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The late Los Angeles Lakers icon in Kobe Bryant was known for mentoring select up-and-coming players after his retirement from a decorated 20-year playing career back in 2016. One of them was Anthony Davis, who worked out together with the Lakers legend back in the summer of 2018. After the training session, Davis’ game on […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis have yet to log any minutes in the preseason for the Los Angeles Lakers, but that won’t be the case on Wednesday. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, James and Davis will be active versus the Phoenix Suns. Barring any changes, James and Davis will play in the first half against […]

LOS ANGELES — With eight days remaining before the start of the 2020-21 NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers have a lot of work left to do. After two preseason games against the Los Angeles Lakers, who were without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Clippers are 0-2 despite Kawhi Leonard and Paul George playing […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis is already fond of his new teammate in Montrezl Harrell on and off the court. Davis saw the extensive jewelry collection of Harrell during the postgame proceedings of their second preseason tilt against the Los Angeles Clippers, and he absolutely lost it: “Preseason oh my god AHHHHHH…how you […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis just watched from the sidelines when the Los Angeles Lakers returned to the court for their two preseason games against the Los Angeles Clippers. Since this offseason is regarded the shortest turnaround in NBA history, the Lakers are expected to rest their two best players to keep them fresh before […]

LeBron James believes that Anthony Davis is more talented than Kyrie Irving. As simple and straightforward as that. Speaking on the Road Trippin’ podcast, James broke down the advantages Davis has over the point guard (via Nico Martinez of Fadeaway Sports). “You know we talk about Kyrie (Irving) as far as how gifted he is. […]

ESPN has just released the last bit of their annual Top 100 players in the NBA, and to say that the Los Angeles Lakers are well represented would be a complete understatement. As a matter of fact, ESPN has ranked LeBron James and Anthony Davis as the Top 2 players in the entire league for […]

Fresh off their recent championship victory in the Orlando Bubble back in early October, the Los Angeles Lakers will only have a couple of months to get a quick rest before the commencement of the 2020-2021 NBA season. The Purple and Gold will head straight to their title defense which starts on Dec. 22 with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers begin preseason action against the crosstown rival Clippers on Friday, but their top two stars almost certainly won’t be suiting up. Lakers head coach Frank Vogel said Tuesday it is “probably unlikely” LeBron James and Anthony Davis play against the Clippers, per Bill Oram of The Athletic. Nobody should be surprised […]

This season the NBA MVP award favorite, according to many betting sites, is Luka Doncic. However, the award seems to be wide open this year. There’s LeBron James and Anthony Davis coming off a title in Los Angeles; Nikola Jokic emerging in Denver; and Stephen Curry’s return with the Golden State Warriors. Basically, there are […]

The Los Angeles Lakers rejoiced when they recently agreed with LeBron James and Anthony Davis on new deals. James’ two-year extension takes his contract through 2023, while Davis surprisingly signed a five-year deal as part of a lucrative long-term commitment. Having both stars locked in for the foreseeable future gives the Lakers additional chances beyond […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will be wearing No. 6 in the 2021-22 NBA season after gifting No. 23 to teammate Anthony Davis, as The King himself revealed on Instagram. .@KingJames says he's still gonna give his No. 23 jersey to AD after this season. Bron was going to switch back to No. 6 […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans in the summer of 2019, LeBron James blessed him with his No. 23 jersey. However, James and Davis missed the deadline to switch their jerseys. So, the Lakers big man wore No. 3 and was planning to don No. 23 this upcoming […]

Since Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James will turn 36 at the end of the month and the Lakers will have the shortest offseason in sports history, former President Barack Obama believes Anthony Davis should carry the load on offense for Los Angeles to begin the 2020-21 season. Davis, who turns 28 in […]

Anthony Davis will be playing for the Los Angeles Lakers for the foreseeable future. That’s what became clear after Davis signed a five-year, $190 million contract with the Lakers following All Star teammate LeBron James’ own extension with the Purple and Gold. But aside from wanting to stay put in Hollywood after winning his first […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made a number of high-profile moves this offseason. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka acquired point guard Dennis Schroder and signed Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell. Los Angeles finessed extra cap space to sign veteran big Marc Gasol, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope inked a three-year deal to return to the […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis was merely trying to explain the rationale behind signing his new five-year, $190 million deal with the team. His daughter had other plans. Davis hoped on a Zoom interview with Spectrum SportsNet to discuss the new deal and his excitement at donning the Purple and Gold for years to […]

For the first time since agreeing to a five-year, $190 million extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis has spoken out about his thought process leading up to penning the massive deal. Davis admitted that while it took some time before he finally put pen to paper on the extension, there was never really […]

While Los Angeles Lakers fans heaped praise on the franchise for securing Anthony Davis for the next five years, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green gave a shout out to his agent Rich Paul, who he believes is the real GOAT. Via Twitter, Green retweeted an old clip of Klutch Sports agent Rich Paul sharing […]

DeMarcus Cousins will be spending the next couple of weeks adjusting to his new teammates ahead of opening night. In such, he’s already had some impressive takes on one of his fellow Rockets newcomers in Christian Wood. Cousins spoke to Wood’s talents and even went so far as to compare them to his former teammate […]

It’s said that the only thing harder than winning a championship is defending it. The Los Angeles Lakers had just won their first NBA title in a decade after defeating the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals, but they faced several questions heading into the offseason. The biggest one was the future of All-Star […]

Los Angeles Lakers star power forward Anthony Davis has checked quite a few things off his career wish list in recent months. Davis captured his first NBA championship this fall with an outstanding series of performances during the league’s restart. “The Brow” then cashed in on his dominance, signing a five-year, $190 million max deal […]

The Los Angeles Lakers recently locked up LeBron James to a two-year extension that will see the four-time MVP remain with the franchise for at least until 2023. Lakers fans were rejoicing upon hearing the news, and unsurprisingly, it garnered a similar level of delight from Magic Johnson. Johnson took to Twitter to congratulate the […]

Just one day after the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to an extension with LeBron James, it has now been revealed that the Lakers are in the final stages of signing Anthony Davis to a new deal that will see him remain in Hollywood for the foreseeable future. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Davis is expected […]

LeBron James agreed to a two-year, $85 million contract extension through 2023 with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, a move not many in the league saw coming. Most pundits were expecting the next big Lakers deal to be for Anthony Davis, who’s an unrestricted free agent. Even though James and Davis share the same […]

In a bit of a stunner, LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $85 million maximum contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. While everybody has been waiting for Anthony Davis to make his final decision on a new contract, LeBron just snuck in to agree […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to win a championship in the NBA. So, if he has to team up with LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant to do it, the two-time MVP is ready for those guys to come to the Bucks. Giannis Antetokounmpo @ Cosmote TV just now: "If LeBron, KD, or […]

Anthony Davis remains unsigned this offseason, but that likely won’t be the case much longer. With the upcoming season on the horizon, Davis is scheduled to meet with officials of the Los Angeles Lakers to discuss a contract, per Marc Stein of the New York Times. Anthony Davis, who remains unsigned but is widely expected […]

Marc Gasol is ready to get to work with Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis after officially signing his deal with the Purple and Gold. Gasol, who was actually drafted by the Lakers all the way back in 2007, signed a two-year, $5.26 million contract with Los Angeles. He is expected to […]

With an NBA title on his resume, Markieff Morris expected some pretty hefty deals from different teams. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as expected given a dampened free-agent market. However, more than financial concerns, a new report revealed that it was Anthony Davis who pulled Morris back to the Los Angeles Lakers. According to Brad Turner […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis know that Montrezl Harrell has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, officially ending his time with the Los Angeles Clippers after three seasons. His signing definitely stirred up some mixed feelings from the divided LA sports turf, which Harrell surely took into account before making his decision. The reigning Sixth […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are apparently not the only ones awaiting Giannis Antetokounmpo’s decision regarding his impending supermax extension. Brian Windhorst of ESPN suggested during a recent radio appearance that both Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo could be waiting for The Greek Freak to make a decision before determining their respective contracts. Windhorst also noted, with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are fresh off the 17th championship in franchise history. LeBron James and Anthony Davis carried the Purple and Gold to a title, with L.A.’s assemblage of role players carrying out their duties and plugging whatever holes the Lakers had throughout the playoff run. Now, they are primed to run it back. […]

Superstar Anthony Davis has yet to sign a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, with reports noting that the two parties are still ironing out the details. Though it’s highly-expected that Davis will continue donning the Purple and Gold. And so the news that all fans are waiting for is how long will he stay […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis has a big decision to make this offseason. While Davis is fully expected to re-sign with the Lakers, he still has to decide just what kind of contract he signs with the franchise. Davis is taking his time before putting pen to paper, and he’s doing that in […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is widely expected to sign a new deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. As for when that happens, Laker fans shouldn’t exactly hold their breath. According to ESPN’s ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Davis and his Klutch Sports team, led by Rich Paul may take their time before joining the Lakers […]

It was a homecoming of sorts for Obi Toppin on draft night, as the Ossing, New York native was selected eighth overall by the New York Knicks. The former Dayton standout is one of the most highly-touted forwards in this draft class, and when asked to describe his own game, Toppin likened himself to Los […]

Rumors are swirling that James Harden wants to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets to form a big three with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Though the names look good together on paper, some have doubts about whether the team will actually be good. Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers shared his initial thoughts […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis sympathizes with Russell Westbrook and James Harden. The disgruntled Rockets stars have suggested they want out of Houston while questioning both the direction and culture of the franchise. Davis said during an interview with Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports he believes the superstar duo just wants to win, much […]