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The Los Angeles Lakers offered Anthony Davis a four-year, $146 million max contract extension on Tuesday, but they were informed that he will be bypassing an in-season extension in favor of entering unrestricted free agency in July, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Davis can become an unrestricted free agent after this season ends […]

Shaquille O’Neal doubled down on his belief that his duo with Kobe Bryant would beat the Los Angeles Lakers’ current one-two punch of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Appearing in the most recent episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the 19-year NBA veteran and TNT analyst had to hairs on his tongue when […]

The extension restriction of Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis has been lifted, per Bobby Marks of ESPN. This now opens the possibility for Davis to sign a four-year extension with the Lakers worth $146 million: The six-month extension restriction for Anthony Davis has now been lifted. Davis is eligible to sign a four-year $146M […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis were utterly proud of the Los Angeles Lakers’ remarkable 20-block night against a struggling Detroit Pistons team, becoming the first team to reject 20 shots in a game since the Toronto Raptors blocked the same amount against the Golden State Warriors in 2001. The Lakers became only the ninth team […]

In his first year donning the Purple and Gold, Anthony Davis has already forged himself beside Los Angeles Lakers greats, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal. In their 106-99 win over the Detroit Pistons, Davis became just the third Laker since 1982 to record 24-11, along with eight blocks. Lakers player with 24+ PTS, 11+ REB, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is truly the next great big in La-La Land, getting it done on both ends of the floor in their thrilling 106-99 win over the Detroit Pistons at the Staples Center on Sunday. Apart from leading the Lakers on offense with another impressive double-double of 24 points and 11 […]

LeBron James is able to do things in his 17th NBA season that some players can only dream of. At 35 years old, James is still an athletic freak and with age, his basketball IQ. King James was able to show off that high basketball IQ in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Sunday game against the […]

As expected, the LeBron James-Anthony Davis pick-and-roll has been lethal for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. James leads the NBA in assists per game, while Davis is averaging 27.8 points and feasting at the rim thanks to LeBron’s passing. After the Lakers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Davis explained to reporters why […]

After Anthony Davis went off for the Los Angeles Lakers against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Lakers superstar LeBron James took to social media to call out the critics who said LA gave up too much for Davis this past summer. Davis put up 46 points, 13 rebounds and three steals against the Pelicans. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis brought us one of the highlight plays of the evening on Friday, as he dunked all over New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram on a fastbreak alley-oop play. AD put Brandon Ingram on a poster 🤭 pic.twitter.com/o78RvGb3qY — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 4, 2020 Davis showed off the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis had a monster performance on Friday, as he led his side to a 123-113 victory against no less than his former team, the New Orleans Pelicans. Davis was cooking all night long, and as a matter of fact, he already logged 40-10 by the end of the […]

When you think of possible All-Star players out of the Los Angeles Lakers, you’d only consider Anthony Davis and LeBron James as possible candidates. However, the will of an NBA fan is quite hard to predict. After putting up a string of impressive performances this season, Dwight Howard is also getting All-Star nods from fans. […]

Anthony Davis got the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2020 off to a great start with what could be the highlight of the game against the visiting Phoenix Suns. The superstar big man slipped the pick he set for guard Danny Green and rolled off to the rim, finishing the emphatic lob over Suns center Aron Baynes […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have returned to elite status in the NBA this season with superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way for the storied franchise. After six years without a playoff appearance, the Lakers fan base is anxious for another title. Former Laker and current Spectrum SportsNet analyst, Jordan Farmar, knows what […]

Los Angeles Lakers teammates LeBron James and Anthony Davis are getting along well. The two stars were spotted having a laugh during their workout routine at the team’s practice facility on Monday morning, which also happens to be James’ 35th birthday. LeBron James made sure to document his birthday workout, joking with Davis that his one […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were in an understandably jovial mood on Sunday, following an impressive victory against the Dallas Mavericks. L.A. held off a resilient Mavs side in the Staples Center, ending the game with a 108-95 final score. Following the contest, Lakers big man Anthony Davis was asked what gift he would be giving […]

The Los Angeles Lakers notched another victory on Sunday, holding off the Dallas Mavericks, 108-95. Following the win, Lakers big man Anthony Davis had nothing but good things to say about his team’s performance, noting that their defense has been a crucial aspect of their early-season success. There had been some slippage of late, but AD […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis and NBA legend Kobe Bryant shared a hug ahead of the Purple and Gold’s showdown with the Dallas Mavericks. AD shows love to Kobe 🤝 (via @Lakers)pic.twitter.com/LA1anxMFPv — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 30, 2019 This is the second time that Bryant watched a Laker game this season. The first one […]

The NBA All-Star weekend is less than two months away and millions of fans have started voting for their favorite player to make it to the All-Star rosters of both the Eastern and Western Conferences. NBA Hall of Famer Kevin McHale has also made his choice as to who should be the West’s starting five […]

It looks like the Los Angeles Lakers could still be a little short-handed for their matchup against the Dallas Mavericks. According to Tania Ganguli of The Los Angeles Times, LeBron James is probable to play in Sunday’s game against the Mavericks despite his groin injury among other ailments. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis is listed as questionable […]

After logging a team-high 37 minutes on Saturday in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 128-120 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, LeBron James appears to be on track to play again on Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers get Dallas on the 2nd night of a b2b Sunday. Their big guns expect to suit up. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers managed to secure the win over the Portland Trail Blazers, 128-120. However, fans had a bit of a scare when Anthony Davis seemingly injured his shoulder during a scuffle for the rebound against Kent Bazemore. The Purple and Gold faithful were sweating bullets as Davis held his right shoulder, seemingly in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have pretty much controlled their game against the Portland Trail Blazers. However, things could have been different after they saw Anthony Davis suffer an injury scare late in the third quarter. In a play that would have Lakers fans incensed, Davis got the ball under the basket and went on to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently sliding. They are on a four-game losing streak and haven’t been playing their best basketball. However, they are still 24-7 and a turnaround should happen soon. Los Angeles is banking on forward Kyle Kuzma to become fully healthy so that he can complement Anthony Davis and LeBron James, who […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are listing superstar big man Anthony Davis as probable to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. Davis, however, said his sore right knee “feels good.” Anthony Davis on his knee: “It feels good. Real good.” — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 27, 2019 Davis has been a monster in his first […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard and LA Clippers overcame a 15-point early third quarter deficit to defeat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day, 111-106. Facing a 12-point deficit at halftime and heading towards a spoiled Christmas, Doc Rivers entrusted his own team to figure out what was wrong. Following the win, […]

Comedian Kevin Hart was among the many Hollywood stars to attend an intra-city matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers, where he soon would find himself as a meme-able character as Anthony Davis came stumbling into his lap like a lost kid at a mall looking for Santa Claus. Anthony Davis […]

Anthony Davis knew it was time for a change after spending the better part of six-plus seasons with the New Orleans but didn’t really make up his mind about potentially leaving The Big Easy until Christmas time last year. The Pelicans were 15-19 and not in the Christmas Day slate of games, something the now-Los […]

Anthony Davis feels his Los Angeles Lakers “gave away” a 111-106 win to their bitter rival Los Angeles Clippers, as the latter overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to walk away with a 2-0 series lead and Christmas Day bragging rights. “We were in the penalty with eight minutes left in the fourth and we weren’t […]

Lou Williams of the LA Clippers admitted that he missed that wide-open layup in their Christmas day win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Fortunately, Anthony Davis and maybe even the referees bailed him out. The play below was one of the questionable calls in the Battle of LA. Replay reveals that Davis made contact with […]

The Christmas Day showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers has fit the billing as quite the star-studded affair. However, it seems the action had gotten a bit too close for Kevin Hart. Davis accidentally fell on where Hart was sitting and LeBron James wasted no time getting in on the act. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost three straight games for the first time this season, and there are people who are already concerned about their chances of winning the championship. One of which is one-time NBA champion and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins. Perkins highlighted that the Lakers are too dependent on LeBron James and […]

Anthony Davis and LeBron James will be available to play in the Lakers’ matchup against the Clippers on Christmas Day, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin. There was some fear that Davis and James would be held out of the nationally-televised game, as they both have been dealing with minor […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are listing superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis as questionable to face the Los Angeles Clippers on Christmas. James is dealing with a thoracic muscle strain, while Davis has a sore right knee: LeBron James and Anthony Davis are both questionable to play on Christmas Day. — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) […]

Anthony Davis mysteriously re-entered Sunday night’s loss against the Denver Nuggets, almost inexplicably after turning his ankle in the third quarter. The Los Angeles Lakers were down nine points when Davis left with 3:13 left in the third quarter and down 13 once head coach Frank Vogel chose to plug him back in at the […]

Anthony Davis has been an excellent addition to the Los Angeles Lakers, but will the former Kentucky Wildcat remain with the team beyond this season? Davis joined the Lakers as part of a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason. Though he has been somewhat noncommittal about his plans for the future, expectation around […]

Denver Nuggets veteran forward Paul Millsap powered through a knee issue on Sunday, helping his team to an impressive 128-104 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Following Denver’s win, Millsap opened up about his injured knee: “It was all how the knee looked,” Millsap said, via Mike Singer of The Denver Post. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their third consecutive defeat on Sunday, falling to the Denver Nuggets, 128-104. Following another disappointing loss, Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis opened up about his frustrations with his team’s recent slump. The defense has been an issue: “With or without [James], we sucked defensively,” Davis said, via Dave McMenamin […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is probable to face the Denver Nuggets on Sunday despite having ankle soreness. Davis’ right ankle is still sore. Frank Vogel said Anthony Davis listed as probable for Denver game with some soreness in ankle — Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) December 21, 2019 Davis has been a monster in his […]