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Former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce was pretty blunt about his assessment of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023-24 NBA season, thus far. For Pierce, the Lakers have everything they need to succeed but are being held back by the inconsistent play of big man Anthony Davis (h/t SHOWTIME Basketball). Paul Pierce gets real […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may need both of their superstars on the floor Sunday to avenge an ugly recent blowout loss to the upstart Houston Rockets. The good news? At least one of LeBron James and Anthony Davis seems likely to play in the rematch at Crypto.com Arena, and the other has a chance to […]

When he’s on and healthy, Anthony Davis might be the best defender in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers star is an elite rim protector, but he’s also able to hang with most guards on the perimeter. His ability to protect the paint without being a complete liability makes him one of the most valuable […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis says his lingering left hip/adductor injury is impacting his offensive effectiveness. “I’m alright,” Davis said Friday after scoring 16 points on 8-for-19 shooting in the Lakers’ win over the Portland Trail Blazers. “I mean, full transparency, it still bothers me. But I’m gonna try and go there and compete. […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers have had a bit of a shaky start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Los Angeles currently sits at an even 6-6 on the campaign, but fans have been frustrated with the performance, or lack thereof, from power forward Davis, as the superstar registered a grand total of just […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night as the NBA In-Season Tournament continues on. The Lakers are looking to earn a victory against an underwhelming Blazers team, however, LA is dealing with injury concerns. Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been dealing with injuries, so they are not […]

The season is once again going south for the Chicago Bulls. If the team does not right the ship anytime soon, the Bulls could be well on their way to a massive fire sale of assets later in the season. One player that a boatload of teams — which include the Heat, Bucks, Lakers, Warriors, […]

On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers dropped to an even 6-6 on the young 2023-24 NBA season with a disappointing home loss to the Sacramento Kings. The Lakers fell behind by a lot early in this one, and although the Purple And Gold were able to make things slightly interesting with a push in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had their three-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday at the hands of the Sacramento Kings. Anthony Davis had perhaps his worst game of the season so far as the Lakers fell to 6-6. The big man finished with nine points, nine rebounds and four blocks in a 125-110 Lakers loss. Davis […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost their first home game of the 2023-24 NBA campaign on Wednesday night — and it was not pretty. Anthony Davis’ team trailed by as much as 26 before a fourth-quarter comeback came up short in a 125-110 defeat at the hands of the Sacramento Kings. It certainly wasn’t Davis’ best […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers followed up their best game of the season with one of their worst. The Lakers’ three-game winning streak and undefeated home record came to an end on Wednesday, in the form of a 125-110 loss to the Sacramento Kings at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers (6-6), who thoroughly dominated […]

A battle against a Pacific Division rival in the Sacramento Kings should be bringing out the best in Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis, especially with a matchup against fellow All-Star big man Domantas Sabonis on the docket. However, Davis was rather lackluster on the second night of a back-to-back. He finished with just nine […]

Currently riding a three-game win streak, the Los Angeles Lakers have moved to 6-5 on the season ahead of their clash with the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. This will be the second night of a back-to-back for the Lakers on their home court, which is why there are questions about if LeBron James and […]

The first 10 games of the 2023-24 season weren’t a whole lot of fun for the Los Angeles Lakers. They scuttled to a 3-5 record, beset by injuries, unfamiliarity, and porous shooting. Entering Tuesday’s In-Season Tournament matchup vs. the Memphis Grizzlies at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers owned a bottom-seven scoring margin (-4.9). They were back […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers added to the woes of the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2023-24 NBA season by wallopping their Western Conference rivals in a 134-107 win at home Tuesday night. So dominant were the Lakers versus the Grizzlies that they did not even need Davis and LeBron James to spend even […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are battling against the Memphis Grizzlies in a competitive NBA In-Season Tournament matchup. The Lakers have a commanding lead going into halftime. However, the first quarter saw the teams get heated. Anthony Davis and Santi Aldama got into a scuffle, which has given social media users a burst of energy. Anthony […]

The NBA on Tuesday night might just be better than the UFC on fight nights. If fans thought the Draymond Green chokehold on Rudy Gobert was the only physical altercation in the association, they would be wrong. Santi Aldama and Anthony Davis also got into it during the showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and […]

It has been quite a Tuesday night in the NBA. Shortly after a melee broke out in the Minnesota Timberwolves-Golden State Warriors game, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies followed suit with a scuffle of their own, with Anthony Davis and D’Angelo Russell getting slapped with technical fouls. Techs handed out after Lakers-Grizzlies […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been very inconsistent to begin the 2023-24 season, as they find themselves with a 5-5 record. Thought to have a lot of depth around LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Los Angeles’ offense has been underwhelming. This has led to questions about if the Lakers will be able to replicate the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have played 10 games. They’ve won five, each by six points or fewer. They’ve lost five, by an average margin of 10.2 points per game. They’ve already dealt with a rash of injuries and a tough schedule, so they can easily accentuate the positive (hey, it’s better than 2-10). Of course, […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers (5-5) overcame the absence of LeBron James and held off the Portland Trail Blazers (3-5) on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena. Coming off a shaky road trip, the Lakers — now 4-0 at home — barely passed the sneaky-tricky test. They saw an 11-point fourth quarter trickle down […]

LeBron James (left calf contusion) has been ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron was initially listed as questionable. James injured his calf in a collision with Kevin Durant at the 4:22 mark of the first quarter of the Lakers’ in-season tournament […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis made it safely through the Los Angeles Lakers’ 122-119 win over the Phoenix Suns, though not without momentary hiccups. Davis returned to the Lakers’ lineup for the first time since exiting their loss to the Miami Heat on Monday due to left adductor/hip spasms. Despite his optimism about playing against […]

Famed rapper Lil Wayne has never shied away from expressing his thoughts about the Los Angeles Lakers to show his fandom. Earlier this 2023, he even declared that LeBron James is the GOAT over Michael Jordan. His latest Anthony Davis take, however, might raise some eyebrows. While appearing on the Undisputed, Lil Wayne shared his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers face off against the Phoenix Suns in the NBA In-Season Tournament on Friday. However, the Lakers got some good news on the injury front with superstar Anthony Davis being upgraded to probable for the contest, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. “Lakers star Anthony Davis (hip/groin) has been upgraded to probable […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have limped to a disappointing start to the 2023-2024 season based on the princely sum of talent they acquired this past offseason. An injury to team centerpiece Anthony Davis has caused a tremendous amount of stress for the team heading into its in-season tournament showdown vs. the Phoenix Suns. A trade […]

Another season, another slow start for the Los Angeles Lakers. After getting blown out 128-94 by the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, the Lakers’ record through their first eight games sits at just 3-5, and their start to this campaign has been quite reminiscent of last season’s when they won just two of their first […]

LeBron James is reserving judgment on the 2023-24 Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers dropped to 3-5 and 0-5 on the road thanks to a 128-94 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at the Toyota Center. Anthony Davis (adductor) was a last-minute scratch, and the Lakers’ “energy and effort” — a favorite Ham phrase — […]

Anthony Davis has landed on the injury report for the Los Angeles Lakers heading into their Wednesday night matchup against the Houston Rockets, winners of three games in a row. Davis had a rough go during the Lakers’ Monday night game vs. the Miami Heat, so fans will be patiently tuning into his injury status […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have stumbled out of the gates somewhat in 2023-24, with their most recent loss occurring against the Miami Heat on Monday night. The Heat game was a back-and-forth affair all night; however, ultimately the Lakers’ look at the buzzer was no good and the team’s record dropped to 3-4. Now, however, […]

Expectations were high for the 2023-2024 Los Angeles Lakers entering the season, but few could have anticipated the start they had so far. The Lakers are under .500 on the season with a record of three wins and four losses, prompting team superstar LeBron James to share a blunt observation with fans after a disappointing […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper gave some thoughtful insight on the team’s performance and star Anthony Davis on the show “NBA Legends Lounge.” When asked his thoughts about the Lakers’ first loss of the season to the Denver Nuggets back in the season opener, he said that Davis has to play better if he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers entered Monday’s contest vs. the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center with a depleted rotation — especially in the frontcourt. To make matters more complicated, Anthony Davis was forced to exit the proceedings after 25 minutes. Thanks to an electric LeBron James (30 points), a fully-back Austin Reaves (23/10/8), and quality […]

Anthony Davis has a reputation for going down in the middle of the season because of an injury. This year looks like it is no different. The Los Angeles Lakers star was in apparent pain when they faced off against last year’s runners-up, the Miami Heat. Darvin Ham and LeBron James’ squad looked very concerned […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke before the big matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers and spent his pre-game availability talking about current players on the opposing team. The Heat is trying to build off their home win to the Washington Wizards last Friday night as they finally broke their four-game losing streak. Big […]

As the Miami Heat take on the Los Angeles Lakers tonight in a big rematch of the 2020 NBA Finals, the squad led by Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo will try to build off their home win against the Washington Wizards last Friday. Before the victory, the Heat lost four-straight games as every contest was […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis didn’t hold back on what he thought the problem was in the Lakers’ 120-101 loss to the Orlando Magic.  Postgame on Spectrum SportsNet the Lakers star said, “”We’ll tighten up the screws a little bit, but the offensive rebounds killed us all game from start to finish.” The Lakers […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham was not pleased with his team’s effort in the first game of their four-game road trip, which resulted in a 120-101 loss to the Orlando Magic. Despite productive outings from LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers (3-3) were consistently beaten on the glass and less resistant on […]

Early returns have skewed largely positive for the Los Angeles Lakers. Emphasis on large. On the negative side, they were manhandled by the Denver Nuggets, suffered a disappointing loss to the Sacramento Kings, and eked out wins over the shorthanded Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic. Their hot shooting hasn’t carried over from the preseason. Transition defense […]