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ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst has followed LeBron James during his entire professional career, gaining an insight like no other journalist has when it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers star’s decision-making. The NBA was holding tight, bracing for James’ third decision, one that could perhaps be the last of his career after playing 15 seasons […]

Despite the barrage of one-year deals coming at the coattails of LeBron James’ four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, president Magic Johnson is still hopeful to pair his best player with another star by next season. “If we feel there’s somebody out there or a deal to be made to make our team […]

LeBron James made his first public appearance as a new member of the Los Angeles Lakers at the Thomas and Mack Center to show support for the Josh Hart-led Summer League crew who made it to the third round of the playoffs. The former Cleveland Cavaliers star not only drew attention for his reunion with […]

LeBron James left Tyronn Lue and the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer for the Los Angeles Lakers, but there doesn’t seem to be any hard feelings between the two guys. The two met for the first time publicly since James left, and there was nothing but love sharing an embrace and both seeming to have a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the team to watch once again during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The storied franchise has been the dominant force in Las Vegas with second-year guard Josh Hart making a strong case to be named Summer League MVP like his teammate Lonzo Ball did last year. Along with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing well in the NBA Summer League once again this year. Although Kyle Kuzma and Lonzo Ball are sitting out this time around, Josh Hart has the team firing on all cylinders with the team liking their chances to win back-to-back Summer League titles. On Sunday, the Lakers went head-to-head […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are taking on the Detroit Pistons in the third round of NBA Summer League action. With the Lakers leading the Pistons in the first half, they got a surprise visitor. LeBron James, who recently signed his new, four-year deal with the Lakers, arrived at the Thomas and Mack Center to watch Josh […]

It’s no secret now that Josh Hart is an avid player of the hit video game Fortnite. While playing recently, a funny interaction was captured. Hart compares his teammates on Fortnite to the Cavs, claiming also that he was his team’s version of LeBron James. Take a look: Hart and James will be teammates next […]

Following All-Star forward LeBron James’ decision to ink a four-year, $153 million deal to join the Los Angeles Lakers via free agency, the team made a few more additions to the roster that included veteran center JaVale McGee on a one-year deal. It is a unique move for McGee that goes further than him joining […]

In signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James appears to be willing to see his eight-year NBA Finals run get snapped this upcoming season. According to Lakers president Magic Johnson, an understanding between James and himself was established prior to the blockbuster signing — an unwritten mutual agreement that the team would not be […]

According to sources, LeBron James is set to attend his new team’s Summer League Quarterfinals matchup on Sunday. The Los Angeles Lakers are slated to face off against the Detroit Pistons, and James will reportedly be a spectator on the sidelines. After officially signing with the Lakers last week on a four-year deal worth $153 […]

Rumors of a LeBron James reboot of Space Jam are running amok. James’ production company, Spring Hill Entertainment, tweeted a picture from Space Jam’s original website. This is increasing the speculation that a Space Jam reboot or sequel starring LeBron James is in the works. So many feelings! #ToonSquad #SpaceJam pic.twitter.com/Z6D23AdZHu — SpringHill (@makespringhill) July […]

Some Los Angeles Lakers fans are having a hard time coming to grips with the fact that LeBron James will be donning the purple and gold this season. The polarizing superstar will spend the next four years in Los Angeles so Lakers fans will have to get used to him. Showtime Laker Mychal Thompson may […]

It’s been nearly a week since the Los Angeles Lakers have made official their addition of LeBron James to the team by signing him to a four-year deal – one that’s worth over $154 million or enough money to fund a mini-space program. However, there has been no news yet of James being welcomed in […]

Signing LeBron James this summer is one thing. Getting the team to gel well is another challenge for the Los Angeles Lakers. With plenty of new pieces and fresh faces on the team, the Lakers’ president of basketball operations and Hall of Famer Magic Johnson recently discussed during a conference call how long he thinks […]

Playing with LeBron James isn’t a bad thing by any stretch, but it is definitely something different. The young players on the Los Angeles Lakers will need to acclimate themselves to playing with the best player in the world. At least one of them is looking forward to it. Josh Hart told Silver Screen & […]

Since the arrival of LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers, it has created an entirely different vibe and buzz around the organization that has been lacking for quite some time. This has also seen the front office continue to speak quite highly of James concerning what he brings to the table on and off […]

Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson used a page out of the late Dr. Jerry Buss’ book to reel in the biggest fish in a free agent pool with plenty of attractive options. “Dr. Buss was the ultimate closer and I was trying to steal a page out of his book and bring the greatest […]

Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers have made it clear that it is an open competition around LeBron James for the other four starting spots. One guy who has been getting a lot of praise from the organization is Josh Hart, who has been opening up a lot of eyes during the Summer League. On […]

The Los Angeles Lakers still have plenty of moves to make, but Magic Johnson has made it clear it’ll be him making the final calls at the end of the day. After three consecutive signings of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, JaVale McGee, and Lance Stephenson (all on one-year deals), fans started to question just who was behind […]

LeBron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers was a shock to some including former Utah Jazz great Karl Malone. Malone was interviewed during the NBA Summer League and talked about all things NBA, including James leaving for the Lakers. Via the Salt Lake Tribune: He described James’ legacy as “set.” While […]

All-Star forward LeBron James is set to begin his first year with the Los Angeles Lakers after inking a four-year, $153 million deal in free agency earlier this month. James is set to enter the later years of his career while still playing at an elite level with still no sign of decline in his game […]

Rich Paul, LeBron James’ agent, dished out on what James’ decision means — saying that it’s different from his previous two free agency moves. Speaking on NBA TV, Paul said that James’ move to the Los Angeles Lakers was a basketball decision. He noted that the move to Miami was all about winning a championship. […]

LeBron James going to the Los Angeles Lakers is a topic that we can all agree as ad nauseam. It seems that James is the axis upon the NBA’s world revolves. Whether people like it or not, the four-time MVP is still the face of the league, even though he has lost in each of […]

Jaylen Brown and the Celtics were one game away from beating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. In fact, they had an opportunity to knock off King James down the stretch of that Game 7, but the young Celtics couldn’t convert. With James’ departure for the Los Angeles Lakers, the […]

During this past NBA season, the rumors about LeBron James going to the Los Angeles Lakers picked up steam as each month went by. According to Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated, that may have been the case: “James was leaning toward L.A. for days, and according to those outside his direct orbit, for months.” Once […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has had a rookie season filled with memories, but one that will be engraved in his mind forever is a juicy tomahawk slam over LeBron James in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. “It was a great feeling, obviously one of the best players in the world,” Jayson Tatum […]

LeBron James has been enjoying his time in Los Angeles since he officially signed his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. After signing his contract he was spotted out on the town with Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson, on Wednesday night he was with Hollywood royalty. According to TMZ, LeBron James was spotted at Avra Beverly Hills with […]

It didn’t take too long for LeBron James to get his own mural in California shortly after agreeing to terms with the Los Angeles Lakers. The artwork (located in Venice, California) even has the title “The King of L.A.” inscribed — a lofty title given that the decorated NBA veteran and future Hall of Famer […]

This wasn’t the team that anyone had envisioned when the Los Angeles Lakers signed LeBron James to a four-year, $153.3 million contract. From the Miami Heat to his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, James was always surrounded by shooters everywhere especially from the guard positions. Alas, the Lakers didn’t receive the memo and appear to […]

The last time the Los Angeles Lakers signed a superstar of incredible magnitude and quickly secured a movie deal, that player brought us one of the biggest critical and commercial failures of all time in Steel. Then again prior to that project, Shaquille O’Neal already gave us an arguably worse picture in Kazaam so there’s […]

Jerry West, the logo and L.A. Clippers front office executive, chipped in his thoughts regarding the criticisms that Kevin Durant and LeBron James received when they decided to switch teams, calling it mind-boggling. Per Jack McCallum of Sports Illustrated, West believes that the two superstars don’t owe an apology. Jerry West even wished that he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made the biggest splash in free agency with the signing of small forward LeBron James. The move solidified a promising start for the front office duo of Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka. However, L.A. Clippers front office executive Jerry West does not think that the Lakers had to campaign very hard […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were determined to make a splash in NBA free agency this summer and were able to do just that by signing LeBron James to a four-year deal. Along with adding arguably the best player in the game today, the Lakers brass also added some battle-tested veterans like point guard Rajon Rondo. […]

It’s fair to say that it was during his stint with the Miami Heat that LeBron James started to become the complete player that he is today. Prior to his arrival in South Beach, James never won an NBA title. With the Heat, he took home two rings. As someone who has coached James for […]

After some years of desolation and irrelevancy in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers and their fanbase can now say that they are back in business after hauling in the biggest fish of this year’s free agent market in LeBron James. It would not have been possible without the front office commandeering of general […]

The mural of Lakers-LeBron James in Los Angeles was painted white, and although it may look like another instance of vandalism, this time it was not. The original artist painted over the mural because of repeated acts of—you guessed it—vandalism. https://twitter.com/GodzoBall/status/1017131720976420864 The artist who painted the LeBron Mural in LA (@never1959) has now painted over […]

Lance Stephenson is a wild card, and this should come as no surprise to anyone. But not only is Stephenson a wild card, Rob Pelinka thinks that he can be on the level of one of the best in NBA history: Dennis Rodman. The LA’s general manager compared Lance to the Chicago Bull as he […]

Luke Walton is still just a kid at least compared to some of the other coaches in the league. Walton is ecstatic about the opportunity to coach LeBron James and almost sounds like a kid coming down the stairs on Christmas morning. Walton told Ramona Shelburne of ESPN win or lose getting to be apart […]