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Now with six games under their belt this season, it is apparent that the new-formed partnership between LeBron James and Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers has been off to a tremendous start. So much so, that his pair has matched an early-season scoring record set by one of L.A.’s most dominant duos in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are aiming for their fifth straight victory as they lead the San Antonio Spurs 77-67 with less than a minute left in the third quarter. Anthony Davis has once again been impressive with 21 points, nine rebounds, and two assists so far in the game. He also had this great alley-oop […]

The Los Angeles Lakers bought stock in Kyle Kuzma as the premier player in their young core this summer. While general manager Rob Pelinka parted ways with Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart in order to acquire Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans, the Lakers became intent on keeping Kuzma. Kuzma was set […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Danny Green thinks superstar big man Anthony Davis has yet to get into “Anthony Davis shape.” Green says Davis can still take his game to another level, which spells trouble for the rest of the NBA: Danny Green reveals that Anthony Davis has yet to get into “Anthony Davis shape”: […]

During the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Dallas Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis crossed Anthony Davis over and drilled a pull-up three-pointer. Davis got his revenge by posterizing Porzingis. The dunk that Davis had was the result of an aggressive face-up drive out of the post. The physicality that he brought proved […]

Going up against elite teams is usually a solid indicator of the current state of a team. The Dallas Mavericks’ matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers is a great example of that being the case. Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle told Dwain Price of Mavs.com that he is ‘curious’ to watch his team play the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar power forward Anthony Davis is enthusiastic about a possible small lineup alongside LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma in the frontcourt. Kuzma is expected to make his season debut on Friday when the Lakers take on the Dallas Mavericks on the road: I asked AD today about potential “small” 3-man line ups […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis insists his right shoulder is feeling good. During LA’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Davis was clutching at his shoulder throughout the game and even went back to the locker room. The pain didn’t stop Davis from putting up 40 points and 20 rebounds in 31 minutes. All signs […]

LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday night, Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard Ja Morant got his first look at a superstar duo in the NBA. The Murray State product faced the Los Angeles Lakers for the first time in his career and had to deal with the likes of superstars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Even […]

Anthony Davis has played in just four games with the Lakers, but he and LeBron James are already proving that this pairing will be a dominant force. In one of the more notable moves of the whirlwind 2019 offseason, Los Angeles made a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans to acquire Davis. As part of […]

On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers recorded their third straight victory, blowing out the Memphis Grizzlies, 120-91. Following the lopsided win, Lakers superstar LeBron James had nothing but good things to say about Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant, who as it turns out,  has made quite an impression on LeBron’s sons. Lakers’ LeBron James says […]

LeBron James appeared to be having a lot of fun on Tuesday night, as the Los Angeles Lakers poured it on against the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center. L.A. emerged victorious in this one with a final score of 120-91, and for his part, James was even able to spearhead some “Taco Tuesday” chants towards […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers came close to not having Anthony Davis playing in Tuesday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. There was a chance even in the game that his night would come to an end prematurely as he went to the locker room to get his shoulder checked out. Fortunately for Los […]

LOS ANGELES – Ahead of the matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night, Anthony Davis’ playing status was very much up in the air due to a shoulder injury. Davis’ shoulder became a hot topic with some believing he’d ultimately be watching from the bench, but that didn’t turn out to be the case, […]

Anthony Davis further cemented his claim as the next great big man in LA, recording his fourth career 40-point, 20-rebound outing in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 102-91 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Anthony Davis has his fourth career 40-20 game. No player in a #Lakers uniform has done that since Shaq back in 2003. — […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis had to leave the game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a shoulder injury. According to reports, Davis had to go to the locker room to get his shoulder checked. A Laker staffer was also seen placing a shoulder support on his right shoulder. Anthony Davis is heading to […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will play on Tuesday against the Memphis Grizzlies despite dealing with shoulder soreness. Anthony Davis is a GO tonight despite dealing with shoulder soreness. #Lakers — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) October 30, 2019 Davis injured his shoulder on Sunday versus the Charlotte Hornets. The six-time All-Star played 33 minutes and […]

ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski claims “nobody believes Anthony Davis is not staying with the Lakers.” Davis can become an unrestricted free agent next summer if he declines his 2020-21 player option with the Lakers. AD is widely expected to decline his $28.8 million player option since he can make more money on the open market. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently being led by superstar forward LeBron James and former New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis. However, while they have already looked impressive at times early on in the 2019-20 regular season, former team president Magic Johnson believes that the eventual addition of a currently injured Kyle Kuzma will […]

LOS ANGELES – Once DeMarcus Cousins went down with a torn ACL ahead of the 2019-20 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers were put in a difficult situation having to scramble for a viable replacement. Fortunately, two options emerged in Joakim Noah and Dwight Howard. Howard struggled to return to form after leaving Los Angeles […]

The new Los Angeles Lakers duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis seem to be getting along just fine. So much so, that the pair were seen playing football during warm-ups in their matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. AD and Bron were playing football pregame 😂 (via pablo024/IG) pic.twitter.com/QyCX9bqbc1 — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) […]

Supporters of the Los Angeles Lakers were given a bit of a scare toward the closing moments of Sunday night’s blowout victory against the Charlotte Hornets. With a few minutes remaining in the contest, superstar big man Anthony Davis was seen walking back to the locker room. Following a 120-101 victory, however, Davis was adamant […]

Anthony Davis is willing to play center for the Los Angeles Lakers — if it makes sense. As the Lakers recorded their first win of the season on Friday night in a convincing victory over the Utah Jazz, 95-86, Davis was relatively quiet. The prized big man produced just 21 points (on 7-of-17 shooting), seven […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns has started the 2019-20 season off with a bang. Towns is just the sixth player in NBA history to record at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in each of his first two games of a season. The others are Wilt Chamberlain (three times), Karl Malone (two times), […]

A key failure during Magic Johnson’s brief tenure as Los Angeles Lakers president was his inability to swing a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis. Now Johnson, 60, is fessing up to the idea that the failure to acquire Davis led to his downfall. Johnson resigned from his executive position within the […]

Charles Barkley is never shy about his opinions, and he recently sat down with Martin Rickman of UPROXX’s DimeMag to discuss the current NBA season. The conversation touched on a handful of topics, including the Los Angeles Lakers, how players have to combat aging, and much more. When it comes to the Lakers, Barkley was […]

Things did not exactly go according to plan for Anthony Davis in his much-awaited Los Angeles Lakers debut. The six-time All-Star did put up a pretty decent stat line, but in the end, it was the Los Angeles Clippers who still powered through to the victory, 112-102. In what was the first meeting in this […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard, Lou Williams, and the LA Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night in round one of a best-of-four-series. Already playing without Paul George and Rodney McGruder, the Clippers’ odds to win this game felt slim with both LeBron James and Anthony Davis across the hall ready to show […]

LOS ANGELES – The Anthony Davis era did not get off to a great start for the Los Angeles Lakers. The division rival L.A. Clippers were able to come out on top against the dynamic duo of Davis and LeBron James, beating them by 10, 112-102. Although it wasn’t the result the team wanted or […]

LOS ANGELES – After months of anticipation, the Battle for Los Angeles took centerstage on Tuesday night when the L.A. Clippers and Lakers faced off. Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis did not disappoint, much to the delight of an electric Staples Center crowd. The Clippers dusted off the cobwebs after a rough start […]

The Brow era in Los Angeles has officially began. After fielding lumbering bigs in the past few seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers finally got their coveted big man in Anthony Davis. The 26-year-old six-time All-Star showed a glimpse of his full repertoire in his first official game as a Laker, converting on a difficult short […]

NBA Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal is picking LeBron James and Anthony Davis as the NBA’s top duo. O’Neal is taking LeBron and AD over Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and James Harden and Russell Westbrook. .@SHAQ gives his top duo in the league 👀 pic.twitter.com/4srCGjANlr — NBA on TNT […]

LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday night, Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers begin their journey towards their first ever NBA Championship against the Los Angeles Lakers. Fans from both teams will show up rocking their respective L.A. team’s gear and will be on their feet for most of the night, regardless of who they’re cheering […]

Chris Bosh is picking Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis to win the MVP award this season. Davis is entering his first season with the Lakers. Bosh, who played four years with LeBron James on the Miami Heat, believes Davis is going to wreck havoc on both ends of the floor for the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers begin their 60th season on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Star LeBron James narrated a chilling hype video which also paid tribute to rapper Nipsey Hussle. https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1186718898143391744 With LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the charge, the Lakers have a legitimate chance to win it all season. […]

For a fleeting moment during the offseason, it looked like Kawhi Leonard could have been headed to the Los Angeles Lakers. Of course, in the midnight hour of Leonard trying to make his decision, the Los Angeles Clippers swung a trade to acquire Paul George, which was enough to convince Leonard to join the Clippers […]

Like most of the NBA-loving world, Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Anthony Davis is excited for Tuesday night’s regular-season opener against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Lakers acquired Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason. The former No. 1 overall pick likened this highly anticipated matchup to Christmas or the first day of school: “It’s […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers swung a blockbuster trade to acquire Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans back in June, it was widely assumed that Davis was a shoo-in to re-sign with the Lakers in free agency next summer. However, when Davis began talking about how much he would like to play for the […]

With just two games slated for NBA Opening Night 2019, there is no doubt that the main event of the evening is the matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. This highly anticipated contest will feature two new-look sides in what should be a great opening salvo with regards to the debate […]