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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 […]

Rasheed Wallace has never been shy to share his opinions. And of course, he has one on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. In his recent guesting on ESPN’s The Jump, Wallace sounded off on what the Lakers need to secure an outright berth in the NBA Playoffs with just a few games remaining. […]

LeBron James could return for the Los Angeles Lakers showdown with the New York Knicks on Tuesday at Staples Center. Lakers head coach Frank Vogel told reporters that James was a full participant in practice on Monday, which included drill work and scrimmaging. Vogel said a formal decision has not been made on LeBron’s availability […]

On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers formally announced an untitled nine-part documentary series chronicling the history of the storied franchise. We don’t know a ton of specifics, yet, though we can make a few presumptions on which indelible moments, players, eras, and stories will be covered. “When Dr. Buss bought the Lakers in 1979, he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ 123-110 victory over the Phoenix Suns was just their second in their last seven games. With a 38-30 record, the Lakers remain seventh in the Western Conference with four games to go, which could put them in the play-in tournament once the playoffs begin. However, one thing that bodes well for the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are likely to face off against the Phoenix Suns in the first round. That matchup may have sounded daunting to Lakers fans, but L.A.’s resounding 123-110 wire-to-wire victory over Phoenix highlighted why they need not fear: Anthony Davis, officially, is here. Davis needed six games to find his form after returning […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is not worried about his teammate, LeBron James. Fresh off leading the Lakers to victory with a dominant 42-point effort against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night at Staples Center, Davis expressed confidence in James, who has missed the past four games after reaggravating his high right ankle sprain. […]

With the NBA regular season down to its final stages, the Los Angeles Lakers currently find themselves in a scenario where they would be in the play-in tournament as the 7-seed. While this was unimaginable at the outset of the season, injuries to LeBron James and Anthony Davis have plagued the defending champions all season […]

Who needs point guards when you have huge 7-footers who can pass, right? Playing without LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers big men are putting on a passing exhibition against the Phoenix Suns. Peep the clip below to see Lakers center Marc Gasol make an unreal pass that he *totally* did on purpose: pic.twitter.com/3z54EuQaHs — […]

There’s been a ton of chatter about how the Anthony Davis and Andre Drummond frontcourt tandem would work out together for the Los Angeles Lakers. Well those concerns could be put to bed at least for one beautiful play against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. Drummond hit his All-Star teammate with a sweet one-handed […]

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis won a championship in October and signed a huge five-year, $190 million contract in the offseason tying him to the Lakers for the next half-decade. Davis followers suit by purchasing a gorgeous, breath-taking mansion in Bel Air, reported at approximately $32 million, according to The Real Deal. […]

The backstory on Anthony Davis has always been his rise to fame, literally. In high school, Davis played for Perspective Charter School on the South Side of Chicago. In junior high, Davis was known as the little guy who likes to shoot three-pointers from the corner. At the end of his freshman year, Davis stood […]

Anthony Davis had a basic explanation for Los Angeles Lakers’ costly loss to Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center. According to Davis, it wasn’t Dame Time, nor a lack of healthy talent that partially caused the 106-111 defeat, which officially dropped the depleted Lakers (37-30) into the no. 7 seed […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard made sure it was “Dame Time” once again on Friday night, when he sized up Los Angeles Lakers All-Star forward Anthony Davis — one of the NBA’s top defenders — and buried a 35-foot 3-pointer for a 64-60, third-quarter lead. Just Dame things ⌚️ pic.twitter.com/N8GGMRpr08 — NBA TV (@NBATV) […]

The LA Clippers defeat the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, 118-94, completing a sweep of the NBA Champions. Led by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the Clippers saw seven players reach double-figure scoring, including the new bench tandem of Rajon Rondo and DeMarcus Cousins. The Clippers got out to an early double-digit lead, and […]

“Stay patient, man. Missed so much it can only be up from there. It’s like anything else. You go through those slumps. In real life, not in just basketball. You just try to get back to basics with stuff. Me personally, I knew I needed to get in the gym more … just gotta keep […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers can’t catch a break. The latest setback for the defending champions came late in the first quarter of their 118-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, when Davis took a worrying tumble against a sideline scorer’s table. Here is where Anthony Davis tweaked his ankle, for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers will face off on Friday in a showdown that may end up shaping the Western Conference playoff bracket and could play a significant role in determining the 2020-21 NBA champion. In fact, Anthony Davis called it “the biggest game” of his team’s roller-coaster campaign. The clash at […]

The hits keep coming for high-profile players in this injury-strewn NBA season, with the Los Angeles Lakers continuing to absorb significant setbacks as the playoffs approach. Anthony Davis appeared to twist his ankle early in the first half versus the Los Angeles Clippers. He was taken to the locker room for further evaluation. Lakers say […]