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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was eliminated from the 2023 NBA Playoffs after the Denver Nuggets swept his team in the Western Conference Finals. This despite the fact that the 38-year-old averaged 27.8 points, 10.0 assists, 9.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 0.8 blocks per game in the series, shooting 51.9 percent from the field […]

The Denver Nuggets swept the Los Angeles Lakers and booked their ticket to the 2023 NBA Finals. LA had a strong second-half of the year and made an impressive run, but they proved to be no match for Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. Following their sweep of the Lakers, the […]

LeBron James sent the NBA world into a frenzy after he revealed he was uncertain about his basketball future after the Lakers got swept by the Nuggets last night — but what would happen if he actually did retire while still under contract? While some players retire at the end of their contracts, James still […]

Although it was an incredible year 20, LeBron James saw his and the Los Angeles Lakers season come to an unceremonious end on Monday night. The Denver Nuggets finished off the sweep of the Lakers, advancing into the NBA Finals and sending the Lakers into the postseason. James showed why he will be considered one […]

The Houston Rockets appear ready to dig themselves out of a rebuild this offseason and have a list of names they’re interested in ahead of an important summer for the franchise. Though James Harden is the clear and obvious top free-agent target for the Rockets, Houston is reportedly interested in Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin […]

Just because the Los Angeles Lakers are out of contention for the 2023 NBA title, it doesn’t mean that LeBron James is going to be out of the spotlight, even for just a few days. Shortly after the Denver Nuggets completed their four-game sweep of the Lakers in the 2023 NBA Western Conference Finals, LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have just been swept by the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 Western Conference Finals, but the biggest storyline relating to the franchise seems to be in reference to the future of the club’s franchise cornerstone, LeBron James. Following their postseason elimination Monday evening, the superstar forward told reporters that he […]

Kris Jenner came to support her local NBA team, the LA Lakers on Monday night. She was spotted sitting on the court side, of course nothing but the best for her, supporting Tristan Thompson. It must have worked, because the player scored his first points in weeks. Thanks, Kris! Although, it didn’t make much of […]

The wounds from a painful sweep at the hands of the Denver Nuggets are still fresh for Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, and it’s probably a major reason why he sort of flirted with the idea of retiring from playing basketball. LeBron James said after the Lakers lost to the Nuggets in Game 4 […]

How will the Indiana Pacers be able to take the next step forward and make a hopeful push for the NBA Playoffs? Indiana will need to continue building upon a season that ended with 35 wins, their highest amount since the team featured forward Domantas Sabonis and guard Victor Oladipo in the 2019-20 season. Two […]

The Denver Nuggets haven’t generated a ton of fanfare throughout the 2023 NBA Playoffs, but they surely won’t care much given that they have managed to make it all the way to the NBA Finals. Part of that lack of fanfare trickled to Nikola Jokic during his MVP race with Joel Embiid, which is a […]

Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers saw their 2022-23 season come to a bitter end, as they were sent packing in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals by the Denver Nuggets with a final score reading 113-111. Despite the underwhelming sweep, and the disappointment of coming away from the season championship-less, star big man […]

Austin Reaves was quite a revelation for the Los Angeles Lakers during the team’s 2022-23 season. Reaves started the season as someone casual fans had a hard time recognizing but finished the campaign perhaps already a household name, at least among Lakers fans. Although the Lakers got swept by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, […]

The Golden State Warriors, contrary to what some may believe, are not yet done as a contending team. As long as Stephen Curry is around and healthy come playoff time, the Warriors will have an opportunity to win it all. Nevertheless, the Warriors organization knows better than anyone that having “strength in numbers” is a […]

Given how extraordinarily competitive the majority of professional athletes are, the Los Angeles Lakers’ series defeat to the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 Western Conference Finals has to sting. After all, seeing the Lakers rescue their season all the way from a 2-10 record to coming eight wins away from an NBA championship only to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had their season end after being swept by the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, and Lakers head coach Darvin Ham says the expectation for next season is to take the next step and win the championship. “Coming into next year, there’s going to be expectations, as there should be […]

Is Trae Young the answer in Los Angeles? The Lakers brass has reportedly had “internal discussions” on the idea of acquiring the Atlanta Hawks frontman. Young has been a visible guest during LA home games this postseason ever since the Hawks were eliminated from the playoffs. He shares the same agent as LeBron James and […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone had nothing but praise for Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP Nikola Jokic after the team swept the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 on Monday night. While celebrating their first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history, Malone spoke to the media about Jokic when asked about what he has proven […]

The Boston Celtics aren’t totally out just yet, but heading into Game 4 against the Miami Heat, it feels like they are almost certainly set to be sent on vacation by the Heat on Tuesday night. While the stakes are considerably lower for the C’s given the corner they have backed themselves into, this is […]

The Boston Celtics are in a deep hole against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, trailing in the series 3-0, and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that the Celtics’ downfall could relate to the dismissal of head coach Ime Udoka last offseason. “This team, this locker room, they never got over Ime Udoka’s […]

LeBron James shared his gift of foresight to the general media again as he gave his flowers to Carmelo Anthony’s retirement during a Lakers postgame presser. “I kind of knew the announcement was going to happen … people will probably think I’m lying about that too, huh?” LeBron on Carmelo’s retirement 😅 pic.twitter.com/uAomqG9HMS — SportsCenter […]

The Denver Nuggets are in the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. They avenged their five-game loss in the 2020 Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers by sweeping them in 2023. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray balled out and uplifted their supporting cast to win the franchise’s biggest series to […]

Given how the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2022-23 season began, making it to the Western Conference Finals is a success in and of itself. Nonetheless, for a LeBron James-led team, making the conference finals doesn’t exactly qualify as a rousing triumph, especially when their season ended on a blocked layup attempt en route to a sweep […]

LeBron James definitely seems like someone who would play in the NBA until his body no longer could. Despite entering the league in 2003, James remains one of the best players in the NBA; his greatness was in full display once more despite being on the receiving end of a sweep, dropping 40 points, nine […]

Some of the most iconic players in NBA history made an indelible mark on the game by leaving a unique imprint by virtue of having a signature shot. Even LeBron James has a signature shot, his fear-inducing “LeF**k You” three. And now, Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic is now emerging as someone who should inspire a […]

After playing 48 minutes (minus 4.3 seconds), dropping 40-10-9, and getting stuffed at the buzzer in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 113-111 season-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, LeBron James concluded his postgame press conference with a dubious cliffhanger. “I don’t know,” he said when asked to evaluate his age-38 season, […]

LeBron James is uncertain about his future in the NBA and with the Los Angeles Lakers, telling the media after their Western Conference Finals sweep that he has to “think about” it. Apparently, he’s also mulling about potentially calling it a career. According to the latest reports, James will also be considering the possibility of […]

Magic Johnson sends a strong message after LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ season comes to an end after a heartbreaking Game 4 loss to the Denver Nuggets, 113-111. The Purple and Gold were led by LeBron James, who put up a tremendous fight, scoring 40 points, grabbing 10 […]

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis have no doubt in their minds that the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets are the best team they have faced in the playoffs since they paired up four years ago. LeBron shared as much in his postgame presser after the Nuggets swept his Lakers in the West […]

As much hate as LeBron James has drawn ever since breaking into the scene at 18 years old in 2003, one would have to admit that he is, indeed, one of the greatest basketball players of all time. At the very least, it is a guarantee that James won’t ever quit giving it his all […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets just swept LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. Sure enough, all of Denver is just in pure ecstasy right now as the team not only secured its first NBA Finals appearance, but also finally got its revenge for that 2020 playoffs beating at […]

After a scorching-hot first-half performance that saw him drop 31 points all over the Denver Nuggets, it’s as if the LeBron James freight train ran out of steam in the second half. The Nuggets took LeBron’s best punch and they countered with an unmistakable haymaker that buried the Lakers in what turned out to be […]

Despite the Los Angeles Lakers ending their season after losing Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets, LeBron James’ performance in Game 4 was nothing short of spectacular. In a game that involved moving D’Angelo Russell to the bench, the adjustments proved to be effective as it allowed James to put up a historical first quarter, scoring 21 […]

It’s the end of the road for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, with Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets completing a sweep of LA. The Nuggets defeated Los Angeles Monday night in Hollywood, 113-111, to come out on top of the Western Conference, but it was not also because of a lack of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in a tough spot this offseason after missing the playoffs. The Pelicans are led by Zion Williamson, who was injured for the majority of the season. This has been common in Williamson’s career, as he has struggled to stay healthy. When Williamson was healthy, the Pelicans were one of the […]

Nikola Jokic has made it official. The Denver Nuggets superstar big man is now the all-time leader in triple-doubles in a single postseason in league history with another stellar performance in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Via ESPN Stats & Info: Nikola Jokic records his 8th triple-double […]

Nikola Jokic has broken the record for the most triple-doubles in a single postseason, surpassing the record of seven set by Wilt Chamberlain way back in 1967. Jokic achieved the feat in his Denver Nuggets’ Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers. He reached the triple-double in the third quarter with his tenth assist, which […]

The Phoenix Suns are in a race against time. While trading for Kevin Durant isn’t exactly a move the Suns front office is going to regret anytime soon, it has put them at a position of urgency. They need to win now, especially when the Brooklyn Nets basically own their draft pick cupboard for the […]

The Denver Nuggets have a golden opportunity in their hands in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Up 3-0 in the series, Nikola Jokic and Co. get the chance to humiliate the Lakers on their own home floor by accomplishing a clean sweep, and more importantly, punch their ticket to their first-ever NBA Finals […]