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Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis — from afar — is rooting for his fellow Chicago brother, Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose. Rose, who got MVP chants from Chicago Bulls fans last Friday at the United Center, is off to a strong start with the Pistons this season, something Davis loves to […]

L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley and head coach Doc Rivers shared the sentiments expressed by Los Angeles Lakers’ star Anthony Davis on Monday afternoon. Having brought forth a significant share of the NBA’s talent pool, past and present, Chicago native Davis said the Windy City was the Mecca of Basketball, not New York. “It is,” […]

Six games into the season, and Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis already seem to have great chemistry on the court, especially in the pick-and-roll game. Everyone knew James and Davis were going to be a dynamic duo for the Lakers, but most pundits thought it would take time for the two […]

ESPN insider Brian Windhorst says there is almost no one in the NBA that thinks Anthony Davis is not going to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers next summer. Davis can become an unrestricted free agent next offseason if he declines his 2020-21 player option with the Lakers. AD is widely expected to decline his […]

It’s been a whirlwind past 24 hours for Anthony Davis, who has been recently ensnared by rumors of a potential stint with his hometown Chicago Bulls, as he prepares to become an unrestricted free agent next summer. The Los Angeles Lakers big man, however, turned down the speculation that he’d consider joining the Bulls as […]

Anthony Davis has better options than a homecoming with the Chicago Bulls. Please stop the nonsense train right at the first station. Davis recently made waves in the media due to his comments about a potential stint with the Chicago Bulls. Before a game between his Los Angeles Lakers and the Bulls, Davis gave a […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstars Anthony Davis and LeBron James already seem to have great chemistry on the court, especially in the pick-and-roll game. Davis, fresh off of winning the Player of the Week Award, admits he’s “surprised” how quickly he and LeBron have meshed, via Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Heavy: .@AntDavis23 says he’s surprised […]

Is there really no place like home? Perhaps, because after seemingly doing everything in his power to facilitate a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Los Angles Lakers, Anthony Davis wouldn’t rule out a move back to his hometown Chicago Bulls this coming offseason. When asked about possibly playing for the Bulls, Davis […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is really “happy” for Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose, a fellow Chicago native. Davis says Rose is doing “amazing things” for the Pistons, per Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Heavy: Lakers’ Anthony Davis tells me Derrick Rose is playing rejuvenated. pic.twitter.com/ZevdidExDN — 👑 Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson (@ScoopB) […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis is sticking by his claim that Chicago, and not New York, is the Mecca of basketball. Davis was born and raised in Chicago and is just one of the many basketball stars who have come out of The Windy City: Anthony Davis stands by Chicago being the […]

Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los Angeles Lakers power forward Anthony Davis have been named the Players of the Week for week 2 of the NBA season. For the Bucks, Antetokounmpo averaged 25.3 points, 13.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists, while Davis put up 32.0 points and 13.0 rebounds for the Lakers: Milwaukee #Bucks' Giannis […]

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 […]