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Victor Wembanyama is easily the most hyped rookie of the 2023-24 NBA season. After getting selected as the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Wembanyama has immediately made his presence felt. Equipped with skills and his 7-foot-4 frame, Wembanyama has all the tools to become the next face of the NBA. In his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ guard Gabe Vincent isn’t exactly having his best season with a shooting percentage below 38% on the year so far in just five games played. He is averaging just over five points per game and has been injured for way longer than the Lakers’ management expected. The Lakers’ roster has been […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came out with a 136-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks, and LeBron James’ performance in the game sparked a scary takeaway from Anthony Davis after the game. “Bron’s Bron, obviously it’s that time of the year, shooting the ball extremely well, been in attack mode finding guys, he’s been locking in […]

D’Angelo Russell matched Nick Van Exel’s single-season franchise 3-point shooting record in the Los Angeles Lakers’ breezy 136-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday at Crypto.com Arena. With Anthony Davis available, the Lakers bounced back from their bizarre loss to the Golden State Warriors — and hopped back over them in the playoff race. […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis said doctors are still “figuring things out” in regard to his left corneal abrasion, but he expects his eye to be “fine”. Following the Lakers’ 136-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, AD detailed the eye contusion that forced him to leave Saturday’s loss to the Golden State […]

Already thin behind Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be without backup center Christian Wood (left knee surgery) for several more weeks. News of Wood’s “arthroscopic procedure” was reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin as the Lakers tipped off at Crypto.com Arena against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. In […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are listing Anthony Davis as questionable for Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks at Crypto.com Arena due to a left corneal abrasion. AD was forced to leave the Lakers’ loss on Saturday night vs. the Golden State Warriors three minutes after taking a left elbow to the face from Trayce Jackson-Davis. […]

Anthony Davis only played one season with the Kentucky Wildcats, but he made it count by leading the team to a 38-2 record and capping off March Madness with a national title. Davis’ dominance led to him becoming the consensus No. 1 pick, which went to the New Orleans Hornets in 2012. In his lone […]

The stage appeared set for another classic finish between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors — who also happen to be neck-and-neck in the West — especially once LeBron James pranced into a corner 3 over Stephen Curry to bring L.A. with four points with 2:07 to go, in front of a star-studded […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ biggest advantage against the Golden State Warriors — Anthony Davis — was compromised as soon as Trayce Jackson-Davis’ elbow connected with AD’s left eye socket at the 2:47 mark of the first quarter. Davis winced through a few possessions before heading to the locker room. He never re-emerged and was ruled […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are engaged in a heated interconference matchup against the Golden State Warriors. Los Angeles is putting up a good fight. However, the team lost Anthony Davis to an untimely eye injury during the first quarter. Lakers tend to Anthony Davis after a brutal eye injury Davis drove to the rim for […]

The idea of both the Los Angeles Lakers (36-31) and Golden State Warriors (34-31) missing the playoffs is easy to grasp when closely examining their respective seasons, and yet it still feels incomprehensible. A Western Conference gauntlet without two of the faces of this generation in LeBron James and Steph Curry is surely making NBA […]

The Sacramento Kings may have been on the second night of a back-to-back, putting them on a rest deficit against the Los Angeles Lakers, but it did not matter. That was because the Kings had Domantas Sabonis, while the Lakers had Anthony Davis, and that was basically all she wrote in what ended up being […]

The Los Angeles Lakers no-showed for a pivotal road contest against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the red-hot D’Angelo Russell combined to shoot 15-of-43 (34.8%) from the field in the 120-107 loss at the Golden 1 Center. The Lakers entered the matchup trailing the Kings by two games for the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are back to getting into peak form before the postseason. They have now won six of their last 10 games and are just a game behind usurping the Dallas Mavericks as the eighth seed in the Western Conference. It took a gutsy fight against the Anthony Edwards-led Minnesota Timberwolves but they […]

After losing the use of his left shoulder for the fourth quarter on Friday, Anthony Davis was a game-time decision for the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Not only he did AD suit up on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena — he fully consumed the shorthanded Timberwolves, playing without Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have their two greatest weapons available on Sunday in a battle against the daunting Minnesota Timberwolves. LeBron James and Anthony Davis are both reportedly ready to play against Minnesota. LeBron James, Anthony Davis’ injury status vs. Timberwolves James and Davis are both listed as questionable for the Timberwolves game, per […]

Despite LeBron James nursing an ankle injury and Anthony Davis losing an arm in the fourth quarter, D’Angelo Russell whipped out the cape from under his seat at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, powering the Los Angeles Lakers to a thrilling 123-122 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Russell posted a season-high 44 points on 17-for-25 shooting, including […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham said Anthony Davis will undergo further evaluation on his left shoulder after his collision with Giannis Antekounmpo in the second half of the Lakers’ 123-122 win over the Milwaukee Bucks caused him to finish the game in pain. Great Lakers WIN but concern going forward is for Anthony […]

As the NBA season progresses and the battle for playoff positions intensifies in both the Eastern and Western Conferences, NBA 2K24’s March player ratings update arrives at a critical moment, reflecting the standout performances that have captivated basketball fans worldwide. In this latest update, players such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Davis, and Domantas Sabonis see […]

Currently 33-29 on the season, the Los Angeles Lakers have just over a month to try and turn things around ahead of the playoffs. Tied with the Golden State Warriors and finding themselves occupying the final play-in tournament spot in the Western Conference, LeBron James and Anthony Davis are beginning to feel the pressure. On […]

On Saturday night, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to scored 40,000 career points. But Lakers forward Anthony Davis has had enough of that, according to ClutchPoints’ Michael Corvo: Anthony Davis said he told LeBron he needs to stop hitting milestones cause the Lakers always lose when he […]

Throngs of Los Angeles Lakers fans will be piling into the Crypto.com Arena in the hopes of witnessing LeBron James become the first NBA player to ever score 40,000 career points. The nine points needed to reach that immortal milestone are essentially guaranteed to come in a single game, likely by halftime. The only question […]

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Anthony Davis did not participate in practice on Tuesday. The reason for his absence was defined as an “upper respiratory illness,” a Lakers spokesperson said. The team did not provide any information about AD’s status for Wednesday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena. Davis is recovering from a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a tough 123-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, and LeBron James got real about the struggles on the defensive glass during the loss, saying that the guards need to help out Anthony Davis so that the team can get enough rebounds after forcing stops. “They spread your defense […]

On Sunday afternoon, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers dropped their post All-Star break record to a disappointing 1-2 with a frustrating road loss to the Phoenix Suns, playing from behind essentially the whole game. Although he finished with a respectable stat line of 22 points and 14 rebounds, Davis started extremely slow in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped their first game after the NBA All-Star break to the Golden State Warriors, losing 128-110. On Friday, the Lakers will play the second of a back-to-back. LeBron James and Anthony Davis are among the Lakers dealing with injury concerns heading into Friday’s game, however. Davis played on Thursday and scored […]

Although Marcus Smart broke the trend during the 2021-22 season, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award tends to go to a power forward or center. After all, most centers are utilized for their length in order to block shots and protect the paint nowadays. Jaren Jackson Jr. was the recipient of this award […]

D’Angelo Russell has two very good reasons for believing the Los Angeles Lakers will be properly dialed in for the homestretch of the 2023-24 NBA regular season: LeBron James and Anthony Davis. “I mean, the leader of our team is LeBron James, got AD following,” said Russell when asked at Lakers practice on Wednesday about […]

After Sunday night’s NBA All-Star game where the final score was a whopping 211-186, the conversation about the lack of competitiveness and intensity of the tradition are once again amplified. This prompted Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis to talk about the game itself and what the solution might be to bring […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis is revealing how much of an impact LeBron James has had on Davis’ career. Davis says James has been like a brother to him, per SiriusXM NBA Radio. “He took all the pressure away from me.”@Lakers superstar @AntDavis23 tells @TheFrankIsola @GregAnthony50 and Ryan McDonough LeBron has been like […]

While LeBron James chilled, the Los Angeles Lakers enjoyed a reaffirming road win over the Utah Jazz, 138-122, to hit the All-Star break in high spirits. Led by Anthony Davis (37 points) and Rui Hachimura (career-high 33 points), the Lakers punctuated their eventful first chunk of the season on a high note, after all. The […]

On Wednesday night, LeBron James decided to sit out the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Utah Jazz. This game was the second of a back-to-back set, it was on Valentine’s Day, and it was the Lakers’ final game before the All-Star break, so James got a headstart on his mini-vacation. James’ absence opened up […]

On a day when couples celebrate their love for each other, while hopeless romantics daydream about the potential of being with a special someone, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne dropped a bombshell report on the morning of Valentine’s Day. The Golden State Warriors did exactly the latter when they reportedly made their feeble attempt […]

The NBA All-Star Game is just a few days away. Although the All-Star Game has no bearing on the NBA’s regular season, players display their skills under the bright lights for the fans. Before seeing a return to the East vs. West format, it’s worth looking into the best scoring performances in NBA All-Star Game […]

The Los Angeles Lakers family has a new member and he was well-received. Spencer Dinwiddie absolutely thrived under the limelight. LeBron James and Anthony Davis took center stage against the Detroit Pistons. But, the newcomer still had a fun first game at Crypto.com Arena, per Jovan Buha of The Athletic. “That was fire. That was […]

LeBron James used his final appearance in front of a microphone before the All-Star break — following a stress-free Los Angeles Lakers win over the lowly Detroit Pistons — to unofficially launch the Defensive Player of the Year campaign for Anthony Davis. With Davis holding down the fort, the Lakers (29-26) — winners of five […]

As underwhelming as their 2023-24 campaign has been, even with their displeasure over their head coach Darvin Ham or some other players on their roster, or their front office’s decision to stand pat at the trade deadline, Los Angeles Lakers fans remain faithful that their beloved Purple and Gold squad can still win the NBA […]

The annual NBA All-Star Game is a showcase of the cream of the crop in the league. Although the exhibition often involves certified superstars, there have been a handful of youngsters who have managed to crack a spot in the All-Star showcase, most of which would go on to become fixtures in the event and […]