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The Los Angeles Lakers held star small forward LeBron James and point guard Rajon Rondo out of practice on Tuesday. The Lakers are coming off a 113-105 loss to the Clippers on Monday. The Purple and Gold’s next game is on Wednesday at home against the Denver Nuggets: Luke Walton said they only had eight […]

A back-breaking loss to their hallway rivals, the L.A. Clippers, has left the Los Angeles Lakers with a minuscule margin of error for the rest of the season. It won’t be long before the front office realizes it might be time to throw in the towel and asks LeBron James to sit out and rest […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another huge blow on Monday night as they took another loss against the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-105. However, the final result was not the only low point of the evening, as Lakers rising star Kyle Kuzma was forced to exit the ballgame due to an ankle injury. Teammate LeBron James […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ nightmarish season took a significant turn for the worse on Monday night, as they lost to a fellow Western Conference playoff chaser in the L.A. Clippers where forward Kyle Kuzma injured his ankle. The Lakers have dealt with a myriad of injury issues this season, whether that be Kuzma, LeBron James, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were able to secure a huge win on Monday night, as they defeated their crosstown rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, 113-105. There was a lot riding on this ballgame, and as a result, there were a number of heated moments throughout the contest. At one point, Clippers forward JaMychal Green got […]

Besides the poor play, coaching, the several injuries and lack of overall effort surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers in this race for a postseason spot, poor roster construction has been one of the major issues plaguing the team. The front office, led by president Magic Johnson, focused all of their efforts in landing LeBron James, […]

The L.A. Clippers brought their A-game Monday night and took care of business against the Los Angeles Lakers. Patrick Beverley, in particular, didn’t back down from taking on Lakers superstar LeBron James on defense. Reporters asked Beverley what he looks forward to when facing someone like James and a team like the Lakers. The scrappy […]

Kyle Kuzma must have seen the viral videos featuring Los Angeles Lakers teammate LeBron James playing lackadaisical defense and the former is now taking matters into his own hand. As Kuzma and James collided that left Danilo Gallinari wide open for a long two-pointer, the second-year forward saw his teammate seemingly lost in the midst […]

During the Los Angeles Lakers and L.A. Clippers’ Monday night matchup, things got heated for a while between LeBron James and JaMychal Green. The commotion occurred near the start of the fourth quarter. As James muscled for positioning, he got tangled up with Green causing the referees to call a foul on the latter. A few […]

The L.A. Clippers allowed Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James to roll the ball up to the 3-point arc. However, James failed to capitalize on the golden opportunity. See the clip below posted by Dime. Montrezl Harrell, the defender assigned to James, allowed the four-time MVP to roll the ball up to the arc. He had […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James recently collaborated with rapper 2 Chainz to be part of the latter’s album, “Rap or go to the League.” The four-time NBA MVP explained that it was an easy decision for him. “Anything I do has to be organic to me, and I wouldn’t be who I am today without […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell got advice from Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James last summer. He also got to spend time with Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade at the 2019 All-Star Game in Charlotte. Russell, who is having his best season as a pro, got advice from both future Hall of Famers. He […]

Los Angeles Lakes superstar LeBron James is one of the most imposing figures in the NBA, but that fact does not matter to L.A. Clippers point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The first-year player came to the rescue of teammate Patrick Beverley, who got erased from the equation by James while lobbying for paint position. Gilgeous-Alexander went up […]

L.A. Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley is pulling off his mind tricks early on the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, two minutes into their game on Monday night. Beverley has made a name for himself as a notoriously pesky defender. He’s known for not backing down on anyone and James, by any means, is no […]

LeBron James has been heavily criticized by the media for his inability to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to the playoffs this season. With a record of 30-33, the team is likely to miss the postseason, and this doesn’t suit well for some of the analysts who cover the league. One of the people who […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith says LeBron James’ legacy will take a hit if the Los Angeles Lakers don’t make the playoffs this season. Entering the 2018-19 campaign, LeBron has made it to the NBA finals eight years in a row. That was in the Eastern Conference, though. Smith believes if James can’t make the playoffs […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving is getting tired of the media and says no writer in the industry should be able to question his, LeBron James and Kevin Durant’s body of work. Irving has been under a lot of scrutiny from the media lately because of the Celtics’ struggles this season. The same […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be in full-blown tumult, but LeBron James still has hope for the embattled team the rest of the way. When asked about the state of the club, James said that it still has the chance to do big things: “We still have an opportunity to be great today, and we […]

When LeBron James gives a co-sign, you know it’s a big deal — and today, James is giving his feedback on the latest Kyrie Irving highlight reel. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Filay game on another level https://t.co/LhKKv3bOiv — LeBron James (@KingJames) March 4, 2019 It’s pretty obvious that James is pretty hype over both Irving and Rod Strickland. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James recently made a huge step in intermingling the two worlds of sports and music by working as an A/R on acclaimed hip hop artist 2 Chainz’s latest album. James was extremely delighted with the product of their collaboration, and he made sure the whole world knew. The 34-year-old recently posted a […]

A lot of fans have been disappointed with what has been happening to the Los Angeles Lakers this season. After being the fourth best team in the West last December, they have fallen down to the 10th spot in the conference and are in danger of making the playoffs. Rapper and long-time Laker fan Snoop […]

LeBron James tried to do it all for the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday as he flirted with a triple-double yet again, putting up a game-high 27 points, nine rebounds, and 16 assists in 41 minutes of action. However, it would eventually amount to nothing, with his team suffering a hugely disappointing defeat against the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a crushing defeat to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, putting a dent in their 2018-19 playoff hopes. Following the game, LeBron James was cognizant of the fact that the Lakers could have really used a win: “I mean, listen, we obviously, we needed this game for obvious reasons,” James said, […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James just moved past Lakers legend Kobe Bryant for fifth place on the all-time made field goals list, per NBA TV on Twitter. James entered Saturday night’s contest against the Phoenix Suns with 11,716 field goals made, three short of tying Bryant, who finished his career with 11,719. The King […]

It seems that all the frustration is getting the better of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. With the Lakers trailing the Phoenix Suns, James committed a costly and senseless turnover by throwing the ball into the backboard. https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1102055989795319808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1102055989795319808&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thescore.com%2Fnba%2Fnews%2F1727587 The Lakers lost to the Suns 118-109 and are now 30-33 into the season. They are […]

When a team has one of the league’s best passers, a highlight play is always guaranteed. In this play, Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo found LeBron James for a sick alley-oop in transition. Rondo with the lob, Bron with the slam (via @Lakers)pic.twitter.com/Ll4oOerHd7 — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) March 3, 2019 By the way, this assist […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram is currently in an impressive stretch, scoring at least 25 points in the team’s last five games, and All-Star teammate LeBron James has been pretty impressed with the sophomore forward’s recent offensive surge. “He’s found a groove. He’s found his niche, from anywhere on the floor. He can shoot […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2995, but he hasn’t given up on the season just yet. The Lakers still have a slightly good chance at making the playoffs, but the four-time said that they will need to start over and figure things […]

To counter to the reports that surfaced prior to the trade deadline, President of the LA Lakers Jeanie Buss borrowed a phrase from President’s Tump vocabulary. Referring to the rumors around disgruntled New Orleans Pelican star Anthony Davis and the Lakers, Buss called reports that the team was looking to trade “our whole roster” for […]

LOS ANGELES – On Friday night at the Staples Center, the struggling Los Angeles Lakers faced the mammoth task of taking on the red-hot Milwaukee Bucks who are led by arguably this season’s MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Following a win over Anthony Davis’ New Orleans Pelicans, the LeBron James-led squad were showing signs of life with […]

At the ripe age of 34, LeBron James of Los Angeles Lakers isn’t the athletic freak he once was. Much like that other legendary GOAT that he finds himself unwittingly being compared to, around this age the elite explosiveness started taking a backseat to a more grounded game built on veteran savvy. Consider this neat […]

Mired by injuries, inconsistencies, and distractions brought about by rumors, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff hopes continue to dwindle after every game. The Lakers are coming off a win against the New Orleans Pelicans but their so-called momentum was clipped before it even became real as the team lost to the Milwaukee […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James continues to defy father time and his act of treason on his biological clock could not be more evident in this play against the Milwaukee Bucks. Brandon Ingram started the Lakers’ transition attack and handed the rock to Kyle Kuzma. The Lakers forward failed to convert on the tough […]

Two of the best players in the NBA square off on Friday, as LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at Staples Center. James and Giannis faced each other in the 2019 All-Star Game when they were captains. Friday’s game will be a lot more meaningful, though. The Lakers […]

At this point, LeBron James would probably be happy with any opposing star the Los Angeles Lakers might sign or trade for this summer. One player in particular who James has a known affinity for but is rarely rumored as a potential Laker is Damian Lillard, who’s signed with the Portland Trail Blazers through 2020. On Thursday, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to avoid a $100,000 fine from the NBA when they failed to follow the proper protocol in reporting the reason behind LeBron James sitting out a nationally televised game against the Golden State Warriors last month, according to NBC Sports’ Tom Haberstroh: LeBron James recently sat out a coveted […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday got a glimpse of the greatness of LeBron James when the latter nailed a game-sealing contested corner triple to secure a win for the Los Angeles Lakers. James had faced arduous criticism from the media after clips of his poor defensive effort surfaced after a loss to the Memphis […]

LeBron James has faced a wave of criticism after the recent clips showcasing his defensive lapses in a loss against the Memphis Grizzlies. The star forward noted he’s unbothered by the naysayers, rather zoned into the goal at hand of bringing the Los Angeles Lakers to the playoffs. “I really don’t care. Criticism doesn’t bother me,” […]

Kobe Bryant blindly agreed with LeBron James’ sentiment of a distracted locker room, after the Los Angeles Lakers icon admitted he hasn’t had time to read or watch anything Lakers related with his post-NBA-retirement projects. “What he’s saying is true,” Bryant told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “I can’t speak to what the locker […]