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The Los Angeles Lakers are considered heavy favorites coming into the season. If you ask head coach Frank Vogel what he looks forward to the most in the coming season, it’d be the connection between Rajon Rondo and LeBron James. He went through an in-depth interview with Mike Trudell to help Laker fans become more […]

The Los Angeles Lakers must be happy to know that both Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have donned the Purple and Gold jersey. However, the debate rages on: who is the better player between the two? In an appearance on ESPN’s The Jump, however, Former NBA forward Richard Jefferson tried to end the debate by […]

Anthony Davis came to the Los Angeles Lakers to win ball games, that much is clear. The six-time All-Star power forward kicked off the offseason with a blockbuster trade between the New Orleans Pelicans and Lakers, teaming up with three-time NBA champion LeBron James in his quest to win a championship. Now with the Lakers, […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says LeBron James “has had a great summer physically.” The new Lakers coach also can’t wait to coach Anthony Davis this upcoming season. James and Davis are two of the top-five players in the NBA. The Lakers are hoping the two superstars can bring banner number 17 to […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says the storyline about LeBron James playing point guard this upcoming season is much ado about nothing. Vogel, in an interview with Mike Trudell of Lakers.com, points out how James has always been his team’s primary ball-handler throughout his career. MT: There was one storyline earlier this summer […]

Dwyane Wade walked away from the NBA last season. He had his Last Dance and had a great farewell to his NBA career. It’s hard to write a better ending to a Hall of Fame career the way he closed his. Naturally, there have been rumblings about a possible comeback, mostly fueled by his own […]

A panel of ESPN NBA writers ranked LeBron James and Stephen Curry as the top players of this decade, with Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kawhi Leonard rounding out the rest of the top five: We asked a panel of our NBA experts: Who was the player of the decade? They ranked their top three […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James sent out an Instagram post on Tuesday to honor the late Nipsey Hussle. In the photo, James can be seen wearing a brilliant blue No. 23 Crenshaw jersey. For those who may not be aware, Crenshaw is the title of a mixtape that Nipsey dropped in 2013. It featured […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was the latest to congratulate team owner Jeanie Buss in her recent venture into the high world of premium alcohol. James took to Twitter to send his congratulations to his boss and the rest of the team behind Cincoro tequila. @JeanieBuss CONGRATS on your Tequila announcement and unveiling!! Beautiful […]

LeBron James is a polarizing figure for some, but no one can deny his right to be considered one of the greatest players of all time. And if you believe that the Los Angeles Lakers superstar is the GOAT, then you have an unlikely ally in Bernie Sanders. The well-known Democrat has given his say […]

Now entering his 17th season in the NBA, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has produced more than a few unforgettable performances throughout his decorated tenure in the league. However, there is arguably none more memorable than LeBron’s heroic outing on May 31, 2007 when his Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against the Detroit Pistons in […]

Alex Caruso has established himself as a crowd favorite for the Los Angeles Lakers. He is now a full-time Laker and is thankful for one specific player for his on-court successes. Spectrum SportsNet talked with Caruso about his current situation now that he’s secured a two-year deal with the Purple and Gold. He heaped praise […]

Veteran sport analyst Skip Bayless has several issues with Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 NBA players, particularly with LeBron James landing on the third spot and Kevin Durant not being included in the list. Bayless expressed his confusion why Durant was not on the list, considering that he’s still the best player in the league. To […]

After acquiring Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans a couple of months ago, the Los Angeles Lakers are gearing up to contend for a title this upcoming season. LA, who already has four-time MVP LeBron James, now has their second superstar, and the expectations have been raised to ‘championship or bust’ level. However, for […]

Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors has had plenty of run-ins with LeBron James in recent years, including multiple dust-ups when the two squared off against one another in three straight NBA Finals while the four-time Most Valuable Player was still with the Cleveland Cavaliers. But Green has always had a tremendous level of […]

Sports Illustrated has released its annual Top 100 list of NBA players ahead of the 2019-20 season, picking Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo as the top player in the world, followed by Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and perennial presence LeBron James. Antetokounmpo, the reigning Most Valuable Player, was a no-brainer for this ranking, given his […]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied LeBron James’ trademark application for the phrase ‘Taco Tuesday.’ According to Josh Gerben of Gerben Law Firm, the USPTO found the phrase a “commonplace message” and thereby “fails to function as a trademark.” The USPTO has refused the TACO TUESDAY trademark application filed by Lebron […]

In his autobiography called “I’ll Show You,” Derrick Rose writes he didn’t understand why the Chicago Bulls didn’t shoot down reports he wasn’t interested in recruiting LeBron James to Chicago in the summer of 2010 when he made a recruiting video. Rose taped a video where he told James to come to Chicago. LeBron and Dwyane Wade strongly considered […]

Newly appointed Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel recently joined Steve Aschburner of NBA.com for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, Vogel was asked to comment on what it will be like coaching LeBron James and Anthony Davis in the coming season. Vogel knows James’ game quite well, as the two met in several […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star Draymond Green took to Twitter on Monday night to express his excitement about the passing of SB 206 — a California bill that would allow college athletes to sign endorsement deals: California!!! Extremely excited about the bill that passed tonight allowing players to be paid. Finally, we are making some progress […]

Aside from being one of the greatest basketball players this sport has ever seen, what makes Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James stand out even more is the fact that he has done so much outside the confines of the basketball court. LeBron has been an upstanding member of society, using his own fame as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have vaulted themselves back into relevancy this summer, swinging a trade for Anthony Davis to give them an incredibly fearsome duo of Davis and LeBron James to go along with a solid group of role players. But are the Lakers on their way to a championship or disappointment? Los Angeles is […]

LeBron James’ I PROMISE School students received free eye exams, lenses and frames on Monday. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar opened up the I PROMISE School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio last year. Its purpose is to help at-risk children in the Ohio community succeed in school. “Watching our students put on a pair […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is definitely keeping busy in the summer. Between some heavy recruitment in free agency, the Space Jam 2 film shoot in full-swing, and the weekly rendition of the infamous Taco Tuesday, the 34-year-old has actually been able to squeeze in a quick commercial. James made sure his new ad […]

New Los Angeles Lakers recruit Anthony Davis is not kidding around. So much so, that the 26-year-old is already talking about what he thinks L.A. must do in order to go all the way and win the championship this coming season. Speaking to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Davis highlighted what he believes to be […]

Six-time All-Star Anthony Davis has already envisioned his first campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the 26-year-old has definitely set the bar high for himself on an individual level. According to the 6-foot-10 big man, he has already set his sights on becoming this coming season’s Defensive Player of the Year: “I want to […]

LeBron James seems to want to pass the torch for the first time in his NBA career after telling ownership he wants the newly-acquired Anthony Davis to be the focal point from here on out. Davis, who has been the go-to player during his entire career with the New Orleans Pelicans is ready for the […]

LeBron James had some timely Instagram praise for Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson after a rousing five-touchdown performance over the deplorable Miami Dolphins on Sunday. The Los Angeles Lakers star gave his nod of approval to the converted running back, who slung a near-perfect night with very little resistance from the Fins. Jackson, a Florida […]

In a full-fledged romp over the Cleveland Browns in Northeast Ohio, Logan Ryan of the Tennessee Titans poured salt on the Dawg Pound’s wounds, mimicking NBA superstar and Cleveland Cavaliers champion LeBron James. The 28-year-old Logan Ryan intercepted Baker Mayfield, last year’s first-overall selection, on a third down with four yards to go on Cleveland’s […]

It’s an exciting time to be a hoops fan in Los Angeles this season as James and Wade will once again appear in the same uniform … Bronny James and Zaire Wade, that is. Bronny and Zaire will suit up together at Sierra Canyon High School, and their proud fathers, LeBron and Dwyane, can’t wait […]

Miami Heat icon and surefire Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade already has a plan once the 2019-20 season starts: workout with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James before every game. In an interview with Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times, Wade said that he has no plan to come out of retirement (at least […]

Not a lot of people expected the Golden State Warriors to break out as championship contenders prior to the 2014-15 season. According to former NBA player and fan-favorite Brian Scalabrine, he believes that even LeBron James never expected a title contender to come from the Bay Area squad. In an interview with HoopsHype, Scalabrine suggested […]

Looking back, 2016 was one of the best years in the history of sports. Peyton Manning rode off into the sunset after winning the Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos. There were tremendous individual and collective performances at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Not to mention, the Chicago Cubs won their first World Series […]

The prevalence of “superteams” in the NBA is not exactly a new concept. If you were to peek at the top, contending teams in the professional basketball league from decade to decade, you would see a common theme and the same handful of teams. This is not exactly another groundbreaking idea, but good teams often […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ goal for the 2019-20 NBA campaign is pretty simple: championship or bust. After swinging a blockbuster trade for Anthony Davis earlier this summer, the Lakers went from mere playoff hopefuls to title contenders, and all of the supporting pieces they have added this offseason haven’t exactly hurt their cause. With LeBron […]

Anthony Davis is gearing up for the coming season with the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James has been spending this summer welcoming Davis to the Lakers, even inviting him to Taco Tuesday. The Lakers big man was present during 2K Day, an event meant to celebrate the launch of NBA 2K20. He took over the […]

Quinn Cook is one of the brilliant under-the-radar additions the Los Angeles Lakers have made in the offseason. The three-year NBA guard is going to be a quality bench option that brings championship experience to a team gunning for an NBA championship. Quinn is also excited to play for the Lakers. While the appeal of […]

Everyone knows that LeBron James is a once-in-a-lifetime basketball talent. He is still part of the reason why the Los Angeles Lakers are championship contenders. And he’s doing all of this in his seventeenth season in the NBA. His superb athleticism and basketball IQ make him one of the greatest players to ever set foot […]

Nike has named its newest campus building after Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. The LeBron James Building will be home to Nike’s Beaverton-based Advanced Innovation team. Inside the building is a state-of-the-art Sport Research Lab. The team will dabble into fields such as sports science which is aimed to help the athlete reach their […]