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Friday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies went down to the wire. It took a 41-point fourth quarter from the Lakers to earn them a one-point win, 122-121. Russell Westbrook finished with a team-high 29 points on the evening, while Ja Morant led the way for the Grizzlies with 22 points and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ rotation is relatively thin right now, with numerous players out, headlined by Anthony Davis. However, they’re also down two key figures in Lonnie Walker and Austin Reaves. Prior to Friday’s matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies, head coach Darvin Ham provided a key update on both guys. Via Michael Corvo: “Darvin Ham […]

Since his introductory press conference, Darvin Ham has oft-stated that his top priority as Los Angeles Lakers head coach is to healthily manage LeBron James’ workload. “We’re really, really player-health conscious,” Ham said in June. “That will be my No. 1 goal: to try to lessen some of the wear and tear on LeBron because […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis has made significant progress in his recovery, but head coach Darvin Ham doesn’t want the team and the fans to celebrate too early. Ahead of Wednesday’s showdown with the Sacramento Kings, Ham provided some update on Davis’ status, revealing that the big man has been doing individual workouts that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another deflating loss on Monday night after losing a close one to the Philadelphia 76ers, 113-112. Russell Westbrook turned the ball over in LA’s final possession and they didn’t even get a chance to get a shot up in what could have been a game-winning attempt. After the game Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers could be signing a new player to their squad in the near future. It’s not going to be the landscape-shifting addition that so many fans have been clamoring for, though, as the Lakers seem to be looking for a steady frontcourt player that can help them with their current injury situation. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost a heartbreaker to the Dallas Mavericks that left quite a lot of fans frustrated. There were many moments where the Purple and Gold could’ve snatched victory from their opponents. One of the more painful moments came in regulation, when LA inexplicably did not foul Luka Doncic while up by three, […]

Anthony Davis is still not close to returning to action for the Los Angeles Lakers, but once he’s ready to give it a go and suit up again, head coach Darvin Ham might put an interesting plan into action, and that’s rolling out with a lineup that features a triumvirate of Davis, LeBron James, and […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis has missed almost a month now with a foot injury. The last time he played was back on December 16th against the Denver Nuggets, a game Los Angeles went on to win by a final score of 126-108. Without their second-best player, the Lakers have done little but […]

Entering the 2022-23 season, LeBron James has only missed the postseason four times in his career. Simply put, James’ teams are almost always expected to make the postseason. After all, James has shown an elite ability to lead his teams in heliocentric fashion, most notably during 2007 and 2018, when he carried the Cleveland Cavaliers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are sitting at 14-21 on the season and with Anthony Davis still sidelined with a foot injury, things are looking grim for a team that is going to have their work cut out to even secure a play-in spot. However, it appears their star big man is trending in the right […]

It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers, beyond LeBron James and Russell Westbrook, amid Anthony Davis’ injury, are struggling for depth, particularly in the frontcourt. In fact, it got to the point where head coach Darvin Ham saw it fit to eschew playing a big man altogether, and during the fourth quarter no less, […]

There’s a lot of pressure on the Los Angeles Lakers front office right now after it was revealed that Anthony Davis is now expected to miss at least one month with a right foot injury. LA was already expected to make a big move before the February trade deadline, but it now seems like their […]

The Los Angeles Lakers simply stood no chance against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. The shorthanded Lakers tried their best to put up a fight against the Raptors in Toronto, but in the end, it was clear that the LeBron James-less and Anthony Davis-less Lakers were overmatched. Size was a major factor in the […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans were a bit surprised after news hit that the team had decided to part ways with 25-year-old swingman Matt Ryan. He was by no means a star, but the sharpshooting small forward gained a bit of a cult following among supporters in his first season in LA. The good news for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Patrick Beverley when they face off against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. All three starters have been sidelined due to respective injuries which now casts a gloomy cloud on the Lakers’ current extended road trip. The good news for LA is that […]

It now feels like a lifetime ago when Cleveland Cavaliers fans were burning LeBron James’ jersey. This was after he unceremoniously left the Cavs to join the Miami Heat back in 2010. Many saw this as a betrayal of the highest level, with none other than team owner Dan Gilbert being one of the first […]

Darvin Ham came into Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks with a little extra motivation. This was the first time the Los Angeles Lakers head coach was facing off against the team that he spent the last four years on before making the move to Hollywood. This is exactly why it came as no surprise […]

Friday’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks was extra special for Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham. It was his first time facing off against his former team and the fact that the game was being played in Milwaukee added another layer to the revenge narrative for the Lakers shot-caller. After the game, Ham had […]

Darvin Ham has been a coach in the NBA since 2011, but this is his first season as a head coach. He actually got his start as an NBA coach with the Los Angeles Lakers when he was an assistant on Mike Brown’s staff until 2013. Ham also served as an assistant coach under Mike […]

Patrick Beverley is going to be back in action for the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers. The 34-year-old has already served his three-game suspension for his altercation with Phoenix Suns star Deandre Ayton, and he’s fully expected to be back in the lineup against Portland. The question […]

The Los Angeles Lakers snatched defeat right from the jaws of victory on Monday night against the Indiana Pacers. After yet another masterful game from Anthony Davis, the purple and gold lost via a buzzer-beating triple from rookie Andrew Nembhard. There was a lot of blame worth throwing around after the Lakers piled on and […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach Darvin Ham has helped Russell Westbrook turn his career around. Many people around the NBA world felt as if Westbrook would not be receptive to a 6th man role. However, Ham has convinced the veteran guard to accept and run with the role this season. Marc Stein reports that Ham […]

The NBA handed Los Angeles Lakers guard Patrick Beverley a three-game suspension for shoving Suns center Deandre Ayton from behind on Tuesday.  And Beverley has already served one game of his three-game suspension as he sat out yesterday’s outing versus the Spurs, which the Lakers won 105-94.  Before the match against San Antonio, Lakers head […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been on a bit of a roll of late. They just saw their three-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday courtesy of the Phoenix Suns, but it’s hard not to see that this team appears to now be turning a corner after their rough start to the season. Darvin Ham has […]

Despite the fact that they still aren’t winning too many games, it’s hard to deny that the Los Angeles Lakers are looking like a better team right now than they were when they started the season. This has a lot to do with the significant improvement of Russell Westbrook since he was moved to the […]

At this point in the season, there aren’t too many things to be happy about for Los Angeles Lakers fans. Perhaps the only silver lining in what has been a horrendous start to the season is the fact that it’s still early on. There’s still a lot of time to turn things around, and right […]

There might not be a team in the NBA with a bleaker long-term outlook than the Los Angeles Lakers, especially after their disappointing 2-8 start to begin the 2022-23 campaign. They shipped off a plethora of first-round picks to put Anthony Davis beside LeBron James and it worked, as the Lakers won a championship in […]

The LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers dropped to 2-8 on the season Monday night as they lost 139-116 to the surprising Utah Jazz. It was the second time in 2022-23 the Jazz have already beaten the Lakers. Following the defeat, head coach Darvin Ham spoke on three areas his team must improve moving forward. Via […]

After two straight wins against the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans, the Los Angeles Lakers have proceeded to drop their next two games to drop to 2-7. In their latest loss, a 114-100 defeat at the hands of the scorching Cleveland Cavaliers, the Lakers managed to keep the game close, even leading by six […]

The Los Angeles Lakers won their second straight game on Wednesday night, and they did so in style. The hero of the day turned out to be Matt Ryan, who sent the game to overtime with a game-trying 3-pointer at the end of regulation. LA would eventually close it out in the extra period, escaping […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are riding high following an inspired victory they snatched from the jaws of defeat, a . The Lakers led by as many as 16 early in the third quarter after they went on a 16-0 run that stretched from the second quarter into the second half. Russell Westbrook was a catalyst […]

The Russell Westbrook bench experiment is going better than expected. The team is 2-1 after finally picking up a couple of victories and nobody is happier about it than Darvin Ham. The Lakers head coach was vocal after their come-from-behind win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday about one of his personal goals for […]

For the first time this season, the Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a win as they head into Wednesday’s matchup against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. LeBron James and Co. have started the season with a 1-5 record, and they’ve done so without the services of offseason acquisition Dennis Schroder. Schroder, who […]

Darvin Ham recently made eye-popping comments in reference to Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Lakers. His statement came after the Lakers’ first win of the season, and they caught the attention of the legendary Flea. Flea, a proud Lakers fan, took to Twitter to share his thoughts on Ham. “I love Darvin Ham, the best […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finally got the proverbial monkey off their backs, notching their first win of the season over the Denver Nuggets. One huge reason for the win was the stellar play of Russell Westbrook. The former MVP came off the bench for the second consecutive game, and was the clear spark that the […]

There’s no debating what the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster needs most. Building any team around LeBron James that lacks a semblance of competent perimeter shooting would always be a recipe for disaster, but especially with Russell Westbrook also in the fold. Anthony Davis’ ongoing struggles with his jumper only compound the biggest problem during Los […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham knows how hard it is to replace Anthony Davis. Just how difficult? Well, as Ham said, it “might take two or three guys” to fill the void the big man left on both ends of the floor. Ham made the rather painful confession on Friday ahead of their […]

The inevitable has arrived — or so it may seem. According to reports, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham has finally decided to have Russell Westbrook come off the bench. This could happen as soon as Friday if Russ is able to return from his hamstring injury to face the Minnesota Timberwolves. This has […]