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Tempers flared on Sunday afternoon when the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves faced off at Target Center. During the second quarter, Lakers forward Michael Beasley had some choice words for T’Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns as he walked to the bench. Michael Beasley told Karl-Anthony Towns he wanted to fight him KAT gets the tech […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is questionable for his team’s game against the New York Knicks on Friday night due to a back injury, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN (h/t ClutchPoints’ Ryan Ward). Kyle Kuzma (back contusion) still remains questionable for tonight’s game against the #Knicks. Michael Beasley could return tonight and help […]

Derrick Rose is a Chicago legend. His impact on the early 2010s Bulls is something that affected fans across the globe. Rose’s ability to shake his defender and slide to the basket with acrobatic movements made him one of the most special Bulls players of all time. His resurgence this year with the Minnesota Timberwolves has […]

Reports have it that Michael Beasley’s mother has passed away after a long bout with cancer. Beasley has been on leave from the Los Angeles Lakers to take care of his ailing mother before she, unfortunately, died on Sunday. Beasley shared a photo of her mother through Instagram, putting in an angel emoji as the […]

Even though the Los Angeles Lakers took a tough 128-110 loss against the Washington Wizards on Sunday night, there was a silver lining to the defeat: Michael Beasley was in attendance with his mother and briefly greeted his teammates on the bench. Beasley, a Maryland native, has been absent from the team for 10 games […]

The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday night but the team will be without the services of forward Michael Beasley, as the 11-year veteran has been excused from the team to tend to a family health matter. In 10 games this season for the Lakers, the former No. 2 overall pick is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Brandon Ingram for at least a week as he waits to be re-evaluated following a confirmed ankle sprain, per Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. Ganguli writes: The Lakers just provided an update on Brandon Ingram after his MRI Thursday evening. It confirmed an ankle sprain and […]

Michael Beasley of the Los Angeles Lakers points to his professionalism after a recent breakout performance. Beasley scored 14 points in 13 minutes in the Lakers’ 120-96 win over the Phoenix Suns. His performance comes in after seeing little-to-no action prior to Sunday night. Per Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints, Beasley says that he’s always ready. […]

Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez spent a lone year as a member of his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, the last of a hefty contract he had signed with the Brooklyn Nets before being traded for D’Angelo Russell over the summer. The 7-footer was looking forward to returning and donning the purple and gold, yet the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got another body back for practice Tuesday, as forward Michael Beasley returned to the team after being listed as inactive for a week, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Beasley, 29, made his return in practice after being away from the team for four games due to personal reasons pertaining to a […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Michael Beasley looks to be ready to play on Saturday and provide some versatility for his struggling team, per Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints. Luke Walton on Michael Beasley’s absence: “Beasley is supposed to be joining us.” Expects to see him in Portland. #Lakers — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) November 2, 2018 Beasley’s […]

Most found it surprising when the Los Angeles Lakers signed Michael Beasley, and he’s failed to really make his mark with his new team so far. According to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times, Beasley will not play with the Lakers against the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight. While he did travel with the team from […]

Things got a little chippy between Michael Beasley and Draymond Green in the preseason contest between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. This resulted in an ejection for Beasley, which upon review, proved to be an erroneous call by the game officials. Minutes into the second half of the […]

Michael Beasley is one of the most entertaining players in the NBA. But the Los Angeles Lakers are his seventh team in 10 years and the mercurial talent hasn’t lived up to the hype he came into the league with. Beasley was drafted with the second overall pick in 2008 and he came into the […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Michael Beasley was forced to exit Thursday night’s preseason matchup against the Sacramento Kings after suffering a rib contusion. The former No. 2 overall pick went through an X-ray evaluation that night, and according to a report from Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the results came back negative. Lakers forward Michael […]

Michael Beasley is starting his Los Angeles Lakers career on the wrong foot. After leaving the game against the Denver Nuggets a few days ago following a head laceration, the veteran journeyman once again had a premature exit, this time against the Sacramento Kings. Michael Beasley is out for the game with a rib contusion. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers received some good news on Monday on the injury front. As reported by ClutchPoints’ Laker reporter Ryan Ward, forward Michael Beasley did not suffer a concussion after getting knocked out of Sunday’s preseason showdown with the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center with a head laceration. #Lakers say forward Michael Beasley was […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans around the world tuned in to the team’s preseason game against the Denver Nuggets in hopes of getting the first look at the reconstructed team built around LeBron James. While they finally did get to see James in some action wearing purple and yellow, one of the Lakers’ other offseason acquisitions, […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans are in for a show this upcoming season as the team has revamped their roster, hauling in LeBron James in free agency. Aside from James, the Lakers also acquired Rajon Rondo, Lance Stephenson, Michael Beasley, and JaVale McGee. But Magic Johnson, the team’s president of basketball operations, doesn’t see any concerns […]

Harrison Faigen of Silver Screen & Roll recently sat down with Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, Walton noted that he has been impressed with Michael Beasley’s passing abilities thus far. “I told Beasley today when I was talking to him, I’ve been really impressed with his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have seen an influx of new faces these last few months. Not only did they sign LeBron James, the biggest fish in free agency and best player on the planet, but they also landed savvy veterans in Rajon Rondo, Javale McGee, and Lance Stephenson to join their young core of Brandon […]

The Los Angeles Lakers seem to have it all. They have the best young core, the best player in the world, and a group of the most talented veterans in the league. One thing they don’t have, though, is 3-point shooting. But Michael Beasley, one of the Lakers’ new recruit, is not worried one bit. […]

Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jesse Mermuys has shed some light on why his side was so keen to add the veteran presence of Michael Beasley to their new-look squad this offseason. According to Mermuys, Beasley is one of the best pure scorers in the game today, and that the 29-year-old looks to play a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have put a roster together based on the collective youth accumulated through the NBA Draft and loose pieces on one-year contracts to surround their glorified signing, LeBron James, with working pieces. Veteran forward Michael Beasley was one of them, and while he currently understands the skepticism surrounding the roster, he does […]

Michael Beasley is entering his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers with a tempered expectation of what this upcoming season will be, coming from a franchise like the New York Knicks that got their playoff hopes smashed rather early into the 2017-18 campaign. The veteran scorer knows that this is still a process for […]

Despite having LeBron James on their roster, the Los Angeles Lakers are being left out in some preseason playoff projections. Having a four-time league MVP just wouldn’t cut it for a number of experts. Even one ESPN projection does not see the Lakers reaching the playoffs. Had the Lakers added one more superstar, the Lakers would have […]

When Michael Beasley joined the Los Angeles Lakers for $3.5 million this offseason, many were surprised by the move. In fact, even Beasley himself did not expect it to happen. After LeBron James joined the Lakers, names such as Kawhi Leonard and DeMarcus Cousins floated around as stars who could be joining him this season. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a bevy of moves this offseason with the hope that their young core can continue to develop. It goes without saying that point guard Lonzo Ball will perhaps be under the biggest microscope going into the 2018-19 NBA season. The consensus is seemingly split on whether or not Ball will […]

Michael Beasley joined the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason, and he is certainly not afraid to voice out his basketball opinions. In an interview with Bleacher Report’s Leo Sepkowitz, Beasley shared his honest thoughts on the controversial move by DeMarcus Cousins to join the Golden State Warriors. Beasley offered up this lighthearted response: “I think it […]

The biggest storyline going into the offseason was centered around where small forward LeBron James was going to sign next. Although the Los Angeles Lakers had been pegged as the favorite to land his services, there was still some skepticism regarding whether or not he would be willing to come. It appears forward Michael Beasley was among […]

Michael Beasley of the Los Angeles Lakers poured out his thoughts with regard to his critics and doubters. Free agent guard Nick Young, who received a special mention from Beasley, reacted to the comments. The former Warriors and Lakers guard backed up Beasley’s comments in a two word tweet. Love it !!! pic.twitter.com/X6B7myTG3z — Nick […]

LeBron James, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, Manu Ginobili, and Draymond Green. These are the guys perceived to be in possession of high basketball IQs. But for every one of them, there are the likes of Michael Beasley, J.R. Smith, Nick Young, and Lance Stephenson, who do not come across to basketball fans as intelligent hoopers. […]

Michael Beasley wasn’t among the top free agent names Los Angeles Lakers fans were excited about heading into the summer, but the team surprised them anyway by signing the eccentric forward this NBA offseason. Beasley is not Paul George, and his only similarity with Kawhi Leonard is the braids they both sport, but with the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had the biggest free agent signing of the summer in LeBron James. Nothing can top that, but many fans eagerly hoped for anyone among Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, or even DeMarcus Cousins as the perfect follow up acquisition to James. Well, not everything gets a Hollywood ending this summer. The Lakers’ subsequent […]

The Los Angeles Lakers nearly missed the “grand” opportunity to sign one of the best free agents left on the free agent market, as the Oklahoma City Thunder also showed interest in Michael Beasley, according to Chris Haynes of ESPN. The Lakers were the ones who signed Beasley, though, inking the versatile forward to a […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans entered the summer dreaming that their team will emerge out of the offseason with a superstar trio of LeBron James, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard. Instead, the Lakers’ improvised and gave James Lance Stephenson and Michael Beasley to flank him on the court next season. Well, at least the Lakers still […]

The Lakers have made a flood of veteran signings this offseason after securing LeBron James. The latest is Michael Beasley signing a one-year deal, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. According to ESPN’s Chris Haynes, the contract is worth $3.5 million. The enigmatic forward spent last season rehabilitating his career and image in New York. […]

LeBron James is still one of the best players in the world, and during his time with the Miami Heat, there was no question that he was the best player in the world. Despite being the best, there was one surprising player LeBron couldn’t seem to beat in practice, according to former Miami Heat beat […]

The New York Knicks have used this offseason to get younger, and with the rebuild on, they have let some of their older guys walk. Kyle O’Quinn has signed a one year deal with the Indiana Pacers, and it appears that Michael Beasley won’t be back with the team next year either. According to the New […]