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Jared Dudley’s son sure knows how to celebrate. That much is evident after Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James threw down a massive two-handed slam on the Houston Rockets early in Game 5 of their second-round series. LeBron went coast-to-coast from a Rockets miss, muscling his way to the rim for the huge dunk. The […]

The decision to protest and sympathize with the Black Lives Matter movement on the heels of the Jacob Blake shooting was a seminal moment in NBA history, one that was filled with tense discussions between players and union representatives. The reported heated exchange between NBPA executive director Michele Roberts and Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 1 to the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs, and some pundits began thinking that LeBron James and Anthony Davis were in danger of getting upset by Damian Lillard and Co. However, the Lakers bounced back and won four straight games to win the series […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-108 victory on Sunday against the Utah Jazz, LA has now officially clinched the top seed in the West. Lakers veteran Jared Dudley was understandably delighted with his team’s achievement on the evening. The outspoken veteran could not help but send out a warning for the rest of the league […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley seems to somewhat understand his teammate, Dwight Howard, and the latter’s apprehensiveness about wearing a mask while inside the bubble. Well, not completely. Howard was recently busted by the league for violating a sacred bubble protocol of wearing a protective face mask at all times. The 6-foot-10 big man […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran forward Jared Dudley wants the NBA to allow fans to hear all the trash-talking that goes on during games on TV. There won’t be any fans at the “bubble” games down in Orlando, Florida, so Dudley thinks this is a great opportunity for basketball enthusiasts to really get a chance to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most talented teams in the NBA right now. Although all the attention is on their two superstars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the team does have a promising young star on the rise in forward, Kyle Kuzma. Last season, Kuzma was the team’s second option behind LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are only a few weeks away from getting things started in the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida. The Lakers’ first scrimmage, one of three, will take on July 23 against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Once those games are in the books, Los Angeles will face the division-rival L.A. Clippers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are gearing up for what could very well be a championship run in Orlando. The storied franchise will head to the NBA bubble in Florida next week with high hopes of coming back to Los Angeles with the Larry O’Brien Trophy. If the Lakers hope to win a 17th NBA title, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are a team filled with veterans, all with one goal of winning a championship. Forward Jared Dudley is one of those veterans determined to help this team win a title this season, and his leadership on this squad has been receiving a lot of high praise lately. Earlier this week, Alex […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley tried to checkmate Jared Dudley of the Los Angeles Lakers after the two players had different opinions on the implications stemming from the restart of the 2019-20 NBA season. Beverley took to Twitter to respond to Dudley, who was reacting to a Tuesday report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Again […]

Many NBA players are concerned about resuming the season at Walt Disney World for a variety of reasons. Los Angeles Lakers forwards Kyle Kuzma and Jared Dudley, however, don’t appear to be in that camp. Some of us want to hoop and compete don’t get that twisted…. https://t.co/GoRnvy6rzN — kuz (@kylekuzma) June 12, 2020 Facts! […]

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has been one of the more outspoken athletes on social media of late, demanding justice for the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police. He did not stop there, however, as the Celtics stud drove 15 hours to Atlanta to lead a peaceful protest in the […]

The NBA players have made their demands for the resumption of the 2019-20 season known to commissioner Adam Silver, according to Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley. While a plethora of options have been explored in hopes to bring basketball back to the fans and salvage some of that much-needed revenue, Dudley noted there will […]

In the event that the 2019-20 season resumes in a bubble location, Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley says he won’t allow stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis to leave. In a video conference call with the press, Dudley noted there’s a “misconception” that the league won’t allow its players to leave the potential bubble […]

The NBA will unveil the next steps in its plan to eventually resume the 2019-20 season soon, which will likely include players living in a bubble-like environment in either Orlando’s Walt Disney World or Las Vegas. However, Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley has some concerns about the NBA’s proposed bubble plan — and one […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley doubled down on his confidence that there will be a resumption of the 2019-20 season, so long as the coronavirus pandemic does not go haywire. The Lakers forward insisted the proposed “bubble” method of holding all games in one state (or perhaps two different spots like Disney World and […]

While most fans and players seem eager for the NBA season to return, not everyone has that opinion. Recently, Los Angeles Lakers legend and Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal went out and stated that he thinks the rest of the season should be scrapped. “I think we should scrap the season. Everybody go home, […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran forward Jared Dudley has recently provided us with some insider information with regards to the NBA’s plans to resume the season. According to the 34-year-old, he heard it straight from none other than league commissioner Adam Silver that once the season resumes, the NBA is looking as far ahead as October […]

Alex Caruso and Jared Dudley of the Los Angeles Lakers are the latest within NBA circles to point out that LeBron James may be on the stingy side, which James himself has acknowledged. During an Instagram Live session on Saturday, the two Lakers reserves spilled some locker room details and James in particular, including his […]

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has shifted the NBA schedule, forcing the 2019-20 season to possibly be played late into the fall. The NBA season has been suspended since March 11 and while there are no concrete plans as to when or even if the season will resume, Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley reports that […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley understands that even if the NBA is cleared to return this year, players will need some time to get reacclimated. As such, Dudley proposed a “bubble” training idea whereby the NBA would send players to multiple locations so they can train and ramp up activity for the potential resumption […]

For Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley, the coronavirus test is the “most uncomfortable 10 seconds of his life.” Via Twitter, a fan asked Dudley how painful the test was. The most uncomfortable 10 seconds of your life 😂 https://t.co/IzYh60DLeM — Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) April 30, 2020 The question came in a few minutes before […]

The NBA has recently announced that the league will allow the re-opening of practice facilities in certain cities starting May 1. For his part, Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley does not seem to be on board with the idea. According to the 34-year-old forward, this may lead to an unfair advantage for some teams […]

Before the 2019-20 NBA season was suspended, the Los Angeles Lakers were creeping up on the Milwaukee Bucks — the team that had the best regular-season record. Analysts quickly saw the Lakers’ momentum building up and deemed them the team with the best chance to win it all. Those donning the Purple and Gold had […]

Prior to the suspension of the 2019-20 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers were one of the top favorites to win the title. Apart from winning games that they’re supposed to win, the Purple and Gold managed to eke out victories over contenders. Now, according to veteran forward Jared Dudley, the 2019-20 season was the […]

Jared Dudley of the Los Angeles Lakers recently spoke to Michael Lee of The Athletic about a variety of topics, and one of the more interesting items on the agenda is Dudley talking about the New York Knicks’ botched plans of signing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving last summer. According to Dudley, the Knicks could […]

The NBA is going through a difficult stretch with a potential long hiatus since the season came to a halt on March 11. Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley has seen the situation get more dire by the day, a feeling that is shared with many NBA executives and owners around the league. Dudley stressed […]

Jared Dudley went up to bat for his Los Angeles Lakers teammate LeBron James in a long offseason chat with The Athletic. The veteran forward has been known to be a thorough analyst of the game and he gave his reasoning as to why he would give his teammate the slight edge over reigning MVP […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley has just opened up about the exact moment the team found out about the untimely passing of the great Kobe Bryant. Speaking to Michael Lee of The Athletic, the Lakers veteran shared how shocked he and the rest of the team were when they first learned about Kobe’s accident. […]

News came out on Friday that the NBA is reportedly “angling” to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season following China’s CBA shutdown. NBA fans and players alike were bummed about the rumor. However, Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley downplayed the situation and said that the NBA will not make a decision before June […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley thinks the 2019-20 NBA could resume in Las Vegas or the Bahamas if COVID-19 gets better. Dudley’s comments come on the heels of Toronto canceling all city events up to June 30: That VEGAS/Bahamas idea looking real good IF things ever get better around the U.S in the future […]

The NBA could look at resuming games at venues in a centralized location, with Las Vegas reportedly emerging as the best possible location. Los Angeles Lakers veteran small forward Jared Dudley chimed in and agreed it is the best city to resume the season in. The Lakers vet points to Las Vegas’ centralized hotels to […]

Last week, Los Angeles Lakers veteran small forward Jared Dudley was confident the NBA season could resume. However, after the NBA shut down all practice facilities and more and more people in the NBA population got the coronavirus, the Lakers wing has changed his tune. As transcribed by Hoops Rumors: “Once I heard the news […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran small forward Jared Dudley answered a few questions on Twitter after the NBA shut down its practice facilities on Thursday because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now that facilities are closed, players are going to have to stay in basketball shape by working out at home. Dudley says NBA owners want the […]

An old video clip of the great Michael Jordan taking on a bunch of young players more than a decade ago has recently been making its rounds on social media. Los Angeles Lakers veteran swingman Jared Dudley came across the clip, and decided to share his own version of the story. According to Dudley, not […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley was one of the first players who raised the possibility of having the 2020-21 season pushed back to December.  On Twitter, Dudley doubled-down on this idea in response to a tweet that laid out the advantages of having the NBA calendar run from Christmas to August. Frank Madden of […]

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic which has postponed the 2019-20 NBA season indefinitely, Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley pointed out that the next season could start on Christmas day like the 2011 lockout. Via Twitter, Dudley responded to Adrian Wojnarowski’s announcement that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended a […]

Recently, the Brooklyn Nets made a shocking decision by firing their head coach Kenny Atkinson and replacing him with assistant Jacque Vaughn. Nevertheless, before the 2020-2021 season begins, Nets general manager Sean Marks will have to make a decision on who to hire as their new head coach. In a recent interview with Greg Logan […]