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Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant knows the unfortunate nature of the franchise’s sour ending to a once-promising 2018-19 season. The iconic shooting guard pointed to the myriad injuries that plagued the Lakers, mainly a devastating 17-game absence from LeBron James that knocked the franchise off its initial trajectory, going from fourth place in the […]

This wasn’t supposed to happen. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were supposed to be a match-made-in-heaven; there’s no way it would fail. But since saying their vows in July, the marriage has become a public disaster, and now more than ever the future of the two parties is an enigma. When James agreed […]

For those who tuned into the Los Angeles Lakers’ duel with the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, you might have noticed that LeBron James was neither on the court or on the bench. That’s because he was out receiving treatment for a sore groin. Per Tania Ganguli, the Lakers missed the game due to a sore […]

While Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is still universally recognized as the best basketball player in the world, slowly but surely, Milwaukee Bucks star swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo is closing the gap. James is going to miss the playoffs this season for the first time since his sophomore year in the league. Antetokounmpo, meanwhile, […]

When LeBron James decided to take his talents to the Lakers this past summer in the short-story version of “The Decision,” James’ objective was obvious: to build his empire. There was no Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh when he joined the Los Angeles Lakers. There was no Kyrie Irving. There was no Andrew Wiggins to […]

The Los Angles Lakers will be without the services of LeBron James for Tuesday night’s road game against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a sore groin, according to a report from Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. No LBJ vs. the team with the best record in the NBA. This will be rough. https://t.co/DPDcnai7X9 […]

Kevin Knox was brimming with confidence after getting advice from LeBron James himself following a clutch win over the Los Angeles Lakers over the weekend. The New York Knicks rookie forward shared some of the details of their conversation, including his advice to remain away from social media and work on polishing the rough edges […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has made some waves recently by not sitting in huddles during timeouts, most recently during his team’s loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon. ESPN analyst and former NBA player Jalen Rose does not think what James is doing is a good look, calling it disrespectful to […]

Duke Blue Devils phenom Zion Williamson is widely considered to be the top prospect in this year’s NBA Draft class and one of the most unique athletes we have seen in the sport for quite some time. How unique, you ask? Well, to the point where former NBA forward Derrick Williams thinks he is a […]

Shortly after Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki passed Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain for the sixth spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James congratulated him on Twitter. Congrats Big Fella!!!! @swish41 https://t.co/qpCA513rcW — LeBron James (@KingJames) March 19, 2019 Prior to the Mavs’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans […]

Walt Frazier recently ripped into LeBron James — and in response, Ice Cube ripped into Walt Frazier, according to TMZ Sports. Ice Cube — who is best known for both his work with influential rap group NWA and for his acting career on family-friendly fare such as Are We There Yet? — took to the popular […]

The Zion Williamson train is at full speed heading towards the NBA. Whichever team wins the lottery knows exactly who they need to spend it on. Williamson is not the first player that will enter the NBA with mountains of hype surrounding him, just the latest. One of the former darlings of expectation, Los Angeles […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is at it again with his overly emotional tirades. However, this time around, the controversial sports anchor has uncharacteristically taken the side of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. James is currently in hot waters after a video clip of himself sitting away form his teammates during a huddle continues to […]

Longtime NBA icon and current ESPN analyst Paul Pierce gave his version of an unpopular opinion Sunday, telling the audience he would be willing to trade LeBron James if the Los Angeles Lakers could muster the No. 1 pick in the draft, expected to materialize as Zion Williamson. Pierce was prompted by co-panelist Chauncey Billups […]

There are definitely some perks when it comes to playing for LeBron James’ old coach. New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale’s time as an assistant coach with the Miami Heat overlapped with James’ tenure, and the two have remained close. Sunday, after the Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers when Mario Hezonja blocked James’ […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers wind down their incredibly disappointing 2018-2019 season, all the focus is on the future of the team, and in particular, the future of LeBron James. The superstar forward had a typically excellent season from a statistical standpoint, but there were (too many) times when his effort was lacking. He has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers won’t be making the playoffs this season, and they are already preparing themselves for this summer’s free agency. They have enough cap space to sign one player to a max deal, and they are expected to go after guys like Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Klay Thompson and Kemba Walker. Following the […]

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be held in China this summer, and there is a chance that LeBron James will be suiting up for Team USA. James spoke to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints about the opportunity to represent his country: LeBron James on if he's thought about the summer & playing for Team […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers came up just short against the lowly New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Of course, Los Angeles was without the services of up-and-coming forward Brandon Ingram, who is currently recovering from right shoulder surgery. James called Ingram’s successful procedure “a blessing.” “It’s a blessing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will not be heading to the postseason, and Sunday afternoon’s crushing loss to the lowly New York Knicks is just one of the many reasons why. In the final seconds of the 124-123 loss, which sealed a surprising season sweep for New York over Los Angeles, Lakers superstar forward LeBron James […]

On Sunday afternoon, the New York Knicks didn’t need any luck in order to take down superstar forward LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead, all the Knicks needed to seal a rare win was a little bit of defense from swingman Mario Hezonja, who is typically known almost solely as an offensive player. With Hezonja […]

The New York Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 124-123 on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, much to the delight of a former Knick and notorious Internet troll. Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter immediately took to Twitter to take a shot at LeBron James, using James’ patented #StriveForGreatness hashtag in sarcastic fashion: #StriveForGreatness […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had quite the tumultuous season, but there are still some elements of “Showtime” in the air. LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma made a pair of ridiculous no-look passes in the team’s contest against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon: No 👀 #LakeShow (📺: @SpectrumSN) pic.twitter.com/XFs2JT18qw — […]

The soap opera continues in Los Angeles. During the Lakers’ game against the New York Knicks Sunday afternoon, Knicks legend and announcer Walt Frazier commented on LeBron James’ separation from his teammates during a huddle: Clyde Frazier criticizes LeBron for not being “part of the team” and says “he doesn’t really care” 😳 pic.twitter.com/cHGumjnI8L — […]

Could the Los Angeles Lakers actually do the unthinkable and trade LeBron James? Probably not, but it’s hard to ignore the report from Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher that Lakers owner Jeanie Buss actually considered moving James due to her vexation over the fact that James and his camp leaked the Anthony Davis trade rumors. Now, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James recently took a quick trip down memory lane. On Twitter, the 34-year-old shared an awesome highlight reel of two-time All-Star forward Larry Johnson — a mixtape that left LeBron in absolute awe of Johnson’s brute strength and physical superiority. My Goodness!! A straight up Animal man! Grandma Ma 👵🏾 […]

The Scotiabank Arena had an electrifying game on tap Thursday, as LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took on Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors. In a battle between two of the NBA’s biggest supertars, James and Leonard went blow-for-blow in the stat sheets. LeBron came away with a bit of an edge over […]

Before parting in the moments after the Los Angeles Lakers-Toronto Raptors duel ended on Thursday night, LeBron James whispered some intriguing words to Kawhi Leonard. Peep the clip below where James can be heard saying “We’ll be in touch” to Leonard. Depending on how you see it, the encounter could mean nothing or everything. It […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, called owner Jeanie Buss to clear the air over the Anthony Davis trade drama, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. Buss was under the impression that Paul was the one who leaked the Lakers’ trade interest in Davis to the media. Once […]

On Thursday, Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard joined Undisputed. Broussard opened the segment by saying he didn’t believe superstar free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving would join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. He instead responded with two different targets – Anthony Davis and Jimmy Butler. During the show, he discussed the future […]

LeBron James has been lauded as the best player in the league for most of his 16 years in the NBA, and while the market still has him as one of the most coveted talents to step on the hardwood, an owner thinks his recent groin injury has made him mortal for the first time […]

LeBron James’ value on the trade market has dwindled, and while he’s still a coveted asset to have, one Western Conference general manager speculates that more owners than executives see value in James at this point, largely because of how his colleagues’ jobs involve so much catering to the superstar and his agent, Rich Paul. Paul, […]

While many general managers around the league have salivated at the idea of getting LeBron James on their team through some way of happenstance, that ship has likely sailed, along with the notion that King James could be the solution for a title-starved franchise. A Western Conference GM would be willing to trade for James […]

While some have shut down the mere thought of trading LeBron James as the Los Angeles Lakers are most likely bound to miss the playoffs, it seems he’s no longer the hot mega-star most teams salivated at during this past offseason. “Hmmm,” pondered one Eastern Conference owner when asked if his team would trade for […]

The thought of making LeBron James available in trade talks isn’t as wild as most people think, as the Los Angeles Lakers at some point considered the possibility in the midst of a tumultuous season. According to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, while the Lakers currently have no plans to do so, the thought of […]

It’s likely we’ll be seeing LeBron James sporting a Cleveland uniform again … even if it’s not his own. The four-time NBA MVP tweeted on Wednesday that he needs newly-acquired Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s jersey as soon as possible. Need mine ASAP!!!! https://t.co/2LaxjIvyh8 — LeBron James (@KingJames) March 13, 2019 While James […]

Just days after passing Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list, LeBron James found himself playing on Jordan’s hallowed ground in Chicago against the Bulls on Tuesday night. The Lakers were in the midst of a five-game skid that effectively ended their playoff chances, but James was not going to take the night off and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will almost certainly not make the playoffs this season, but do not think for one second that LeBron James is resigned to that fact. After James’ Cavaliers lost to the Golden State Warriors in the 2015 NBA Finals, he wondered if it would be an easier pill to swallow if his […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James put on a dunking clinic on Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center, prompting people to surmise The King is feeling better physically. James played 33 minutes and finished with 36 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. The Lakers defeated the lowly Bulls by a […]