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Josh Hart of the Los Angeles Lakers was traded as part of the massive deal that sent Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans to the Lakers in exchange for a king’s ransom of draft picks and young players. That deal is already having ripple effects throughout the rest of the NBA, as the Atlanta […]

Barely a week removed from the blockbuster trade of the summer that centered around Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans  new recruit Josh Hart — who went the other way in the aforementioned trade — is already engaging in some smack talk against former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kyle Kuzma. Hart started off the friendly banter […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart appears to have an ax to grind with the Los Angeles Lakers. Hart seemed to have reacted on the latest update on the Lakers, who are currently retooling their roster. Hart posted a Russell Westbrook gif, which is being speculated as his reaction to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski […]

The blockbuster trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans has yet to be made official, but one of the players involved in the deal appears to be excited with his new team. Josh Hart was already seen wearing a Pelicans shirt less than 24 hours after the Lakers and the Pelicans […]

The New Orleans Pelicans blew up the NBA world when they traded Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. In return they received a slew of draft picks, as well as Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart. Hart, in particular, was quick to adjust and has already taken to Twitter to ask […]

Prior to the start of the 2017-18 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers looked to be building around a core of Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma. Ball had been selected with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, and Ingram was looking to improve on a rookie season in which he […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers have finally agreed to a deal that sent Anthony Davis packing for Hollywood in exchange for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks. Minutes after news of the blockbuster deal broke the internet, Hart and Ingram took to Instagram for what may very well […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly counteroffered the Los Angeles Lakers’ initial trade package for Anthony Davis, asking for Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart, their fourth overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft and a future unprotected first-rounder, according to Brandon Robinson of the Scoop B podcast. The Lakers originally offered a package composed […]

Like all Los Angeles Lakers fans, swingman Josh Hart would love for the team to bring in a few more superstars to join LeBron James to start next season. The Lakers have had their eye on Anthony Davis since the trade deadline, but Hart went a different route. On The Eavesdrop Podcast, Hart said that […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart had an anti-analytics rant in a recent episode of Gilbert Arenas’ “No Chill Podcast,” which was highlighted by the sentence “You telling me that this dude that’s 45 that never played, doesn’t have an athletic bone in his body, gonna tell me how to play basketball?” On paper, this […]

During the Anthony Davis trade saga, Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart felt like LeBron James and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were the only untouchable players on the roster. The Lakers aggressively tried to acquire Davis at the February trade deadline and basically made their entire roster available to the New Orleans Pelicans except for James and […]

Earlier this week, a story dropped that the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t select Atlanta Hawks forward Omari Spellman in the 2018 draft because of college teammate and current Lakers guard Josh Hart’s concerns. The two played at Villanova together, and the article claimed that Rob Pelinka, current Lakers GM, passed on Spellman because of Hart’s […]

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka has already developed a well-storied reputation for his lack of credibility, but one instance among all can take the cake of all the offenses. According to ESPN’s Baxter Holmes, Pelinka hasn’t been shy of pulling a fast one during the NBA Draft. The Lakers were expected to select […]

New Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel sees Josh Hart as a key part of the team he is building in Hollywood. In a video posted by the team’s official twitter account, Vogel discussed his first impressions of LeBron James and the team’s young core of Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram and Hart. […]

Injuries aside, the Los Angeles Lakers were an incredibly flawed team this past season, and it was obvious. They had too many ball-handlers, very limited floor spacing and questionable depth. Lakers guard Josh Hart echoed those sentiments on The No Chill Podcast, saying that Los Angeles had poor roster construction during the 2018-19 campaign: “Our […]

The NBA has become an analytics-driven league. Midrange jump shots are disappearing, the three-pointer continues to be emphasized, and positionless basketball is the new trend.  However, the more analytics-driven the league becomes, the more we see pushback from NBA players. Los Angles Lakers guard Josh Hart was the latest to rant on why he thinks […]

Josh Hart’s sophomore season didn’t exactly as planned. To avoid the struggles going forward that kept him from living up to expectations in 2018-19, the Los Angeles Lakers guard first needs to achieve a clean bill of health, and seems well on his way to doing so. In an Instagram post on Wednesday captured by […]

Despite signing one of the greatest players of all time in the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers once again missed the playoffs in 2018-19, which means all the players on the team have plenty of time to work out and improve their skills ahead of next season. Two such Lakers players that recently worked out […]

Dwayne Haskins wasn’t the only one upset at sliding to the middle of the first round on draft night. In a twitter exchange with teammate Josh Hart, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James also expressed a desire for the former Ohio State quarterback to get revenge on the teams that passed on him. Despite openly […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Josh Hart underwent a procedure on his right knee patellar tendon and will return to full activities in about 12 weeks. The 24-year-old took to Twitter to assure Lakers fans he’s on the road to recovery. Road to recovery ✊🏽 — Josh Hart (@joshhart) March 28, 2019 In 67 games this […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart has undergone a procedure on his right knee patellar tendon, now expected to return to full activities in 12 weeks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. As our own Ryan Ward pointed out promptly, Hart is the penultimate in the Lakers young core to have his season end […]

The Los Angeles Lakers face off with the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. However, they’ll be doing so with a few more pieces missing, as both Reggie Bullock and Josh Hart have been ruled out. Reggie Bullock is out with right plantar fasciitis. And Josh Hart (right knee) is also out. — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) […]

The Los Angeles Lakers really haven’t had a good time with injuries this season. That trend continues as now Josh Hart has been officially ruled out for Friday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets: Luke Walton said Josh Hart out with sore knee — Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) March 22, 2019 It’s safe to say this season […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 115-101 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, sophomore guard Josh Hart gave an update regarding his nagging knee injury: “I’m gonna meet with my doctors this week and I’m gonna figure stuff out. I’m just taking it a day at a time.” Hart has suffered from knee tendinitis since January, which has […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart and former Laker Nick Young had quite the funny exchange on Twitter. Young, who was notorious for being a staple on Shaqtin’ a Fool, called out Hart on Twitter for his meme-worthy play on Tuesday night in the Lakers’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes someone finally beat me […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart had a Shaqtin’ A Fool moment during their game against the Milwaukee Bucks. In the clip below, Hart was undecided if he was going for the layup or drop it off to his teammate Jonathan Williams. Instead, Hart ended up wildly throwing the ball into the crowd. "Where's that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers might have a depleted lineup on Tuesday when they face the Milwaukee Bucks. Lance Stephenson, Tyson Chandler, and Josh Hart have been listed as questionable to play. Tyson Chandler (neck stiffness), Josh Hart (right knee tendinitis) and Lance Stephenson (left foot, second toe sprain) are QUESTIONABLE for tomorrow's game against the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been hit by a ton of injuries this season. Most of their key players have missed a significant amount because of it. The result is what one would expect: a struggling team that’s bound to miss the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. One of the players who has dealt […]

Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton pulled off a chase-down block that LeBron James would take note of in Wednesday night’s 115-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers fell behind by quite a wide margin for much of Wednesday’s game, but they mounted a comeback in the second half. In the end, though, their […]

With his team’s back against the proverbial wall, LeBron James seems to be taking a different approach to motivate his teammates. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar told Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times that it’s “unfair” for his team to expect so much out of the young core comprised of Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off yet another disappointing loss, this time at the hands of the LA Clippers. To make matters worse, it appears guard Josh Hart is still not back to 100 percent. Hart has been battling a knee issue for quite some time now. He says he is currently taking it […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off yet another loss with the team falling to the division rival L.A. Clippers in convincing fashion. This loss marks the fifth in their last six games and their chances of making the playoffs and ending the postseason drought are dwindling. After the disappointing loss to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another deflating defeat, this time at the hands of the last place Phoenix Suns. The Lakers were in the midst of late fourth quarter rally, cutting the lead to as low as three points with just under a minute left. But that rally was cut off with this foul call […]

Only 22 games are left in the Los Angeles Lakers schedule, but they are still three games behind the San Antonio Spurs for the eighth and final slot in the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Ahead of them are the Sacramento Kings and they are tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 29-31 record. This was not […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have undergone numerous questions surrounding their team chemistry, or lack thereof, this season. However, L.A. guards Alex Caruso and Josh Hart found some time to exchange some friendly Twitter barbs on Sunday afternoon in the wake of Manchester City’s victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup Final. Caruso has been very […]

The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off an impressive 111-106 come-from-behind victory on Thursday against the Houston Rockets. Following the contest, head coach Luke Walton had nothing but wonderful things to say about guard Josh Hart, who made quite an impact despite playing just 19 minutes off the bench and not putting up big numbers in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers need every win they can get to make up the ground they lost while LeBron James was injured. Doing so over the final third of the regular season, however, will be even more difficult if the team’s key contributors remain absent. Fortunately, both Josh Hart and Mike Muscala are probable for […]

Kyle Kuzma scored 35 points to lead Team USA to a 161-144 win over Team World in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, and teammate Josh Hart was quick to recognize the accomplishment of the sophomore forward. I see you MVP‼️ @kylekuzma — Josh Hart (@joshhart) February 16, 2019 Kuzma scored 14 points in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without a key contributor for a portion of their late-season push to the playoffs. The team announced Monday that guard Josh Hart will be sidelined through the All-Star break and perhaps beyond: Josh Hart will have his right knee re-evaluated after the #NBA All-Star break, according to #Lakers PR. — […]