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Anthony Davis had NBA Twitter buzzing after his majestic performance on Sunday night. The Los Angeles Lakers needed a win against the defending champs Golden State Warriors, and they had to do it amid LeBron James’ injury layoff. AD clearly got the memo and he stepped up to the plate when it mattered the most. […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 113-105 on Sunday, breaking the defending champions’ five-game winning streak. Here are three key reactions from the defending champions’ tough loss in Steph Curry’s long-awaited return to the floor. Steph Curry brilliant, inconsistent in return You can’t much tell given the final box score, but […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are knocking on (playoff) death’s door right now. The injury to LeBron James threatens to shatter the slim playoff hopes they had after the trade deadline. Their postseason aspirations hinge heavily on Anthony Davis’ availability. With a matchup against the reigning champs on the horizon, it’s worth asking the question: Is […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham blasted his team for what he felt was a subpar effort in their deflating 110-102 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night. “Too many times I felt like our energy was off, our effort was off in certain plays. We didn’t seem to have […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been bitten by the injury bug at a terribly inopportune time. LeBron James is dealing with a right foot injury that is expected to keep him out for multiple weeks, while new recruit D’Angelo Russell is also out with a sprained ankle. Anthony Davis is also on the injury report […]

With LeBron James missing for the foreseeable future, the Los Angeles Lakers are fighting to keep pace in a hotly contested Western Conference playoff race. They managed to win their last game against the equally undermanned Oklahoma City Thunder last Wednesday without both James and Anthony Davis due to injury. But with a play-in rival […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already been dealt a huge injury blow, losing LeBron James for an extended period of time. But as the Lakers continue to make their push to the playoffs, Los Angeles will at least have Anthony Davis on the floor. Davis is listed as probable for the Lakers’ Friday matchup against […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were without LeBron James (foot), Anthony Davis (precautionary rest), and D’Angelo Russell (ankle) for the second leg of their back-to-back vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder — a matchup Dennis Schroder called a “must-win.” Los Angeles’ revitalized post-trade-deadline depth shined once again. The Lakers — 3-1 since the All-Star break and 4-2 […]

LeBron James couldn’t hold back his delight after watching the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday despite being undermanned. The Lakers entered the game at Paycom Center without three of their best players. LeBron is currently dealing with a foot injury that is expected to sideline him for multiple weeks, while […]

The Los Angeles Lakers just can’t catch a break. With the Purple and Gold already without LeBron James and Anthony Davis on Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, they also saw Dennis Schroder go down with a nasty-looking ankle injury. Early in the game, Schroder tweaked his ankle while driving to the basket. He accidentally […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to fight their way into the Western Conference playoff picture, and that task just became much harder without the services of forwards LeBron James and Anthony Davis. James is out for the near future with a foot injury that happened in Sunday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks. Davis is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers just can’t catch a break. LeBron James is already out at least 2-3 weeks with a foot injury. D’Angelo Russell is also day-to-day, although his return should come soon. Now, Anthony Davis is set to miss Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. “Lakers’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (29-33) desperately needed an orchestrator — such as LeBron James, or at least D’Angelo Russell — in their 121-109 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies (37-23) on Tuesday. The Lakers are usually responsible with the ball (Russell Westbrook aside). Yet, they committed a season-high 26 turnovers at FedExForum and looked distressingly discombobulated. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were already reeling, entering their Tuesday night contest against the Memphis Grizzlies without LeBron James due to a foot injury. But Jaren Jackson Jr. sure does not feel pity for Anthony Davis and company after a resounding slam that tore the roof off an exuberant FedExForum. With the Grizzlies up by […]

The Los Angeles Lakers did not have LeBron James or D’Angelo Russell on Tuesday night as both stars were forced to sit out their matchup against Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies due to respective injuries. Unsurprisingly, the shorthanded Lakers struggled at the hands of the Grizzlies, and it resulted in a 121-109 win for […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis starred on both ends of the floor in Sunday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. He scored 30 points — on 12-for-20 shooting from the field — grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked three shots in the 111-108 Lakers win. So when the LeBron James-less Lakers visit the FedExForum on […]

After being 25-31, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ quest to make the playoffs seemed complicated. Following a trade involving Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz and D’Angelo Russell going to L.A., things changed for the Lakers. They went 4-1 and are now 0.5 games from a spot in the Play-In Tournament. However, the […]

Things are looking bleak for the Los Angeles Lakers and their playoff hopes this season after reports emerged on Monday that LeBron James could miss multiple weeks due to a foot injury. This comes at a terrible time for LA as they chase a Play-In spot in the West. They also have a big game […]

Since the 2023 NBA trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers have been revitalized by the newfound depth around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. They’re 4-1 post-deadline and have been specifically ignited by recent pickups in each win. In the final game before the All-Star break, D’Angelo Russell (21 points, 7 assists) helped deliver the Lakers […]

In a season that has included a slew of disappointing defeats, the Los Angeles Lakers registered an eye-catching comeback and defeated the Dallas Mavericks 111-108 on the road. Big man Anthony Davis played a huge role in the victory with 30 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocked shots, but he was quick to credit teammate […]

The Los Angeles Lakers kicked off their post-All-Star break campaign with a 124-111 win against the defending champions Golden State Warrriors. LA still has a long way to go as they look to secure a playoff spot in the West, and they now have another marquee matchup coming up on Sunday when they take Luka […]

Before the trade deadline, the idea of the Los Angeles Lakers winning a game in which LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined for 25 points on 8-of-25 shooting would have been inconceivable. And yet, not only was that the case in the Lakers’ spirited victory over the Golden State Warriors (albeit without Stephen Curry and […]

Are the Los Angeles Lakers officially back? After a half-season full of disappointments and heartbreak, the team made some sweeping changes during the trade deadline. The massive overhaul saw players like Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley be traded for role players like Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt. The results have been pretty good so far […]

The depleted Golden State Warriors got the season’s stretch run off to a rough start on Thursday, falling to the new-look Los Angeles Lakers 124-111. Here are three key reactions—complete with analysis, numbers and film—from the Dubs’ blowout loss to their Southern California rivals. Lakers dare Warriors bigs to shoot Draymond Green and Kevon Looney […]

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night at the Crypto.com Arena as both teams look to kick off their post-All-Star break campaign with a win. For the Dubs, it will be an opportunity for them to face off against former player D’Angelo Russell, who made the big move back to […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis starred against his former team, the New Orleans Pelicans, on the final game before the All-Star break. He scored 28 points — on 13-for-17 shooting from the field — pulled down ten rebounds, and dished out five assists in the 120-102 Lakers win. So when Klay Thompson, Draymond […]

The Los Angeles Lakers know very well what they need to do after the All-Star break, and fortunately, Anthony Davis is seeing that sense of urgency from his teammates. Davis revealed as much during a media huddle on Wednesday amid the Lakers’ practice, noting how the break has helped them rest and recover physically and […]

Grading the Los Angeles Lakers up through the 2023 NBA All-Star break is a bit tricky, considering how different the roster looks after the Feb. 9 trade deadline (much to LeBron James’ approval). Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley, Kendrick Nunn, Thomas Bryant, Damian Jones, and Juan Toscano-Anderson are elsewhere, while D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley, […]

D’Angelo Russell balled out in his third game as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers just before the All-Star break. It comes as no coincidence that the new Lakers recruit played well in his first time playing alongside both LeBron James and Anthony Davis. It resulted in a big win for LA over the […]

Much of the Los Angeles Lakers season aspirations hinge of the health and availability of their two stars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Both players have missed some extensive time this season and with time running out for the Lakers to try and sneak into the postseason, it is crucial to have both on the […]

There has been a lot of talk surrounding Russell Westbrook’s blockbuster move to the Los Angeles Clippers. The former league MVP did not really work alongside LeBron James with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Westbrook gets a clean slate now that he’s decided to take his talents across town. For his part, however, Anthony Davis […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers know they don’t have a lot of time to make up ground in the standings and compete for a spot in the postseason. With 23 games remaining, the Lakers, at 27-32, sit 2.5 games out of the final play-in spot. They need to jump six teams and make […]

Jalen Rose believes Anthony Davis’ health will be the key to the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff chances. The former player and currently analyst discussed AD and the Lakers on ESPN’s “Get Up” on Wednesday. “I believe LeBron James and Anthony Davis will find a way to get these Los Angeles Lakers to the playoffs,” Rose […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have 23 games remaining in their 2022-23 season. Over the All-Star break, LeBron James deemed them among the “most important” he’s faced. “It’s 23 of the most important games of my career, for a regular season. It’s the type of mindset that I have, and I hope the guys will have, […]

Right now, it’s nearly impossible to imagine the Boston Celtics without Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. These two stars are pretty much the heart and soul of this franchise, which is why it’s almost unfathomable to even envision these two studs in a different uniform other than the Celtics’ green. According to reports, however, Boston […]

Is there something wrong with Anthony Davis right now? He seems to be fine health-wise, but if you’ve been watching the Los Angeles Lakers games of late, it’s hard not to notice that AD’s body language just doesn’t look right. Let’s also not forget that there was a lot of talk surrounding Davis’ bizarre reaction […]

At 27-32, 13th in the Western Conference standings, the Los Angeles Lakers are struggling. Even with LeBron James having one of the most dominant stretches of his career to start 2023, L.A. has been unable to overcome a rash of injuries. The most significant of these to All-Star big man Anthony Davis, who has only […]

The Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a big win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. In the process, the trio of D’Angelo Russell, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis all played together for the first time since the trade deadline. Following the victory, Russell spoke about what it was like to be on the floor […]

The debut of the LeBron James-Anthony Davis-D’Angelo Russell triumvirate was a smash hit for the Los Angeles Lakers. With LeBron James returning from a multi-game absence, the Lakers scored a 120-102 home win Wednesday night against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans. LeBron, Davis, and Russell clicked at the same time, giving Lakers fans a reason […]