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The Los Angeles Lakers may have a roster led by two top five players in LeBron James and Anthony Davis, but Kyle Kuzma will have to play a major role for the Lakers this coming season. As a matter of fact, a Western Conference scout believes Kuzma may still have to be a focal point […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have built a more suitable roster to put alongside prized gem LeBron James, who signed a four-year deal with them last offseason. Following a disappointing 2018-19 season, the front office has now given James a superstar partner after trading for Anthony Davis, as well as surrounding him with a bevy of […]

There was reportedly “no way” Kawhi Leonard was going to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers to play with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. There were multiple reports which claimed the Lakers were the front-runners to land Leonard, who is from California. However, those who know Leonard […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may not have landed Kawhi Leonard to cap off what would have been a historically great offseason, but they did make another signing that is actually a terrific move and will make the team quite a bit better: Danny Green. Obviously, Green’s name does not carry the same cachet as Leonard’s. […]

While LeBron James recruited Kawhi Leonard to the Los Angeles Lakers, he wasn’t in the meeting with owner Jeanie Buss and general manager Rob Pelinka, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Leonard seriously considered joining the Lakers, but he decided to sign with the Los Angles Clippers instead and was able to convince Paul […]

Anthony Davis is very excited to play with LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers. The two superstars, who share the same agent, will try to lead the Purple and Gold to a championship next season, a feat which is possible since AD and LeBron are two of the top five players in the game. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers intend to move LeBron James to the starting point guard position, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Lakers have acquired a string of sharpshooters in Danny Green, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and most-recently the swift addition of Avery Bradley after he clears waivers — yet they remained without a capable 3-point […]

After bringing an NBA title home for his beloved Cleveland Cavaliers following an epic championship run in 2016, LeBron James was pretty much able to redeem himself from his ill-received decision to leave the Cavs for the Miami Heat back in 2010. Nearly a decade following his infamous “The Decision” chapter, the Los Angeles Lakers […]

Young Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges is a ferocious dunker, and he’s already showing that off during Summer League out in Las Vegas. SLAM shared a monster Bridges dunk from Sunday’s Summer League game against the San Antonio Spurs on Twitter, and none other than Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took notice of the […]

LeBron James has officially given the number 23 jersey to Los Angeles Lakers teammate Anthony Davis. On Instagram, James posted a photo of himself together with Davis — who’s holding up his new no. 23 Lakers jersey. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzo2HzaggnT/ James posted the photo a day after the trade became official. To recall, the trade was first […]

The Los Angeles Clippers emerged as the weekend’s ultimate winner following their successful coup of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. However, the Los Angeles Lakers also made a bit of a splash — an extremely small one compared to that of their crosstown rivals — by singing a number of noteworthy players themselves. Along with […]

Jerry West and LeBron James aren’t just competing for the Larry O’Brien Trophy, but also bragging rights in Staples Center and throughout the city of Los Angeles. As the LA Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers gear up for championship contention both next season and going forward, though, West and James still managed to get […]

Los Angeles Clippers superfan Clipper Darrell has started the trash talking on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. In the Summer League game between the Clippers and Lakers, Darrell was caught on video shouting at LeBron and saying that the Purple and Gold era is over. James just laughed off the matter though and […]

It seems LeBron James, Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart have moved on from the Los Angeles Lakers-New Orleans Pelicans trade saga. The Lakers traded Ball and Hart along with Brandon Ingram and multiple picks to the Pelicans earlier in the offseason in exchange for All-Star forward Anthony Davis. It ended a long and frustrating narrative […]

NBA superstar LeBron James received a standing ovation from the Las Vegas crowd as he came out of the dugout and went to his seat to watch the Los Angeles Lakers’ Summer League team compete against the Chicago Bulls. LeBron James enters w/ Lakers shorts to a standing ovation from Lakers fans at Las Vegas […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has landed in Las Vegas, Nevada, to watch some NBA Summer League action — and he was spotted speaking to new assistant coach Jason Kidd. Caption this… (via @NBATV) pic.twitter.com/edHsJTBjV5 — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) July 5, 2019 Kidd was hired by Los Angeles after the Lakers missed the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis will have courtside seats for Zion Williamson’s Summer League debut on Friday against the New York Knicks, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. Technically, Davis is still a member of the New Orleans Pelicans. The trade between the Lakers and Pelicans is set to […]

After recently being announced as the latest addition of the Los Angeles Lakers, veteran guard/forward Jared Dudley has confirmed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that he had to convince LeBron James to give the team the go signal to sign him. On paper, LeBron has no actual authority to green-light or to veto any deal the […]

LeBron James’ pitch to Kawhi Leonard is the Los Angeles Lakers will be Leonard’s team in two years, according to Ryan Russillo of ESPN. James signed a four-year deal with the Lakers last offseason. Russillo says it isn’t a guarantee LeBron will be on the team once his contract ends in 2022. James has a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly believe they’re in the lead to land Kawhi Leonard because of recruiting efforts and assurances made on separate fronts from Magic Johnson and LeBron James, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Leonard reportedly met with Johnson this past weekend and has been in touch with James. The […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been a busy man this summer. One of the things that has him preoccupied is the filming of the highly anticipated “Space Jam 2” film. Recently, James shared a photo via his Instagram of himself and former teammate Chris Bosh, who visited him on the set of his […]

Kawhi Leonard and Magic Johnson, former president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers, talked everything about Purple and Gold on Sunday. In the same conversation — which was reportedly a positive phone call — Leonard also asked Magic if he can bring his own people like LeBron James did when he signed with […]

There was some belief that Kyrie Irving could reunite with LeBron James by joining the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, but it’s looking like that was never even a possibility. According to Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Irving and James spoke after the season ended, but during those talks, James never tried to convince Irving […]

Anthony Davis will get the chance to play with one of his basketball heroes this season, teaming up with LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers. James, who publicly admitted his desire to team up with Davis in a pre-trade deadline post-game interview, has welcomed the big man with open arms, even giving up his […]

A Kawhi Leonard mural was spotted in Venice Beach in Los Angeles recently, and LeBron James seems to like what he’s seen, including the idea of it turning into reality. LeBron James liked this on Instagram 👀 pic.twitter.com/iqxsghFYug — Lakers Empire (@LakersEmpire) June 29, 2019 The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly the frontrunners to sign […]

LeBron James has proven over and over that any supposed comfort and willingness to take a back seat offensively is never actually realized on a consistent basis. He was deferential to a fault during his first season with the Miami Heat, before heeding the advice of Dwyane Wade to be himself and driving Miami to […]

When Michael Jordan returned to basketball in the middle of the 1994-95 season, the Chicago Bulls almost immediately became the favorites to reclaim the NBA throne. Instead, the Bulls were ousted by the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference semifinals. So when Jordan began filming for a Looney Tunes crossover dubbed “Space Jam,” he demanded […]

Magic Johnson says LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers “knowing I was here” and that the four-time MVP can still “run things by me.” Johnson is no longer the president of the Lakers, so he can’t be in free agent meetings this summer. The Hall of Famer, though, is willing to help the […]

Los Angeles Lakers second-round pick Talen Horton-Tucker is dealing with a stress fracture in his right foot and will not participate in the team’s California Classic games in Sacramento, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reports. McMenanim adds the stress fracture was discovered during the NBA’s Draft Combine and that the swingman will be re-evaluated during Summer League […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are seemingly hellbent on bringing a third superstar, so much so that LeBron James and Anthony Davis will reportedly be part of the pitch to bring in Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard. With the Lakers now expected to land a Kawhi Leonard meeting, a source tells @TheAthletic that LeBron James AND […]

Sometimes, NBA fans are, well, somewhat silly. Let’s just say that. On Thursday, it was revealed that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James would be giving up his No. 23 to Anthony Davis. Then, on Thursday evening, LeBron made this post on Twitter: ⁶🙏🏾 — LeBron James (@KingJames) June 28, 2019 In case you are […]

The Los Angeles Lakers could be in play to add center DeAndre Jordan this summer, looking to potentially pair him with an already robust frontcourt of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst. While the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks have thought about signing Jordan as a packaged […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of, if not the hottest team in the NBA right now. Their recent acquisition of former New Orleans Pelicans cornerstone superstar Anthony Davis has propelled the team to become the odds-on favorites to win the title in the upcoming season. The entire league has definitely taken notice, and this […]

LeBron James will look a bit different next season. Not just because the Los Angeles Lakers superstar is poised to have a few more grays in his beard as he turns 35 years old in December, but because he’s agreed to cede his favorite number to Anthony Davis, his new superstar running mate. As long […]

On Thursday morning, it was reported that LeBron James gifted Anthony Davis, his new Lakers teammate, his jersey number 23. That brought speculation as to what James’ next number will be. He used to wear No. 6 in Miami and often wears it during practices. Now, it appears James has confirmed his new jersey number. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, it’s finally clear, will have enough cap space this summer to add a third max-level free agent next to LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Nearly two weeks of confusion and speculation ended on Thursday when ESPN reported that the Washington Wizards, with the carrot of a 2022 second-round pick from Los […]

LeBron James is letting new teammate Anthony Davis wear number 23 with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Yahoo Sports. Davis has worn number 23 every one of his seven seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans, and that won’t change as Davis makes the move to Hollywood. James wore number 23 his first seven seasons […]

After a disappointing first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James seems ready to get back to his roots in anticipation of a bigger and better outing with L.A. next year. Recently, the 34-year-old teased the basketball world by stating that he is currently considering bringing back his epic pregame chalk toss in the […]

After missing the 2018-19 playoffs for the first time since his second year in the NBA, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is now more motivated than ever. James missed 17 consecutive games after suffering a serious groin injury on Christmas Day against the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers went 6-11 during that […]