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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 […]

Anthony Davis will get a chance to rekindle an old flame when the Los Angeles Lakers take on his former team, the New Orleans Pelicans, on Wednesday night. Unsurprisingly, though, Davis once again popped up on the injury report for the Lakers ahead of the game. As such, the question on the mind of Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, playing without LeBron James, were blown out by a, well, blazing Portland Trail Blazers team, 127-115, on Monday at the Moda Center. The Lakers’ noncompetitive and seemingly nondescript effort spotlighted a few lingering issues plaguing the team as the All-Star break approaches. And no, I don’t mean Anthony Davis’ offensive malaise…yet. […]

As the cliché goes: The NBA is a make-or-miss league. On Monday at the Moda Center, the Los Angeles Lakers could not stop Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers from the perimeter. Led by Dame, the Blazers unleashed an epic 3-point shooting barrage in a 127-115 win that wasn’t as close as that score […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already ruled out LeBron James for Monday’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers. The newly-minted all-time leading scorer of the NBA will miss a third straight game as he continues to deal with a concerning foot injury. The Lakers will need Anthony Davis to dominate against the Blazers, but he […]

After a productive trade deadline, there’s a renewed sense of energy around the Los Angeles Lakers. That showed in a big way on Saturday night, when the Lakers managed to outduel the Golden State Warriors by a score of 109-103 in a game where LeBron James didn’t play and Anthony Davis struggled from the floor. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (without LeBron James) pulled out a much-needed 109-103 win over the Golden State Warriors (without Steph Curry) on Saturday. The new-look Lakers (26-31) snapped a three-game losing skid and moved within two games of the final play-in spot. D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Malik Beasley suited up for the purple-and-gold. January’s […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis starred against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. He finished with 23 points — on 9-for-22 shooting from the field and 0-for-2 from behind the three-point arc — 16 rebounds, and two assists in the 115-106 Lakers loss. So when the Lakers visit the Chase Center […]

The big news for the Los Angeles Lakers is that D’Angelo Russell and the rest of their newly-acquired players from their furious NBA trade deadline dealings are all set to make their debuts on Saturday against the Golden State Warriors. Unfortunately, both LeBron James and Anthony Davis have popped up on the injury report ahead […]

D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley, and Davon Reed spoke to the media for the first time since being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Well, for Russell, it’ll be his second go-round in purple-and-gold after spending his rookie season playing alongside Kobe Bryant. Now, he gets to team up with another legend: LeBron James. […]

The Russell Westbrook era came to an end in Los Angeles just before the NBA trade deadline. The Lakers sent the point guard away after a dysfunctional season and a half. Now with him off the roster, the gloves have come off as pundits and fans alike have been vocal about his failed tenure. Anthony […]

Anthony Davis spoke to the media for the first time on Thursday night since bizarrely sulking on the Los Angeles Lakers’ bench when his good pal LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record — a clip that went viral and fueled two days of speculation ahead of a busy Lakers trade deadline. Lakers fans […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were quite active in completing moves ahead of this year’s NBA trade deadline. Among the moves that the Lakers finalized in the final hours before the trade deadline, they sent Thomas Bryant to the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers’ decision to part ways with Bryant came following his request to be traded, […]

LeBron James had Crypto.com Arena rocking once he broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record on Tuesday. Los Angeles Lakers fans gave him the praise and cheers the deserved, which wasn’t exactly what Anthony Davis was doing after it happened. The Lakers big man was on the bench to end the third quarter when LeBron […]

Anthony Davis was not pleased after the Los Angeles Lakers finished their five-game road trip with a discouraging 131-126 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on Saturday night. The Lakers followed up a high-octane, 72-point first-half performance by surrendering 42 points in the third quarter and were outscored 28-20 in the […]

Anthony Davis wasn’t named to the NBA All-Star team. He surely would have made the team if it wasn’t for his injury concerns. However, Davis’ Los Angeles Lakers’ teammates were reportedly agitated at his All-Star Game snub, via Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. “Lakers players were privately agitated that Davis wasn’t named a reserve to the […]

For the second consecutive season, Anthony Davis will not represent the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA All-Star Game. Neither AD nor his head coach, Darvin Ham, seem to mind. Davis, who took the floor just after the Western Conference All-Star reserves were announced on Thursday night, helped the Lakers (25-28) steal a win over […]

The Los Angeles Lakers logged another impressive win on Thursday night as they took down the returning and newly-minted All-Star Tyrese Haliburton and his Indiana Pacers on their own home floor. The Lakers came back from being down by as much as 15 points in the first half to escape with a hard-fought 112-111 victory. […]

The New York Knicks suffered the wrath of a (relatively) healthy LeBron James and Anthony Davis as the Los Angeles Lakers escaped with a hard-fought overtime victory in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, 129-123. Unsurprisingly, both Lakers stars have popped up on the injury report again as LA prepares for their matchup against the Indiana […]

The Los Angeles Lakers figured in yet another controversial late-regulation situation Tuesday night on the road versus the New York Knicks. Less than a week since a missed foul call on a LeBron James layup sent the game to OT in a Lakers-Boston Celtics showdown at TD Garden last Saturday, Anthony Davis got himself called […]

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis missed Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets due to a foot injury. Sans their second-best player, the Lakers lost to the Nets by a final score of 121-104 behind 26 points, six assists, and seven rebounds from point guard Kyrie Irving. So when the Lakers visit Madison […]

Ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers matchup with the Brooklyn Nets on Monday — which will feature neither LeBron James, Anthony Davis, nor Kevin Durant — Darvin Ham provided an update on LeBron that was a tad more concerning than expected. In his pregame press conference at Barclays Center, Ham said LeBron experienced “some really […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are going to be shorthanded yet again on Monday night when they face off against the Brooklyn Nets. Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis have already been ruled out with respective injuries, which has now led to a noteworthy move-up for newcomer Rui Hachimura. According to Lakers head coach Darvin Ham, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have ruled LeBron James and Anthony Davis out for the team’s matchup with the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center on Monday night. The Lakers will face the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. The Lakers are ruling LeBron James and Anthony Davis OUT for Monday’s game vs. […]

The lead official of the Los Angeles Lakers’ controversial loss to the Boston Celtics and the NBA admitted that LeBron James was fouled by Jayson Tatum on a layup attempt that would have sealed victory for the Lakers. Instead, Los Angeles fell in overtime on Saturday night at TD Garden, 125-121. Add it to the […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers blasted the officials for missing a foul on Jayson Tatum on LeBron James’ potential buzzer-beating layup. The Lakers lost in overtime to the Boston Celtics, 125-121. Was LeBron James fouled on the final play here by Jayson Tatum? 🤔pic.twitter.com/y8P0LT0hZb — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 29, 2023 “It was bulls–t, […]

We’re about to get another rendition of the age-old rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. The struggling Lakers head on over to Bean Town as the Celtics host their bitter rivals at the TD Garden in what should be another memorable encounter. LeBron James, Anthony Davis injury status […]

Anthony Davis returned from a 20-game absence and led the Los Angeles Lakers (23-26) to a comfortable 113-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs (14-34) on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. "It was a long 5 1/2 weeks. Feels good to come back, get a win and ultimately just be back on the floor with […]

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis has missed nearly six weeks with a foot injury. The last time he played was all the way back on December 16th against the Nuggets, when he scored ten points and grabbed four rebounds in the 126-108 Lakers win. Without Davis, the Lakers have managed to remain […]

Barring a last-minute setback, Los Angeles Lakers should have Anthony Davis back in the lineup for their matchup against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. AD will reportedly be on a 20-24 minute restriction as he’s eased back into action, per ESPN. Following the Spurs clash, […]

For years, LeBron James has lathered his hands with talcum powder prior to tip-off. He then tossed the chalk into the air, creating an incredible sight that quickly won over the love and adoration of fans all over the globe. And thus began James’ iconic chalk toss, an indelible tradition that The King would bring […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans received some tremendous news on the Anthony Davis front on Tuesday after it was reported that his return from injury is now “imminent.” AD has been ramping up his activity in practice of late as he looks to come back in the coming days. Lakers head coach Darvin Ham has now […]