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Russell Westbrook’s job is to make his Los Angeles Lakers teammates better. That includes helping them succeed off-the-court, too — even while injured, as is the case of Anthony Davis. AD will miss at least four weeks after an MRI revealed a strained MCL in his left knee. While the news could have been far […]

It’s a bit too early to say, but LeBron James should really need to figure out the winning project the Los Angeles Lakers must have in order to regain supremacy. If there’s one thing LeBron James evidently yearns for at this stage of his career, it is to win another championship. Undeniably, he is capable, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis spoke to reporters on Sunday for the first time since an MRI revealed a sprained MCL in his left knee. Davis will be out at least four weeks before being re-evaluated. All things considered, the news could have been worse. Best-case scenario, Davis could return in 13-15 games. A […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are having a tough season. As any team with LeBron James, they were pitted as championship favorites before the season began. Unfortunately for Lakers fans, it has not materialized as planned. The squad is only 16-14 and due to the highly competitive Western Conference, they will even need to work for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers received some brutal news on Saturday after it was confirmed that Anthony Davis will be missing significant time because of a knee injury. There is no denying that AD’s absence will be a huge blow for the Lakers, but as it turns out, there could be a silver lining in all […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis has an MCL sprain in his left knee and will miss at least four weeks. Davis got injured on Friday night as the Lakers lost 110-92 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. On the season, Davis is averaging 23.3 points per game and 9.9 rebounds. Although he still hasn’t been playing […]

LeBron James may continue whining about certain issues but the Los Angeles Lakers should be more concerned about Anthony Davis. After 30 games, the Lakers have managed to bounce back from a tough start this season and now has .533 winning percentage. The old and young combination in the team’s backcourt is starting to make […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis suffered a knee contusion during Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fortunately, it’s reportedly not as serious as it seems. Davis sustained the injury in the third quarter after he got rolled up on the knee by a falling Jaden McDaniels. The Timberwolves youngster got pushed by LeBron James, […]

Anthony Davis had virtually every type of bad luck happen to him in the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Davis failed to finish the game, heading to the locker room twice, due to a knee contusion. Adding insult to injury, this use of brute force by Karl-Anthony Towns put […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were already depleted when they entered the Target Center on Friday night to face the Minnesota Timberwolves. Five players were in COVID-19 health and safety protocols, and Trevor Ariza — while questionable and dressing — remained out with his ankle injury. Things got worse during the 48 minutes of action. Anthony […]

Anthony Davis was forced to exit the Los Angeles Lakers’ Friday night game against the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second time due to what the team diagnosed as knee contusion. Davis sustained the injury in the third quarter of the contest after Jaden McDaniels rolled on his ankle while falling. It was so bad the […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis just couldn’t catch a break in Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After suffering an ankle injury in the first quarter of the contest, he once again sustained another injury in the third quarter. According to Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times, the Lakers big man got […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis was forced to exit Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after sustaining what appears to be an ankle injury. Late in the first quarter of the contest, Davis drove to the basket and fell after some scramble downlow. He appears to trip from the fallen Naz Reid, which is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers erupted in the locker room after Austin Reaves’ wild game-winner against the Dallas Mavericks. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook had their hands full against a shorthanded Mavs team missing Luka Doncic. The Lakers were struggling to contain a lead throughout the game, relying on a last-second three-point shot from […]

The Dallas Mavericks missed the services of Luka Doncic in their 107-104 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers due to an ankle injury. Things would’ve been different for the Mavs had their superstar guard suited up, but Doncic had to settle into being a spectator on Wednesday night. After a certain turnover by the Lakers, […]

Despite all the criticisms about their age and their ability to go the distance, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are showing that they aren’t a team you would want to face in overtime. Just ask the Dallas Mavericks, who are just the latest team to fall victim to the the Purple and Gold […]

The COVID-19 outbreak that has spread across the NBA has affected the Los Angeles Lakers traveling party, as multiple staff members — including coaches, players, and broadcasters — are now in the league’s health and safety protocols. Let’s get you caught up on the latest news before the Lakers face the Dallas Mavericks at the […]

Amidst a COVID-19 outbreak that has affected multiple members of the Los Angeles Lakers team, staff, and traveling party, the Lakers did get some good news on Anthony Davis ahead of their road matchup with the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Davis, who has missed the past two games, with left knee soreness, will start […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is no stranger to the NBA’s injury report. Davis, as Los Angeles fans know all too well, pops up as questionable only to suit up later in the game for the Lakers. After missing the last two games due to a knee injury, the Los Angeles star received a […]

Anthony Davis is edging closer to his Los Angeles Lakers return, head coach Frank Vogel confirmed. A knee injury has seen Lakers big man Anthony Davis missing three of the Lakers’ 28 games thus far. The All-Star center was treated before Friday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder but was eventually ruled out about an […]

Anthony Davis was a late scratch from the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday after waking up with soreness in his left knee. Davis was initially listed as questionable. He got treatment on the knee before the game and was ruled out about an hour before tip-off. (Dwight Howard started […]

Kendrick Perkins is not exactly the most timid of broadcasters out there. Perk usually speaks his mind freely without really considering the possible effects of his sometimes hurtful criticism. Well, this is exactly what he exhibited when he recently went on a fiery rant against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Perkins, who used […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were getting made fun of for their age before this season began. Now that the season is over a quarter of the way through, there is proof that the old jokes being thrown at the Lakers were accurate. ESPN posted a graphic with three stats from Second Spectrum […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have dealt with a number of injuries this season, mostly to stars such as LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Well, the Lakers received a surprising update on Anthony Davis ahead of Friday’s scheduled game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1469383183070236674?s=20 This is surprising for the Lakers. Anthony Davis seems to always […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, once again, followed up a potential momentum-building victory with a discouraging dud. Two nights after their most complete performance of the season — a dialed-in and breezy win over the Boston Celtics — they put forth an uninspired performance against a short-handed Memphis Grizzlies bunch, falling 108-95. They’re back to .500 […]

After a discouraging defeat to the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers — the preseason favorites to win the Western Conference — dropped back to .500 (13-13) 26 games into the 2021-22 season. More alarmingly, as The Athletic’s Bill Oram noted, they’ve only won two games against teams currently in the top-1o […]

Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, and the Los Angeles Lakers were not in good spirits following their deflating 108-95 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, who were playing without Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke, and Dillon Brooks. After a promising and energized first quarter, the Lakers got careless—as in, they didn’t seem to care about protecting the basketball, […]

To say that the Los Angeles Lakers are shaky is a huge understatement. It’s like saying Enes Kanter Freedom doesn’t like LeBron James. They were billed as a heavy contender in the Western Conference, but so far, they have been a middling squad dealing with seemingly incessant uncertainties. The addition of Russell Westbrook in the […]

Take it from LeBron James: The Los Angeles Lakers played their best game of the season against their biggest rival, thrashing the Boston Celtics 117-102 at Staples Center on Tuesday. "Tonight was one of the best 48 minute games that we've had so far."@KingJames spoke with @ALaForce after the Lakers' win. pic.twitter.com/VZZOTF5dp2 — NBA on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers looked every bit like the championship contender that they appeared to be on paper against the Boston Celtics. Russell Westbrook playing like his dominant self was a big reason why. Westbrook had 24 points and 11 assists on the evening, with an efficient 9-for-16 shooting clip. But just as the numbers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers flexed their muscles on Tuesday night as they ran away with a victory against their rival Boston Celtics. LeBron James was more than happy with their win on the evening. LeBron was stern yet satisfied in his message on the Lakers’ performance, calling it their best wire-to-wire performance thus far. “There […]

It’s no secret that Boston Celtics guard Dennis Schroder had an unceremonial exit from the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason. He was angling for a huge extension but it massively backfired. At least at that time. After absorbing savage takes from Lakers fans and NBA observers, Schroder is now playing at a high level […]

Charles Barkley went on a rant on Tuesday when he heard that Lakers fans were ready to get rid of Frank Vogel. The head coach has been with Los Angeles since 2019, and fans are now blaming him for their lackluster season. “Now you all are crossing the line, because I really like Frank Vogel,” […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are arguably the most talked-about team in the association this season due to issues surrounding their Big Three of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. James has missed almost half the season so far doe to injury, but even with Davis and Westbrook healthy for the majority of their games, […]

In the final meeting between the two crosstown “rivals” with their joint home arena still called “Staples Center”, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Los Angeles Clippers, 119-115 on Friday — the Lakers 8th loss to the Clippers in the past 12 meetings. Afterward, LeBron James and Anthony Davis were more complimentary about the […]

The LA Clippers marched into Staples Center for a road contest against the Los Angeles Lakers having lost two straight. But on Friday night,  club, led by Paul George and Tyronn Lue, ended a three-game losing streak, defeating LeBron James and the Lakers, 119-115. LeBron James finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds, and six assist […]

The Los Angeles Lakers received some brutal news on Tuesday after it was confirmed that LeBron James had tested positive for COVID-19. The four-time league MVP will now be sidelined for at least 10 days, which means that right now, all eyes will be on Anthony Davis. Not only will LeBron be unable to play […]

Frank Vogel and the Los Angeles Lakers still have a long list of issues to sort out — further complicated by LeBron James’ unexpected stint on the NBA’s health and safety protocols. On the plus side, though, they seem to have remedied one of their early-season maladies: the third quarter. Entering last Sunday’s visit to […]

Anthony Davis is locked in on game days. Even when his Los Angeles Lakers teammate and close friend, LeBron James, tests positive for COVID-19. Davis opened up to Yahoo’s Chris Haynes about his eventful Wednesday, which began with James undergoing three COVID-19 tests, two of which came back positive. (James entered the NBA’s health and […]