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LeBron James has had a long history of butting heads with coaches, going through as many as eight coaches throughout his 16-year career. With the Los Angeles Lakers coaching search already under way, whoever winds up getting hired will need to have his respect before taking the job, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “This is […]

LeBron James has often been considered the judge, jury and executioner when it comes to franchise-changing moves, something that was made evident from his opening stint with the Miami Heat, as a team of All-Stars suddenly had to find role players to put around them. The Los Angeles Lakers star is naturally also a target […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers missing the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, despite having LeBron James on its roster for the first time, all of the players on its roster are enjoying their offseason and working on bettering their games. Lonzo Ball, who has only played 99 games over the course of two seasons […]

In a far-reaching interview with House of Highlights, Lonzo Ball — the former second overall pick of the Los Angeles Lakers — delved into numerous topics germane to his life as well as the hectic 2018-19 season that they had. With LeBron James in the fold, everything was supposed to change in Tinseltown, but due […]

There’s a buzz circulating in coaching circles that Monty Williams has a strong shot at getting the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coaching job because some in the organization may fear hiring Tyronn Lue would be giving star small forward LeBron James too much control, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. Lue coached […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took to Twitter to send his best wishes to Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins, who suffered what could be a serious leg injury against the Los Angeles Clippers Monday night. 🙏🏾 @boogiecousins‼️‼️‼️ — LeBron James (@KingJames) April 16, 2019 LeBron James, who suffered a groin injury that […]

On a night that was supposed to be Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade’s, the Los Angeles Lakers just couldn’t stay out of the news. President Magic Johnson announced he was stepping down from his position, and now the entire organization is in chaos. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Johnson’s announcement was spontaneous, as he hadn’t […]

It’s official. The Los Angeles Lakers have been eliminated from playoff contention, and LeBron James will miss the postseason for the first time since his rookie season in 2003-2004. It’s hard to blame James for his teams’ performance; he did miss 17 games due to a groin injury, and there were times when his effort […]

According to Zach Lowe of ESPN, a powerful NBA agent who represents a lot of key players in the league says his clients don’t like the idea of LeBron James running the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers are in need of a new head coach and president of basketball operations. Magic Johnson resigned as president last […]

Charles Barkley had a unique proposition for LeBron James during Sunday’s airing of “Inside the NBA” on TNT. Knowing that the Lakers have been eliminated from the playoffs, Barkley asked The King to join him on the TNT set as a guest analyst: “LeBron James, come into the studio,” Barkley said during Sunday’s telecast, looking […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley asked the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James one last time to come and join the set of Inside The NBA. No, actually he begged him to do so during Sunday’s broadcast of the NBA playoffs. The Lakers forward will be missing the postseason for the first time in 14 years, making […]

Has there ever been any single NBA season as comparable to a soap opera as that of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018-19? From the first day that they signed LeBron James in free agency, to the utter calamity of the Anthony Davis saga, to Magic Johnson resigning as president of basketball operations and the […]

No less than former United States President Barack Obama has taken notice of how much success LeBron James’ I Promise School has achieved at this early point in its inception. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar was absolutely floored by Obama’s kind words, and took to Twitter to show his appreciation towards the former commander-in-chief. THANK […]

LeBron James suffered through one of his most tumultuous seasons in the NBA during his first stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. For one thing, James suffered the most serious injury of his career halfway through the season – causing him to play in a career-low 55 games. Though he was only able to suit […]

The 2019 NBA Playoffs will get underway on Saturday afternoon, ending a very strange 2018-19 regular season that featured a whole lot of twists and turns throughout the league. This postseason probably features more uncertainty than any playoffs in recent memory in some respects. While the Golden State Warriors are still clear title favorites, no […]

The NBA has set a new record for triple-doubles in a season. According to the league’s official Twitter account, several players accounted for a new record of 127 triple-doubles during the 2018-19 NBA season. 1⃣2⃣7⃣ total triple-doubles were recorded throughout the 2018-19 regular season… an NBA record! pic.twitter.com/pWql3dyWjj — NBA (@NBA) April 12, 2019 Oklahoma […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle describes Luka Doncic’s stellar rookie campaign as being on the same level as some of the NBA’s Hall of Famers and in particular, hailing it as the best he has seen since LeBron James. Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said Luka Dončić is the best rookie he's seen since LeBron […]

NBA superstars LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Carmelo Anthony made sure that they will not miss the final game of Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade on Wednesday night. James, Paul, and Anthony traveled to Brooklyn to watch the Heat’s game against the Nets. It is no secret that Wade has a strong bond with all […]

The complete dissolution of the Miami Heat’s Big Three came more quickly than anyone anticipated. After LeBron James made the decision to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2014, Pat Riley’s plan was to surround Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh with the type of role players necessary for Miami to maintain some […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade wishes he could have faced prime LeBron James once during the playoffs in his legendary career. During James’ two stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Heat and Cavs never faced off in the postseason. “I definitely wish I did,” Wade told Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated. “Obviously, I always talk […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo believes star small forward LeBron James still has a lot of years left as being the best player in the game. Some pundits believe James is slowing down and isn’t the top player in the NBA anymore. Rondo, who becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer, says LeBron […]

Magic Johnson made a decision that stunned the basketball world on Tuesday, stepping down from his position as the Los Angeles Lakers’ president of basketball operations. As one can imagine, LeBron James, who signed with the Lakers partly because of Johnson’s influence, was stunned when he heard about the news. However, according to Ramona Shelburne […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James was reportedly stunned to learn of Magic Johnson’s decision to step down as president of basketball operations, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Johnson told reporters on Tuesday in an impromptu press conference at Staples he was stepping down. No one in the Lakers organization, including LeBron, saw it […]

Kevin Durant made headlines in December when he called the environment around LeBron James “toxic,” fueling speculation that the Los Angeles Lakers could miss out on signing one of the league’s top free agents this summer. The Golden State Warriors superstar wasn’t decrying his friend and Los Angeles Lakers counterpart personally, to be clear, but […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in all sorts of uncertainty right now, especially after Magic Johnson stepped down as the franchise’s President of Basketball Operations. There are a lot of questions surrounding the Purple and Gold’s immediate future, and team owner Jeanie Buss and the rest of her staff will need to provide answers as […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo famously turned down the chance to join LeBron James and other luminaries for offseason workouts last summer. It certainly shouldn’t come as shocking, then, that the Milwaukee Bucks superstar is reportedly uninterested in appearing alongside his Los Angeles Lakers counterpart in Space Jam 2. Somewhat surprising, though, is the support Antetokounmpo seems to have […]

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss had grown wary of the perception that LeBron James, known for having more than a hand in the front office handling, was running the franchise. Due to that trepidation, Buss was hesitant to pursue former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue and former Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson, who […]

In the midst of all the brouhaha going on within the Los Angeles Lakers organization following the resignation of Magic Johnson as the team’s president, Lakers head coach Luke Walton took a step back to reflect on his experience this season in coaching the great LeBron James. The 39-year-old head coach had nothing but good […]

Magic Johnson shocked everybody by announcing his resignation as Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations on Tuesday night. LeBron James certainly didn’t see it coming after meeting with Magic over the weekend, and while he didn’t give any official statement to reporters, he acknowledged just how “crazy” this surprising news was while talking to […]

The NBA community was hit with a haymaker after Magic Johnson stepped down from his position as president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night. His announcement came as a shock to everyone, including those within the organization and the players, most notably their superstar forward LeBron James. James was recruited last […]

Magic Johnson visited superstar LeBron James and agent Rich Paul on Saturday, but the NBA legend did not talk about his plan to quit as Los Angeles Lakers president. Accroding to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Johnson didn;’t give any indication that he will quit the organization during his visit to LeBron and his agent. Magic […]

Magic Johnson was thrilled with recruiting LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers and feels as though the team is not far from other teams around the NBA. Johnson surprised the NBA world on Tuesday night when he announced that he was stepping down as the president of basketball operations for the franchise, which was […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley regrets not giving Dwyane Wade a max contract in the summer of 2014 after LeBron James left South Beach to go back to the Cleveland Cavaliers. After James left, Riley and the Heat gave Wade a two-year, $31.125 million deal. Wade left the Heat in the summer of 2016 and […]

Top-of-the-line soon-to-be free agents like Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Klay Thompson already have presumed landing spots all lined up for this summer. Durant has been strongly linked to the New York Knicks, Leonard to the L.A. Clippers and Thompson is very likely to return to the Golden State Warriors. Yet if any of these […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had an array of flaws that have caused their disappointing regular season. In addition to widespread mistrust, injuries and a poor roster construction, the front office mostly failed to do its homework, unlike coach Luke Walton. According to Bill Oram of The Athletic, the duo of president Magic Johnson and […]

LeBron James’ decision to leave his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers for grander pastures was bound to have its reverberations in his native land of Akron, as well as the rest of the state of Ohio, yet doing so in the national stage and at such a popular medium like announcing his decision via a televised special […]

Remember earlier in the season when the Los Angeles Lakers got blown out on the road by the Indiana Pacers and LeBron James was sitting all by himself at the end of the bench? That loss came smack dab in the middle of the Anthony Davis trade rumors, so it’s no wonder why the Lakers […]

Dwyane Wade has seen plenty of tough challenges during his long career with the Miami Heat, from adapting to play alongside a veteran Shaquille O’Neal to taking part in the first era of a super team next to friends LeBron James and Chris Bosh. Yet there is one event that proved the toughest for him. […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest players not only in the history of the franchise but of the NBA as well. He made a name for himself by being an unstoppable offensive force, especially in pressure situations. Opposing teams were not assured of a win as long as the Black […]