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Kristaps Porzingis has made a lot of fans after being booed when he got drafted last year by the New York Knicks. A relative unknown joining a talented pool of players hoping to get selected by an NBA team, the 7-foot-3 Latvian international became a sensation in The Big Apple and gave the team a lot […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton has earned his first career ejection as the man at the helm after he was infuriated by a blatant tackle of his third-year forward Julius Randle at the hands of DeMarcus Cousins. The Sacramento Kings center ran behind Randle and entangled him from behind as they both fell […]

After eight seasons under the tutelage of former head coach Phil Jackson — Luke Walton, now the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in his own right, has learned the ins and outs of the Zen Master, but some things still remain a mystery. The president of the New York Knicks recently had some sharp […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Nick Young has received more criticism in his career rather than praises. However, his head coach, Luke Walton, talked about him recently and had nothing but good words for him. After suffering a calf injury, the 31-year-old USC product came back ahead of schedule and played for his team against […]

Not too far departed from their stint as player and coach, Luke Walton now holds the title his mentor Phil Jackson once did — head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Now president of the New York Knicks, Jackson has been a pool of knowledge for his former player as he embarks in a career […]

Luke Walton has got to be the best thing that happened to the Lakers this season. After a tumultuous campaign under the previous leadership, the youthful and talent-laden squad from Los Angeles is now exuding a positive vibe thanks to the change in culture brought by Walton’s arrival. The rookie coach has received nothing but […]

Los Angeles Lakers sixth man Lou Williams has been on an absolute tear, scoring a total 137 points during the past four games, the most for a player coming off the bench in 46 years. The 6-foot-2 point guard is averaging 34.3 points per game during the four-game stretch and doing so shooting 52.6 percent from […]

If there is one man who knows New York Knicks president Phil Jackson, it’s Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. After 11 seasons with the “Zen Master,” he’s gotten to know the ins and outs of a rather complex individual. So it isn’t a surprise that Bryant has shared some of his experiences in dealing with the […]

Phoenix Suns sixth man Brandon Knight got the shooter’s roll of a lifetime after being grabbed by Los Angeles Lakers point guard Marcelo Huertas during the third quarter of Friday night’s ESPN doubleheader. Knight was fouled on the play and let go of a wild mid-range runner that hit the top of the backboard, then ricocheted off […]

The Los Angeles Lakers started the season by winning more games than expected by many and were considered as overachievers. However, even if the team was not able to sustain their good start and have lost 10 of its last 14 games, its starting point guard, D’Angelo Russell, still has high expectations for their squad. […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, are welcoming their third daughter, according to TMZ Sports. The couple had announced through Instagram that they were expecting their third child back in July. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHyOgV8hix7/ Vanessa reportedly gave birth a few days ago in L.A. The infant, whose name hasn’t been revealed, has two big sisters […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell has been sidelined for 11 of the last 12 games. He is recovering from a knee injury but can not wait to get back on the court. Russell spoke with the Bill Oram of the O.C. Register about how he’s been feeling since he went down in November. “I feel like […]

Los Angeles Lakers third-year forward Julius Randle did not shy away from calling out his teammates after a 134-95 shellacking at the hands of the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. The team allowed 43 and 39-point quarters to the Rockets and never recovered from the incessant barrage of threes from sixth man Eric Gordon, who led […]

After overachieving during the earlier days of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers have crashed back to earth losing six of their last eight games and saw their record drop to 10-13. A couple of factors have caused them to stumble. Their recent schedule hasn’t been friendly as they played four road games in five days while […]

Before the start of the shortened 2011 NBA season due to a lockout, former commissioner David Stern made a lot of headlines when he nixed the move that would’ve sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers following a trade with the league-owned New Orleans Hornets. Five years after, Stern made a statement to clarify […]

Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan looks up to Kobe Bryant the way he looked up to Michael Jordan. DeRozan doesn’t have any of the same accomplishments as his NBA predecessors, but the LA county native (from Compton) wants to model himself after them. He spoke with ESPN’s Briant Windhorst about how carefully he studied Bryant’s […]

Between 2008-2013, Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson regularly appeared on ESPN’s NBA Countdown before leaving amidst rumors of apparent disturbance caused by Bill Simmons. The aforementioned rumors have since been squashed, but reasons for his departure remain unclear. Fans of the NBA great will be pleased to hear that the 57-year-old will be returning to […]

ESPN produces some of the best sports documentaries available to see in their 30 for 30 series. The variety of stories and topics they cover make for plenty of must-watch television. Their next 30-for-30 documentary will cover one of the NBA greatest ever rivalries: the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. [gap] The two […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Jose Calderon is expected to miss two to four weeks after the MRI results revealed a strained right hamstring, according to a team release on Monday. Calderon was injured during Saturday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. He played only eight minutes before sitting out the rest of the game, as the Lakers called […]

Between the years of 2001 and 2014, Pau Gasol only played for two NBA teams: the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers. The 36-year-old’s brother, Marc Gasol, is currently the franchise player for Memphis, so he was naturally eager to watch Sunday’s game between the two teams. Time to watch some @NBA basketball! Between […]

Larry Nance, Jr. is known for his dunking. It’s in his blood even. But he doesn’t see himself that way. Not anymore, at least. Nance surprisingly doesn’t like his chances if he were to enter the dunk contest, saying this, via ESPN: “I’ve always maintained that at some point, I would love to,” Nance said. […]

Sports Illustrated will be awarding Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown, and Bill Russell with the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. The award will be presented to the men for their leadership in social activities. This goes right in line with Jabbar who was recently honored by the POTUS with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in mid-November. He is also […]

Trade rumors seem to have been surfacing much earlier this season than in recent years. Before the season even began, San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge dealt with trade rumors that were unfounded. There are always rumors, but many of them never come to fruition although they never stop coming. Recently, Los Angeles Lakers forward Luol […]

The young Los Angeles Lakers have already enjoyed much more success than many expected this season. They were projected to be at the bottom of the standings by season’s end but are currently in the middle of the Western Conference with a 10-12 record. One player responsible for their relative success is Lou Williams, who […]

Longtime Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant has moved fully into his entrepreneurial side, selling ugly Christmas sweaters to benefit the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation. The sweaters feature Bryant dressed as Santa Claus holding a basketball in a gift sack, donning the Lakers’ purple and gold. Aside from the usual Christmas-inspired ornaments like […]

Back in October, Sports Illustrated asked their staff an extremely difficult question. Several writers discussed the retirement of three bona fide basketball legends and which of them leaves the biggest hole in the league upon their departure. During this summer’s off-season, the NBA lost ‘The Black Mamba’ Kobe Bryant, ‘The Big Fundamental’ Tim Duncan, and […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward suffered what looked to be an Achilles injury during Tuesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The 6-foot-7 forward limped to the sideline before collapsing to the floor holding his right Achilles area as team physicians rushed over to give treatment. An MRI was scheduled Wednesday morning, and the results were […]

Phil Jackson is the President of Basketball Operations for the New York Knicks. That is a fact that isn’t in danger of changing, but there is a limit to his term. Jackson has an opt-out clause that he can exercise on July 1, 2017 in the event he gets tired of the Big Apple. Insiders […]

Already missing the services of their starting point guard, D’Angelo Russell, the Los Angeles Lakers saw another one of their key rotation players go down with an injury. Nick Young left the first quarter of their game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday after suffering a right Achilles tendon strain. He attempted to block a shot […]

Since taking on the Los Angeles Lakers‘ head coaching position, Luke Walton has already brought a lot of changes to the team. From offensive and defensive sets to changing the starters, he has truly made his presence felt. One of the players who saw his role in the team change after Walton’s arrival is third-year […]

Atlanta Hawks new signing Dwight Howard had no love from home team fans during the 109-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday at Staples Center. It didn’t take long for the boos to come yet again, despite having been three years since he played there. Fans ruthleslly booed at his introduction, at every rebound he […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson showed off his sense of style (or lack thereof) after a 109-94 win against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. The 24-year-old was wearing a patterned black and yellow kilt next to Larry Nance Jr., when he was asked “what’s going on with the kilt?” by a reporter. His response? “It’s […]

Whenever he plays a game in Staples Center to face the Los Angeles Lakers, former purple and gold big man Dwight Howard expects to get booed and heckled by fans watching live, especially after his unsuccessful stint with the team back in the 2012-2013 season. This was the case on Sunday night when the Atlanta […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Brandon Ingram 2nd overall in the recent NBA draft, the expectations were sky-high as the team entered unfamiliar territory which is the post-Kobe Bryant era. Despite young stud D’Angelo Russell having the upper hand, the torchbearer role for the storied franchise is still up for grabs, and Ingram, armed […]

Rebuilding is inevitable and for the Timberwolves and Lakers, and the time is now. Who is going to come out on top in the years to come? Who will pick up the next superstar and emerge as a new NBA powerhouse? We’ve got people discussing this topic and many other sports-related questions all day long […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are going to need to get used to playing without D’Angelo Russell. The Lakers point guard is expected to miss at least eight more games, according to the most recent reports. D'Angelo projected to miss about 8 games while recovering from PRP injection. He's begun recovery process with swimming-pool exercises. — […]

During the Golden State Warriors‘ broadcast of their game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, a fan was caught off guard when he saw a camera shooting a live feed. He got so excited and enthusiastically wanted to show off his allegiance to the team by quickly unzipping his hoodie and flashing his shirt. […]

Inspired by a Joe Budden list where he rates rappers’ bars from one through five, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has come up with his own list of rapper-athletes, which might shock a few in the scene. https://twitter.com/MettaWorldPeace/status/801110361583689728 World Peace, of course, is a rapper of his own, following his motto “Rapper by day, […]

The Golden State Warriors were able to avenge their loss earlier this season to the Los Angeles Lakers when they won against them on Wednesday night in a blowout, 149-106. It also marked the first time the team won against their former assistant coach, Luke Walton, who now calls the shots for the Lakers. After […]