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Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers have made it clear that it is an open competition around LeBron James for the other four starting spots. One guy who has been getting a lot of praise from the organization is Josh Hart, who has been opening up a lot of eyes during the Summer League. On […]

Over the last couple of years, the Los Angeles Lakers have added some young promising talent through the draft that in itself has brought forth much optimism surrounding the future of the franchise. Following the addition of LeBron James on a four-year, $153 million deal, general manager Rob Pelinka brought up the fact the four-time […]

Phoenix Suns rookie Mikal Bridges is already starting the smack talk with the Los Angeles Lakers. He’s targeting second-year player and former Villanova teammate Josh Hart, in particular. While doing a takeover of the Phoenix Suns’ Twitter account, a fan asked Bridges if he was going to shut down Josh Hart. Bridges answered with a […]

Portland Trail Blazer CJ McCollum sent a light roast at Los Angeles and Kyle Kuzma on Monday afternoon. He’s clearly poking fun at the—checks notes—depth of the Lakers. McCollum points out that the Lakers could have a hard time finding minutes for all the talented wings on the roster. But clearly, having too many good […]

LAS VEGAS – It took the Los Angeles Lakers four games and a 560 mile flight down from Sacramento, California to Las Vegas, Nevada, but the purple and gold secured their first victory in this year’s NBA Summer League on Saturday night. With nearly 10,000 fans on hand, the Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 96-79, […]

A few days ago, the Los Angeles Lakers faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League. Shortly before the game began, current Lakers shooting guard Josh Hart was spotted in a classic yet stylish outfit upon arrival to the arena. This outfit was a Magic Johnson All-Star jersey. Here is the proof […]

Heading into free agency time in the NBA, one of the unresolved issues remaining is that of the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard. Leonard is not a free agent yet (that will happen next season) but he might as well be. He has the Spurs at his fingertips despite the organization still holding the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been building a team from the ground up with numerous draft picks over the last few years. The storied franchise has drafted exceptionally well with a lot of notable players turnings heads throughout the league like Julius Randle, Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart. Although there’s been a lot […]

In order for the Los Angeles Lakers to land Kawhi Leonard, they might have to give up a chunk of their young guns. As reported by Ramona Shelburne, Adrian Wojnarowski, and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Lakers would have to give up their young core and add a few first-round picks in exchange for Leonard: The […]

The Summer League serves as an opportunity for rising stars to prove their worth. Josh Hart of the Los Angeles Lakers is aware of the stakes at hand and he’s not wasting any minute. In an article by Ohm Youngmisuk for ESPN, Hart made it clear that he wants to dominate in the Summer League. He […]

Most NBA insiders believe that the Los Angeles Lakers have the best chance of landing LeBron James in free agency this offseason. The four-time MVP is expected to opt out of his player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2018-19 season. Though the Lakers seem to be the most likely team to snatch James […]

It was not that long ago when the Los Angeles Lakers felt that they had to intervene with their young players’ social media behavior. Recently, the team called the attention of Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma after apparently hitting the threshold of patience the Lakers were giving them in terms of their online antics. They’re […]

Over the last couple of days, a lot of the talk surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers has had nothing to do with pending free agents LeBron James or Paul George, two stars who the Lakers are expected to make a strong run for. A few days ago, guard Lonzo Ball released a hilarious diss track […]

Josh Hart is back at it, roasting his teammates online. His target is Los Angeles Lakers teammate Lonzo Ball again — who was listening to his own mixtape while working out. As posted in his own Instagram account, Hart described what Lonzo ball was doing before shouting at him to turn the music off: https://www.instagram.com/p/BjsiJC0lWPk/?hl=en&taken-by=jhart […]

While the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors are in a middle of a fierce basketball warfare in the 2018 NBA Finals, a pair of Los Angeles Lakers youngsters are dedicating some of their free time roasting each other online. In the latest showdown in their growing history of social media tussles, Lakers shooting […]

Josh Hart of the Los Angeles Lakers is back at it again on Twitter. His latest subject to troll is none other than teammate Kyle Kuzma. Hart posted a throwback photo of Kuzma, roasting his teammate in the caption: NO NO NO @kylekuzma explain this now pic.twitter.com/QJzF4mpa4r — Josh Hart (@joshhart) May 31, 2018 Kuzma […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are a tight-knit group, especially the young guys that have come in and developed this past season. Among those young players are forwards Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart, both of whom just closed out their rookie campaigns on a high note. The two have a lot in common, as both are […]

Josh Hart of the Los Angeles Lakers trolled fellow rookie Justin Jackson of the Sacramento Kings, taking a jab at the seemingly-late reaction from the latter. In his Twitter account, Jackson posted: Rookie season with the @SacramentoKings is in the books! Great year & looking forward to next year. Let’s get it done! Sporting @tommyjohn […]

For NBA fans, Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz has been a surprising revelation. Who knew that a 13th overall pick would help lead his team to the playoffs? Yet, for NBA players or executives themselves, they already knew of Mitchell’s potential as early as the pre-draft workouts. Recently, Josh Hart of the Los Angeles […]

In the age of social media, the NBA has grown into a fashion factory. The tunnel has slowly transformed into a runway, as streetwear encroaches further on traditional fashion. Most brands on this list are streetwear mainstays, while others have just recently been discovered by the keen eye of NBA players during the 2017-18 season. […]

NBA players take on hobbies outside of basketball when they aren’t traveling or putting in work on the court on any given night during the season. The long nights don’t end because many of them find other activities that keep them occupied throughout the night. For many of them, that comes in the form of […]

Josh Hart of the Los Angeles Lakers will be spending his time playing Fortnite in the offseason. A recent tweet revealed that the 23-year-old even bought a new TV for his girlfriend — a TV which he plans to use for the video game. As revealed by Hart himself on Twitter: Just bought my girl a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are not part of this year’s playoffs so their players have a lot of time on their hands to burn. For Channing Frye and Josh Hart, they appeared to have spent some of that free time on Monday watching the thrilling Game 4 matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the […]

After the NBA issued an official press release on Wednesday announcing finalists for six categories decided by fan voting, Los Angeles Lakers rising star rookie forward Kyle Kuzma found his name as one of the five finalists for the NBA’s #BestStyle award. He is going against NBA veterans in Houston Rockets guard James Harden, Cleveland […]

Thanks in large part to Josh Hart’s outstanding shooting performance, the Los Angeles Lakers managed to close out their 2017-18 regular season campaign on a high note, defeating the L.A. Clippers inside the Staples Center on Wednesday night, 115-100. Hart, now 23 years of age, logged 36 minutes in Wednesday’s win over the Clippers, scoring […]

With their 115-100 victory over the L.A. Clippers on Wednesday night at Staples Center, the 2017-18 season for rookie shooting guard Josh Hart and his Los Angeles Lakers teammates is officially in the books after a 35-47 campaign. The rookie shooting guard from Villanova closed the regular season out with a bang and had career-highs […]

On Monday, ahead of the team’s final home game of the 2017-18 campaign, the Los Angeles Lakers made an interesting move by signing guard Andre Ingram for the final two games of the season. Despite spending a decade in the D-League turned G League, Ingram had never been called up to the next level. Not […]

The NBA’s tampering rules are pretty strict without a doubt. Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers were fined $500,000 for commenting on Paul George during a talk show. Lakers’ young guns Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart are well-aware of the NBA’s rules and their franchise’s history with it. As reported by Bleacher Report, Kuzma […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Josh Hart has made a splash despite being the last pick of the first round in the 2017 NBA Draft, having plenty of chances to show his potential along with this young core of players. Head coach Luke Walton praised his ability to adapt to the NBA game, noting he’s bound […]

The Utah Jazz have clinched the playoffs and done so with a rookie leading them in scoring, none other than the 13th overall pick, Donovan Mitchell. The former Louisville three-and-D prospect has shown star potential this season, but to some, his ceiling is as high as some of the best in the business. Fellow rookie […]

When Donovan Mitchell attacks the rim, most people either get out of way or don’t even make an effort to contest the shot. For one, he is the 2018 Slam Dunk Champion and two, he is a great finisher who can unleash tricks up his sleeve at any given moment. Los Angeles Lakers rookie Josh […]

It’s primetime. You’re with your buddies, enjoying a close game. The San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers have exchanged punches like two worn out boxers giving it their all. The clock is ticking with the game’s final seconds counting down like forever. The home crowd is ready to erupt and your palms are […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without their rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, who suffered a bruised left knee during Wednesday’s win against the Dallas Mavericks, according to ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. The City of Angels will get another rookie back at the most opportune time, as Josh Hart will be available after initially being listed […]

It’s not a secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to sign LeBron James this summer to bring the franchise back to respectability and compete for a championship once again. It’s been eight years since the Lakers won a championship, much less play in the Finals. Recruiting James to play for them is not […]

Fortnite is the latest craze to take over the video game world, and evidently, it has also taken over the NBA world too, and some NBA stars are playing late into the night trying to get that one win. Leo Sepkowitz of Bleacher Report recently caught up with some NBA stars to talk about their […]

Although Los Angeles Lakers rookie shooting guard Josh Hart is still recovering from a fractured left hand that has sidelined him since Feb. 28, his great sense of humor remains fully intact. During Monday night’s Lakers postgame show, Hart joined the Spectrum SportsNet studio and eventually got around to doing a priceless impersonation of one […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers try to make one last push for the playoffs, they could be getting a little boost in the next week or so. Rookie Josh Hart fractured a metacarpal bone in his left hand and underwent surgery at the beginning of March. After the surgery, the Lakers projected that it would […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are near the bottom of the standings in the Western Conference but that hasn’t stopped them from winning games. In fact, they have won eight of their last 11 games including wins against playoff opponents such as the Miami Heat, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Denver Nuggets. They also won against […]

During the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s 127-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball missed a wide open dunk attempt in transition. In lieu of the embarrassing moment, several of Lonzo’s teammates, as well as his brother, LaMelo, chimed in with a bit of playful banter. Lonzo gathered the […]