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Jonathan Kuminga played a grand total of 36 minutes in the Golden State Warriors’ first-round series win over the Sacramento Kings. Could he be in store for a bigger role against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers? Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was asked about the possibility of Kuminga getting extended run against the […]

The Golden State Warriors are still on a high from Sunday’s epic Game 7 win over the Sacramento Kings in their NBA Playoffs first-round series. The defending champs only had one full day of rest before returning to action. On Tuesday, they take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, who for their part, […]

Joel Embiid has finally bagged that elusive MVP trophy, as he just got won the prestigious award for being the NBA’s best player of the 2022-23 NBA season. At the same time, that personal victory of the Philadelphia 76ers superstar big man also marks the end of an incredible run by future basketball Hall of […]

The Memphis Grizzlies’ decision to part ways with Dillon Brooks this summer was met with laughs and praise from most corners of the NBA world. One flamboyant former player, though, has been left unnerved by Brooks’ pre-free-agency exile from Memphis—at least if it’s related to his headline-grabbing trash talk about LeBron James. Nick Young voiced […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will be starting their highly anticipated 2023 NBA Playoffs series on Tuesday night in San Francisco. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson are entering the series as the only 3 players to have accomplished an incredible NBA Playoffs feat. Players with 400+ playoff 3-pointers: LeBron JamesSteph […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers prepare for Game 1 of their highly anticipated matchup in the 2023 NBA Playoffs vs. the Golden State Warriors, NBA media pundits are having a field day with all of the enticing storylines. In terms of the product on the court, Kendrick Perkins believes LeBron James is going to prioritize […]

The recent rumors regarding the Los Angeles Lakers‘ interest, or lack thereof, in Kyrie Irving is surprising. Irving is a controversial figure, frustrating because there’s an obvious sincerity in his desire to understand and be understood. Yet, Irving is often contentious and condescending, exposing himself to the type of media treatment reserved for Kevin Durant […]

The matchup we all have been waiting for! The Golden State Warriors host the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. LeBron James and Steph Curry headline the stars featured in the same-game parlay for Game 1. This is going to be a fun series to watch. Both Curry and James […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors will be tipping off the most anticipated second round matchup in recent history on Tuesday. A renewed rivalry between LeBron James and Stephen Curry is quickly becoming the biggest story of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, and it is certainly warranted. James and Curry have been two […]

We got ourselves one hell of a second-round matchup, ladies and gentlemen! We are getting yet another edition of LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs. The battle sparked countless debates about the two superstars. Ahead of Game 1, Shannon Sharpe had a […]

The Golden State Warriors vs. the Los Angeles Lakers 2023 NBA Playoffs series is the most anticipated second round series in recent memory. This is in thanks to it being the next installment of the rivalry between LeBron James and Stephen Curry, a rivalry that Stephen A Smith believes the Lakers star truthfully wanted to […]

Game 1 of the second round 2023 NBA Playoffs matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors will take place Tuesday night. It is another chapter in the storied rivalry between LeBron James and Stephen Curry, a matchup that Jay Williams believes to define the current generation. "Every time they link up, […]

The NBA world has been blessed with one of the most compelling second-round series in a very long time as the Golden State Warriors take on the Los Angeles Lakers. What’s not to love about a Stephen Curry-LeBron James grudge match with legacy points on the line? Before the punches begin to fly, the question […]

LeBron James is set to face off with Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs for the fifth time, but the first as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers (excluding their wild play-in showdown). The historical stakes, star power, storylines, and tactical questions are seemingly infinite. In terms of intrigue, the ceiling […]

JR Smith and LeBron James go way back. This is exactly why fans could not help but point back to LeBron and his new-found nemesis Dillon Brooks when JR took to Twitter on Monday to come out with a bold Michael Jordan take. If what some folks are thinking is correct, then this is Smith […]

Dillon Brooks talked the talk ahead of and throughout the Memphis Grizzlies’ opening-round series against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for the outspoken forward, he wasn’t able to walk the walk as the No. 2 seed Grizzlies suffered a heartbreaking first-round exit against the Lakers, 4-2. The bad news for Brooks is […]

When LeBron James was on the verge of breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record, Golden State Warriors vet Draymond Green vowed to be there live to witness history happen. Come the day the Los Angeles Lakers star broke the record, though, Green was a no-show. Apparently, there was a reason for that. To recall, James […]

Both the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers are at their best in the open floor, but it’s not like either team is the Sacramento Kings. They’re more opportunistic transition attackers than relentless ones, running most off forced turnovers and improper floor balance from the opposition. As long as Golden State and Los Angeles […]

LeBron James wants the Los Angeles Lakers to be “super-duper locked in” when they face the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Of course that reason is none other than Stephen Curry.. Speaking to reporters on Monday after the Lakers’ practice, James compared the Warriors to the great San Antonio […]

LeBron James knows the Los Angeles Lakers have basically no margin for error against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. At Lakers practice on Monday, LeBron said he’s “super-duper locked in” (super-duper!) for the Dubs matchup. “You can’t make a mistake. They’ll make you pay. You can’t make a mistake. It’s that simple,” he […]

LeBron James and Stephen Curry have memorably competed against each other in four NBA Finals. On Tuesday, they’ll square off in an earlier round for the first time in their storied careers (not counting their wild Play-In game in 2021), when the No. 7-seeded Los Angeles Lakers and No. 6-seed Golden State Warriors tip off […]

It may have become repetitive for a while, but there’s nothing quite like the power of nostalgia. After five years, LeBron James and Stephen Curry will soon butt heads in the playoffs once more after the Golden State Warriors booked a slot in the NBA’s elite eight with a 120-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings […]

There’s much to be made about the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round win over the Memphis Grizzlies. It showed that LeBron James and company can still be a contending team. It also showed that the Lakers might not need to pursue Kyrie Irving. It was widely speculated that the Lakers were players in the Kyrie Irving […]

NBA fans couldn’t be more hyped up after Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors set up a second-round clash with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Playoffs. The Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings in Game 7 of their series to punch a ticket to the West semifinals. Now, the Dubs […]

Sacramento Kings star guard De’Aaron Fox was on an absolute tear in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, averaging 27.4 points per game against the Golden State Warriors in his postseason debut. In fact, Fox’s 192 total points were the second-most all-time in a player’s playoff debut, behind only LeBron James‘s 214 total points in the 2006 […]

The Golden State Warriors barely have time to celebrate surviving the Sacramento Kings before turning their attention to the Los Angeles Lakers. Good thing Stephen Curry and the defending champions’ dynastic core are intimately familiar with facing LeBron James this time of year. After dropping 50 points to lead the Warriors to season-saving victory on […]

It’s on to the next one for the Golden State Warriors after they took down the Sacramento Kings in Game 7 of their NBA Playoffs first-round matchup on Sunday. The next opponent for the defending champs comes in the form of a very formidable challenge against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Draymond Green […]

The Golden State Warriors outlasted the Sacramento Kings in their first-round NBA Playoffs series with an impressive Game 7 win on the road. The road has not been kind to the Warriors this season, but in the biggest game of the year, they came through. Since this core group won their first NBA championship in […]

Steph Curry came out to play on Sunday, and it resulted in an unforgettable performance in the Golden State Warriors‘ Game 7 victory over the No. 3 seed Sacramento Kings. The greatest shooter of all time set a new record for the most points in a Game 7 with his 50-piece in this do-or-die game, […]

Dillon Brooks poked the bear, and LeBron James punched back. In the aftermath of his team’s ugly defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, though, the Memphis Grizzlies’ brash, confident wing doesn’t regret his inflammatory comments about the four-time champion. Brooks, in fact, has no plans on changing his […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers knocked the Memphis Grizzlies out of the NBA Playoffs on Friday night with a masterful 125-85 performance, capping off a 4-2 series win. For James and the Grizzlies, it was the culmination of a heated back-and-forth series that included Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks’ calling James “old,” and the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers upset the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Quarterfinals, earning a 4-2 series victory following Friday’s 125-85 win over Memphis. LeBron James previously shut down any talk of tension between the Grizzlies and Lakers despite Memphis’ trash talk, however, he posted a savage Instagram message on Saturday indirectly aimed at the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have completed their revenge against the Memphis Grizzlies. After a lot of trash talk from their opponents, LeBron James and co. let their basketball speak for themselves. With that win, LeBron has reached a level of playoff dominance not seen since a couple of LA players did it, per ESPN Sports […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are onto the second round after demolishing the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 on Friday night. James has been here before, many times, and he shared a message with his teammates as they await either the Sacramento Kings or Golden State Warriors next week. “We got a young […]

The Los Angeles Lakers dominated the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 to advance to the Western Conference semifinals, and it was clear from the opening tip off that the Lakers were playing on a completely different level than the Grizzlies. After the game, Austin Reaves provided a quick LeBron James moment that highlighted how that […]

Kyrie Irving was in full support of his former teammate LeBron James as the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. The Dallas Mavericks free agent’s appearance could have been nothing more than one superstar athlete supporting another, but that won’t stop NBA Twitter from speculating about another team-up between the two […]

The Los Angeles Lakers just dismantled the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 to close out their NBA Playoffs series. In the process, LeBron James also made plenty of history. LA embarrassed Memphis at Crypto.com Arena, handing Ja Morant and co. a 40-point beating. D’Angelo Russell exploded for 31 points in the contest, while LeBron chipped […]

You just know that it’s a big game when the great Jack Nicholson makes an appearance — especially since it’s the Hollywood star’s first appearance in 556 days. However, perhaps an even more eye-catching sight is none other than Kyrie Irving showing up for this crucial matchup. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James saw his […]

As always, LeBron James has been locked in on the NBA Playoffs. Despite all of the smack talk coming from the direction of Dillon Brooks and the Memphis Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has kept mum, opting to let his game do the talking instead. At this point, it is clear that he’s a […]