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Two days after LeBron James endorsed Stephen Curry for MVP, the Los Angeles Lakers showered Curry with similar respect ahead of their play-in game against the Golden State Warriors. “He’s carrying his team,” Anthony Davis said in his post-practice Zoom. “Everyone counted the Warriors out, and he’s doing everything he could to lead the team […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are accustomed to relying on two players to deliver in the clutch. However, in the team’s wildest and gutsiest win of 2020-21 — a grueling 101-99 overtime triumph over the New York Knicks at Staples Center — it wasn’t Anthony Davis nor LeBron James who made the two biggest plays; it […]

LeBron James could return for the Los Angeles Lakers showdown with the New York Knicks on Tuesday at Staples Center. Lakers head coach Frank Vogel told reporters that James was a full participant in practice on Monday, which included drill work and scrimmaging. Vogel said a formal decision has not been made on LeBron’s availability […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took on despised rival Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, and even though LeBron James sat out the much-awaited game to rest his right ankle, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope did a pretty good impression of The King. Caldwell-Pope took off for a ferocious dunk early on in the game, putting Clippers big man Ivica […]

Anthony Davis is back. Rusty, no doubt. But back. Following a two-month absence, Davis made his long-awaited return to the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting lineup on Thursday. Davis said he felt “100 percent healthy” on Wednesday, yet Frank Vogel kept his word and capped his workload at 17 first-half minutes in L.A.’s 115-110 loss to […]

For 15 minutes against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, and with 14 games left in the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers are expected to welcome back Anthony Davis to the lineup. Frank Vogel confirmed that Anthony Davis, if he has no soreness in the morning, will start tomorrow vs. Dallas and be on […]

At shootaround on Thursday, hours ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers’ gritty six-point loss to the Miami Heat at the AmericanAirlines Arena, head coach Frank Vogel challenged Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to have his biggest scoring night of the season. “I actually literally asked him to score 25 tonight,” Vogel said afterward. KCP responded to his coach’s […]

Technically, Thursday’s matchup with the Miami Heat was Andre Drummond’s second appearance for the Los Angeles Lakers. For all intents and purposes, though, the Finals rematch at AmericanAirlines Arena was Drummond’s first full game with the defending champions (well, what’s left of them). The two-time All-Star was signed via buyout two Sundays ago and suited up […]

If your glass is half-full: There’s no reason for the Los Angeles Lakers to be concerned about Anthony Davis’ prognosis. However, if you feel like you need to re-fill your beverage of choice as a Lakers fan, you might be a bit uneasy about the recent updates and corresponding buzz surrounding Davis that has emerged […]

The dust has settled, and Kyle Lowry is not a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. In fact, the Lakers’ roster remains wholly intact (albeit depleted). Lowry ending up in L.A. looked like an increasing possibility in the final hours before Thursday’s trade deadline. The Philadelphia 76ers acquired George Hill, while various reports indicated that […]

Aaahhhh — reports of surprise teams emerging at the last minute: an NBA trade deadline tradition unlike any other. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski came in extra-spicy to his trade deadline special with Zach Lowe. Here was the juicy pre-Bomb he dropped, just to wet our beaks. “Kyle Lowry is very much available…Philadelphia, the Miami […]

In Tuesday’s duel between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, Devin Booker and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had a couple of rough exchanges. The first one to strike was Booker who had a unique tactic to prevent KCP from getting open. He knows that KCP has that smooth stroke from deep. And so he did anything […]

On the quest to repeat following an abbreviated offseason, the two interrelated priorities for the 2020-21 Los Angeles Lakers have been, understandably, since the first day of training camp, health and playoffs. Yet, one month ago, the Lakers looked on their way to repeating as the Western Conference’s no. 1 seed, too. In late January, […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kenatvious Caldwell-Pope has made drastic improvements to his game from the very moment he first put on the purple and gold uniform. Head coach Frank Vogel praised Caldwell-Pope for his work ethic and for the important role that he plays on the team, as he reflected on the growth that Caldwell-Pope […]

Los Angeles Lakers swingman Kentavious-Caldwell Pope managed just 17 minutes of action in Friday’s 109-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs, as the 27-year-old was forced to exit the game with an ankle injury. Caldwell-Pope underwent a X-rays shortly after sustaining the injury, and the 6-foot-5 small forward himself provided an update on the results […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was enjoying a solid game against the Spurs until he sprained his left ankle on Friday night. Per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, KCP didn’t return after the injury: The Lakers say X-rays confirm a “mild” left ankle sprain for KCP and he will not return https://t.co/HTLoTYqlK4 — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) […]

The champions always have a target on their backs, and this year will be no different. But the Los Angeles Lakers are ready for it. In spite of the short break for the champions and the understanding that they have a target on their backs this season, the Lakers aren’t coming into the season sleepwalking. […]

There’s no denying that the Los Angeles Lakers will be playing with a huge target on their backs this coming season. Such is the price you pay for being the defending champs. For Lakers shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, however, he believes that his team will be more than ready for the challenge ahead. The 27-year-old […]

ESPN just released this year’s edition of their annual Top 100 list, and unsurprisingly, it contains more than a few members of the defending champs, the Los Angeles Lakers. What’s interesting, however, is that out of the four Laker players that were part of the second half of the list (from 51st to 100th), three […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson is thrilled general manager Rob Pelinka decided to re-sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Markieff Morris, who were both unrestricted free agents this offseason. Johnson, who used to be the Lakers’ president of basketball operations, took to Twitter to react to Caldwell-Pope and Morris coming back to Los Angeles. I’m so […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green took to Instagram to congratulate his ex-teammates Avery Bradley, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Rajon Rondo for cashing in with new deals in free agency. Danny Green congratulates ex-teammates Rajon Rondo, KCP, and Avery Bradley on their new contracts with the Hawks, Lakers and Heat respectively. pic.twitter.com/TfsIkezGtH — LakeShow (@LakeShowCP) […]

Seems like The King is happy The Pope is staying in Los Angeles. Taking to Twitter following the Lakers signing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a new 3-year, $40 million contract, LeBron James gave his congratulations and his support for the new contract. YESSIR @CaldwellPope!!!! Congrats my brother — LeBron James (@KingJames) November 22, 2020 Caldwell-Pope was […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is staying with the defending champions, Los Angeles Lakers. As Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told The Athletic’s Shams Charania on Saturday, the shooting guard agreed to a three-year, $40 million deal to remain in LA. Caldwell-Pope opted out of the final year of his deal in order to strike a new long-term […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have expressed significant interest in re-signing guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope this offseason, however, since they will only have $16 million left below the hard salary cap, it’ll be very difficult for them to get a deal done. Caldwell-Pope, who opted out of his $8.4 million player option last week, is seeking to command […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is expected to receive interest from the New York Knicks in free agency, per Ian Begley of SNY. Caldwell-Pope is an unrestricted free agent after declining his 2020-21 player option with the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the 2020 title over the Miami Heat in six games at Walt Disney World in the […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will hope to test the free agency market and become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason as he recently declined his player option for the 2020-2021 NBA season, as per The Athletic‘s Shams Charania. Lakers starter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will decline his 2020-21 player option and enter free agency, […]

After winning their first championship in a decade, the Los Angeles Lakers head into what could be a short offseason facing questions about their lineup next season, including which of their players they should re-sign as they look to repeat as champions.  Lakers forward and reigning Finals MVP LeBron James, however, has given a vote […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was once the most hated player on the Los Angeles Lakers. Fans of the team were calling for general manager Rob Pelinka to trade KCP for anything, as the veteran guard wasn’t hitting his shots on offense and couldn’t guard anyone on defense. However, the narrative around Caldwell-Pope changed in the 2020 playoffs […]

It’s going to be an interesting offseason for the newly crowned NBA champs, the Los Angeles Lakers. There is going to be more than a few key personnel decisions that need to be made in the immediate future, with one of them coming in the form of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. According to Shams Charania of The […]

After making a name for himself with the Detroit Pistons, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope got a chance to push his chips to the center of the table with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. If the Lakers are successful in finishing up the NBA Finals against a scruffy Miami Heat squad, he’ll be heading into the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers clearly have the two best players in the NBA Finals, with LeBron James and Anthony Davis being top five players in the entire league. However, the conversation heading into the Finals was, while L.A. has the two best players, perhaps Miami has the next 5-8 best players, depending on who you […]

After his big Game 4 performance against the Miami Heat, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of the Los Angeles Lakers shared what boosted his confidence from beginning right up to the end. Caldwell-Pope spoke with Lakers reporter Mike Trudell and shared what his mindset was during the game. On top of believing in his own shooting prowess, KCP […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James willingly took a step back in the dying minutes of Game 4 versus the Miami Heat and deferred to teammates Anthony Davis and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to make the winning plays. The King is the type to give credit when it’s due. He praised Davis’ bravado in hitting that dagger […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel heaped praise on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s big-time buckets in their Game 4 victory over the Miami heat. Per Lakers reporter Mike Trudell, Vogel gave Caldwell-Pope a shoutout for his courage to take and make those critical baskets. Frank Vogel on @CaldwellPope, who had 5 huge points in crunch time, […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope came up big for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, as he helped L.A. to a huge Game 4 victory over the Miami Heat. Caldwell-Pope has never been a crowd favorite, and former Lakers teammate Josh Hart was quick to remind everyone about how important KCP has been to the squad. The New […]

Thanks in large part to the outstanding play of Damian Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers walked away as victors in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers, 100-93. And though statistical history was made by one member of the team, there were several glaring issues for the Lakers that must be […]

Before the Los Angeles Lakers headed into the NBA bubble this past week, the team got word that veteran guard Avery Bradley would not be joining them. Bradley elected to opt-out of the NBA restart due to family concerns, and as a result, the team quickly signed former LeBron James teammate, JR Smith. Although Smith […]

Amid all the criticism Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has received from Los Angeles Lakers fans early in the season, head coach Frank Vogel believes that the guard has risen as one of the key pillars of the team — both on offense and defense. Vogel recalled the time when guard Avery Bradley was out due to injury. […]

During the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center, there were fans chanting ‘LeBron’s gonna trade you’ at Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Nets fans chanting, “Lebron’s gonna trade you!” while KCP shoots free throws 😳 pic.twitter.com/GT12VVXRxw — Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) January 24, 2020 There were fan sections that were chanting a similar phrase […]