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Even Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James is watching Sunday’s blowout AFC Divisional Round contest between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. The future Hall of Famer James, 35, who recently missed his second game of the season in yesterday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder with an illness. shared his thoughts of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Rob Pelinka. The franchise also promoted Pelinka to the title of vice president of basketball operations and general manager, something star LeBron James says Pelinka “earned.” Yes he ABSOLUTELY has Earned it!! Congrats RP! 🙏🏾 https://t.co/KQ4gIPiBYY — LeBron James (@KingJames) January 11, 2020 […]

Coming off a big win against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers will have to create a gameplan without superstar LeBron James for their next game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. James will apparently miss the game with a cold according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The 17-year NBA veteran […]

Despite reportedly dealing with the flu, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was clearly feeling good enough. Prior to their Friday night game against the Dallas Mavericks. James drained three-pointers from the logo during his pre-game shoot around. Richard Jefferson, now a studio analyst at ESPN, hilariously called out his former teammate for being “such […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got a dominant win over the Dallas Mavericks thanks to the incredible efforts of LeBron James. In fact, his extraordinary outing is also worthy of praise: he passed his idol and basketball legend Michael Jordan on the all-time field goals made list. It’s an incredible achievement that deserves high praise. Immediately […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are enjoying a sizable lead over the Dallas Mavericks, and it doesn’t look like the Mavs will be able to pull off a comeback anytime soon. However, the blow-out score doesn’t mean that there are no barbs flying as LeBron James and Rick Carlisle got into a war of words during […]

LeBron James made history on Friday while leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 129-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The King has passed Michael Jordan for fourth on the all-time field goals made list. LeBron entered the game needing only 10 made shots to surpass His Airness for the record, and he did so […]

Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James and veteran guard Avery Bradley will play on Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks despite a bug passing around. According to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times, James and Bradley are “under the weather.” However, they still opted to play against the Mavs. Frank Vogel said LeBron […]

Ever since his second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James has seen massive turnover on his championship-contending teams. In fact, many players come and go as seen fit. For the 2019-20 Lakers, that uncertain status for James’ teammates remains unchanged. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times […]

When he was a senior in high school in Akron, Ohio, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James drove a Hummer H2. Now, James is set to star in a new commercial for Hummer, via CNBC: General Motors is resurrecting the Hummer, buying Super Bowl airtime to debut an all-electric pickup version of its gas-guzzling, military-style […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic downplayed comparisons to LeBron James, despite going toe-to-toe against him in the fan voting for the upcoming 2020 NBA All-Star Game. The reigning Rookie of the Year is also among the early shortlist of candidates for the Most Valuable Player award, but Doncic recognizes he’s yet to carve the imprint […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is one of the best players in the NBA despite being only a second-year pro. Like LeBron James, the Mavs’ floor general has become must-see television with his crafty play. Doncic, who has gone head to head with James this season when the Mavs and Lakers have played, says he […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James was limited in practice on Thursday because of flu-like symptoms. The Lakers are listing James as probable to face the Dallas Mavericks on Friday: LeBron James was limited in practice today. He's probable for Dallas with flu-like symptoms. — Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) January 9, 2020 The Lakers […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has leapfrogged the previous top vote-getters in the second return of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game voting, moving ahead of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Dallas Mavericks second-year guard Luka Doncic. James amassed 3,359,871 votes, more than 100,000 more than reigning MVP Antetokounmpo and 80,000 more than Doncic, […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis is on pace to become the first of small forward LeBron James’ teammates to ever lead the team in scoring. Before the season started, James said he wanted Davis to be the “focal point” of the Lakers’ offense. One Western Conference coach who spoke to Joe Vardon of […]

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams is denying that Stephen A. Smith’s rumor about Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is true. Smith reported on ESPN’s First Take on Wednesday that Leonard said, “Someone tell LeBron stop being scared to guard me!” 🧢 https://t.co/uFeDqp1z6T — Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) January 8, 2020 […]

LOS ANGELES – After the Los Angeles Lakers lost Anthony Davis to a back injury following a scary fall on Tuesday at the Staples Center, three-time NBA champion LeBron James took it upon himself to pick the slack against the New York Knicks. The perennial All-Star was able to do just that and left quite […]

As part of Wednesday morning’s airing of ESPN’s “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith claimed that Los Angeles Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard made a challenge to LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers: “I was told by a very reliable source that Kawhi Leonard sat up there and said, ‘Somebody tell LeBron to stop being scared […]

Jared Dudley is already seeing the Lakers star LeBron James effect on Anthony Davis, as the uber-athletic big man is quickly adapting to a new way of taking care of his body. Despite only having been together for a few months as members of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dudley has keenly observed how Davis has […]

Lakers superstar LeBron James offered his reaction after seeing Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony sink a game-winning shot in Tuesday night’s game against the Raptors. With just four seconds remaining on the clock, Anthony pulled up from just beyond the free-throw line and buried a shot to give the Blazers 101-99 victory. It was a […]

Luka Doncic is a star. Kristaps Porzingis has shown glimpses of stardom. Together, they give the Dallas Mavericks a younger version of the NBA’s best star duo, LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Bold? Yep, but there are so many similarities between these players. What can’t Doncic do? He’s a point forward who usually brings the […]

LeBron James was furious with the way Bobby Portis approached a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope runaway dunk, as the New York Knicks big man clotheslined his Los Angeles Lakers teammate with 8:02 remaining in the second quarter, a collision LeBron James called a “scary moment.” “It was [dirty],” said James after the game, according to ESPN’s Dave […]

LeBron James was visibly worried when his Los Angeles Lakers partner-in-crime Anthony Davis took a scary fall in the third quarter of their 117-87 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Davis laid on the floor for a long period of time before gingerly walking back to the locker room on his own […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is dealing with a bit of an illness, but the team is hoping that the three-time champion will be able to play in Tuesday night’s game against the Knicks. Frank Vogel said LeBron James is “under the weather.” But Lakers still holding out hope he plays tonight vs the […]

Shaquille O’Neal doubled down on his belief that his duo with Kobe Bryant would beat the Los Angeles Lakers’ current one-two punch of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Appearing in the most recent episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the 19-year NBA veteran and TNT analyst had to hairs on his tongue when […]

New decade, new records for LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar was recently named Player of the Week for Week 11 of the 2019-20 NBA season, and in doing so, James became just the seventh player in league history to receive the weekly honor in three different decades. LeBron James joins Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 11. Antetokounmpo averaged 29.0 points and 11.7 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks went 3-0. James, meanwhile, averaged 23.0 points, 12.7 assists and 11.7 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers went 3-0 as well: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los […]

Lakers superstar LeBron James had high praise for David Fizdale ahead of Tuesday night’s matchup in New York against the Knicks. Fizdale, who was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Knicks earlier this season, served as one of James’ assistant coaches during his stint with the Miami Heat. A lot has been […]

Los Angeles Lakers fan favorite Alex Caruso’s breakaway slam in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Detroit Pistons brought the fans inside Staples Center to their feet. His teammate, LeBron James, posted an image to his Instagram account to commemorate the moment. https://www.instagram.com/p/B69_kO1gzFW/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading Caruso’s dunk began with the defensive play of Kyle Kuzma, […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis were utterly proud of the Los Angeles Lakers’ remarkable 20-block night against a struggling Detroit Pistons team, becoming the first team to reject 20 shots in a game since the Toronto Raptors blocked the same amount against the Golden State Warriors in 2001. The Lakers became only the ninth team […]

It seems that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is slowly developing a knack for “fake blocking” his teammates during a fast break. After toying with Rajon Rondo’s lay-up attempt last month, James victimized another Laker point guard Alex Caruso in their 106-99 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. Following a Kyle Kuzma steal on […]

LeBron James is able to do things in his 17th NBA season that some players can only dream of. At 35 years old, James is still an athletic freak and with age, his basketball IQ. King James was able to show off that high basketball IQ in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Sunday game against the […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and teammate LeBron James made the Detroit Pistons’ defense look silly as they teamed up for the inbound alley-oop. Caldwell-Pope had the perfect pass to James, who capped it off with an explosive slam dunk. LEBRON OFF THE INBOUND 👑 The elevation 😱 pic.twitter.com/t0KKpvkRKr — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 6, […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley is in awe of LeBron James’ wisdom, comparing him to an 80-year-old grandfather or grandmother who has grown wiser through the passage of time. In an interview with Bill Oram of The Athletic, Dudley was asked who his favorite teammate to hang out with. For him, LeBron James is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had a rather strange situation on their hands following their loss to the crosstown rival Clippers on Christmas Day. Kyle Kuzma’s trainer took to Instagram to apparently criticize LeBron James’ work ethic, a move simultaneously followed by a cryptic tweet from Kuzma: Kyle Kuzma’s trainer sending out LeBron isn’t working hard […]

As expected, the LeBron James-Anthony Davis pick-and-roll has been lethal for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. James leads the NBA in assists per game, while Davis is averaging 27.8 points and feasting at the rim thanks to LeBron’s passing. After the Lakers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Davis explained to reporters why […]

After Anthony Davis went off for the Los Angeles Lakers against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Lakers superstar LeBron James took to social media to call out the critics who said LA gave up too much for Davis this past summer. Davis put up 46 points, 13 rebounds and three steals against the Pelicans. […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard isn’t known as a ball handler, but that didn’t stop him from imitating the move that LeBron James pulled out of his bag in the third quarter of Wednesday night’s victory over the Phoenix Suns. With the Lakers leading by a wide margin in the third frame of […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James made a bit of history on Wednesday night thanks to another outstanding performance in a 117-107 victory against the Phoenix Suns. James logged another triple-double in this one, putting up 31 points (11-of-21 from the field, 8-of-12 from the charity stripe), 13 rebounds, and 12 assists. In the process, […]