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The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves on a two-game losing streak heading into the All-Star break after suffering a tough loss to the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night. The Lakers nearly beat the Kings despite playing without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, getting a big game from Kyle Kuzma in a 123-120 defeat. Kuzma put up […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got off to a surprisingly flying start to the 2020-21 regular season despite a mentally taxing championship run that ended in mid-October, a uniquely abbreviated offseason, and the acclimation of multiple rotation pieces. In addition to being the best defensive team in the league (where they remain, per defensive rating) through […]

In the words of the L.A.-based band, The Eagles, Los Angeles Lakers fans can take it easy. Inevitably, the midseason swoon is over. After back-to-back wins at Staples Center against Western Conference playoff contenders — 102-93 over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, 117-91 over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday — the Lakers ship […]

Los Angeles Lakers Kyle Kuzma wanted to kickstart LeBron James’ candidacy for a selection to the All-Defensive Team in the 2020-21 season by posting a plea on Twitter. While playing in his 18th campaign in the league, the four-time MVP is still going hard on the defensive end as he is currently averaging 1.1 steals […]

Kyle Kuzma once again came off the bench on Sunday against the Golden State Warriors. This now marks the third straight game that the Los Angeles Lakers forward has been demoted to the reserve unit with Anthony Davis still out with an Achilles issue. The 25-year-old ended with a decent stat line of 12 points […]

Despite starting the past four games for the Los Angeles Lakers, Kyle Kuzma will be coming off the bench for Wednesday’s tilt against the surging Utah Jazz. According to Jovan Buha of The Athletic, Lakers coach Frank Vogel has decided to replace Kuzma with Markeiff Morris in the starting five: Talen Horton-Tucker and Markieff Morris […]

On the quest to repeat following an abbreviated offseason, the two interrelated priorities for the 2020-21 Los Angeles Lakers have been, understandably, since the first day of training camp, health and playoffs. Yet, one month ago, the Lakers looked on their way to repeating as the Western Conference’s no. 1 seed, too. In late January, […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma doesn’t think the final seedings will be too important come playoffs time. According to the 25-year-old, times have changed and the implications of regular-season rankings no longer weigh as heavily as it did in years past. In his mind, Kuzma believes seedings don’t really matter much at this point: […]

As March fast approaches and the first half of the NBA season nearing its close, Anthony Davis’ injury may not be the biggest problem the Los Angeles Lakers are facing. On Saturday night, the defending champions were once again frost-bitten by their frigid 3-point shooting in a 96-94 loss to the Miami Heat in the […]

Kyle Kuzma ruined teammate Anthony Davis’ perfectly good shirt after getting blood all over it on Saturday. Luckily for him, The Brow didn’t seem to mind getting a bit dirty, as he continued to coach up Kuz on the sidelines during a timeout in the Los Angeles Lakers’ hosting of the Miami Heat at Staples […]

Kyle Kuzma opened the scoring for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday in style. The 25-year-old hit a tough turnaround three-pointer to beat the shot clock which left more than a few folks impressed. Here’s a look at Kuzma’s tremendous effort courtesy of ClutchPoints on Twitter: Kyle Kuzma opens up the Finals rematch with a […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma wants all the smoke. Kuzma told Kyle Goon of the the Southern California News Group he welcomes the challenge of teams constantly going at him on the defensive end of the floor, saying he wants to guard the best players one-on-one and challenge himself: “Every night there’s a team […]

Following Anthony Davis’ departure late in the first half after suffering an Achilles injury, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to recover, falling to the Denver Nuggets, 122-105 on Sunday, which snapped their seven-game winning streak. LeBron led the Lakers with a near triple-double of 22 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis re-aggravated the tendonosis above his right Achilles during the second quarter of L.A.’s matchup with the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, forcing him out of the 2020 Western Conference Finals rematch. Davis could be seen grabbing his right calf area after a drive against Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. Davis attempted […]

Kyle Kuzma just climbed over Michael Porter, Jr. and embarrassed the Denver Nuggets star with an emphatic jam. The Los Angeles Lakers reserve took full advantage of the Nuggets’ lackluster box out as he sprinted all the way from outside the arc to save Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s missed attempt. It didn’t matter that a 6-foot-10 MPJ […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has been lauded for being a better team player this season, and his superstar teammate LeBron James had a lot to do with that. Prior to getting the three-year, $40 million extension with the Purple and Gold, there were doubts if the 25-year-old can evolve as a complete player rather […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has been hitting his strides for the team as of late. He showed his value to the team as he produced another double-double performance in their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night which eventually earned praise from his teammate Anthony Davis, via Mike Trudell. Anthony Davis said […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Montrezl Harrell sprawled face-first on the floor during the fourth quarter of Friday’s contest against the Memphis Grizzlies. It is after his own teammate, Kyle Kuzma, accidentally hit him with a wayward elbow that caught him clean right in the temple. Kuzma inadvertently elbows Harrell while going for a layup. pic.twitter.com/Q3BpKtO3IF […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to sneak away with a victory on Wednesday night in overtime against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After Wednesday’s overtime thriller, Kyle Kuzma revealed the advice that LeBron James gave him about being tired, via Spectrum’s Mike Trudell. Kuzma said he learned this from LeBron: "Being tired is just in […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has made massive improvements in his game this season, earning a well-deserved compliment from Draymond Green. The Golden State Warriors All-Star credited the sweet-shooting forward, claiming Kuz now understands how to play winning basketball. Kuz now play winning basketball. Amazing growth in that area. — Draymond Green (@Money23Green) February […]

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. swatted Kyle Kuzma’s layup attempt on Thursday, but the Los Angeles Lakers forward made sure to exact his revenge in the ensuing possession. With under five minutes left in the third period of the Nuggets-Lakers showdown at Staples Center, MPJ blocked Kuz’s easy deuce off the glass, which ignited […]

Kyle Kuzma continues to fire back against his haters. The Los Angeles Lakers forward had a simple message to everyone criticizing his defense after the Lakers’ notched another road win in their game against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, 107-99. After the victory, Kuzma immediately hyped himself up on Twitter after he locked down Hawks’ […]

After spending almost a year together, Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma continues to get nuggets of wisdom from assistant coach Jason Kidd last season. Kuzma shared that the former NBA vet told him that the regular season is merely a period of preparation for the postseason, which will ultimately pave the way for them […]

Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel lamented their lack of energy in their one-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. So he issued a subtle guarantee in his pregame media session on Thursday. “Our group was mad enough about last night’s loss where we’ll bring the energy to get a W tonight,” said Vogel. […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma sounded off on the reigning champions’ disastrous performance against his hometown team Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday. According to the 25-year-old shooter, it was the team’s uncharacteristically poor communication on defense that led to the Pistons’ stunning 107-92 upset. Kyle Kuzma thinks the team wasn't "connected […]

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star big-man Anthony Davis will miss Thursday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, the team announced this afternoon, via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Anthony Davis (right quad contusion) is out tonight, the Lakers say. — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 28, 2021 Davis suffered a right knee contusion during Wednesday’s grueling last-second loss to the […]

For so many years, LeBron James carried the Cleveland Cavaliers on his back. On Monday night, he defeated the Cavs nearly all by himself with the Lakers. A scorching-hot LeBron James dropped a season-high 46 points in his return to Northeast Ohio, propelling the Lakers to a 115-108 win at the RocketMortage FieldHouse. It marked […]

The Los Angeles Lakers added more offensive weapons to their roster over the offseason with the signing of Montrezl Harrell and Dennis Schroder. But, defensively, they haven’t been the same beast they were last season. In their Friday matchup against the Bulls, the Lakers allowed 62 points in the paint. Although they won the game, […]

Although the Los Angeles Lakers have only played in nine games this season, Frank Vogel believes Kyle Kuzma has been irreplaceable for the Lakers thus far. “Kuz is an extremely versatile player, Vogel said on Friday. “That’s what we love about him. … the versatility he brings to the table has been invaluable for us […]

Anthony Davis is raking it in — and not just on the basketball court. Just recently, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar was able to sell off his California mansion for a whopping $6.6 million. According to Claudine Zap of realtor.com, Davis originally purchased the Westlake Village home in 2018 (while he was still with the […]

By now, it’s a fact that LeBron James and Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers are two of the more clutch players in the NBA today. They activated their clutch genes last season as they stormed through the NBA Bubble all the way to the Lakers’ 17th championship banner. But it’s also a fact […]

With the current COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA has transformed its schedule to make traveling across the country less frequent. This unusual decision has seen the same teams play back-to-back games against each other in the same city. Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is apparently a fan of this format, per Harrison Faigen of the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have kicked off their season with a 2-2 record, which surely won’t be the telling tale by the end of the regular season. Along with bringing aboard some newcomers to aid their efforts in repeating for a championship, the coaching staff has to carefully monitor the minutes of its co-stars in […]

Current New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram was once an up-and-comer as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. However, Ingram was then traded from Los Angeles to New Orleans in the same deal that saw superstar power forward Anthony Davis make his way from the Pelicans to the Lakers in order to team up […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, who started in place of Anthony Davis, exploded in the opening minutes of their win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. LeBron James was impressed by the young gun’s performance, even pointing out one particular play that showcased Kuzma’s evolution. Per Mike Trudell of Spectrum Sportsnet, James expressed his […]

With All Star big man Anthony Davis sitting out with a bruised calf, Kyle Kuzma stepped up for the Los Angeles Lakers in his absence and helped the team pull off a dominant 127-91 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. But after pouring in 20 points on a sizzling 8-of-11 shooting in the first half, Kuzma […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is making his first start of the season count, as he erupted in the first half of their Sunday night game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kuz got the starting nod after Anthony Davis suffered a calf contusion and sat out their third game of the season. The 25-year-old was […]

This year’s NBA salary cap situation for every team was bound to look significantly different compared to prior years given the ongoing pandemic. That wasn’t the case though as Adam Silver and the Board of Governors sought ways to make the CBA flexible for teams to spend in their usual statures. While that may be […]

Kyle Kuzma was the latest member of the Los Angeles Lakers to sign an extension, joining the likes of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Now, according to Kyle Goon of the Southern California News Group, Kuzma’s decision to sign an extension was dependent on the extensions of James and Davis. Kyle Kuzma said aligning his […]