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In the NBA, summer is the time to look forward. The 2018 NBA Draft is complete and teams are celebrating their new rookie additions, offseason trades, and free agency signings. Optimism runs high for the most part and fans are focused on what’s ahead for their favorite teams. New has everyone’s attention. Today, we’re not […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made the biggest splash move this offseason with the signing of four-year, $153 million deal with All-Star forward LeBron James that has quickly generated a significant amount of buzz around the franchise. This has also provided the opportunity for the young core group on the roster to learn from arguably the […]

The Portland Trailblazers were not the only people who left the 2018 NBA Summer League as winners. This year’s Summer League was as eventful as ever. For many players both at the start and twilight of their careers, the NBA Summer League is a chance to showcase their talents in pursuit to their dreams. Many […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart took the Summer League finals game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday a little bit too serious. The former Villanova Wildcats star was thrown out of the game in the fourth quarter after picking up two consecutive technical fouls. The Lakers were trailing Portland by 19 points with […]

Josh Hart is taking his game to the next level. He just hopes that people will see the stark improvement in his game. The Los Angeles Lakers guard revealed that he’s been working on two specific skills this summer: his dribbles and shooting off the dribble. He is hoping that people will notice the work […]

With LeBron James in attendance at one point to support his Los Angeles Lakers’ young talent pool at the Thomas and Mack Center, “The King” personally witnessed the promising skills of incoming sophomore Josh Hart who was consistently turning heads for the Purple and Gold’s Summer League squad. In six games, the 23-year-old put up […]

For the second straight year, a Los Angeles Lakers player is named NBA Summer League MVP. Last year, the honor went to Lonzo Ball, but this year his buddy Josh Hart is taking home the hardware. Josh Hart earns Summer League MVP honors. Second straight year one of the #Lakers earned the distinction. Lonzo Ball won […]

Josh Hart has impressed The King. Although it is early, Hart could be a breakout star for the Los Angeles Lakers next season based on his performance in this year’s NBA Summer League, and his exploits in the tournament have not gone unnoticed by LeBron James. MVP!!!! @joshhart Congrats G #LakeShow — LeBron James (@KingJames) […]

It’s more often that we see Kyle Kuzma roasting teammate Josh Hart on social media than not, but Monday night featured a rare time in which Kuzma used the powers of the internet to express love for his Los Angeles Lakers teammate. #jhartmvp — kuz (@kylekuzma) July 17, 2018 Kuzma is clearly campaigning for Hart […]

With adrenaline coursing through his veins after his stellar showing at the Summer League, Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart did some postgame push-ups. Postgame push-ups??!!#NBASummer pic.twitter.com/vSVHmNk95e — NBA Summer League (@NBASummerLeague) July 17, 2018 In their 112-109 double-overtime victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Hart finished with 37 points and nine rebounds. The win pushed […]

LeBron James attended the Los Angeles Lakers’ Summer League game on Sunday and the world seemed to be abuzz. Josh Hart has opened up a lot of eyes for his play in Vegas, including James’ but he tried not to focus too much on The King being in attendance. https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1018621269720293376 It is really good to […]

It’s no secret now that Josh Hart is an avid player of the hit video game Fortnite. While playing recently, a funny interaction was captured. Hart compares his teammates on Fortnite to the Cavs, claiming also that he was his team’s version of LeBron James. Take a look: Hart and James will be teammates next […]

Playing with LeBron James isn’t a bad thing by any stretch, but it is definitely something different. The young players on the Los Angeles Lakers will need to acclimate themselves to playing with the best player in the world. At least one of them is looking forward to it. Josh Hart told Silver Screen & […]

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 […]