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Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee’s house was burglarized over the weekend and he lost one of his championship rings he won with the Golden State Warriors, according to TMZ. McGee won two rings with the Warriors. The Lakers big man found out his Los Angeles home was broken into on Tuesday, but the incident […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee shared a clip of his fight with a giant bug in a parking lot. Initially, everything seems to be going alright for the Lakers center. But towards the end, McGee suddenly ducked and ran for his life. It’s hard to see the actual bug, but it’s worth noting that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were thrown a curve ball even before training camp commenced. The recent news pertaining to the ACL injury sustained by new recruit DeMarcus Cousins means that the Lakers need to look elsewhere for help in their frontcourt, and they did just that by agreeing to a deal with Dwight Howard on […]

JaVale McGee is confident his Los Angeles Lakers will be playing well past April this upcoming 2019-20 season, trusting that this new-look team can make a “deep run” in the postseason. The 7-footer, who recently netted a two-year, $8.2 million deal to return to La La Land, told Omar Raja of House of Highlights why […]

Los Angeles Lakers players JaVale McGee, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Quinn Cook showed up at the Mamba Sports Academy to help train young kids become better athletes. https://twitter.com/MambaSportsHQ/status/1158059522851659776 Every year, the MSA invites NBA players to help inspire aspiring athletes. Guys like Kawhi Leonard and Giannis Antetokounmpo have already made their appearances in the past. Moreover, […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr intends to utilize newly acquired center Willie Cauley-Stein in the same way he did with JaVale McGee. Speaking with Monte Poole of The Warriors Insider Podcast, Kerr shared what role he intends to give the seven-footer whom they acquired earlier this month. “He’s really mobile. He gives us […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to sign sharpshooting point guard Quinn Cook, who is extremely excited to play for the Purple and Gold next season. He’s also happy that he’ll be able to share the court with JaVale McGee, whom he played with for a couple of seasons with the Golden State Warriors. Cook […]

Newly re-signed veterans center JaVale McGee and shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will both have player options on their respective contracts with the Los Angeles Lakers, per Yahoo Sports’ Keith Smith: I can confirm that KCP has a player option for 2020-21. This gives him another de facto no-trade clause. https://t.co/qgZHBAnHRk — Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) July […]

Veteran center JaVale McGee isn’t leaving the Los Angeles Lakers. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, McGee is heading back to Tinseltown after agreeing to a two-year, $8.2 million deal with the Lakers. JaVale McGee has agreed to return to the Lakers, where he’ll likely start at center, league sources tell ESPN. It’s a two-year, […]

The Houston Rockets had a free agent meeting with center JaVale McGee in Los Angeles and it reportedly went “extremely well,” according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. McGee is an unrestricted free agent. He played with the Los Angeles Lakers this past season. The Rockets are looking for a high-level backup for Clint […]

DeMarcus Cousins and JaVale McGee have generated little to no noise on the free-agent market, but it might not be because teams aren’t interested in them. According to Vincent Ellis of The Detroit Free Press, the feeling around the league is that both Cousins and McGee are waiting on the Los Angeles Lakers before making […]

The Detroit Pistons are looking to add size and athleticism to their roster, and one of their potential targets is free agent big man JaVale McGee. According to NBA Insider Chris Haynes, both sides are expected to meet tomorrow to discuss a potential deal. Free agent center JaVale McGee plans to meet with the Detroit […]

JaVale McGee will reportedly meet with the Houston Rockets once free agency begins on Sunday, June 30. Free agent center JaVale McGee will meet with the Houston Rockets on Sunday, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 30, 2019 McGee had one of the most productive seasons of his 11-year career with […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee says Lonzo Ball is “one of the most underrated defensive point guards” in the NBA. Ball still has a lot of work to do on the offensive end, but the former No. 2 overall pick has already established himself as a pest on defense. The 22-year-old pass-first guard has […]

One of the biggest controversies that the Los Angeles Lakers faced last season was the young core’s behavior after they were involved in trade rumors surrounding New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis. According to reports, the constant speculations about them moving to another team has impacted their play, and that’s one of the reasons why the […]

JaVale McGee quietly enjoyed arguably the best season of his career in 2018-19. Entrenched as a starter for the first time since 2011-12, McGee rewarded the Los Angeles Lakers’ confidence by averaging 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting a personal-best 64.9 percent from the field. On a per-minute basis, he […]

Perhaps the best example of the lack of experience and unpreparedness of a front office headlined by former president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and current general manager Rob Pelinka were the puzzling signings made after acquiring their prized jewel in LeBron James. The two executives had their mind made up as to who would […]

The last day of the NBA regular season is upon us. As always, the 82-game journey of the 2018-19 season was a wild ride with plenty of excitement and captivating storylines. Compared to those previous, player movement was ramped up this season, as we saw a lot of familiar faces in new jerseys. With almost […]

JaVale McGee is interested in coming back to the Los Angeles Lakers next season. McGee becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. The veteran big man signed a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Lakers last offseason. JaVale McGee on if he'd like to return to the Lakers: "Yeah, definitely. The opportunity to come back would […]

The first year of the LeBron James era with the Los Angeles Lakers was a disaster. The Lakers are going to miss the playoffs. The roster Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka constructed around James wasn’t good, as there wasn’t enough shooting on the team. Despite the putrid season, Lakers guard Lance Stephenson and center JaVale McGee […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been ravaged by injuries in LeBron James’ first season with the club, which is definitely part of the reason why the Lakers will not be going to the playoffs. Lakers guard Rajon Rondo, who has missed considerable time himself this season, said that the amount of injuries Los Angeles has […]

Following their 124-106 victory against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers have now put together back-to-back wins. LeBron James and company were feeling it all night long, and the three-time NBA champion even treated us to a remarkable play in the third quarter of the ballgame. LeBron dished out a no-look […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee is invoking the ghosts of the franchise’s storied past with his most recent three-game stretch. The Lakers big man has reeled off three consecutive double-doubles, becoming the only player in the NBA in the past 35 years to average better than 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks per […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have won their second straight game after beating the Washington Wizards 124-106, and one of the most impressive players on the team as of late is big man JaVale McGee, who has been playing really well as of late. He finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds in the win. After […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James showed off his vision via a no-look pass to JaVale McGee who went up for the easy slam dunk. In the clip posted by NBA TV, James led fastbreak opportunity against the Sacramento Kings. Like he’s done many times, the 34-year-old outran and outmuscled his foes. Instead of finished […]

JaVale McGee joined an exclusive group of Los Angeles Lakers big men with his career night against the Brooklyn Nets. McGee notched career-highs of 33 points, 20 rebounds, and added six blocks on Friday. According to Frank Urbina of HoopsHype, only three other players in franchise history have posted a line of 30-plus points, 20-plus […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen has racked up a bunch of poster blocks this season, swatting some of the very best players in the league at the rim. Well, now, he is adding poster dunks to his arsenal. During the Nets’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, Allen ran a pick-and-roll […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man JaVale McGee has gone from being out of the NBA completely to a legitimate center who actually played a role in the Golden State Warriors winning back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018. So, what is the story behind McGee’s miraculous transformation? Well, apparently, the turnaround began when he stopped eating […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took the NBA world by surprise at this year’s trade deadline when they dealt Michael Beasley and promising young center Ivica Zubac to the crosstown rival Clippers in exchange for Mike Muscala. Zubac, a 21-year-old taken with the 32nd pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, was a relative unknown to begin […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran center JaVale McGee was reportedly getting upset about his lack of playing time, and that’s one of the reasons why the franchise traded talented young big man Ivica Zubac to the Los Angeles Clippers at the trade deadline, according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. The Lakers traded Zubac and small […]

After a tough 136-94 loss to the Pacers on Tuesday night, Lakers superstar LeBron James was asked about social media. And per Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints, James had quite a bit to say: “If it bothers you, then yes. If not, don’t worry about it. For me, when I was younger, there was a lot […]

During Tuesday night’s game, Indiana Pacers fans had some choice words for Los Angeles Lakers small forward Brandon Ingram when he stepped to the free-throw line in the first quarter. But they had a different chant ready for JaVale McGee when he toed the line later in the game. RUTHLESS. The #Pacers' fans to Javale […]

Things got tense in the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room on Saturday night after it was reported that a few of the Lakers veterans, led by Michael Beasley and JaVale McGee, got into a shouting match with head coach Luke Walton following their 115-101 loss against the Golden State Warriors. While most would view this […]

Prior to their game against the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night at Oracle Arena, the Golden State Warriors presented center JaVale McGee his championship ring. Andre Iguodala presents JaVale McGee his 2018 championship ring pic.twitter.com/KMnNo44eIT — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) February 3, 2019 McGee was instrumental in helping the Warriors win back-to-back titles. His role may […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee went back to his Shaqtin’ A Fool ways during a vital stretch of an overtime affair against the in-house neighbor L.A. Clippers, botching a beautifully-dished lob from LeBron James, only to clank it off the back of the rim. McGee probably could have gotten away with a simple stuff, […]

On Wednesday night, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Dario Saric took an elbow to the face from Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee. McGee was trying to back Saric in the post and full on busted his lip. It wasn’t on purpose, as it was in classic clumsiness from McGee. [/video] Dario Saric has been on the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ ‘Meme Team’ of Michael Beasley, JaVale McGee, and Lance Stephenson channeled their inner Show Time in a great display of teamwork early in the second quarter of their showdown against the Houston Rockets. The play began with Beasley driving towards the basket from the right corner, before kicking it out to […]

The Utah Jazz have controlled their matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers for the majority of Friday night. And when the Jazz were starting to pull away late in the second quarter, Donovan Mitchell made it clear they’re not fooling around. Donovan Mitchell with no regard for poor JaVale McGee #TeamIsEverything 🎥@NBA pic.twitter.com/Vm5tD1FAru — USA TODAY […]

Though they’ve only been Lakers teammates for a short period of time, it seems JaVale McGee is impressed with Michael Beasley’s ability to score the rock. Beasley, who was celebrating his 30th birthday, logged 19 minutes off the bench in Wednesday night’s victory over the Detroit Pistons, scoring 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the […]