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The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors played the greatest play-in game in NBA history. We can safely say that after LeBron James’ heroics lifted Los Angeles to a thrilling win over Stephen Curry and Golden State at Staples Center on Wednesday. The Lakers secured the no. 7 seed, earning a more favorable road […]

Los Angeles Lakers frontman LeBron James admitted he was seeing stars on the court against the Golden State Warriors, and he wasn’t talking about Steph Curry. But after James’ late-game heroics in the clutch to beat the Warriors, his Lakers teammate Anthony Davis thinks it might have been a necessary evil, per ClutchPoints beat reporter […]

For Anthony Davis, there’s a silver lining in every dark cloud. Or a gold lining to be more appropriate. The Los Angeles Lakers star big man opened up about missing a ton of games this season due to various injuries. Davis’ absence was truly felt by the defending champions, especially since LeBron James also got […]

One would think that the Los Angeles Lakers would draw heavy inspiration from their triumphant run to the NBA title last season. Because that would be too logical, right? No, if you ask Kyle Kuzma. While Kuzma acknowledged they had an inspired journey last season, this campaign has been entirely different, especially with almost half […]

The much-anticipated battle between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors just took a major shift in the direction of the home squad. LeBron James and Stephen Curry are fighting for a spot as the 7th seed in the Western Conference. However, Staples Center will be filled to the largest capacity since fans were […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green knows that his battle with Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will be a tough one. After all, they know very well how each other plays. In an interview with Rachel Nichols of ESPN ahead of the Lakers-Warriors play-in on Wednesday, Green opened up about the potential showdown with […]

Stephen Curry has been no stranger to feeling small. The Golden State Warriors star has always been considers little by basketball standards, which has made him a perennial underdog his entire life. The Warriors star has now become an NBA giant himself, but in his own way. Curry has become an unstoppable force in a […]

The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers play-in matchup will mark the first high-stakes meeting between LeBron James and Stephen Curry since the 2018 Finals. Nature is healing. “Our paths have been crossed again,” the Lakers star said. “It’s always been a respect, a level of respect that’s even beyond the game of basketball. […]

Despite finishing the regular season as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds, respectively, in the always dangerous Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will still be forced to square off in one of the four play-in games that will kickoff the 2020-21 NBA Playoffs. Although many of the players from each […]

LeBron James has always been a team player. He even said so, tagging himself recently as a pass-first guy. So it didn’t come as a surprise that he was fired up after learning the latest feat of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers ended the regular season with the top-ranked defense in the entire NBA. […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis has been officially listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors. Per Kyle Goon of Southern California News Group, Davis’ status remains in question because of a right shoulder sprain. However, it is more than likely that the All-Star big man plays in what is […]

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star big-man Anthony Davis is ready to slide to center for the play-in matchup against the Golden State Warriors. For the second consecutive year since Davis arrived in Los Angeles, the 6’11 superstar has spent most of his (healthy) regular season at power forward, while a combination of Andre Drummond and Marc […]

Two days after LeBron James endorsed Stephen Curry for MVP, the Los Angeles Lakers showered Curry with similar respect ahead of their play-in game against the Golden State Warriors. “He’s carrying his team,” Anthony Davis said in his post-practice Zoom. “Everyone counted the Warriors out, and he’s doing everything he could to lead the team […]

In the end, the defending NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers and superstar forward LeBron James were unable to avoid the league’s new play-in format for the postseason. With the Lakers currently seeded seventh in the Western Conference, Los Angeles will initially be taking on the always dangerous Golden State Warriors, a team that has done […]

It’s official. The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will participate in the upper leg of the play-in tournament. The winner of Wednesday’s game will secure the seventh seed in the playoffs, while the loser will play the winner of the San Antonio Spurs-Memphis Grizzlies duel. It’s an odd sight to see LeBron James […]

LeBron James provided a positive report after returning from a six-game absence to deliver the Los Angeles Lakers (41-30) a crucial win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. James dropped 24 points on 11-of-22 shooting to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds in 28 minutes. The Lakers held on to win 112-115, keeping […]

Get out of the way. Anthony Davis is coming through. After missing just one game due to groin tightness, the Los Angeles Lakers star returned in style on Saturday. AD brought the rock over halfcourt and quickly found Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with a bounce pass. He then lobbed one up top for Davis for a vicious […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis may not be The King, but he surely knows how to live like one. We’ve come across a few photos of AD’s insane $31 million mansion in Bel Air, and it’s as extravagant as you may have imagined it to be–or perhaps even more (h/t James McClain of Robb […]

Fittingly, the Los Angeles Lakers are entering the final weekend of the regular season with uncertainty surrounding LeBron James and Anthony Davis. L.A. is traveling East for a back-to-back against the Indiana Pacers (Sat. 10 a.m. PT) and New Orleans Pelicans (Sun. 6 p.m. PT). In his post-practice Zoom before heading to the plane, Lakers […]

Anthony Davis recounted a personal favorite memory of Kobe Bryant — one day before the Los Angeles Lakers legend is set to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In his post-practice Zoom with reporters on Friday, Davis recalled a Jan. 2015 game between AD’s New Orleans Pelicans and the Lakers, in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers ran away with the 2020 NBA Championship in the infamous Orlando Bubble playoffs. After acquiring Anthony Davis to pair with LeBron James, the dream finally became reality for the Lakers as they hoisted another Larry O’Brien trophy. Now, as the 2021 playoffs are set to kick-off, the Lakers are gearing up […]

Since Anthony Davis’ celebrated arrival to the Los Angeles Lakers, he and LeBron James have had a very close relationship. Davis even frequented LeBron’s house during the offseason, joining him in The King’s popular TACO TUESDAY (you have to say that aloud). But in an alternate universe, the Space Jam: A New Legacy universe to […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Dennis Schroder is ready to return. That’s according to Schroder, who posted an Instagram on Thursday with the caption “I’m back.” Dennis Schroder: “I’m back” pic.twitter.com/N3bbuOWSTX — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) May 13, 2021 Schroder has missed the past seven games after being placed in the league’s health and safety protocols […]

The Los Angeles Lakers barely staved of a disastrous defeat and assured play-in fate on Wednesday, earning a too-close-for-comfort 124-122 win over the 16-54 Houston Rockets in the regular-season finale at Staples Center. For the second straight night, the Lakers relied on last-second heroics of their Next Men Up — notably Wesley Matthews, Talen Horton-Tucker, […]

Talen Horton-Tucker just revealed he has a personal vendetta against NBA rims. The Los Angeles Lakers guard flew right by his Houston Rockets defender to for a huge one-handed throw down. Peep the vicious hand-on-hoop attack THT made at the rim: https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1392684435544317955?s=20 Put that one in the young fella’s highlight reel already, for future use. […]

“The road to back-to-back starts in about a week,” LeBron James said, before the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled their 2020 NBA championship banner. A brief address from Lakers captain LeBron James pic.twitter.com/sBiW8pP6uf — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) May 13, 2021 Prior to the final home game of the regular season — the 70th game of 2020-21 […]

If people would’ve said at the start of the season that the Los Angeles Lakers were going to be in this year’s play-in tournament, they would’ve looked absolutely insane. The defending champions entered this season with the most stacked roster, at least on paper. However, their Achilles heel of the team has been injuries and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were already down LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Dennis Schroder for Wednesday’s matchup against the Houston Rockets. That’s three of their top creators and their two lead ball-handlers. In his pre-game Zoom, Lakers head coach Frank added one more key name to the injury list for the regular-season finale: Alex Caruso. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be down both Anthony Davis and LeBron James on Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets. Minutes after LeBron declared himself out as he continues to rest his right ankle, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported that Davis would miss the Lakers’ regular-season home finale, too. Anthony Davis will also not play tonight […]

LeBron James is out for the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, according to LeBron James. He will be at Staples Center to celebrate the raising of the 2020 NBA championship banner with the fans. LeBron officially rules himself out for tonight. Seems well-sourced https://t.co/y6YLOSwuN8 — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) May […]

Andre Drummond was one of the biggest contributors in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 101-99 overtime victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. In 36 minutes of play, Drummond finished with 16 points, a team-high 18 rebounds and three assists, making 6-of-11 shots on the floor while starting alongside All-Star big man Anthony Davis. The […]

Anthony Davis has been one of the best players in the NBA since entering the league back in 2012. However, prior to his arrival in Hollywood to play for the Los Angeles Lakers, he’s only been past the first round of the playoffs once in his career. That came during the 2017-18 season when Davis’ […]

The New York Knicks were dealt an absolutely crushing loss against the Los Angeles Lakers in overtime, 101-99. The defeat wasn’t easy to swallow for the team, with star forward Julius Randle knowing exactly where to throw the blame – at himself. The Knicks All-Star made himself accountable for the loss, as reported by SNY […]

Welcome to another episode of Kevin Durant vs. random people on Twitter. The Brooklyn Nets star had a certain detractor throw shade at both him and Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis. Twitter user @waldordsfinest had some choice words about the Lakers superstar, who he called passive while watching their game against the Knicks on […]

After an absolute defensive battle that saw the Los Angeles Lakers edge out the New York Knicks 101-99 on Tuesday, Anthony Davis and LeBon James decided to go into troll mode at Staples Center. The game between the Lakers and Knicks was a throwback as both teams buckled up on the defensive side making life […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis suffered a groin injury late in his team’s grueling 101-99 overtime win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday at Staples Center. Suddenly, Davis’ availability for Wednesday’s contest versus the Houston Rockets—and possibly the Lakers’ final two games over the weekend at the Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Pelicans—is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are accustomed to relying on two players to deliver in the clutch. However, in the team’s wildest and gutsiest win of 2020-21 — a grueling 101-99 overtime triumph over the New York Knicks at Staples Center — it wasn’t Anthony Davis nor LeBron James who made the two biggest plays; it […]

With LeBron James still out due to his ankle sprain, the Los Angeles Lakers need Anthony Davis to be an absolute monster and gobble up the rest of the NBA. Well, he’s pretty close so far. In a critical game against the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, Davis once again showed how much of […]

Anthony Davis is one of the best basketball players in the world and he gets paid like it. In this specific post, though, we’re looking at Anthony Davis’ net worth in 2021. Anthony Davis’ Net Worth In 2021: $60 million Per various sources, Anthony Davis’ net worth in 2021 is somewhere around the $65 million […]