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If the Los Angeles Lakers want to form a Big Three featuring LeBron James and Anthony Davis, general manager Rob Pelinka will have to get creative on the trade wires. The Lakers only have five players guaranteed to be on the books for 2021-22, plus $5 million deferred for Luol Deng, the salary for the […]

Paul George, Patrick Beverley, and the LA Clippers not only blew a massive opportunity in Game 2 against Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns. They may have just lost the series because of it. George scored six straight points, including a pair of buckets to give the Clippers a one-point lead twice. The second came […]

The LA Clippers still have no updates on star forward Kawhi Leonard. All Tyronn Lue and the team is willing to say is that he’s been ruled out for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Phoenix Suns. Leonard has been back home in Los Angeles, rehabbing what the team called a ‘knee […]

Philadelphia 76ers “guard” Ben Simmons is represented by Klutch Sports. As are Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. So are Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell, Talen Horton-Tucker, Andre Drummond and Ben McLemore for that matter. The Sixers will explore trading Ben Simmons this summer. Daryl Morey has to at least gauge the market. […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The 2021 NBA Draft Lottery is on Tuesday, and the Golden State Warriors have a lot at stake. While they have less than a 1% chance of winning the first overall pick, they’re also hoping for some lottery luck when it comes to the pick they own courtesy of the Minnesota Timberwolves. If […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been without superstar Kawhi Leonard since Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals. While they were able to take Game’s 1 and 2 against the Utah Jazz, the team fell short just 38 hours after Game 6 in Game 1 to the Phoenix Suns. Leonard is still back home getting […]

Less than 38 hours after defeating the Utah Jazz and making franchise history, Paul George, Reggie Jackson, and the LA Clippers dropped the opening game of the Western Conference Finals. The Phoenix Suns, coming off a six day break after sweeping the Denver Nuggets, defeated the Clippers in Game 1, 120-114, led by Devin Booker‘s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have parted ways with their head trainer after their 2020-21 season was derailed by injuries, particularly those to Anthony Davis and LeBron James. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, the Lakers did not renew the contract of Nina Hsieh, who has served as the team’s head trainer for the past two seasons. […]

After 51 years of futility and playoff failures, the LA Clippers are headed to the Western Conference Finals. Behind big nights from Paul George and Reggie Jackson, as well as monster performance from Terance Mann, the Clippers defeated the Utah Jazz in front of an absolutely raucous Staples Center crowd to advance. In order to […]

Kyle Kuzma is the latest Los Angeles Lakers player to hint at an upcoming disassociation with the franchise via Instagram. On Friday, folks noticed that Kuzma removed “@Lakers” from his IG bio. It simply reads “NBA Champion” now. Now Kyle Kuzma has removed “@Lakers” from his IG bio 👀🤔 pic.twitter.com/YslPfPfVhD — The Laker Files (@LakerFiles) […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are heading to Netflix. According to Deadline, Netflix has greenlit 10 episodes of a new workplace-comedy series based on the storied NBA franchise. The show will be developed by Mindy Kaling and Elaine Ko, and produced in tandem with Lakers governor Jeanie Buss and Warner Bros TV. Here’s how Deadline described […]

The Dallas Mavericks have blown up around 22-year old superstar Luka Doncic. Surely, the Los Angeles Lakers noticed. In the three days since The Athletic dropped a bombshell report detailing Doncic’s rift with members of the Mavs organization — which was angrily refuted by owner Mark Cuban, only to be validated — Dallas fired longtime […]

Tyronn Lue and the LA Clippers have Donovan Mitchell and Utah Jazz on the ropes, leading their Western Conference semifinal series 3-2. With the Game 5 win over the Jazz despite being down Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers have positioned themselves to advance to the Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. With Game […]

Donovan Mitchell was not a happy camper after his Utah Jazz fell to Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5, 119-111. The Jazz now trail the series after initially leading 2-0 and face their first elimination game of the postseason Friday night in Los Angeles for Game 6. The biggest takeaway of […]

Without Kawhi Leonard, the LA Clippers survived a pivotal Game 5 against the Utah Jazz thanks to a heroic performance from Paul George. George scored a personal postseason high 37 points to go along with 16 rebounds and five assists on 12-of-22 shooting. The win gave the Clippers a 3-2 series lead and now puts […]

When the LA Clippers needed him most, Paul George delivered on the biggest stage. Kawhi Leonard was already ruled out, but the Clippers managed to defeat the Utah Jazz in Game 5, 119-111, to take a 3-2 series lead heading back to Los Angeles for Game 6. George led the way for the Clippers with […]

The Los Angeles Clippers announced Kawhi Leonard as out for Game 5 against the Utah Jazz with a right knee sprain. In his place, head coach Tyronn Lue has elected to start Terance Mann. Clippers starters for Game 5: Reggie JacksonTerance MannPaul GeorgeMarcus MorrisNicolas Batum Jazz starters: Donovan MitchellJoe InglesBojan BogdanovicRoyce O'NealeRudy Gobert — Tomer […]

Amid the torrential stream of NBA news on Wednesday came this nugget, on the possibility of the Los Angeles Lakers pursuing Kyle Lowry this summer, per The Athletic’s Eric Koreen: Expect all three teams that kicked the tires on Lowry at the trade deadline to explore his availability once more. The Heat have the clearest […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James excoriated the NBA for the onslaught of injuries that have defined the 2020-21 season and playoffs, claiming the league ignored his advice in electing to start the season too early. LeBron fired off a series of tweets on Wednesday in the wake of the news that another All-Star, Los […]

The LA Clippers’ second-round series against the Utah Jazz just got a lot tougher. Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has suffered a sprained right knee, the team announced Wednesday. He will miss Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. While he has no timetable to return, sources say Leonard suffered a sprained ACL and is tentatively […]

Two years ago yesterday, the Los Angeles Lakers completed the trade that delivered Anthony Davis, and, soon after, an NBA championship. The return was bountiful, but the Lakers paid a steep price for Davis: two recent No. 2 overall picks (Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram), another quality young player (Josh Hart), and three future first-rounders. Ball […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James continued making history on Tuesday by being named to his 17th consecutive All-NBA team. James earned Second Team honors — his third career Second Team nod and first since 2006-07. LeBron made the First Team every season from 2007-08 through 2019-20, with the lone exception of 2018-19. That season, […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers great Pau Gasol is going out on top. On Tuesday, the 40-year old won another basketball title, as FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid, 92-73, at Palau Blaugrana to take the Liga Endesa — the 19th such title for the club, and first since 2013-14. Barça captain Pierre Oriola specifically called Gasol […]

The LA Clippers came away with a Game 4 win against the Utah Jazz on Monday night, 118-104. Late in the game, however, a concerning sight appeared in the form of Kawhi Leonard grabbing at his knee. With 5:25 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Clippers up 105-88, Joe Ingles intentionally fouled Kawhi Leonard […]

Beginning next season, LeBron James will officially become the greatest player to wear No. 6 for the Los Angeles Lakers. 6️⃣👑 https://t.co/sBixVoUQa8 — LeBron James (@KingJames) June 14, 2021 James won’t be the first notable player to switch numbers while playing for the storied franchise. Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich switched from No. 11 to […]

Los Angeles Lakers granted Jason Kidd permission to interview for the Orlando Magic head coaching vacancy later this week, Melissa Rohlin of FOX Sports reported. Kidd has been a key member of the Los Angeles coaching staff for the past two seasons. Last week, Frank Vogel praised Kidd’s performance and support, calling Kidd “one of […]

It took them a couple days, but Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers finally took a game from Joe Ingles and the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semifinals. George in particular got loose for a postseason-high 31 points on 12-of-24 shooting from the field, including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc. George and Ingles […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Utah Jazz in Game 3, 132-106. Kawhi Leonard put up a 34-point, 12-rebound night, while Paul George added 31 points. Donovan Mitchell finished with 30 points on 11-of-24 shooting, continuing his hot shooting postseason. While Mitchell has been a problem for any team he has faced, he has been a […]

The LA Clippers have announced that Serge Ibaka has undergone surgery on his back. The center will miss the remainder of the season for the Clippers. Serge Ibaka has undergone season-ending back surgery, the Clippers have announced. pic.twitter.com/vu0uyNkYJ4 — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) June 11, 2021 Ibaka had been dealing with a nerve issue in his […]

If going down 0-2 in a playoff series wasn’t bad enough, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the LA Clippers have now done it twice. Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz won Game 2 of their best-of-seven series with the Clippers Thursday night, 117-111, taking a 2-0 series lead head to Los Angeles for Game 3. […]

While the Utah Jazz and the LA Clippers are facing each other in the playoffs for the first time since 2017, Joe Ingles and Paul George are facing each other for the first time since 2018. If you remember, that wasn’t just an ordinary series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Jazz. Both George and […]

The NBA season will be back on its usual timeline for the 2021-22 season. On Thursday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania revealed a handful of key dates for next season. As he noted, the October — June calendar marks a welcome return to normalcy. Training camps will start on Sept. 28. The regular season will tip-off […]

The LA Clippers fell in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals to Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz. One guy who saw a surprisingly limited role in the opening game was Clippers guard Patrick Beverley. Beverley had been one of the Clippers’ best players to throw at Donovan Mitchell defensively over the last few […]

The Los Angeles Lakers 2020-21 season finished with more questions than answers, and more uncertainty than resolution — both in terms of what the future holds, and what the past and present could’ve looked like. “The one thing that bothers me more than anything is we never really got an opportunity to see our full […]

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the LA Clippers dropped Game 1 of their second-round series with Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz, 112-109. It was an ugly performance from Los Angeles, who had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds despite shooting just 37.6 percent in the second half. Leonard finished with […]

Paul George and the LA Clippers dropped Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals to the Utah Jazz, 112-109. George finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and two assists, but struggled mightily from the field, shooting just 4-of-17 from the field, including 3-of-8 from beyond the arc. Throughout the game, Jazz fans let Paul George […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers signed Andre Drummond in March, I wondered if he would be the best buyout signing ever. NBA executives whined about the pull of big-market franchises. Welp. Despite the awkward fit and the limited production, Drummond — much to the chagrin of Lakers Twitter, Marc Gasol, and Montrezl Harrell — was […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 7 on Sunday night, but it was no easy feat. Luka Doncic had his third 40-point game of the series, doing everything he could to keep Dallas in it. In the end, it was Kawhi Leonard and Paul George’s team who hit the biggest shots, […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the LA Clippers were the third best three-point shooting team in NBA history during the 2020-21 regular season. They struggled shooting for most of their first round series against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. When they needed a good shooting night the most, Marcus Morris and […]