coming into his own after facing a nightmare matchup in his debut against Patrick Beverley and the L.A. Clippers on Thursday. The starting point guard finished a 119-112 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans with eight points, eight rebounds, and a game-high 13 assists — becoming the […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry had nothing but praise for Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball after picking up his first win of the season in a game that had the No. 2 pick’s fingerprints all over the game. Gentry pegged Ball as an “old soul” and “a coach’s dream,” according to Tania […]

Apart from his outstanding basketball skills, Kobe Bryant has also excelled in other fields outside the court. What not a lot of people know about the Los Angeles Lakers legend is that he spoke different languages, including French, where he’s fluent enough to trash talk other players. A video recently surfaced where Kobe Bryant revealed […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball had an unceremonious welcome to the NBA courtesy of Patrick Beverley. The L.A. Clippers guard roughed up the rookie, who struggled to get going and ended up with a three-point, 1-of-6 shooting night on his debut. Ball bounced back very well with a near-triple-double against the Phoenix Suns, but […]

Corey Brewer scored just five points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 132-130 win over the Phoenix Suns last Friday, but it’s his defensive brilliance that stood out for him in the victory. Brewer had three steals and a team-best +14 plus/minus rating. Still, defense remains a big problem for the Lakers. They just gave up […]