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LeBron James was reduced to a mere spectator as the Los Angeles Lakers took on their rival L.A. Clippers at Crypto.com Arena. Even without the game’s biggest star on the floor, both LA teams managed to put on a show in the closing seconds. With no timeouts remaining, Anthony Davis put the Lakers on top […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers both took the floor on Wednesday night without franchise-defining superstars. What proved the biggest difference in the Blazers’ third straight loss? Los Angeles has another one. Portland fell to the Lakers 99-94 at Crypto.com Arena, missing Damian Lillard more than ever with its starting backcourt struggling from […]

Did the entire galaxy conspire to make this season the worst campaign for the Los Angeles Lakers? That must be the question lingering in the minds of Lakers fans as the team just couldn’t catch a break. Just when Anthony Davis made his return after an extended absence, LeBron James has suddenly been sidelined due […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have completed their six-game, 11-day “GRAMMYs” road trip. It was eventful: LeBron James got hurt, Anthony Davis returned, and Russell Westbrook rebounded, among other things. Let’s recap the major developments. Recapping the Lakers’ wild 6-game road trip LeBron James gets injured LeBron dominated the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday — culminating in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were dealt a bad beat against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night with both LeBron James and Anthony Davis out with injuries. But it looks like the purple and gold are getting some good news for their next tilt against the Atlanta Hawks. According to ESPN insider Dave McMenamin, Anthony Davis […]

LeBron James (left knee soreness) will miss his third game in a row when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m. ET). Anthony Davis (right wrist soreness) is listed as questionable. Lakers injury report for Hawks game Sunday (at 10am PT): OUT:LeBron JamesKendrick Nunn Questionable:Anthony Davis Probable:Russell WestbrookMalik Monk […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis will miss the Los Angeles Lakers road game against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday at the Spectrum Center. Russell Westbrook and Avery Bradley will play, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel announced in his pregame press conference. All four starters had been listed as questionable. The game marks the second leg […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are suddenly as banged up as they’ve been all season — and that’s saying something. At least according to their length injury report for their road game against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, the second leg of a back-to-back. Four starters: LeBron James (left knee soreness/effusion), Anthony Davis (right wrist soreness), […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night without LeBron James. While it was just one game missed due to a sore left knee, it offered a preview into a future wherein the four-time NBA champion no longer dons the purple and gold. Without LeBron James in the lineup, it was […]

Predictably, the Los Angeles Lakers — playing without LeBron James (left knee soreness, “day-to-day”) — were blown out by the Philadelphia 76ers, 105-87, at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. Arguably, though, it was a good night for L.A. Anthony Davis is back. In his second game back from a 17-game absence, Davis scored 31 points […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took their home floor Thursday night for a nationally televised matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James was a late scratch, leaving LA without a key piece of their big three. While Anthony Davis did what he could to lead the charge, it was not enough to keep up with Joel […]

Joel Embiid powered the Philadelphia 76ers to another win on Thursday night, as they steamrolled past the Los Angeles Lakers, 105-87. Embiid finished with another all-around performance to the tune of 26 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and two blocks. With the win over the LeBron James-less Lakers, the Sixers improved to 29-19. While most […]

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night without the services of LeBron James, who was recently ruled out due to a mysterious knee injury. LA head coach Frank Vogel has spoken out about the impact of LeBron’s absence on the lineup, particularly the role Anthony Davis will be asked to play […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without LeBron James (left knee soreness) against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. Frank Vogel made the announcement in his pre-game media session about 90 minutes before tip-off. According to Vogel, LeBron woke up with unexpected soreness in his knee — enough to hold him out against a physical […]

Some late, breaking news on Thursday afternoon: LeBron James has been downgraded to questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers’ clash with the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center, just hours before tip-off. Left knee soreness was cited by the Lakers as the reason for his surprise inclusion on the injury report. LeBron did not mention […]

It’s hard to overstate how badly the Los Angeles Lakers needed Anthony Davis back. LeBron James continues to play at an otherworldly level — even Austin Reaves is utterly confounded by his brilliance. However, the Lakers had largely wasted the career-best “zone” James has enjoyed since early December. Perhaps a telling quote here from Frank […]

Everyone knows Anthony Davis is a huge Green Bay Packers fan. The Los Angeles Lakers star has expressed his love for the team in several occasions, and he never failed to support the team win or lose. Naturally, though, it was still quite a painful experience for him to watch his favorite NFL club exit […]

The return of Anthony Davis could be the turnaround the Los Angeles Lakers have been yearning for this season. After a 17-game absence due to a left knee injury, the All-Star big man is eager to regain his form and help flip the switch and help get rid of the malaise of the Lakers. He […]

With all the issues surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers these days, they probably had only had one thing to say after beating the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night: Whew. The victory was a gigantic sigh of relief (at least for now) for the Lakers, who have been as great as hospital food this season. The […]

It now feels like a lifetime away when the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled Russell Westbrook as their most recent superstar acquisition. While there was some doubt as to Russ’ fit with the current Lakers roster, the majority of fans were just hyped that Mr. Triple-Double himself was joining LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the rest […]

As it turns out, the Los Angeles Lakers are no longer interested in trading for Jerami Grant from the Detroit Pistons. LA was one of the teams that were heavily linked to the Pistons star but apparently, the Lakers have now decided to end their pursuit for Grant. According to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, […]

At this point in the season, it just feels like Frank Vogel is sitting on a perpetual hot seat. It’s no secret that his job as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers is not very secure at the moment. So much so, that LA’s front office was reportedly on the brink of firing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got some exciting news on Monday as they have announced that Anthony Davis has been upgraded to probable for Tuesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. Anthony Davis has not played for the Lakers in over a month due to an MCL sprain. This is great news for the Lakers as […]

LeBron James scored 33 points on 12-of-22 shooting in 40 minutes on Sunday. It wasn’t enough, as the Los Angeles Lakers lost 113-107 to the Miami Heat at FTX Arena. This has been a subplot of the Lakers season: LeBron puts the team on his back, and the Lakers lose. By his own admission, this […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been without Anthony Davis since mid-December as he continues to nurse a knee injury that’s forced him to miss more than a month of action. The Lakers were hoping to get Davis back during the early part of their six-game road trip, but it looks as if they’ll have to […]

Anthony Davis has been upgraded to questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers matchup against the Miami Heat on Sunday at FTX Arena. Davis has missed the past five weeks (16 games) with a sprained MCL in his left knee — an injury he suffered against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 17. A couple of weeks […]

The most talked about franchise in the association is finally close to welcoming a vital player back to their lineup. After missing 16 games, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis’ status has been upgraded to questionable for their Sunday night contest against the Miami Heat. With the Lakers continually racking up horrific losses, they sorely […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to get a massive Anthony Davis boost ahead of Sunday’s tilt against the Miami Heat. LeBron James and Co. are in all sorts of trouble right now and they could surely use this type of news as they look to turn their season around. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, […]

Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons has been playing some pretty outstanding basketball in his debut season. So much so, that the 20-year-old’s strong play has allowed him to close in on the likes of Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes as the top contenders for this season’s Rookie of the Year award. In a recent […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will not fire head coach Frank Vogel in the aftermath of the team’s latest inexcusable showing — a 111-104 loss at Crypto.com Arena to the reeling Indiana Pacers (16-29), who hadn’t won a road game since late November. Shortly after the buzzer, Yahoo’s Chris Haynes reported that Los Angeles “will not […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were expected to be NBA Finals favorites once again in 2021, but as was the case last year, the team has struggled out the gate. Despite the vast amount of star power assembled in Los Angeles, the Lakers sit in eighth place in the Western Conference at 22-22. Amid their early-season […]

Monday was a day of both encouraging and discouraging developments for the Los Angeles Lakers. In other words: a Monday. On the court, the Lakers pocketed perhaps their most impressive win of the season — gutting out a 101-95 win over the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers were lacking any signature wins over […]

Here’s the good news: Anthony Davis is reportedly expected to return to the Los Angeles Lakers before the end of the month. Here’s the bad news: Basically everything else. The Lakers’ problems run much deeper than the absence of Davis (and Kendrick Nunn, for that matter). Los Angeles is 8-8 without AD this season and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their worst defeat in nearly three years at the hands of the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night at Ball Arena. The Lakers fell 133-96 — the latest in a string of porous defensive performances. Yet, Dwight Howard remains hopeful. 43 games into the season, the Lakers, losers of three straight, […]

Anthony Davis has been sidelined with a sprained MCL in his left knee since Dec. 17. Still, fans are wondering the same thing; is Anthony Davis playing vs Nuggets? Is Anthony Davis playing vs Nuggets? After undergoing an MRI the next day, the Los Angeles Lakers ruled him out for at least four weeks and […]

Potentially good news for Los Angeles Lakers fans: Anthony Davis could return to the lineup before the end of the month. Following Lakers practice on Friday, head coach Frank Vogel declined to offer any specifics on Davis, other than to say he will be re-evaluated early next week, after which the team will provide an […]

The Memphis Grizzlies continued their torrid stretch Thursday night, as they defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 116-108. It was their 11th consecutive victory. The winning streak has them 30-14 now on the season, and only 3.5 games behind the Phoenix Suns for the top spot in the Western Conference. Everyone knows that Ja Morant has been […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to weather the storm, with star big man Anthony Davis still out due to a knee injury. The Lakers have been rocky all season, forcing head coach Frank Vogel to try to figure out ways to optimize the roster. The return of Davis will definitely help, though he was […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Russell Westbrook in the offseason, they ensured the entire league would be watching intently throughout the entirety of 2021-22. Unfortunately, Westbrook and head coach Frank Vogel have been the scapegoat of this organization, but the Lakers are finally finding their groove, winning five out of their last six games. […]