LeBron James Articles - Page 172

The Los Angeles Lakers, who are presently the ninth seed in the Western Conference with a 26-28 record, have not played the style of basketball they expected to play this season. There are a variety of reasons why this Laker squad is struggling, but one factor that can certainly be blamed for their lack of […]

When a foul isn’t called, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers isn’t shy in expressing his displeasure with the officials. LeBron James has yet to receive a technical this season, causing Michael Corvo of Clutch Points to share an article saying that he is the goat when it comes to battling with officials and […]

There’s no bigger factor towards the success of the Los Angeles Lakers than health. If LeBron James or Anthony Davis are out of action, LA is going nowhere fast. It’s also safe to say that the Lakers need more than just LeBron and AD to get them to where they want to go. Russell Westbrook […]

The New York Knicks suffered a heartbreaking 122-115 loss in overtime to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, but it was quite a night for RJ Barrett. The Knicks youngster put up a career-high 36 points in 50 minutes of action and also scored the last five points of regulation to send the game to […]

The comparisons made between Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James of the and Tom Brady are nothing new. Both athletes ruled over their respective sport for two decades and won multiple championships in the process. With Brady officially announcing his retirement, Lakers star was asked on his reaction to the news and what the legendary […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis has been killing it since he returned from his knee injury. While he only scored eight points in his return game against the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 25, he has scored at least 27 points in each of the other five games he has played, with three games of […]

LeBron James, who had missed the past five games for the struggling Los Angeles Lakers, was a game-time decision vs. the New York Knicks on Saturday. You wouldn’t know it from watching the game. After a predictably rusty few first minutes, James got rolling at Crypto.com Arena. He ended up with 29 points on 13-of-24 […]

For the second time in 2022, Russell Westbrook — the highest-paid player on the Los Angeles Lakers — was benched in crunch time. The key difference between what happened on Jan. 19 vs. the Indiana Pacers and on Saturday vs. the New York Knicks, though, was the Lakers actually won this time. Regardless, LeBron James […]

LeBron James returned to the lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night after a five-game absence due to a lingering knee injury. It did not look like his knee was bothering LeBron one bit as he led LA to a thrilling overtime win against the New York Knicks in Crypto.com Arena, 122-115. James […]

Doc Rivers has been doing this coaching thing for a while now. The Philadelphia 76ers coach has had several chances to coach against LeBron James throughout his various coaching stops. According to him, it’s not unlike what he’s seen from Luka Doncic when playing against the Dallas Mavericks. Rivers was vocal on the difficulty of […]

In a Saturday surprise, LeBron James could return to the Los Angeles Lakers lineup to face the New York Knicks on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. LeBron has missed the past five games with left knee soreness and swelling (here’s everything we know about the injury, up to this point). Because […]

There has been a lot of speculation surrounding Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and his yearning to play alongside his son, Bronny James. There has also been a lot of chatter about the potential for James leaving the Lakers. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, playing with his son might just take precedence over staying […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ season has been challenging to say the least. They are three games under .500 more than halfway through the season. It’s definitely not what the Lakers organization envisioned entering the year. One of the reasons for the lack of success has been health. Both LeBron James and especially Anthony Davis have […]

LeBron James was reduced to a mere spectator as the Los Angeles Lakers took on their rival L.A. Clippers at Crypto.com Arena. Even without the game’s biggest star on the floor, both LA teams managed to put on a show in the closing seconds. With no timeouts remaining, Anthony Davis put the Lakers on top […]

Phoenix Suns point god Chris Paul has been through a whole lot in his illustrious career. As it turns out, however, last season’s first-round clash against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers happened to be one of the most insane experiences CP3 had in his 17-year tenure in the NBA. In a recent episode […]

Trae Young had another monster performance on Thursday night as the Atlanta Hawks took down the Phoenix Suns, 124-115. Young exploded for a game-high 43 points and this most recent scoring outburst allowed him to enter LeBron James and Kevin Durant territory. According to ESPN Stats & Info on Twitter, the Hawks superstar is just […]

LeBron James will miss his fifth consecutive game when the Los Angeles Lakers face the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night. It will be the second straight game James has missed while being listed as “doubtful” on the injury report. What else did we learn on Thursday about the status of LeBron’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been struggling again of late and it’s no coincidence that they’ve gone 1-3 in the last four games LeBron James has been sidelined due to injury. The good news for LA is LeBron appears to be progressing well in his rehab and he could be back in action sooner rather […]

If you ask former New York Knicks tough guy Charles Oakley, the reason LeBron James never had any serious interest in signing with the Knickerbockers is the owner of the franchise itself, the ever-controversial James Dolan. Oakley, who has just launched a memoir about his time in the NBA titled “The Last Enforcer,” mentioned in […]

Where would the Los Angeles Lakers be without Carmelo Anthony? Probably a season-worst 24-28, mired in a four-game losing skid, and three games up on the Portland Trail Blazers for the no. 10 — 10! — seed in the Western Conference. Instead, following an ugly, but crucial (coincidentally, the name of my next ’90s alt-emo […]

While there are concerns about LeBron James’ knee injury, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel provided some encouraging update about his condition. Before the Lakers took on the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, Vogel confirmed that James’ recovery from the lingering left knee issue is “moving in the right direction.” While Vogel did not […]

LeBron James will miss his fourth straight game on Wednesday when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Portland Trail Blazers. The four-time NBA champ is currently dealing with a lingering knee injury and it sounds like he’s set to spend more time on the shelf moving forward. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, LeBron’s camp […]

If there are any New York Knicks fans out there that are secretly praying for a miracle wherein LeBron James somehow decides to take his talents to the Big Apple to be the new face of the franchise, then I guess now would be the time to stop dreaming. That is if you take the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have dropped three straight games, falling to 24-27 on the season. All three games were without superstar LeBron James. James has been dealing with a knee injury. Dr. Evan Jeffries posted a video of where he believes the injury was sustained. If you watch the clip closely you can see the […]

Like father, like son. According to reports, the son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has now taken some of his first steps towards building his own empire. Bronny James has reportedly filed no less than three trademark applications and we can only assume that this is with the intent of using the same […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies played a few weeks ago, and Desmond Bane and LeBron James went at it a few times. They had to be separated many times, and the officials warned them to stop trash-talking. The remarks said by LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers to Memphis Grizzlies second-year […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been on the receiving end of a ton of criticism of late and you can’t say that it has not been warranted. The Lakers have struggled mightily throughout the season and at this point, there appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel. For his part, however, […]

On Tuesday night, future Hall of Fame basketball player Dwayne Wade joined the NBA on TNT set during halftime of the Phoenix Suns vs. Brooklyn Nets game. Wade recognized LeBron James accomplishments at his age, but made a very good point about Chris Paul. "We don't give Chris Paul his flowers enough."@DwyaneWade shows love to […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is a four-time NBA champion, and he made sure to remind everyone of that in his latest endorsement of Lobos Tequila 1707. LeBron, who is an early backer of the tequila brand, retweeted his latest photo promoting the product. However, the Lakers star certainly took the spotlight away from […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers in all sorts of trouble right now, there have been whispers of LeBron James looking to jump ship. New York Knicks icon Charles Oakley seems to think so, and the former All-Star was not shy about expressing his belief in The King eventually leaving Hollywood. According to Oakley, one of […]

LeBron James (left knee soreness/swelling) will formally be listed as “doubtful” for the Los Angeles Lakers contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. This comes after The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported LeBron is “expected to miss” the game, and possibly more. Lakers injury report vs. Blazers confirms Vogel's comments: LeBron James is listed as […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will miss Wednesday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers and could miss several more games because of “irritation” in his left knee, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. LeBron has missed the last three games because of this knee injury, and the Lakers want to be […]

Josh Giddey didn’t exactly have the most headline-grabbing stat line on Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Oklahoma City Thunder rookie notched a solid double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds with four assists while shooting 5-for-12 from the field. But on the same night, Josh Giddey managed to rewrite history on not […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West is clearly not a fan of his former team, who have made a point of making sure he doesn’t work for the franchise in any shape or form. In 2017, West made it clear he wanted to return to the Lakers in a front-office role, but they showed no […]

Did the entire galaxy conspire to make this season the worst campaign for the Los Angeles Lakers? That must be the question lingering in the minds of Lakers fans as the team just couldn’t catch a break. Just when Anthony Davis made his return after an extended absence, LeBron James has suddenly been sidelined due […]

Odell Beckham Jr. and the Rams are on their way to the Super Bowl after taking down the San Francisco 49ers in an epic NFC Championship showdown on Sunday. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has come out to congratulate his buddy for the epic win. Well, sort of. LeBron took to Twitter to shout […]

LeBron James has done pretty much everything in the NBA throughout what has been an iconic 19-year career. Nevertheless, The King is currently facing a truly daunting task in trying to lead this particular Los Angeles Lakers group to another championship. It’s not going to be easy by any stretch of the imagination, but if […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in a pickle. They have undoubtedly underperformed — the preseason favorites to win the West sit ninth in the conference and a season-worst three games below .500 after a 2-4 road trip. LeBron James (injured again), Anthony Davis (thankfully back), and Russell Westbrook (slightly rejuvenated) have only played 16 games […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have completed their six-game, 11-day “GRAMMYs” road trip. It was eventful: LeBron James got hurt, Anthony Davis returned, and Russell Westbrook rebounded, among other things. Let’s recap the major developments. Recapping the Lakers’ wild 6-game road trip LeBron James gets injured LeBron dominated the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday — culminating in […]