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The Los Angeles Lakers topped the New York Knicks 113-105 on Saturday night behind 24 points from LeBron James, but it wasn’t what James did on the court that has fans talking. After the game, the Lakers star did his post-game interview with a Knicks towel wrapped around his shoulders, and fans have questions. Says […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made sure to give New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson his flowers after their intense battle on Saturday. The Lakers escaped with the 113-105 win over the Knicks, though it wasn’t easy with Brunson making life hard for the Purple and Gold. Even without OG Anunoby and Julius Randle, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers followed up their unlikeliest win of the season with their most complete — and arguably their most impressive. Led by LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, and spot-on fourth-quarter defensive execution, the Lakers (26-25) fended off Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks, thus ending their nine-game winning streak. “It’s a […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James set the NBA world in shambles this week with a simple tweet of an hourglass that had social media aflame trying to decode his message. The tweet was followed by an even wilder tweet from David Pingalore of KTLA who suggested that the Lakers were gauging the trade market […]

LeBron James’s admonishment of Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young being snubbed from the 2024 NBA All-Star team as a starter or reserve has Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins speaking out. Following Young’s snub, LeBron took to his Twitter/X account to express his displeasure in a response to popular Twitter user @cuffsthelegend. AGREED!!! I’m not quite understanding […]

Ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the New York Knicks on Saturday night, Lakers head coach Darvin Ham finally responded publicly to LeBron James’ cryptic hourglass tweet. Not surprisingly, the head coach defended his star’s implied impatience. “S–t, I would’ve put out two or three hourglass emojis by now,” Ham said at Madison […]

JuJu Watkins and the USC women’s basketball team capped off a phenomenal win over the Stanford Cardinal on Friday night. Watkins scored a historical 51 points in the 67-58 victory. Thus, NBA stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant held the freshman guard in high regard. NBA stars sing JuJu Watkins’ praises after legendary Trojans performance […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off of their best win of the season, 114-105 over the Boston Celtics, despite missing LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The Lakers are back in action tonight, taking on the New York Knicks on national TV, and James’ and Davis’ status is still up in the air, according to […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James spoke to reporters on Saturday for the first time since his hourglass tweet on Tuesday raised questions about whether the 39-year-old is losing confidence in his team as the trade deadline approaches. When asked directly if he’d like to clarify his tweet — which came on the heels of back-to-back […]

The 2023-24 season has not been kind to both the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. Heading into play on Saturday, February 3rd, they currently sit in 12th and ninth place in the Western Conference, respectively, which is a far cry from the title contender hopes they had entering the season. As a result, […]

There have been many superstar duos throughout the history of the NBA. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen come to mind, while Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal joined forces in Los Angeles. Today’s NBA has a number of talented duos as well. But what if two of the best players the game has ever seen, LeBron […]

Like a select few NBA players, Philadelphia 76ers guard Patrick Beverley has used podcasting to voice out his thoughts on what goes on around the NBA. Beverley has certainly caught up with what is happening with his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers. Initially discussing LeBron James’ cryptic hourglass tweet earlier this week, Beverley later […]

The Philadelphia 76ers superstar center, Joel Embiid, received criticism over his current knee injury. In fact, he even forced himself to play because of how much scrutiny he got for sitting out games. Now, LeBron James goes ballistic on the media and talking heads after Embiid’s injury only grew worse. Joel Embiid suffered a lateral […]

Last night, there was a rumor circulating that the Los Angeles Lakers were planning to move LeBron James ahead of the Feb. 8 NBA Trade Deadline, but his agent, Rich Paul came out and shut them down. The Report from David Pingalore, a KTLA Sports Anchor and Reporter from Jacksonville, and he has a history […]

After some rumors and speculation that the Los Angeles Lakers were looking to move LeBron James ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline, his agent Rich Paul made it clear that the superstar will not be traded, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. “LeBron won’t be traded, and we aren’t asking to be,” Rich Paul said, […]

Could the Los Angeles Lakers, against all expectations, decide to trade away LeBron James? That idea seems very far-fetched. But the rumblings from this one unheralded NBA insider who has a wild track record of calling some of the biggest developments related to the Lakers in recent history suggest that a LeBron trade may not […]

There are no certainties in the NBA, and that was proven on Thursday night when the Boston Celtics lost 114-105 to the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers. L.A. was without its two best players, as 2024 All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis both missed the nationally televised contest with various injuries. All of Boston’s starters were […]

It seemed like the walls were caving in on the Los Angeles Lakers; they entered their Thursday night battle against the Boston Celtics having lost two straight in blowout fashion, and to make matters worse, both LeBron James and Anthony Davis were out for the rivalry matchup. But what seemed like a surefire loss for […]

Despite taking on a Los Angeles Lakers squad that was missing LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Boston Celtics fell 114-105 on Thursday night. After the game, Boston fans were swift with their reaction to the embarrassing loss: Jaxon hayes taunting the Celtics as they walk of the court 📝 pic.twitter.com/NNkazgaVXC — Ant ☘️🏀 (@GangCeltics) […]

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that their top two stars in LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be held out of Thursday night’s game against the Boston Celtics due to injuries. Head coach Darvin Ham gave more insight into both players injuries and said they were “active” and the issues became “inflamed” according to Dave […]

The Los Angeles Lakers ruled out LeBron James and Anthony Davis for Thursday night’s nationally televised matchup against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Davis was listed as questionable with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy and a left hip spasm. LeBron had been listed as questionable with left ankle peroneal tendinopathy. AD missed the Lakers’ loss to […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has inked a deal with DraftKings to make weekly football picks and support other initiatives, according to Ben Fawkes of ESPN. “LeBron will help support key football initiatives and tentpole events through content creation, such as weekly football picks, and more,” DraftKings’ release said. The Lakers star took to […]

There is just about a week before the 2024 NBA trade deadline and a lot of eyes will be on what the Los Angeles Lakers will do to improve their team amidst their struggles over the past month. The Lakers have been engulfed in trade rumors, mostly with Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray. In the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, on Tuesday night, suffered a 138-122 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks in one of their most lackluster efforts of the season. They may have been without Anthony Davis, who missed the game due to a hip injury, but their loss to the Hawks could not have encapsulated better what has gone […]

During the Houston Rockets’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers, all eyes were fixated on the fabricated rivalry between Dillon Brooks and LeBron James—a feud that has barely lasted a season. Frankly, the Lakers aren’t even close to securing a playoff spot this season. Their entire roster is in disarray, coach Darvin Ham is under […]

After yet another loss Tuesday night, it’s not hard to imagine how frustrated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are of their current state. Their 138-122 road defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks, who entered the game with only 19 wins, further fueled speculations about Los Angeles making a big move ahead […]

LeBron James issued a blunt State of the Los Angeles Lakers following his team’s 138-122 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. It was the second blowout defeat for the Lakers in as many days, following their sluggish showing on Monday against the Houston Rockets. Playing without Anthony Davis (hip) for the third time […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the No. 9 team in the Western Conference standings, holding a 24-24 record on the season. L.A. has seen its fair share of struggles, despite having an advantage in the free throw category. LeBron James and Anthony Davis are two of the league’s biggest stars, and the Lakers seem to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Anthony Davis for Tuesday night’s matchup with the Atlanta Hawks, the team announced. AD has aggravated the hip/groin issue he’s been managing since November in each of the last two games. He gingerly exited the Lakers’ win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday — following a hard […]

Just three days removed from a bonkers 73-point scoring outburst against the Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic put together yet another brilliant performance in a 131-129 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday night. Doncic, who finished the game with 45 points, 9 rebounds, and 15 assists, was the catalyst of a 16-point […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in a loop of winning big in one matchup and then losing roughly in the next game. Anthony Davis and LeBron  James’ team just got off a massive double-overtime win over the Golden State Warriors. Fans might posit that they will have all the momentum against the Houston Rockets but […]

Anthony Davis did not hold back when expressing his displeasure with Dillon Brooks — who committed questionable fouls on LeBron James and Jarred Vanderbilt in the Houston Rockets’ lopsided win over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Toyota Center on Monday night. In the second quarter, Brooks placed his hand on Vanderbilt’s back as the […]

Dillon Brooks has made a living off constantly being a thorn in LeBron James’ side. On Monday night, with the Houston Rockets hosting a Los Angeles Lakers team coming off an emotional victory on Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors, Brooks had yet another opportunity to annoy James and the Lakers into submission, which […]

Monday wasn’t the best of nights for the Los Angeles Lakers. The team fell to the Houston Rockets in a one-sided blowout on the road. And worse, a scary incident occurred late in the game involving LeBron James and Dillon Brooks. During a rebound battle, Brooks tried jumping behind James for an offensive board. As […]

The Detroit Lions may have lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship, but Dan Campbell and Co. have certainly earned the respect and admiration of the sports world. Just look at what Los Angeles Lakers star and NBA icon LeBron James had to say about the team following Sunday’s heartbreaker. On Instagram, […]

The Golden State Warriors lost another heartbreaker on Saturday night, falling 145-144 to the Los Angeles Lakers in an instant double-overtime classic. The defeat marked the second time in three nights Golden State went to overtime at Chase Center against a California rival, coming on the feels of Thursday’s 134-133 loss to the Sacramento Kings. […]

How is LeBron James still doing this? At 39 years old, the Los Angeles Lakers star has shown no sign of slowing down at all. He’s not as fast as he was in his prime. Still, he commands a presence on the court that makes him invaluable. Without him, LA would completely collapse on their […]

On Saturday night at the Chase Center, LeBron James — the oldest player in the NBA — set a career-high with 20 rebounds, became the first Los Angeles Lakers player to drop a 30-20-10 triple-double since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1976, and led his team to a 145-144 double-overtime win over Stephen Curry and the Golden […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers played an instant classic against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, with the game extending to double-overtime before the Purple and Gold escaped with the one-point win. It was a wild back-and-forth between the two teams, with Curry coming up clutch for the Dubs not just once […]