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The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be major players this summer after failing to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season despite adding four-time MVP LeBron James to the lineup. The Lakers have enough cap space to sign one more player to a max contract, and they will make a play for the […]

NBA free agency is only a few months away, and one of the biggest stars whose contract is expiring this July will be gunning for his third straight championship this June. Kevin Durant has experienced firsthand what it takes to taste champagne on the game’s biggest stage, and he should be primed to take another […]

Despite a disappointing first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James is still largely considered a star’s best bet to play alongside in hopes to win a championship. However, rumors of his incompatibility with other star players has run rampant throughout this season, a feeling that has only reverberated in front offices. According to […]

When Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh teamed up with the Miami Heat back in 2010, there was speculation that the three had discussed the idea of forming the superteam as early as the 2008 Olympics. But Wade denied these allegations in his interview with Sports Illustrated’s Rohan Nadkarni, saying that he, James, and […]

When the Miami Heat acquired LeBron James and Chris Bosh back in 2010, everybody thought the team would be together for a long time. The two, alongside mainstay Dwyane Wade, formed one of the most imposing superstar trios in NBA history. They were still in their mid 20s and were still at the peak of […]

When LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade to form the Big Three of the Miami Heat back in 2010, everybody thought they were going to win a lot of titles. They shrugged off their early-season struggles to reach the 2011 NBA Finals and faced the Dallas Mavericks. Everybody thought that it would be […]

When the Miami Heat’s Big Three of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh formed in 2010, it received a lot of negative reactions from fans. They were still in their primes and were the leaders of their respective teams before they joined forces in South Beach. It didn’t sit well with a lot of […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is having one of the best seasons in NBA history. At the tender age of 24, The Greek Freak looks as if this season’s MVP award is his for the taking, even though James Harden is receiving plenty of praise as well. Recently, Milwaukee Bucks legend Sidney Moncrief caped for Giannis’s candidacy, and […]

On Tuesday, Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum conducted a Reddit AMA. During his time answering questions, he responded candidly about his time working out with Kobe Bryant over the summer, his playoff performance as a rookie and more. Tatum was also asked about one of his career highlights — his absurd 2018 dunk in […]

LeBron James faced a decision similar to the one Zion Williamson will have to make after declaring for the NBA Draft. Many sneaker companies will throw their hat in the circle in hopes to secure a meeting with the most-coveted college athlete, just like they once did for James coming out of high school in […]

The arrival of wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns has re-instilled a new sense of hope into the city. Cleveland has not had this much fan-fare since NBA star LeBron James returned to his hometown to win a championship. Both have become well-acquainted through the years as two of the biggest stars […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James will reportedly have a full-length basketball court built on the set of Space Jam 2 for him to train on, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Space Jam 2 will be released in the summer of 2021. Filming of the movie begins this summer. Production begins this […]

Apparently, LeBron James has had enough of the Los Angeles Lakers, and he has had enough of basketball in general. In a move that rivals Michael Jordan taking a year off to play minor league baseball for the Chicago White Sox, James has reached an agreement to sign with the Cleveland Indians: “I have decided […]

Orlando Magic veteran big man Timofey Mozgov recently gave his two cents worth on what went wrong with the season of the Los Angeles Lakers and former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate LeBron James. According to Mozgov, people should not read too much into the Lakers’ disappointments this season, and that this by no means prove that […]

It has been quite a while since a team led by LeBron James failed to make the playoffs. In fact, The King had made it to the postseason in all but his first two campaigns in the NBA. This season, however, James and the Lakers have been eliminated from contention. For the past eight seasons, […]

LeBron James has been shut down for the rest of the season, effectively missing the team’s last six games of the 2018-19 campaign, including Sunday’s 130-102 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. While head coach Luke Walton played a great role in “convincing” James to call it a wrap, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar knows […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers shut down LeBron James for the remainder of the 2018-19 regular season, it was with the idea that he would take the summer to heal up and come into the 2019-20 year focused on returning the franchise to the postseason. While James will certainly be hooping during the summer months […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already shut down LeBron James for the remainder of the 2018-19 season with the hopes of returning to the playoffs out the window. But head coach Luke Walton revealed before Sunday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans that it was a decision that the organization had to impose upon James, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James turned emotional after news broke out that rapper and businessman Nipsey Hussle was pronounced dead after getting shot outside an L.A. store. LeBron took it to social media to express his grief and shared an emotional message for the rapper. 😥😥😥😥😥😥‼️‼️‼️‼️ So so SAD man!! DAMN man this hurt. […]

Los Angeles Lakers star small forward LeBron James may be at Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade’s regular-season career finale against the Brooklyn Nets on April 10, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The Lakers shut down James for the remainder of the season on Saturday. Los Angeles’ last game is on April […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James will sit out the rest of the season, the team announced on Saturday. The Lakers have already been eliminated from the playoffs. “After consulting with our team doctors and medical staff, we have decided to hold LeBron out of games for the remainder of the season. This […]

LeBron James has nothing to play for but pride over the final two weeks of the regular season. If the four-time MVP’s ongoing gloating about his esteemed level of recent play is any indication, though, don’t expect him to take it easy. The morning after dropping 27 points and nine assists on 11-of-19 shooting in […]

LOS ANGELES – The 2018-19 NBA season is more or less over for the Los Angeles Lakers. The team has been eliminated from playoff contention while some of their best young players like Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Josh Hart have all been shut down for the season due to injuries. However, the team has […]

LeBron James’ first season with the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t exactly go as planned. As the regular season winds down with the four-time MVP missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005, though, those unfortunate circumstances haven’t kept him from enjoying himself. Case in point: James, along with Lonzo Ball, breaking out the air […]

During a players-only meeting in February, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James told his teammates he has tried to work on his negative body language throughout his career, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. In the meeting, James’ teammates told him his inconsistent body language was affecting the team. The meeting in Memphis was a […]

Has Kevin Durant surpassed LeBron James as the best player in the NBA? FOX Sports host Colin Cowherd seems to think so. Following Durant’s performance against the Memphis Grizzlies in which he made 12 of his 13 field goal attempts, Cowherd said that, at this point of their careers, Durant is better than James, citing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly didn’t feel superstar small forward LeBron James fully engaged with his younger teammates prior to the February trade deadline, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. James is 34-years-old and arguably the best player in the game. Meanwhile, Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart are all in their […]

LeBron James had now lived through year one of the Los Angeles Lakers’ experiment of bringing him into a flawed roster. The experiment was defined by a series of puzzling decisions in the offseason, from their lack or urgency chasing after Paul George in 2017 to missing out on Kawhi Leonard in 2018. After signing […]

The Dallas Mavericks were hardly considered to be favorites in the Western Conference heading into the 2010-11 season. After all, the Los Angeles Lakers had just come off of consecutive NBA titles and still had all of their core intact, and the San Antonio Spurs were looming as perennial contenders. But after securing the third […]

Prominent NBA analyst Colin Cowherd is the latest to go all in on the Zion Williamson craze. So much so, that he believes that the Los Angeles Lakers should consider trading LeBron James for the Duke superstar. In a recent episode of his program, “The Herd,” Cowherd pointed out that while James remains to be […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers’ season dwindles away with hopes of the NBA Playoffs gone, many fans have to wonder what could have been if the franchise had secured Anthony Davis at the trade deadline. Instead of pairing LeBron James with another superstar player, the Lakers instead struggled with chemistry and health in a failed […]

After becoming the Memphis Grizzlies’ all-time scorer on Wednesday, Mike Conley joined LeBron James and Reggie Miller as the only players in NBA history to lead a franchise in five different stats. Conley leads the Grizzlies in points, 3-pointers, assists, steals and games played. LeBron James leads the Cleveland Cavaliers in all those categories, while Reggie […]

Since LeBron James returned from his groin injury on Jan. 31, the Los Angeles Lakers are a -158 when The King goes to the bench, according to Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports. LeBron is averaging 27.5 points, 10.1 assists and 9.0 rebounds since Jan. 31. The Lakers are +7 with him on the floor. Since […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly privately talked about whether superstar small forward LeBron James’ 2018-19 season in terms of health was an outlier, or if it will be like this during his Lakers tenure, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. James suffered the worst injury of his career this season when he injured his […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is on track to average at least 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the third time in his career, which is second in NBA history behind the legendary Oscar Robertson. Robertson averaged at least 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists five times during his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz Wednesday, and superstar small forward LeBron James will not play. James played 34 minutes against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday. The King finished with 23 points, seven rebounds and 14 assists in the Lakers’ 124-106 win at Staples Center. #Lakers forward LeBron James (load management/groin) is […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were in a celebratory mood all evening long against the Washington Wizards, as they came away with their second consecutive victory on Tuesday night. At one point in the ballgame, James even brought out the shimmy as he celebrated a familiar one-handed flush in transition. Bron hit the […]

Lance Stephenson’s ball-handling skills were in full effect during Tuesday night’s home game against the Washington Wizards. With just under one minute remaining on the first quarter clock, he sent Jeff Green to the laundromat on a spin cycle. This is an embarrassing experience for most players, but LeBron James thinks Green “could care less.” […]

Kobe Bryant stopped by “The Late Late Show” as a guest of host James Corden, faced with a truth-or-dare scenario: to rank himself with Michael Jordan and LeBron James or eat cow tongue to avoid the controversy. The Los Angeles Lakers icon swiftly picked up the cow tongue, unsure of how to tackle it best, […]