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The Golden State Warriors were dealt a historic blow on Friday night courtesy of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. For the first time since the Dubs drafted Stephen Curry as the No. 7 overall pick in 2009, Friday night’s Game 6 defeat marked the only time a Western Conference team has defeated Golden […]

The Golden State Warriors crumbled against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, their dreams of winning back-to-back titles forcefully dashed with a 122-101 loss in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Here are three reactions from the Dubs’ all-too-familiar season-ending defeat to LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. These […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James already owns plenty of NBA Playoffs records over his 20-year career. On Friday, however, he added one more with a feat that would be difficult to surpass for anyone else. By defeating the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 and winning the series 4-2, James has officially broken his […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry have been in countless playoff battles now. And if there’s one thing they have developed over the course of their rivalry, it’s the mutual respect and admiration they have for each other. They may have been fierce rivals, but they both know […]

They’ve done it. The Los Angeles Lakers have punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals after defeating the defending champs Golden State Warriors in Game 6, 122-101. Fittingly, it was LeBron James and Anthony Davis who led the way for LA in this series-clinching blowout win against Stephen Curry and Co. After the final […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young absolutely loved the Los Angeles Lakers’ performance in their closeout Game 6 against the Golden State Warriors, particularly the LeBron James and Austin Reaves takeover that he just witnessed. Young, who was at Crypto.com Arena to watch the highly anticipated showdown, couldn’t hold back from tweeting even though the game […]

LeBron James has been open about his desire to play with his eldest son Bronny in his final year in the NBA, wherever and whenever that may be. While it’s uncertain which team will draft Bronny when the youngster becomes eligible, Chandler Parsons couldn’t help but speculate that the Cleveland Cavaliers would take him and […]

The season will be on the line for the Golden State Warriors on Friday night when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series. As it turns out, however, LeBron James’ title aspirations will also be in grave danger in Game 6 despite the fact that it’s […]

Former NBA player turned Grizzlies commentator Brevin Knight is no stranger to LeBron James‘ greatness. As a player, Knight went just 3-14 against James throughout his 12 year career in the league. Now the play-by-play man for the Grizzlies, Knight got a glimpse of how good James still can be during the first round of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently preparing for Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals versus the Golden State Warriors. Los Angeles holds a 3-2 lead in the series and NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins believes LeBron James and the Lakers can finish the job at home on Friday night. However, he isn’t “banking” on Anthony […]

Savannah James, the wife of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, recently spoke out about how she feels regarding fans “thirsting for” her in the comment section of her social media posts. In a new interview, the businesswoman opened up about how she’s ready to be seen outside her roles as a supportive wife and […]

Words cannot describe how good Nikola Jokic has been in the NBA playoffs for the Denver Nuggets. The two-time league MVP had a historic 53-point night in Game 4 of this series and in Game 6 on Thursday night, Jokic recorded a 32-point triple-double to push the Nuggets into the Western Conference Finals. Jokic had […]

Miami Heat power forward Kevin Love has teamed up with some of the best players in the game, especially during his eight-year stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland. Each of them perennial All-Star candidates to this day. However, his brief tenure with the Heat has opened his eyes […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ job is not finished. They may have entered their Wednesday night contest up 3-1 against the Golden State Warriors in their second-round matchup, but LeBron James, of all people, knows just how dangerous this Warriors squad is. After all, he lost thrice to them in the NBA Finals. However, despite this […]

Draymond Green just had what was perhaps his best game of this season’s NBA Playoffs on Wednesday night as the Golden State Warriors took down the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5. The former Defensive Player of the Year put up a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double as Green helped the Warriors secure a 121-106 victory on […]

In Games 3 and 4, the Los Angeles Lakers averaged 28.5 attempts from the free-throw line against the Golden State Warriors. LeBron James and Co. won both those games. The Lakers, however, suffered a 121-106 loss against the Dubs in Game 5 on Wednesday, and incidentally, they went to the charity stripe just 15 times […]

Amid a run towards an NBA Finals ring with the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James continues to cement a legacy that can be considered the greatest of all time. In order to document this legacy, James might be making his own version of The Last Dance like Michael Jordan did with the Chicago Bulls, reports […]

Oh boy. Amid a war of words between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors about flopping, Warriors forward JaMychal Green has made his opinion of Lakers superstar LeBron James’ recent comments known. James had responded to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who had said that the Lakers know how to “generate some calls,” […]

The Los Angeles Lakers second-round series against the Golden State Warriors is looking a lot like LA’s first-round matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies. Just as they did in round one, the Lakers took Games 1, 3 and 4 from the Warriors, dropping 2 and 5 to carry a 3-2 series lead into a Game 6 […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to close out their NBA Playoffs series against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, losing 121-106 at Chase Center to force a Game 6 back at Crypto.com Arena. James addressed Steve Kerr’s comments after Game 4 claiming gamesmanship and flopping on LA’s part, echoing coach […]

Draymond Green stepped up when it mattered most for the Golden State Warriors. In the process, he made a LeBron James-like history. In the Warriors’ Game 5 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Green exploded for a brilliant 20-point and 10-rebound double-double. He also tallied four assists, two steals and one block to pave the […]

Andrew Wiggins still relishes going head-to-head with LeBron James. Nearly a decade past his career-beginning trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, though, it’s not because Wiggins is clinging to any resentment toward James. The Golden State Warriors wing just always appreciates the opportunity to battle with the best. Barely two weeks after Cleveland took Wiggins with […]

As exciting as the NBA regular season is, the playoffs are ultimately a different animal altogether. With the best NBA teams competing for the coveted NBA championship, the stakes are higher than ever. However, with the pressure of the playoffs, there’s no doubt that closeout games are a huge contributor to that. But despite the […]

The NBA playoffs are on a burner right now! The Lakers have a chance to advance with a win tonight over Steph Curry and the Warriors. This same-game parlay features Steph Curry and LeBron James. The Lakers won Game 1 and the Warriors tied it up in The Bay. LeBron and the Lakers managed to […]

USC men’s basketball commit Bronny James projects to be a quality combo guard for the Trojans, having long displayed an intuitive feel for the game not unlike his father, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Rest assured this hasn’t gone unnoticed. Even prior his play this summer allowing him to surge up the ranks of […]

Draymond Green gave the Golden State Warriors a proper scare on Monday night after he took a hard hit on the head in Game 4 of their NBA Playoffs second-round matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James tried to intercept a fastbreak pass to Green, but the Lakers talisman ended up hitting Draymond with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have taken a commanding 3-1 lead over the Golden State Warriors after a thrilling Game 4 victory in Los Angeles on Monday night. Even with a decisive 3-1 lead, LeBron James is warning his teammates to not get too comfortable, via Lakers beat reporter Michael Corvo. “When you play Golden State […]

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of their second-round series by a final score of 104-101. It was a game that came down to literally the final possession. With 15 seconds remaining in the game, the Warriors had possession down just three points. Draymond Green had the ball in […]

LeBron James and Austin Reaves are now teammates with the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2012, however, Reaves was just a kid who preferred Kobe Bryant over LeBron. Reaves posted a meme on April 12, 2012 that trolled LeBron James, per NBACentral. Austin Reaves says he cleared the air with LeBron James after his old Facebook […]

Most players in the NBA begin to decline after they turn 35-years-old, but it seems to be the complete opposite for LeBron James. In their Game 4 victory against the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar once again made history in the NBA Playoffs. James finished the game with 27 points, nine rebounds […]

For the better part of his two-decade tenure in the association, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been regularly linked to Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan, with many debating who of the two should be deemed as the greatest basketball player of all time. While consensus vote often seems to have MJ being labeled […]

The Golden State Warriors may still be the reigning NBA Champions, but it is the Los Angeles Lakers who find themselves holding a definitive 3-1 series lead in their best-of-seven semifinal matchup. The Dubs fell whilst on the road at Crypto.com Arena Monday evening in what proved to be a highly physical affair. During his […]

While we witnessed LeBron James break the 38-year-old record of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA All-Time Scoring Record, it’s worth wondering whether Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point output in a game will ever be broken in the future. Scoring over 50 points is already a herculean task. However, dropping 100 points in an NBA game seems like an impossible […]

The headliner of Game 4 for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Golden State Warriors— ahem, Game IV — was not LeBron James nor Anthony Davis, though both made huge plays. Instead, the game ball went to Lonnie Walker IV. who had been out of the rotation for months, yet embodies the selfless, “Stay Ready” […]

The Los Angeles Lakers stunned Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The Lakers roared back late to take Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals 104-101. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ second straight loss at Crypto.com Arena, putting them on the brink of elimination as this series shifts […]

Lonnie Walker stole the show for the Los Angeles Lakers in their massive Game 4 victory over Stephen Curry and the defending champs Golden State Warriors. However, when his team needed him the most, Anthony Davis stepped it up on the defensive end as he pulled off two massive defensive stops on Curry with the […]

Superstars are what makes the NBA world go around. They take on an extremely heavy burden, and the entire world expects them to bring their best on a nightly basis. Even then, basketball is a team sport, and, as the great Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once said, one man cannot make a team. […]

Jimmy Butler not only powered the Miami Heat to a 3-1 playoff series lead against the New York Knicks, but he also made history by breaking a LeBron James franchise record. On Monday, Butler led the way for the Heat again as they took down the Knicks, 109-101. The veteran forward tallied 27 points, six […]

There has been no shortage of action in Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs second-round series between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers. At one point in the game, Dubs vet Draymond Green ended up slamming his head on the deck hard after taking a LeBron James hit on a fastbreak play. […]