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As we all knew, Kobe Bryant went out with a bang with his 60-point farewell performance followed by a departing speech where he ended by saying ‘Mamba Out’ Turns out President Barack Obama was closely watching Kobe Bryant’s final antics and decided to end his final Correspondents’ Dinner at the White House in a similar […]

With all the hype surrounding Drake’s recent “Views From The 6” album, the NBA on TNT crew decided to try and make their own album covers. Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith all had great ones, but Shaq’s was easily the greatest. The crew roasted him so bad in regards to Kobe Bryant, they […]

It seems as if current Golden State Warriors assistant coach and former Los Angeles Lakers player Luke Walton didn’t listen to his father. The Lakers announced on Friday night that the team and Luke Walton have come to a multi-year agreement for Walton to become the new Head Coach, effective at the end of the Warriors’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have their new head coach. The team announced Friday in a press release that Luke Walton has agreed to a multi-year deal with the franchise he played for nine seasons. General manager Mitch Kupchak said in the release: “We’re excited to bring Luke back to Los Angeles, where we feel he’s […]

Everyone knows the incident between Los Angeles Lakers players D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young, where Russell secretly recorded Young discussing his affair with another young woman, and how it gained Russell a reputation as doing the unforgivable for teammates. He broke the bro code, Thou shalt not snitch. Or something like that. For a comedian, this is […]

There’s still plenty of time for Stephen Curry to return to action this postseason, but a number of his counterparts across the league aren’t so lucky. The Los Angeles Clippers lost their best two players, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, to injuries that will keep them out for the rest of the playoffs. It’s part […]

There have been many rumors about the Lakers going after Kevin Durant in free agency. That is relatively unlikely, however, since Durant has said he only wants to play for instant contenders, and Los Angeles is in rebuilding mode now that Kobe Bryant has retired. According to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveny, there are two […]

Towel anyone? Most likely you aren’t in need of one right now, but there is one particular towel you won’t be able to find in any store, physical or online. This one is the towel that Kobe Bryant used in the last game of his career as a Los Angeles Laker. Sure it might be an ordinary […]

Iggy Azalea doesn’t look totally done with Los Angeles Lakers’ forward Nick Young, after the D’angelo Russell recording fiasco a short while ago. Iggy came to visit half way through the process of Nick Young getting a new tattoo that says ‘Born Rebel’. She apparently arrived just in time to point out that the tattoo […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will finally have the opportunity to interview their top candidate. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr confirmed on Wednesday that the Lakers have been granted permission to speak to Luke Walton following the conclusion of Golden State’s first round series with the Houston Rockets. Walton has a deep connection with […]

Amidst rumors of Phil Jackson potentially returning to the Lakers – and the Lakers and his current Knicks team both searching for head coaches – fiancée Jeanie Buss is settling at least one report. RELATED: Jeanie Buss reveals reality behind when she found out Byron Scott was fired by the Lakers The Lakers part-owner told […]

Luke Walton may be the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first choice as head coach, but it appears they have a clear runner-up on the wish list. According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Lakers will consider San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina if they can’t entice Walton back to Los Angeles. RELATED: Lakers searching for something specific in […]

The Lakers have announced that Byron Scott has been fired from his position as head coach of the franchise and the organization now looks for someone to take his place. Unfortunately for the Lakers, they took too long to make their decision and now the two coaches presumed to be the best options available (Tom […]

Even after the season has ended for the Lakers, the lack of communication within the organization is still making the news. RELATED: Byron Scott’s craziest quotes during his Lakers coaching tenure The Lakers announced on Sunday that they had made the decision to fire head coach Byron Scott after the worst season in the franchise’s […]

While the Los Angeles Lakers may have a long list of head coaching candidates, they can check one name who is at least interested in the job. Mark Medina of LA Daily News reports that University of Connecticut basketball head coach Kevin Ollie is “intrigued” by the Lakers’ head coaching vacancy. The vacancy opened up […]

Although the Los Angeles Lakers fired their head coach on Sunday, it appears they won’t be hiring anyone in the near future. While speaking about the decision to fire Byron Scott, general manager Mitch Kupchak stated that the Lakers won’t be hiring a new head coach in the next two weeks. On @TWCSportsNet, Mitch said […]

Kobe Bryant‘s farewell tour just ended, the Los Angeles Lakers missed the playoffs for the third straight season, and they just recently fired head coach Byron Scott. Things are changing in a big way in the City of Angels. What’s next on the agenda for the storied franchise in it’s rebuilding stage, and life after […]

After the Lakers announced the firing of Byron Scott yesterday, the rumor mill on who would take over picked up immediately – as did the list of of coaches that would have wanted the job. Two coaches that likely would have considered taking over for the storied Hollywood, via a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on the lookout for a new head coach and they may be looking at two familiar names to fill the void. After firing Byron Scott on Sunday, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reports the Lakers could be looking at Golden State Warriors assistant Luke Walton and ESPN analyst Jeff Van […]

After two of the worst seasons in franchise history, the Los Angeles Lakers will be looking for a new head coach. The Lakers fired head coach Byron Scott on Sunday, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Scott went 38-126 in two seasons with the franchise, winning just 21 games in 2014-15 before finishing with just […]

For Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson, life is full of possibilities. He’s a restricted free agent this summer, and at the age of 24 with background as an adaptable player and solid shooter, he’s a player on his way up while his team is spinning out. But, at the end of the season, he was told by […]

As the NBA bade farewell to a legend last week, Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa took to Instagram to give her own farewell message. In her post, Bryant spoke of the unseen sacrifices she and the couple’s daughters Natalia and Gianna made to support such an incredible career. Bryant’s account is private, but Vibe.com was able […]

Lakers‘ forward Brandon Bass will move on from the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2016-17 NBA season. According to Chris Haynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Bass will forego his $3.13 million option and move on to another team. Bass signed with the Lakers last July with the hope that he would have a more […]

It’s only been one week since the final game of Kobe Bryant‘s career, and while some people continue to celebrate the Mamba, the focus of many Lakers fans is back on one of the biggest subplots of the season: should the franchise keep Byron Scott moving forward? Throughout his tenure, Scott’s methods have been criticized […]

Luke Walton may be reuniting with his former coach this summer in New York. The current Golden State Warriors assistant coach and former Los Angeles Lakers player is apparently a coaching target of Phil Jackson, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. The New York Knicks president has been given permission by the […]

There is a chance of seeing Kobe Bryant on TV again. Not to say that it will ever happen, but TNT’s Inside the NBA could possibly get a lot more star power. That would be possible if all things align to make the impossible, possible. Just this month both Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley offered […]

Kobe Bryant‘s final season resulted in a lot of hype for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Black Mamba himself. There’s was so much buzz for Kobe’s last game that someone listed a bag of air from his last game on EBay that eventually reached a bid of $15,300. However, eventually EBay caught on to […]

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you come across an auction for a bag of air. But this just isn’t any bag of air, it’s the bag of air from Kobe Bryant’s career finale. For a bid of $15,200 or more, you could win a bag of air from the Laker legend’s final […]

Scott Brooks will have a lot of suitors in the coming weeks, but it appears that he’s circled the Los Angeles Lakers as a potential destination. While the Lakers still have Byron Scott as their head coach, there is no guarantee that he’ll be back with Los Angeles for the 2016-17 season. According to Eric […]

While Kobe Bryant will say goodbye to the Los Angeles Lakers, Jordan Clarkson remains confident he won’t this offseason. The 23-year-old Clarkson will be a restricted free agent this summer. Although the Lakers have struggled over the past couple of years, the young guard has proven to be Los Angeles’ most consistent player over that […]

Kanye West considers himself a creative fellow, and dabbles in fashion quite often. It won’t take much to find him showing his touch off in his own personal wardrobe. Not long ago the Los Angeles Clippers revealed a new team mascot, and shortly after Kanye asked owner Steve Ballmer if he could re-design their mascot on twitter. […]

Kobe Bryant‘s farewell game in which he dropped an astounding 60 points for the Lakers on Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz is one that will never be forgotten by Lakers fans, Kobe fans, NBA fans, and sports fans around the world. After 18 All-Star selections, 5 NBA Championship rings, and spending 20 years in the purple and […]

With the NBA regular season officially over, the Los Angeles Lakers now move beyond the Kobe era and set their focus on the draft on May 23. RELATED: Byron Scott: Next Lakers’ Key Player Will Be Free Agent, Not Draft Pick The Lakers have a 55.8 percent chance at obtaining a top 3 protected pick […]

The Buss family has been intertwined with Lakers history for a long time. For Jeanie Buss, the retirement of Kobe Bryant and the season-long farewell tour to honor him is the perfect way to pay respects to one of the all-time Purple & Gold players. She told ESPN before the Mamba’s final game: “We had […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, one of the all-time best NBA franchises, have had a few miserable years. In the last two seasons the team has only won 38 games – while losing a whopping 126 times. And in the center of it all has been head coach Bryon Scott. He’s faced more criticism than perhaps […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came into this season with expectations that it would be a rebuilding year, but a recent article written by Michael Pina brings to light the notion that Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour negatively affected the progression of the Lakers’ young nucleus during the 2015-2016 NBA season. Knowing that the Lakers would not be fortunate enough to compete for an NBA […]

He may not be a member of the Thunder organization, or Kevin Durant’s agent, but Shaq knows where Kevin Durant is going to be playing basketball next season. At least, he thinks he does. The soon-to-be Hall of Famer was asked there he thought the Thunder superstar would end up next season. He had one […]

Kobe Bryant’s final regular season game was the most expensive to go to of any regular season game from any sport in history. It’s safe to say that if you dropped major cash to be at Kobe’s final game, then Kobe must mean the world to you (or you just have a lot of money). Luckily for […]

Kobe’s final game was remarkable. The game was entertaining, Kobe was having fun, and the post-game speeches were great. It was a perfect ending for one of the best players of all time. Many people thought that fans had to be out of their minds to pay so much money to go to just one regular […]