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Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell reached out to Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James last summer for advice on how to become a better player and more consistent. Russell knew in the offseason that this was going to be a very important season for him. The lefty will become a restricted free […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most important players in NBA history. Not only did he win six championships, six MVPS, and retire as the league’s all-time leading scorer, but the Los Angeles Lakers legend has also positioned himself as one of the most politically, socially, and culturally active professional athletes of all time. In […]

Often, basketball fans forget what it’s all about. They get lost in the heated playoff races and arguments over whose team or which player is better. Ultimately, they forget that the NBA is supposed to be fun. But artist Giovanni Contardi didn’t lose sight of that. On his Instagram page, jvenb, Contardi uses Rubik’s Cubes […]

Chicago Bulls legend and NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen says LeBron James isn’t the same player as Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. Pippen explained that James doesn’t have that ability to take over games or put simply, the killer instinct that Jordan and Kobe had during their careers. "When I look at LeBron, he's […]

Former NBA player Chris Bosh believes Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is the MVP of the league and he’s willing to interrupt a discussion about his friend, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, to say it. As a guest on the show “Undisputed,” Bosh says Antetokounmpo, and not Houston Rockets guard James Harden, should win the […]

BetOnline.ag has odds on who the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers will be next season. LaVar Ball currently sits at +50000 as an extremely outside chance. Jason Kidd +300 Tyronn Lue +350 Luke Walton +425 Mark Jackson +500 Brian Shaw +600 Magic Johnson +3300 Phil Jackson +3300 LeBron James +5000 Lavar Ball +50000 […]

Talks of LeBron James following “the ghost” and his footsteps off the court could be a lot more than friendly banter, as a recent report showcased the belief executives around the league had in the Los Angeles Lakers superstar owning a team, just like Michael Jordan does today. The Los Angeles Lakers forward clarified that […]

LeBron James’ pursuit of ownership of an NBA franchise is not a far-fetched dream, and others like Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson are hoping he can make that opportunity come true one day. Johnson, who purchased part ownership in the Los Angeles Dodgers a few years ago, knows what it takes to make a […]

Dwyane Wade came into this season as a soon-to-be retiree. Luka Doncic came into the league as a rookie from overseas. They will only play in the NBA for one season with each other. Wade has seen him play, though, and the Miami Heat legend has been very impressed. As they say, game recognizes game, […]

Over his last 10 games, Thunder guard NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook has averaged a triple double. The real star has been Paul George, who averaged 37 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.5 steals, and 6.0 made three-pointers per game on 50 percent shooting from the field and from beyond the arc. George is having a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the lowly Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, and superstar small forward LeBron James reportedly didn’t look “totally engaged” in the game, according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. Despite finishing with a triple-double, James’ body language wasn’t good, as he had his head down most of the night and looked […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has spent the first 16 seasons of his NBA career chasing “the ghost” of Michael Jordan, along with the title of the greatest to ever play the game. League executives suggest the chase won’t be over when he calls it a career, bound to follow Jordan’s footsteps as a […]

The All-Star break is almost upon us, and while many expected that to be a point of joy, it is now the encapsulation of a pressure-cooker that will test LeBron James’ short-lived tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers. The King signed a four-year, $154 million deal to make his way to La La Land this […]

The Los Angeles Lakers missed a huge opportunity to head into the All-Star break with their heads held high after a 117-113 loss on the road to the Atlanta Hawks. The purple and gold have now lost two in a row, four out of their last five and seven of their last 10 games, as […]

In the midst of an eight-day break before the Los Angeles Lakers resume their season, LeBron James will leave the country for a brief vacation, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, before heading to Charlotte to play in his 15th consecutive All-Star Game, as captain of his own team against Team Giannis. “You got to decompress […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered yet another defeat against a cellar-dwelling team, losing to the Atlanta Hawks 117-114 on Tuesday night. The Lakers, who are still trying to get back into the playoff picture, allowed the Hawks to snap a three-game skid at their expense. Now, Los Angeles is under .500 with a 28-29 record. This […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in danger of missing the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year, despite the fact that they added one of the best players in the league in LeBron James. After losing to the Atlanta Hawks 117-114, the Lakers now have a win-loss record of 28-29 for the season. They are currently […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will enter the All-Star break with back-to-back losses. In their last 10 games, they’ve only won three victories and now have a 28-29 record. LeBron James — the best player and leader of the team — was asked about whether or not his teammates have lost focus since the midseason break […]

With under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young got a foul and the bucket over Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. Check out the clip below posted by Dime. After the switch, Young immediately stepped on the gas pedal and drove hard to the rack. It didn’t faze him […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young just nutmegged Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. In their game on Tuesday, the Hawks executed a pick-and-roll play to perfection. In the clip below posted by Bleacher Report, Young made James silly by slipping in a pass between the latter’s legs. Perhaps the only bad thing about this clip […]

Atlanta Hawks fans tried to throw some major shade at Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James in Tuesday night’s matchup – chanting “Kobe’s better” prior to a missed free-throw attempt. Hawks fans are chanting "Kobe's better" at LeBron James 🤔 https://t.co/6dmW59iidc — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) February 13, 2019 James received the same verbal reception from […]

For the fifth year in a row, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is the NBA’s highest-paid player. James is making around $88.7 million this season combining his Lakers contract and off the court earnings. LeBron signed a four-year, $153.5 million maximum contract with Los Angeles last summer. The four-time MVP is making $35,654,150 […]

With all of the talk about tampering in the NBA recently, it makes you wonder just how much the NBA itself has tampered in its own league. It’s not always just teams and players that stick their noses where they don’t belong. Sometimes, it’s the league office. So, yes, players and teams do tamper sometimes, […]

Ben Simmons has been following up winning the 2017-18 Rookie of the Year award with another fantastic season and will be playing in his first All-Star game on Feb. 17. At 6-foot-10, the first overall pick from the 2016 NBA draft is one of the most unique and talented players in the league. Despite this, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be facing the Atlanta Hawks tomorrow night, and their superstar, LeBron James, might not play. Josh Hart (knee tendinitis) is officially OUT for tomorrow vs. #Hawks. LeBron James (load management/groin) is listed as PROBABLE. #Lakers — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) February 12, 2019 LeBron James played the last three games for […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James says the team is missing second-year point guard Lonzo Ball on both ends of the floor right now. Ball has been out since Jan. 21 with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain. The Lakers have gone just 3-6 since then. “We have a huge piece still not with […]

Days after the trade deadline passed, the Los Angeles Lakers look basically the same as when they started the 2018-19 season with a few minor changes. Gone are Michael Beasley, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, and Ivica Zubac after the Lakers shipped them off to their new teams at the last minute. The deadline may have passed, but […]

LeBron James needs help. He and the Los Angeles Lakers stressed all offseason that they wouldn’t rush the team’s trajectory toward championship contention, instead letting incumbent young players grow while assessing the market for available superstars come the summer of 2019. James’ groin injury on Christmas and the team’s subsequent struggles without him might have […]

LeBron James is the best player in the NBA today, and arguably the best player of all time. While speaking on ESPN’s Undisputed, Chris Broussard said that James will carry the Los Angeles Lakers into the playoffs. As it stands right now, the Lakers are 10th place in the west and don’t even have the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers earned another impressive win, demolishing LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 143-120 to earn their 36th win of the season. The Sixers are led by two young, promising players in Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. They also have a former All-Star in Jimmy Butler, and they recently acquired Tobias Harris, a […]

With four all-star caliber players in their line-up, the Philadelphia 76ers are now considered one of the top teams in the league. But for Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, he knew that Ben Simmons and the Sixers would be very good before they made the trade deadline moves. After their 143-120 loss to the […]

When you sign a player of LeBron James’ magnitude, making the playoffs seems like an inevitability. That might not be the case this season for the team in purple and gold. With the NBA trade deadline passing, the playoffs start to become a heavy topic of conversation. The All-Star break comes next weekend before the […]

The relationship between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade has never recovered after the former spurned the Miami Heat in free agency five years ago. Not actually, of course. Though many NBA fans wanted to believe James’ decision to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014 would irreparably damage […]

LeBron James just can’t stop himself from stirring the pot. After completing the All-Star draft with fellow team captain Giannis Antetokounmpo on Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar proposed a trade: Ben Simmons for Russell Westbrook, one of the Milwaukee Bucks’ franchise players readily accepted. On the surface, there isn’t much more to this […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is content with what he’s achieved over the first 15 seasons of his NBA career. And why not? Three Larry O’Brien trophies, four MVP awards, eight consecutive trips to the Finals, and a host of other individual and team accomplishments make his existing resumé a compelling piece of evidence […]

LeBron James is a master manipulator. When the Los Angeles Lakers superstar drafted a team of All-Stars that included several impending free agents, then, the basketball world was quick to assume he had an ulterior motive in putting together his roster other than beating Giannis Antetokounmpo’s team. On Saturday, though, LeBron James pushed back on […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James likes the team he drafted for the 2019 All-Star game and says he knew he was going to take Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant and Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving with his first and second pick, respectively. Team LeBron is pretty stacked. The starters are […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is listed as probable for Sunday’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. LeBron James remains on the Lakers injury report with the infamous “load management” designation. He’s PROBABLE for the game Sunday against the 76ers. — Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) February 9, 2019 James, 34, had 28 points, 12 rebounds, and […]

Kevin Durant hardly lacks confidence – at least when it comes to basketball. Remember that Uber promotion starring the Golden State Warriors superstar and LeBron James that was released around this time last year? Other than nationwide headlines the pair made for offering their opinions on President Donald Trump, the most notable exchange during their […]