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LeBron James will have the first opportunity to play in front of his new home crowd at Staples Center as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Houston Rockets on Oct. 20, the NBA announced Wednesday. James will get his first taste of a full NBA schedule loaded with Western Conference teams, starting with the […]

The four-year rivalry between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors is now etched as a part of NBA history, but LeBron James’ personal mission to dethrone the back-to-back champions surely isn’t. James’ Los Angeles Lakers will face the Warriors in two marquee matchups on Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Day, the NBA announced […]

NBA athletes are often lauded for their on-court exploits, but their offseason efforts are often just as impressive, if not more. This hasn’t been any more clear than it was last month when LeBron James opened up his I Promise School, giving 300 kids in his hometown of Akron an opportunity to defeat the odds […]

The four-year rivalry between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers has surely come to an end after LeBron James parted ways with the team, bolting for sunny Los Angeles and agreeing to a four-year, $154 million deal with the Lakers. Andre Iguodala has been the primary defender on King James for four straight […]

It doesn’t take a genius to know that the name LeBron James is popular in every corner of the world. Los Angeles Rams cornerback Aqib Talib knows this too well and has personally requested the four-time NBA MVP hook him up with some tickets. Aqib Talib on LeBron James joining Lakers: “I’m trying to get […]

Large parts of the NBA community are still trying to process that LeBron James will really be a Los Angeles Lakers player next season. After months and months of speculation, it all came to fruition for the Lakers, who captured the signature of the world’s greatest players after president of basketball operations Magic Johnson sat […]

LeBron James is doing work this offseason. Arguably the best basketball player in the world right now, LeBron’s name continues to trend not just in the basketball world, but also in the social community and entertainment industry. Just days after he formally opened his I Promise School that is catered to the holistic development of underprivileged […]

LeBron James’ move to the Los Angeles Lakers has plenty of implications to the dynamics of the NBA, among which is the fact that the next NBA Finals is not going to feature a series involving the four-time MVP and the Golden State Warriors for the first time since 2015. However, that certain change in […]

LeBron James has received plenty of backing from around the NBA after President Donald Trump went after the Los Angeles Lakers star in a tweet last Friday night, and now LeBron is getting support from one of the NFL’s biggest stars. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers spoke to NFL.com’s Michael Silver about this and […]

Every NBA superstar has a weakness. They may be the best players in the world, but there’s at least one thing on the court each superstar struggles with. Reddit user, neautralfan, posted a list of NBA superstars with a weakness for each player. The post is as follows: The list covers 14 players including Kevin […]

LeBron James will face a familiar foe as early as the preseason, as the Los Angeles Lakers are slated for two exhibition games against the Golden State Warriors on October. The first preseason meeting will occur on Oct. 10 in Las Vegas then two days later, both teams will stare each other on the court […]

LeBron James made headlines around the league last week as he opened up his “I Promise School” in his hometown of Akron Ohio. Labeling it as maybe the biggest achievement of his life, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar’s school was a nationally recognized event which outlined the King’s continued positive impact in communities. The four-time MVP is the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James moved to Tinseltown from Northeast Ohio this summer, mainly for his family than for basketball reasons, and it looks like the James gang is enjoying every minute of it. In a Twitter post by Tomer Azarly, it shows Bryce and Zhuri mimicking Fortnite dances as captured by Savannah James in […]

LeBron James is making good use of his platform to get his message across. Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar made headlines after launching the I Promise School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Now, he is set to become a producer of a docu-series entitled ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ for Showtime. Showtime president and CEO […]

It’s got to be tough to deal with the pressures of being the son of an NBA legend. Greatness is very rare in sport and living up to the legacy your father left is an almost impossible task. That’s the life of LeBron James Junior. Known as “Bronny”, the 13-year-old prospect battles the comparisons, expectation […]

In his 20-year NBA career, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was known to play through injuries, gutting out entire games with broken fingers and sprained ankles. But an Achilles tear is not something he could play through, and it cost Bryant an entire season during the back end of his career. Because this was […]

There were mixed reactions among Lakers fans when the team signed former NBA Finals rival Rajon Rondo to a 1-year contract this offseason. Aside from the fact that Rondo has had occasional problems in the locker room with his previous teams, he also is known throughout the league as a poor 3-point shooter. While Rondo’s […]

LeBron James is known as an avid cyclist, but where did his love of two wheels come from? The Los Angeles Lakers superstar recently sat down for a phone interview with Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal to explain where it all started. As most hoops fans know, James, now 33 years of age, […]

Former NBA star Baron Davis welcomed LeBron James Jr. to his high school alma mater Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, one of the most renowned schools in the Santa Monica area. Welcome to Xrds Bronny!!! You will kill it. Happy to see this. Thanks @KingJames — Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) August 6, 2018 Bronny followed […]

LeBron James Jr. has followed up his father’s decision to join the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year, $154 million deal with his very own, choosing to play at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, Calif., according to TMZ Sports. The 13-year-old has enrolled in eighth grade, making him eligible to play for the middle school […]

Donald Trump’s blasting of LeBron James has been attracting significant attention from ballers and non-ballers alike. The latest to chime in is NBA legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Via his Twitter account, the Lakers legend showed support for James and commented on Trump’s ignorance of the concept and meaning of community: Been in South Africa w/@NBA w/spotty […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on a mission. For an organization with the stature of the Lakers, missing out on the NBA playoffs is always a failure, but the past couple of seasons has had an agenda behind it. There has been a method to the madness, and despite the franchise owning the league’s worst […]

The world is attempting to figure out why Donald Trump decided to attack Lakers forward LeBron James and publicly question his intelligence via Twitter. The criticism is coming on the heels of James opening up a school for at-risk kids in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Trump’s criticism could have been motivated by race, jealousy, […]

When LeBron James recently opened his I Promise School in his native of Akron, Ohio, his praises were being sung throughout the NBA — and rightfully so. However, LaVar Ball may have taken a bit of a different approach. Speaking to The Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder Podcast, Ball did still commend James for his […]

LaVar Ball was recently asked who he feels the best player in the NBA is right now. Instead of picking his son, Lonzo Ball, he was refreshingly honest and provided a sincere response, stating that he believes that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is currently the best in the business. “The best playing in […]

The names getting behind LeBron James in the midst of his war of words against United States Predisent Donald Trump just keep getting bigger. After Ohio Governor John Kasich tweeted out his support for James yesterday, it is now former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton who has come out to defend the Los Angeles Lakers star. According […]

With all the backlash he is receiving from his recent verbal attack on LeBron James, President Donald Trump appeared to have dialed back a bit, notably evading the topic during an Ohio rally he attended Saturday Night. After insulting the Los Angeles Lakers star in a recent tweet, Trump did not even mention LeBron James […]

LeBron James has dealt with critics his whole life but nothing quite like this. After opening his new “I Promise School” in his hometown of Akron Ohio, the Los Angeles Lakers star then sat down with CNN to not only discuss his school but shed some light on his opinions toward Donald Trump. In his […]

Despite his on-court excellence, LeBron James continues to make waves away from the NBA arenas and within his community. Too often, we measure the greatness of particular superstars with the numbers they put up, the titles they end up with or whether they make the game-winning shot or not. In truth, these are merely minor […]

It’s always hard to come up with the best decisions at a time when one’s body and mind is already fatigued over a day’s work. Donald Trump’ late-night tweet at the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James is a perfect example of that. However, the POTUS’ track record hasn’t given him the benefit of the doubt. […]

Friday night, United States President Donald Trump posted a vicious tweet attacking Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and CNN news anchor Don Lemon before hitting the sack. As expected, Trump has since been receiving incredible blowback from people from every corner of the internet. To some degree of a surprise, even First Lady Melania […]

LeBron James is in the news after he was attacked by President Donald Trump on Twitter. Trump questioned James’ intelligence in the tweet, and now the rest of the NBA is responding. Nick Young took to Twitter to make an interesting prediction. LeBron is going to be President one day — Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) August […]

LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are two of the greatest players in the history of the NBA. Both James and Bryant are known for their incredible playoff performances, but LeBron has done something Kobe never did. According to Reddit user Celticsfor18th, James recorded a Game Score of 40 or higher in three playoff games in […]

Washington Wizards star John Wall was asked about President Donald Trump’s criticism of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, which also featured an endorsement of Michael Jordan, and Wall thinks LeBron doesn’t care much about it either way. Instead of harping on the president, Wall made it a point to talk about James using his […]

The endorsements for LeBron James continue to pile up after President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers star. Numerous fellow players have chimed in to back LeBron, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a strong statement Saturday touting The King’s achievements. The Lakers have now come out with an official statement of their […]

Plenty of NBA players have shown their support for LeBron James after President Donald Trump’s Friday night criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers star. Now, the head of the NBA is chiming in. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement Saturday to USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick highlighting James’ accomplishments both on and off the […]

President Donald Trump started a firestorm by insulting LeBron James’ intelligence in a tweet late Friday night, and many around the NBA have rallied around the league’s best player. That includes Stephen Curry, who expressed his support for James and what he has been saying and doing off the court. Keep doing you @KingJames! 💪🏽 […]

LaVar Ball has had plenty of interesting things to say about LeBron James since Lonzo Ball has come into the league. On Friday, LaVar was on the Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder radio show on WGN and was asked who the best player in the NBA is right now, and although he didn’t pick his son, […]

Karl-Anthony Towns is the latest NBA star to clap back at Donald Trump after his tweets about LeBron James. On Friday night Trump tweeted out that LeBron James was making CNN’s Dom Lemon look smart which isn’t easy to do. He also tried to settle the Michael Jordan and LeBron debating stating “I like Mike.” […]