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Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel’s seat is hotter than ever. The Athletic’s Bill Oram and Sam Amick reported Vogel is being “evaluated on a game-to-game basis and remains at risk of being fired soon if the progress doesn’t continue, sources said. It’s unclear how much Monday’s win relieved the pressure that surrounds him.” […]

Russell Westbrook submitted his entry for dunk of the year on Monday night as he tried to end the career of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. It’s one of the most emphatic dunks you’ll ever see from Westbrook and apparently, even Los Angeles Lakers teammate LeBron James could not agree any more. LeBron was at […]

Entering Monday, 33-year old Russell Westbrook — perhaps the most athletic point guard ever to play basketball — had converted under 60 percent of his dunk attempts since joining the Los Angeles Lakers. According to The Basketball Index, he was the most effective player in basketball at creating shot opportunities around the cup, but the […]

LeBron James sent out a tweet on Sunday night. The Los Angeles Lakers star made a personal guarantee that things are going to change. With the Lakers in free fall, King James took accountability and apologized for the season thus far. #LakerNation I apologize and I promise we’ll be better! 👑💜💛 — LeBron James (@KingJames) […]

LeBron James and Magic Johnson engaged in a bit of an indirect back-and-forth on Twitter over the weekend. Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, the Hall of Fame point guard sent out a critical tweet calling out the Lakers’ effort: After being blown out by the Nuggets 133-96, we […]

LeBron James is the greatest Swiss Army Knife that basketball has ever seen. For 19 seasons (and counting!) The King has shown that he can do just about everything on the court at an elite level. That isn’t some hyperbolic statement, either; LeBron James’ all-time stat line is currently sitting at about 36k points, 9k […]

In perhaps one of his rare vulnerable moments, LeBron James recently posted a heartfelt apology to the Los Angeles Lakers fans for how their season has turned out. It came on the heels of an embarrassing rout to the Denver Nuggets, adding to the already topsy-turvy situation of the proud squad. For what it’s worth, […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers need every help they can get amid their recent free-fall, and while the hopes were they’d be getting back Kendrick Nunn soon, that doesn’t seem to be the case now. Nunn is one of the Lakers’ key offseason signings, but he has yet to play for the Purple […]

The Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals are currently contesting a highly anticipated NFL Playoff matchup in the Wild Card round. The Rams raced out of the gate, thanks to a hot start by wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who made a couple of big plays in the early parts of the game, including his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered one of their most embarrassing losses of the season (unfortunately, there have been more than a few) on Saturday as they were utterly blown out by the Denver Nuggets, 133-96. After the game, LeBron James was not at all in a jovial mood and his surprising actions could spell more […]

Here’s the good news: Anthony Davis is reportedly expected to return to the Los Angeles Lakers before the end of the month. Here’s the bad news: Basically everything else. The Lakers’ problems run much deeper than the absence of Davis (and Kendrick Nunn, for that matter). Los Angeles is 8-8 without AD this season and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers opted to re-sign Stanley johnson to another 10-day contract on Sunday night. The Athletic’s Shams Charania first reported the news. There has not been a formal announcement from the Lakers, as of yet. It will mark the third 10-day accord for Johnson and the Lakers. The Lakers initially signed the former […]

LeBron James issued an apology to Los Angeles Lakers fans on Sunday night. “#LakerNation I apologize and I promise we’ll be better!” LeBron tweeted. The Lakers are mired in a three-game losing skid and are under .500 (21-22) after 43 games. They opened the 2021-22 NBA season as favorites to win the Western Conference and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were thrashed by the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, losing 133-96. In the loss, the Lakers allowed Denver to shoot 52 percent from the field and hit 23 three-pointers. Former NBA player Channing Frye, while on NBA TV, destroyed the Lakers and their lack of defense. https://twitter.com/sportsnews2022/status/1482866530236829696 “It’s hard to be that […]

All is not well in Laker Land. After Los Angeles’ 133-96 drubbing at the hands of the Denver Nuggets, icon Magic Johnson put the present-day Lakers on blast for their supposed lack of effort. The Hall of Famer took to Twitter to express his frustrations with LeBron James & Co: After being blown out by […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers seem to be spiraling for the nth time this season. They have lost three in a row, including a brutal 37-point defeat against the depleted Denver Nuggets. The deficit was the largest of their season thus far and even got blasted on social media by Lakers icon Magic […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have hit yet another rock bottom – and Hall-of-Famer Magic Johnson isn’t satisfied one bit. The Lakers icon took to Twitter after LeBron James and Co. were walloped by the Denver Nuggets on the road, 133-96. “After being blown out by the Nuggets 133-96, we as Lakers fans can accept being […]

The reeling Los Angeles Lakers (21-22) suffered their worst loss of the 2021-22 NBA season on Saturday night, falling 133-96 to the short-handed Denver Nuggets (22-19) at Ball Arena. The Nuggets score marked the Lakers’ largest margin of defeat in nearly three years — you have to go back to Feb. 5, 2019, when the […]

It’s no secret that Russell Westbrook has not been the perfect fit for the Los Angeles Lakers since that blockbuster trade last summer. The former league MVP has still been stuffing the stat sheet — as he has been throughout his decorated career — but he just hasn’t found his groove playing alongside the likes […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been the embodiment of consistency throughout what has been an amazing 18-year career. More than a few folks consider him to be the greatest player to have ever held a basketball and LeBron’s recent scoring feat could work to strengthen this bold claim. On Wednesday, the Lakers superstar […]

Much has been made of how today’s NBA would pale in comparison to the physical nature of the game many decades ago. Many believe that today’s superstars such as LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets just would not be able to withstand the physicality of the 1980s […]

It’s no secret that Russell Westbrook has struggled mightily to live up to expectations with the Los Angeles Lakers this season. LeBron James and Co. are currently stuck at .500 ball and that certainly has to do with the lack of consistency from Westbrook. Lakers fans haven’t shied away from letting Russ know how they […]

Potentially good news for Los Angeles Lakers fans: Anthony Davis could return to the lineup before the end of the month. Following Lakers practice on Friday, head coach Frank Vogel declined to offer any specifics on Davis, other than to say he will be re-evaluated early next week, after which the team will provide an […]

There has always been a debate as to who the greatest NBA players of all-time are. Names that are always thrown around are Michael Jordan, of course, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, among others. Golden State Warriors superstar power forward Draymond Green chimed in during a game of dominos, giving his top […]

Russell Westbrook has played 42 games with the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s gone about as expected. Of course, with Russ, “expected” means: a rocky ride of varying emotions, confounding moments, and mixed results. “We have 42 games (completed) now and 40 left,” LeBron James said. “It’s definitely been a roller coaster.” However you want to […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to redefine what a 7-footer is supposed to be able to do with a basketball. The Milwaukee Bucks star’s recent feat puts him in a league of his own with a record untouched for nearly half a century. The Bucks put out a demolition job against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James married his high school sweetheart Savannah and the couple shares three kids together. LeBron James Jr., a.k.a. Bronny, is the eldest of LeBron’s kids. He is followed by Bryce Maximus James and Zhuri James, the daughter and baby of the family. Bronny James was born in 2004. He’s currently […]

Russell Westbrook has missed 32 of his last 40 attempts from the field. He missed 14 of his 16 shot attempts in the Los Angeles Lakers 125-116 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday at the Golden 1 Center. Afterward, Westbrook, LeBron James, and Frank Vogel had slightly differing views on the guard’s ongoing cold […]

From the moment Russell Westbrook was introduced in the Los Angeles Lakers starting lineups on Wednesday at Golden 1 Center, the Sacramento Kings in-arena DJ trolled the slumping guard by playing Foreigner’s “Cold As Ice.” The bit sustained. Westbrook shot a frigid 14.2% (2-of-14) from the field in the Lakers’ 125-116 loss. The Kings’ entertainment […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to weather the storm, with star big man Anthony Davis still out due to a knee injury. The Lakers have been rocky all season, forcing head coach Frank Vogel to try to figure out ways to optimize the roster. The return of Davis will definitely help, though he was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center on Wednesday. LeBron James is listed as probable on the injury report with a rectus abdominis strain. So, is LeBron James playing vs Kings? Is LeBron James Playing vs Kings So, is LeBron James playing tonight? LeBron missed eight games earlier […]

LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry has arguably been the marquee NBA rivalry for nearly a decade. Ever since the Golden State Warriors locked horns with the Cleveland Cavaliers all the way back in the 2014-15 season, it was a foregone conclusion that those two would be the league two titans battling it out for years […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were riding high on their four-game winning streak up until they faced an even hotter Memphis Grizzlies squad. Ja Morant and the Grizz snapped the Lakers’ recent run of success to win their ninth game in a row, the longest active winning streak in the NBA today. The result was an […]

There are certainly great centers in the rich lore of the Los Angeles Lakers. To wit, George Mikan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal, and of course, LeBron James? LeBron playing center recently has definitely become a focal point of discussion among Lakers fans. It remains to be seen if the experiment is a success […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, 127-119, on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron James was brilliant again — 35 points, 14-of-19 shooting, nine rebounds, seven assists. Ja Morant’s box score — 16 points, 4-of-10 FG, seven assists — paled in comparison to his highlights and impact. King James gets this wild shot to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, 127-119, on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena. On the plus side, LeBron James reached yet another milestone. With his seventh assist of the evening, a drop-off to Wayne Ellington, LeBron moved past Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson into seventh place on the NBA’s all-time assists list. […]

LeBron James is never hesitant to give props to young hoopers when they do undeniably insane things on the basketball court. In that spirit, LeBron had high praise for the high ups of burgeoning superstar Ja Morant after the Memphis Grizzlies took down the Los Angeles Lakers, 127-119 on Sunday at Crpyto.com Arena. Morant only […]

The Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday night in a battle of two teams moving in the right direction. The Lakers after struggling for much of the year, are in the middle of a four-game winning streak. Two of the four wins the Lakers scored over 130 points with an average margin of […]

The basketball world is buzzing over the long-awaited return of Klay Thompson. It wasn’t just Golden State Warriors fans that were excited – NBA stars were just as hyped to see him reunite with Splash Brother Stephen Curry. Even hours before his season debut against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, a certain LeBron James was […]