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Amidst a COVID-19 outbreak that has affected multiple members of the Los Angeles Lakers team, staff, and traveling party, the Lakers did get some good news on Anthony Davis ahead of their road matchup with the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Davis, who has missed the past two games, with left knee soreness, will start […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have limited resources to make a move before the Feb. 10 trade deadline. This was a point of skepticism for those who questioned their bold roster reconstruction. The Lakers have three stars on massive contracts — LeBron James ($41 million), Anthony Davis ($36 million), and Russell Westbrook ($44 million). LeBron and […]

People always love to come up with lists and debate the best players in sports, so that’s why The Athletic decided to poll 118 former NBA players before the 2021-22 season on a number of questions pertaining to the league when it comes to both the present and future. Naturally, the lead question asked who […]

Kevin Durant put on his Superman cape on Tuesday night to save the badly depleted Brooklyn Nets against the Toronto Raptors in overtime, 131-129. With several teammates sideline due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, Durant once again seized the opportunity to spearhead the Nets. He finished with a massive triple-double of 34 points, 13 rebounds, […]

Dwight Howard and Malik Monk joined Talen Horton-Tucker in the NBA’s health and safety protocols and will miss the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, the team announced on Tuesday night. Horton-Tucker was placed in health and safety protocols earlier on Tuesday after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19. The Lakers players […]

Los Angeles Lakers star and all-time great LeBron James took to Twitter to congratulate his good friend and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry for breaking the all-time 3-point record. Just landed in Dallas to see @StephenCurry30 broke the record and to make it even doper he did it in the GARDEN!! WOW CONGRATS BROTHER!! […]

Isaiah Thomas recently took a step closer to his mission to play in the NBA again after officially signing with the Denver Nuggets’ G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Gold. At 32, IT is hoping for another shot at the big league, and in a recent interview, he revealed just how close he was to […]

The Dallas Mavericks will face off against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday in a marquee matchup between two Western Conference teams with championship aspirations. Mavs star Luka Doncic has been dealing with an ankle injury and it goes without saying that his status for Wednesday’s tilt against LeBron James and Co. will be crucial […]

Los Angeles Lakers wing Talen Horton-Tucker has tested positive for COVID-19 and will enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported THT’s status, which was soon confirmed by multiple outlets, then the Lakers. Per Shams, THT is expected to miss multiple games. Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker has entered health and safety […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker made headlines on Monday after it was reported that several teams from around the league could be interested in trading for the 21-year-old. We’re not entirely sure if LeBron James has caught wind of the rumors but for his part, The King definitely had some high praise for his […]

There are a lot of questions surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster amid their poor start to the 2021-22 season, one of which is whether to trade Talen Horton-Tucker or not. LA is aiming to compete for the title with LeBron James leading the way, but it has become apparently clear that they can’t win […]

LeBron James was in a bit of a jovial mood on Sunday as the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Orlando Magic in the Staples Center. At one point in the game, the four-time league MVP decided to put on Wendell Carter Jr.’s glasses — a hilarious moment that has unsurprisingly gone viral. So much […]

The LeBron James slander has got to stop right now. On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar achieved yet another accolade that further established the fact that at this point in his career, The King is anything but done. LeBron has just been named as the league’s Western Conference Player of the Week following the […]

Don’t look now, but LeBron James, soon to be 37 years old, has been playing MVP-caliber basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers as of late. LeBron has dropped 30 points or more in six of his past eight games. He has averaged 29.8 points (52% shooting), 7.3 rebounds and 8.0 assists during that span. The […]

LeBron James notched his second triple-double of the season in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ home victory over the Orlando Magic. The superstar forward tallied 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in 37 minutes for the purple and gold. Speaking with Mike Trudell in his walk-off interview, James tipped his hat to a couple of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were looking to get back on track Sunday night as they hosted the Orlando Magic. During the 2nd half as a loose ball hit the floor, Lakers center Dwight Howard grabbed it and flung it in bounds as he flew out of bounds. The ball hit Magic forward Wendell Carter Jr. […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma undoubtedly enjoyed the Purple and Gold’s game against the Orlando Magic, thanks in large part to LeBron James. LeBron had quite the block party against Orlando, particularly in the third quarter when he rejected two shots from the Magic. The first was on a Chuma Okeke driving layup, […]

There has recently been a lot of talk about Father Time finally catching up to LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar has probably grown tired of this disrespectful narrative — something that seems to pop up every single year — and decided to blow off some steam on Sunday against the Orlando Magic. Magic […]

To say that the Los Angeles Lakers have had a rough start to their season would be a complete understatement. For the most part, LeBron James has been sidelined due to various injuries and the general belief is that his absence has been the main reason behind the Lakers’ struggles early on. LeBron still is […]

Utah Jazz stars Jordan Clarkson almost had a LeBron James-Dwyane Wade moment with Donovan Mitchell on Saturday against the Washington Wizards, but he decided to pass up on it. His reason? He knows they can’t afford to botch the shot and miss given their small lead at the time. Clarkson connected with Mitchell late in […]

Enes Kanter Freedom has been making quite a name for himself of late for being somewhat of an attack dog against Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. The Boston Celtics big man recently guested on BasketballNews.com’s The Rematch with Ethan Thomas wherein Kanter decided to drop another bombshell about his recent criticism about LeBron. In the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to hover around the .500 mark as they go through the growing pains of building team chemistry. But could a midseason acquisition be exactly what they need? The Lakers are reportedly in the mix for Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner, who has made headlines of late after expressing his displeasure […]

Long before the arrival of LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers had always been the NBA’s center of attention. The rise of Magic Johnson and the “Showtime” Lakers was truly what catapulted them from a marquee franchise to the biggest one in the association. HBO’s latest series focused on late Lakers owner Jerry Buss and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t been setting the league on fire of late, but they at least seem to be headed in the right direction. LeBron James looking like a true MVP for the past few weeks has been a big reason why. The Lakers have won five of their last eight contests and have […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, at long last, have defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder. In each of the first two meetings between a preseason championship favorite and a preseason favorite to land the no. 1 overall pick, the Thunder improbably erased deficits of 19+ points to upset Los Angeles. Not so on Friday in OKC. The […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is on the verge of breaking Hall of Famer Ray Allen’s NBA record for three-pointers made. His greatest rival, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James — who won two titles with Allen — can’t wait to see it. Curry drilled six threes against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finally overcame their Oklahoma City demons as they walloped the Thunder, 116-95. If there was one play to encapsulate them ending their frustration, it’s LeBron James’s exclamation point poster on an unsuspecting Tre Mann. The Lakers star had his back turned as he caught the ball in the paint, which looked […]

After a rather rough start to his pro career, Detroit Pistons rookie Cade Cunningham seems to have found his rhythm as he continues to show why he’s the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. Cunningham missed the first four games of the season due to a sprained ankle, and when he made his […]

Every time the Los Angeles Lakers look like they’re going to turn things around, they lose another game, which just proves how dysfunctional this team is right now. There has been no consistency within the squad for pretty much the entire season and at this point, it looks like LeBron James and Co. are on […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Andre Ingram just brought home crazy money, but it wasn’t from his NBA or G League careers. The South Bay Lakers player was the winner of Friday’s episode of ‘Wheel of Fortune.’ He ended up taking home $31,750, after beating the other two contestants. I bet he liked the look […]

Instead of being the dominant force many believed they could be, this new-look Los Angeles Lakers side has instead, been struggling to find any semblance of consistency in what has been a very disappointing start to the season. We’re a quarter of the way through the campaign too, so at this point, the rough start […]

Stephen A. Smith believes LeBron James’ championship window with the Los Angeles Lakers has closed, and The King has no one to blame but himself. Smith admitted that this 2021-22 season, with the roster they have, is the Lakers’ best chance to win title no. 2 with LeBron leading the way. However, considering their early […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is the latest sports personality to pay tribute to former Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 33. LeBron took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message amid this tragic turn of events: “Rest in paradise DT,” wrote the Lakers star. […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has an undeniably deep love for the Purple & Gold. However, even Shaq has been critical of this current Lakers team and their recent struggles. In a recent episode of his podcast, The Big Podcast with Shaq, the Hall of Fame big man shared his true feelings about LeBron James […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were getting made fun of for their age before this season began. Now that the season is over a quarter of the way through, there is proof that the old jokes being thrown at the Lakers were accurate. ESPN posted a graphic with three stats from Second Spectrum […]

Freedom forced our hand. We’ve finally reached the point where a LeBron James-Enes Freedom beef timeline needs to be injected into our sports discourse. LeBron James is one of the greatest basketball players to ever play in the NBA. Ever since he entered in the NBA, James has taken on the burden of living up […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers had the edge early against the opponents on Thursday night. They raced out to a quick nine-point lead to end the first quarter and looked ready to overmatch a Memphis Grizzlies side playing without Dillon Brooks and star player Ja Morant. But instead of piling it on and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, once again, followed up a potential momentum-building victory with a discouraging dud. Two nights after their most complete performance of the season — a dialed-in and breezy win over the Boston Celtics — they put forth an uninspired performance against a short-handed Memphis Grizzlies bunch, falling 108-95. They’re back to .500 […]

After a discouraging defeat to the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers — the preseason favorites to win the Western Conference — dropped back to .500 (13-13) 26 games into the 2021-22 season. More alarmingly, as The Athletic’s Bill Oram noted, they’ve only won two games against teams currently in the top-1o […]