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The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans turned out to be a hotly-contested one early on as Isaiah Thomas and Rajon Rondo were both ejected after figuring in a shoving match. However, the action wasn’t only on the floor, as Luke Walton also got heated on the sidelines. The second-year head coach […]

Since his introduction as a confident sports father, LaVar Ball has been one of the most vocal personalities hovering around the NBA perimeter. While many of his supporters dub him as a marketing genius and an excellent father, his critics label him as a narcissist who loves the spotlight and uses his sons as a […]

It has been a rough season for Luol Deng. After being taken out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ rotation completely, Deng is forced to watch the team from the sidelines until he’s released. With the NBA’s trade deadline ending on February 8, Deng will likely stay with the Lakers until the end of the season, […]

With Lonzo Ball continuing to deal with a knee injury, Brandon Ingram has taken on more of a point forward role for the Los Angeles Lakers. Ingram brings the ball up the court, dictates the pace, and facilitates in a situation he’s more than capable of handling. Along with having the ball in hands more […]

Before the NBA trade deadline last week, the Los Angeles Lakers made a blockbuster deal in which the team acquired two veterans in exchange for two young players on the rise. One of the two veterans is Luke Walton’s former teammate at Arizona, Channing Frye. Although Frye isn’t expected to play a prominent role with […]

During the Golden State Warriors win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday, head coach Steve Kerr made an interesting decision which has drawn mixed reactions from the media and fans. Kerr handed the clipboard over to his players throughout the game so they could draw up plays. On Tuesday, Kerr’s former right-hand man and current […]

For the Los Angeles Lakers and many of their fans, the situation revolving around rising star rookie point guard Lonzo Ball’s knee injury has become quite frustrating over the last month. Not only will he miss his 14th straight game tomorrow night against the New Orleans Pelicans, but Lakers head coach Luke Walton said that […]

Lonzo Ball hasn’t played in a game with the Los Angeles Lakers since January 13th after suffering a knee injury and it doesn’t look like he will be able to play in the Rising Stars game in this weekends All-Star events. According to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints: Luke Walton thinks Lonzo Ball (knee) will probably […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton didn’t take long to get wind of LaVar Ball’s comments, even if he is far away in Lithuania. The often-loud father of rookie Lonzo Ball noted his son wouldn’t re-sign with the team unless the organization was willing to bring in his two brothers to play alongside him. […]

Just before the trade deadline, Channing Frye was shipped to the Los Angeles Lakers alongside Isaiah Thomas and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2018 first-round pick, while the Cavs acquired Larry Nance Jr. and Jordan Clarkson. While Frye is in the latter stages of his career, he still holds some value as an occasional bench contributor with […]

It is now going on Game 13 in a row that Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball will miss tonight as the young Lakers will square off against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. On Saturday, Lakers reporter Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet tweeted that the team’s starting lineup […]

The addition of Isaiah Thomas into a point-guard built franchise could be potentially a shoo-in for the Los Angeles Lakers, who still have starter Lonzo Ball on the shelf with a knee injury. While this caveat limits the longevity of this plan, head coach Luke Walton doesn’t see an issue with the latest move from […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have now won eight straight games at home and four in a row after getting the best of Paul George’s Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night at the Staples Center. Los Angeles had the largest margin of victory this season beating Oklahoma City by 25 points. Following the impressive win over […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were thought to be one of the more active teams in the league heading toward the NBA trade deadline on Thursday. The storied franchise was rumored to be looking to offload players with contracts beyond this season to make cap space for NBA free agency this summer or the next. A […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t been on the winning end of their games in Oklahoma City whenever they face the Thunder. Mike Trudell of Spectrum Sportsnet pointed out during the game that the Lakers have lost 11 straight games at the Thunder’s home court dating back to when head coach Luke Walton was still a player for […]

After suffering an MCL sprain against the Dallas Mavericks, Lonzo Ball has missed the last 10 games for the Los Angeles Lakers. Unlike Ball’s first injury where the Lakers lost all six games without him, they are currently 6-4 after an impressive 108-104 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to conclude their five-game road trip. […]

With two games remaining on the Los Angeles Lakers’ current five-game road trip, head coach Luke Walton officially ruled rookie point guard Lonzo Ball out for the rest of the trip. The Lakers will practice on Thursday, play the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night at Barclays Center, then travel to play the Oklahoma City Thunder […]

The Los Angeles Lakers appear to have gotten the biggest steal of the 2017 NBA Draft with the team selecting forward Kyle Kuzma out of Utah with the 27th overall pick. Kuzma has far exceeded expectations halfway through his first season receiving praise from many including future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant. After practice on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have turned it on as of late with the team winning seven out of their last nine games with six straight victories on their home floor. Although this is a much-needed turnaround for the team at this point, the most impressive part of the recent upswing has been the team’s ability […]

After dealing with a nine-game losing streak recently, the Los Angeles Lakers have begun to play well once again. Luke Walton’s squad has now won seven of their last nine games with their latest victory coming against the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics. One of the main reasons for the team’s success against one of the […]

Recently, many believed that Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton called out Julius Randle after an embarrassing 114-90 loss to the Thunder on Wednesday night. However, according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times, Randle denied the rumors and established that Walton’s comments were aimed to make him a better leader. Julius Randle […]

With speculations about Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball needing more time to recover from his injury, it is easy to imagine that Jordan Clarkson or Tyler Ennis could start in his place. The two have played more minutes at the point guard spot this season and have been able to hold the fort for […]

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the worst shooting free throw teams in the NBA. After shooting a dismal 2-14 from the free throw line on Friday night against the Pacers, the Lakers are officially shooting 68 percent from the line. Although the Lakers ended […]

BIG3 sideline reporter and BarStool Sports podcast host Michael Rapaport had a brilliant idea to finally silence the often-opinionated father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball. The longtime sports voice had a unique take on shutting down LaVar Ball — by playing by his very own rules. Rapaport suggested Walton should dismiss questions about […]

Despite previous false reports by the media that the Los Angeles Lakers’ front office didn’t back current head coach Luke Walton, general manager Rob Pelinka said that he fully supports the 37-year-old head coach. According to an interview with Lakers analyst Mike Bresnahan that aired Friday night on Spectrum SportsNet’s “Connected With,” Pelinka assured that he and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers entered the season with a lot of hype. They have one of the most talked-about rookies in maybe a decade in Lonzo Ball, the hailed “steal of the 2017 NBA draft” in Kyle Kuzma who showed a ton of promise during the Summer League, and another heralded youngster, Brandon Ingram, who’s […]

If it wasn’t obvious enough, the Los Angeles Lakers (15-28) have had a really tough time without the services of rising star forward Brandon Ingram and rookie point guard Lonzo Ball on Monday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. This was especially true for head coach Luke Walton’s defensive unit, an aspect of the Lakers’ game […]

In the midst of the futuristic approach to the Los Angeles Lakers offseason, Luke Walton’s name has floated around in rumors that this may indeed be his last season as the coach of this team. Yet governor and majority owner Jeanie Buss has assured that’s not the case, according to Ramona Shelburne. Shelburne spoke to […]

Amid all the comments criticizing Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton and rumors surrounding his job security, Lakers majority owner Jeanie Buss and Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson once again expressed their support for their young coach through Twitter. Buss tweeted a picture of her having dinner with Lakers general manager Rob […]

For the first time since LaVar Ball’s critical comments claiming that Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton had lost the team’s locker room, the Lakers front office has spoken out. Lakers majority owner Jeanie Buss and team president Magic Johnson each tweeted support for coach Walton on Saturday after the Lakers won their fourth straight […]

With their fourth straight victory, the Los Angeles Lakers (15-27) really appear to be on a roll with an impressive 107-101 overtime victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday afternoon at American Airlines Center. However, the young Los Angeles squad pulled off this win without the services of rising star forward Brandon Ingram. Lakers sideline reporter Mike […]

When you think about current records or streaks, you usually think about big-name players holding them. There are streaks for most games with double-digit scoring, consecutive games with at least one three or a free throw, etc. But before Thursday’s 93-81 win over the San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers forward Corey Brewer held the […]

As many wait in anticipation of the Feb 8. NBA trade deadline, other happenings might be taking place behind the scenes that could cause an equal amount of shock that any blockbuster trade could cause. The comments stirring controversy regarding LaVar Ball’s thoughts about Lakers head coach Luke Walton may not have been a random shot […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton has done a great job in blocking recently surging outside comments about his job and led his team to a 93-81 victory over an experienced San Antonio Spurs team. It is the Lakers’ third straight win. Another team member who deserves high praise is rookie Lonzo Ball, an […]

Following a performance that helped guide the Los Angeles Lakers to a nice win, head coach Luke Walton gave some well-earned praises for his rookie floor general, Lonzo Ball. Lakers beat writer Bob Garcia IV shared the comments on Twitter: Luke Walton on Lonzo Ball's impact: "He impacted on both ends. He creates our paces. […]

For the past couple of days, Luke Walton has been part of a lot of headlines because of the controversial comments made by LaVar Ball against him. It has been the topic of numerous interviews and he has continued to give his side on different occasions, which has understandably already made him tired of it. He […]

Add Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr to the list of coaches who have recently criticized the media for giving LaVar Ball the type of attention he is getting. The elder Ball was already getting a lot of attention, but created a major headline a couple of days ago when he openly criticized Los […]

The trend continues with another NBA coach slamming LaVar Ball for his insensitive remarks toward Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton. This time, L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers expressed his view on Ball’s inflammatory comments towards Walton on Monday night. Via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: #Clippers coach Doc Rivers comments on LaVar Ball's recent […]

When it comes to Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton, it was clear by the platform that ESPN continued to give Big Baller Brand founder LaVar Ball yesterday that he feels that Walton has lost the Lakers’ locker room. One of Walton’s players that strongly came to his defense today was none other than […]