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Differing from other previous reports, the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t just considering a trade, but now are “actively seeking out offers” for hybrid guard Jordan Clarkson, according to Jordan Schultz of Sports Illustrated. This comes only a day after Moke Hamilton of Basketball Insiders reported that the team was “increasingly open-minded” about trading Clarkson for what seems […]

In his first three years in the NBA, Jordan Clarkson has improved in each season, producing better numbers year after year. He has now established himself as a capable scorer after showing that he is versatile enough to play both guard positions for the Los Angeles Lakers. However, he understands that he needs to gain […]

After seeing some late-game minutes due to the shortness of the roster, Metta World Peace was up to task on Sunday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, scoring eight points in his 11 minutes on the floor. The Los Angeles Lakers wanted to reward the 16-year veteran with a potential game-winning shot attempt with seven seconds […]

The expression “what’s mine is yours and what’s yours is mine” can be applied to many situations — a married couple, twins or close-in-age siblings, or even really good roommates. For basketball teammates… eh, not so much. Jordan Clarkson has no regard for political correctness, admitting while at Delta’s “Beyond The Court” event on Monday […]

Every basketball player in the league was just a kid at one point in life, looking up to an NBA star and mimicking his moves, watching his interviews, collecting his posters or trading cards, all in hope of becoming that star one day. For Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson, his favorite players growing […]

The league announced Monday that a $15,000 fine has been assessed for Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson. Clarkson was ejected from Sunday night’s game after getting into a scuffle with Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic after hitting him from behind with a forearm. Both Dragic and Clarkson were ejected, but Heat coach Erik Spoelstra […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was not happy in the least with the ejection of his point guard, Goran Dragic during the third quarter of their game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Dragic was ejected along with Lakers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson for a scuffle that happened when the two battled for […]

The Lakers have come out strong this 2016-2017 season with fresh legs out on the court. With the retirement of Kobe Bryant, leadership and experience have been a key concern for the Lakers. However, with a team without a lot of depth, younger talent such as D’angelo Russell, Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr., […]

Since taking on the Los Angeles Lakers‘ head coaching position, Luke Walton has already brought a lot of changes to the team. From offensive and defensive sets to changing the starters, he has truly made his presence felt. One of the players who saw his role in the team change after Walton’s arrival is third-year […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson showed off his sense of style (or lack thereof) after a 109-94 win against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. The 24-year-old was wearing a patterned black and yellow kilt next to Larry Nance Jr., when he was asked “what’s going on with the kilt?” by a reporter. His response? “It’s […]

Rebuilding is inevitable and for the Timberwolves and Lakers, and the time is now. Who is going to come out on top in the years to come? Who will pick up the next superstar and emerge as a new NBA powerhouse? We’ve got people discussing this topic and many other sports-related questions all day long […]

As it often happens in the world of pro sports, the annual draft is one of the most pivotal moments for any franchise, as there is often a gem or two in every draft, surrounded by many regular rocks with some chipped ones on the way, which will fall under the “bust” label years later. […]

For the first time in 20 seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers do not have Kobe Bryant in their roster anymore. The Black Mamba played his last game in the NBA last season and is now officially retired. It may be tough for the team to move on from his greatness, but Jordan Clarkson says they […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are considered as one of the overachieving teams so far in this young season. Even if they have a talented young core, a lot of people aren’t counting on them to have a winning record and reach the playoffs this campaign. But seven games into the season, they have turned a lot of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the youngest teams in the NBA. With the likes of Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle, Brandon Ingram and D’Angelo Russell all below 24 years old, there will definitely be no shortage of energy and goofing around from the squad. On Monday, Russell posted a picture of him appearing to […]

Los Angeles Lakers third-year guard Jordan Clarkson has started to put it together on the defensive end. Formerly a young gun that could go off in a scoring streak but have lapses on defense, Clarkson has realized his potential on defense after his first two years, impressing his teammates and coaching staff. Head coach Luke […]

After their preseason game against the Sacramento Kings, newly-installed Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton made it clear that he has yet to finalize the starting lineup while still experimenting with some combinations. The 36-year-old bench tactician surprised a lot of people when he favored Lou Williams over Jordan Clarkson to start come. Clarkson had a career […]

NBA Training camp is usually exciting for rookies. It’s where they get their first taste of what it’ll be like playing in the NBA. However, there is one part of training camp that every team’s rookies dread, and that’s the initiation aspect, aka hazing. The Los Angeles Lakers practiced in front of a crowd in […]

Luke Walton has said time and again that he will build relationships with every one of his players if the Lakers are to achieve their goal. It’s a major change from the rule of Byron Scott last season, and it seems that a new culture is what this young team needed. So far, his players […]

For a player that was selected with the 46th pick of the 2014 draft, many would say Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson has already overachieved. The 24-year-old’s diverse offensive game has been one of the Lakers’ few signs of positivity over the last few years. His defense however, has always been an outstanding flaw. Clarkson has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are finally starting over after the retirement of  Kobe Bryant last season, but they’re off to a head start. The team us full of young players that have a new coach, so expectations are not as high as they normally would be. This young team is looking to exceed whatever expectations that […]

Kobe Bryant has been retired for four months now, and the Los Angeles Lakers sure have been busy. Drafting Brandon Ingram was a great move, signing Luol Deng and Timofey Mozgof got the team some veteran presence, and getting Luke Walton to coach the Lakers is a big boost. But whenever these young Lakers need some advice, […]

One of the first things the Los Angeles Lakers had on the agenda after legend Kobe Bryant retired, was to keep guard Jordan Clarkson on the team. Clarkson signed a four-year $50 million contract to remain in Los Angeles, being one of the best players on the team. Clarkson spoke with Hypebeast, and told them that he […]

The Lakers have only one direction to go next year – up. By all accounts, they will move in that direction with Luke Walton taking over the team. He seems to think D’Angelo Russell had a great summer of improvement, Larry Nance Jr. sure thinks he will be a big-time player sooner rather than later […]

The Lakers went through a tumultuous 2015-16 season but are headed in a different direction under the leadership of new head coach Luke Walton. The new coach recently spoke out about point guard D’Angelo Russell‘s great offseason, and now a different member of the young Lakers core has something to say about Walton. Jordan Clarkson […]

These are the kind of things you want to hear from a young player like Jordan Clarkson. Clarkson is entering his third year in the league after two personally successful seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. After his rookie year, he upped his scoring from 11.9 to 15.5 a night and improved his three-point shooting. […]

In past Drew League seasons, it has been somewhat of a norm for an NBA player to bring his celebrity girlfriend to attend a game. And the players usually respond by playing really well. Just last year, Nick Young brought his now ex-girlfriend Iggy Azalea, and lit up the court. James Harden was not to be […]

The Drew League was electric this past weekend when Shannin Sharpe, otherwise known as Shannon Sharpe, threw down a monsterous one-handed slam that left the crowd wild. Sharpe’s dunk not only made waves through the Drew League followers but also through NBA players, such as Los Angeles Lakers‘ point guard Jordan Clarkson. who posted the […]

Jordan Clarkson couldn’t have signed his $50 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers any sooner. Not only has he found a new life financially, but he has someone special to share it with, at least for now. Clarkson is said to be causally dating Kendall Jenner. He spent the 4th of July with her […]

The off court drama for Lakers guard Nick Young continues. A TMZ video shows ‘Swaggy P’ picking up a lit firework which then explodes in his hand during a Fourth of July celebration. This video comes one year after New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre Paul blew off pieces of three fingers during a […]

As soon as midnight hit, the Lakers made a major deal to sign Timofey Mozgov to a 4 year, $64 mil team. It was a very alarming deal given the fact that Mozgov hadn’t done too much this past season with the Cavs. We knew this was going to happen though. Players were going to […]

Under new head coach Jeff Hornacek, the New York Knicks are hoping to improve their record for the second straight season and hopefully get back to the playoffs. In their pursuit of greener pastures, New York’s front office has cited the point guard position as a spot that needs to be upgraded. There’s no shortage […]

The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t that high on DeMar DeRozan after all. Just a day after DeRozan was blunt in saying his attention is on returning to the Toronto Raptors, Bleacher Report’s Kevin Ding has reported that the Lakers may not make the shooting guard a priority this summer: Ding stated the following on Bleacher […]

Jordan Clarkson is definitely enjoying his offseason. After hanging out at Coachella – and jumping over Kendall Jenner while there – the young Lakers guard recently visited Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in California. During his visit to the park, he posted SnapChat videos throughout the day. Part of his visit included challenging fans […]

It seems the Los Angeles Lakers don’t have any interest in trading their top-three pick after all. Assuming the Lakers retain their top-three pick in this year’s draft, general manager Mitch Kupchak laughed off the notion that the team would be looking to trade its pick, via the Thompson and Trudell radio show on ESPN710 in […]

Before he was hired as the newest head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Luke Walton was the hottest name on the free agent coaching market. While Walton is currently serving out his tenure as Golden State Warriors head coach, he literally had interest from every team looking to fill a head coach void. Yet, […]

For Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson, life is full of possibilities. He’s a restricted free agent this summer, and at the age of 24 with background as an adaptable player and solid shooter, he’s a player on his way up while his team is spinning out. But, at the end of the season, he was told by […]

The Lakers had their worst season ever this year. Jordan Clarkson clearly isn’t too torn up about it. The Lakers youngster was spotted at Coachella this weekend with girlfriend Kendall Jenner. And he jumped over her, because why not. RELATED: Jordan Clarkson speaks out on future with Lakers, possibility of leaving LA https://vine.co/v/iFmtwQFKtxL Lakers fans […]

While Kobe Bryant will say goodbye to the Los Angeles Lakers, Jordan Clarkson remains confident he won’t this offseason. The 23-year-old Clarkson will be a restricted free agent this summer. Although the Lakers have struggled over the past couple of years, the young guard has proven to be Los Angeles’ most consistent player over that […]