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Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton will be facing the biggest challenge of his career this coming season — coaching one of the greatest players of his generation in LeBron James. This is why Walton is looking to get all the help he can get. According to sources, the 38-year-old intends to have a […]

The arrival of All-Star forward LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year, $154 million deal that has placed a huge level of excitement around the city. This has apparently rubbed off on Los Angeles Rams All-Pro running back Todd Gurley as stated during a recent interview with Mike Florio on Pro Football […]

Rajon Rondo has high expectations for his first season with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Rondo’s confidence is through the roof now that he has the opportunity to play with the best player in the world. Rondo told Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN: “You put any team, any group of players around LeBron James, […]

Apparently, it didn’t take much recruiting for LeBron James to convince Lance Stephenson to decide to play with him in Los Angeles. According to Zach Braziller of the New York Post, it only took James three words to convince him to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers: “I want you.” James and Stephenson have a long history […]

LeBron James is having one of the better offseasons of anyone in the NBA. After inking a hefty four-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, he’s been traveling the world and enjoying all life has to offer. He posted a photo of himself overlooking the water while wearing USA soccer star Christian Pulisic’s jersey. But […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans braced themselves when the calendar turned to July 2018. Rumors and insider information on their superstar’s future destination had prepared them for what was to come. On July 2, Cavaliers franchise leader LeBron James agreed to accept the Los Angeles Lakers’ four-year, $154 million offer, leaving behind the team that he led […]

After LeBron James decided to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers for a fully guaranteed four years earlier this week, some L.A. residents decided to honor the three-time NBA champion — at the expense of a Laker legend in Kobe Bryant, by defacing his famous mural on Melrose Avenue with James’s portrait. A Laker fan […]

Drake has Summer Sixteen, but LeBron James seems to have “Summer Eighteen,” as the offseason continues to be an interesting one for the new Los Angeles Lakers superstar. However, James is not dropping any bars from Drizzy. Instead, the four-time MVP went out to dance and sing to the tune of Gloria Gaynor’s timeless hit “I […]

Once LeBron James announced that he was going to the Los Angeles Lakers, people could immediately start to preorder jersey’s online, but when they are allowed to be shipped is still on hold. NBA stores or retailers online aren’t allowed to ship or sell in person jerseys until a player has officially signed his contract. One […]

LeBron James is going to wear the No. 23 for the Los Angeles Lakers, the same figure he donned with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he’ll be taking No. 6 whenever the Lakers shift to Allen Iverson’s most hated part of being a professional: practice. This bit of detail about the newest chapter in James’ illustrious […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have changed a bit of the tide in the Western Conference after landing All-Star forward LeBron James in free agency on a four-year, $154 million deal. This has ramped up the competition behind the Golden State Warriors for the upcoming season. Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has commented on James’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made the big splash move of the offseason over this past weekend by adding All-Star forward LeBron James to a four-year, $154 million deal. It has created a new buzz of excitement around the organization and the city of Los Angeles that hasn’t been there in quite some time. With that […]

After spending the majority of his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers and a four-year stint with the Miami Heat, superstar LeBron James is now with the Los Angeles Lakers organization in what will likely be his final spot in the league before he retires. Although LeBron will make the Lakers competitive again after a […]

In a perfect world, at least from the perspective of fans, LeBron James would have never left the Cleveland Cavaliers the first time. It isn’t a perfect world, though. Not to mention the unrealistic expectation some have, which is that entitled feeling that a laborer never taking a job outside of the company in which […]

In today’s world where social media seems to be as important as breathing, LeBron James’ decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and head to the Los Angeles Lakers affected the teams’ respective Twitter accounts. As observed by Legion Hoops, the Lakers got over 40,000 new followers when the big news was announced. The Cavs, meanwhile, […]

Once NBA fans accepted the fact that LeBron James will indeed go to the Los Angeles Lakers, the next question that needed an answer was: how will James deal with LaVar Ball — his teammate’s boisterous father? None other than the Ball patriarch answered that question. LaVar and his sons Lonzo and LiAngelo made an […]

Just a week or two ago, the Los Angeles Lakers’ pipe dream was a terrifying trio of Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and LeBron James. It wasn’t an impossible plan considering that George has long been vocal about his interest in playing for his hometown team (and it’s the reason why he was promptly shipped by […]

Only a few days into the offseason, LeBron James is once again among the favorites to take home the Most Valuable Player award, having agreed to a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers to make the West Coast his new home. According to Mark Gallant of The Action Network, James moved from a […]

Just when the Los Angeles Lakers thought that they had a shot at the 2018-19 championship, the Golden State Warriors make an announcement that pours cold water on that idea. On Sunday night, LeBron James committed to play for the Lakers for the next four years, resulting in the team’s title aspirations next season to […]

It’s only been a few days since LeBron James agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers for the next four seasons, but the rest of the team that will surround the superstar is really starting to take place. They have brought in the likes of Lance Stephenson and Rajon Rondo, and there have been […]

New Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James had perhaps the most impressive season of his career after playing all 82 regular season games and propelling the Cleveland Cavaliers to a fourth straight NBA Finals despite a hollowed out, underperforming roster. While The King has been a true ironman through his first 15 seasons in the […]

With LeBron James agreeing to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers and the rest of the team starting to fill out, a curious crop of gritty players is evident on their roster. However, there seems to be one important type of players they’re missing — shooters. With James’ ability to drive and dish, it’s important […]

LeBron James’ antics have not changed despite making a change of coast, as the Los Angeles Lakers star is still playing the role of front office executive, having a say in who his teammates will be over the course of this busy free agency window, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst. The Lakers […]

The L.A. Clippers are looking less and less like a potential candidate to acquire Kawhi Leonard. As trade talks between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers have come to a stall, the latter is rumored to downshift gears and take a more passive approach, waiting until the 2019 offseason to acquire Leonard […]

The free agency period for the NBA started midnight of July 1 and as soon as the clock struck 12 midnight news started pouring in of free agents agreeing to contracts with teams. But the biggest fish in free agency had not yet committed until the next day. LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise leader […]

A big-time L.A. Clippers fan has switched sides to the Los Angeles Lakers after a call from LeBron James himself. Twitter user Clipper Darrell — Clippers fan and radio host of The Fan Truth let his fans know that he’s now a Lakers supporter, after claiming that James — a newly-minted Laker — called him: When […]

LeBron James may be the best player in the world and the biggest free agent slam dunk by the Los Angeles Lakers since they whisked Shaquille O’Neal away from Florida about two decades ago, but Los Angeles is still “Bean” Town — Kobe Bean Bryant that is. But that didn’t stop some (very likely) El-ay […]

LeBron James continues to enjoy his offseason. After agreeing to a deal with Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers, James was off on a family vacation. TMZ spotted James in Italy aboard a yacht, which is further proof that James is living his best life. James is joining a young Lakers squad that should […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made the big splash move of the offseason in NBA free agency with the expected signing of All-Star forward LeBron James to four-year, $154 million deal. This had immediately resulted in several other players quickly committing to playing for the Lakers next season on short-term deals. Among those was point guard […]

Unlike the past few years, it didn’t take long for the biggest names in NBA free agency to make their decisions on where they’d be playing next season. Superstar LeBron James wasted no time as he agreed to terms on a four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers after spending a few hours with Magic […]

LaVar Ball was utterly confident his son, Lonzo Ball, will make LeBron James a better player now that the two are both with the Los Angeles Lakers. The loud personality noted a player like James would play right to his son’s skill set, urging the partnership will be an ultimate success. “How you gonna give […]

After signing the biggest free agent in franchise history since Shaquille O’Neal in 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers are putting the pieces together to surround LeBron James with players that will give them the best chance of winning a championship. Just a few days since James’ announcement, the Lakers already have a couple of players […]

LaVar Ball is no stranger to making headlines. Recently, LaVar spoke to TMZ to discuss LeBron James’ signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. But he didn’t stop there. He went on to clown DeMarcus Cousins and the Golden State Warriors declaring the Lakers as the favorite to win the championship next Ball told TMZ: “The […]

Enes Kanter accepted his player option for the 2018-19 season. Although returning to the New York Knicks was part of Kanter’s plan, it’s not exactly how he envisioned next season. Enes Kanter, in an interview with MSG Networks, says of his decision to opt-in and stay with NYK: "I wished I signed even longer but […]

It’s been a few days since LeBron James decided to take his talents to Southern California to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. More players have been speaking out about LeBron’s decision and Bucks talent Giannis Antetokounmpo says he can’t blame James for making the decision, even though he was shocked by the move. “I […]

The news of perennial All-Star forward LeBron James joining the Los Angeles Lakers took the professional sports world by storm on Sunday night that has created an enormous buzz ahead of next season. However, this move for the Cleveland Cavaliers completely changes the landscape for the franchise with their star player being out of the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made the big splash move of the NBA offseason with the addition of All-Star forward LeBron James on a four-year, $154 million deal on Sunday night. This announcement has drawn plenty of reaction from around the league including the other professional sports in the country. Among those saw several of the Seattle […]

LeBron James was widely expected to wear his signature No. 23, this time in purple and gold, after agreeing to a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Yet the King wouldn’t take that for granted, turning to former Laker great Cedric Ceballos, who once donned the Lakers’ No. 23 uniform. https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1013997310072614912 Being […]

Dwight Howard remains a member of the Brooklyn Nets, but it’s expected that the veteran center is going to be bought out by the team in a move that would make him a free agent. In such a scenario, Howard reportedly wants to join LeBron James by returning to one of his old stomping yards […]