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Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton did not play Lonzo Ball for the entire fourth quarter in the Lakers’ win over the Charlotte Hornets. This has not been the first time Walton has kept his rookie point guard on the bench at the end of games and because it’s Ball, it continues to be […]

LaVar Ball may have lost a few marketing opportunities after the Los Angeles Lakers decided to enforce their rule against reporters talking to guests and families of their players at Staples Center during games, but that’s not going to stop him from dropping his trademark statements here and there. The outspoken dad recently had an […]

LaVar Ball is starting to become a problem for the Los Angeles Lakers. In the last few weeks, he’s spoken out about how Lakers head coach Luke Walton handles his son Lonzo. But Walton, to his credit, has shied away from publicly denouncing LaVar in any kind if incendiary way. However, Walton did come out […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton in his second year at the helm of the most popular team in Southern California, and it looks like he’s finally beginning to settle in. Although the Lakers are struggling this season at 8-15, Walton has instilled a sense of calm to his players, keeping with the message […]

LaVar Ball’s mouth is unstoppable. The ever-outspoken father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball created ripples across the airwaves once more, when LaVar spoke with SiriusXM NBA Radio and insinuated that Lonzo hasn’t been happy with all the losing the Lakers are having primarily because he’s not used to it. The Lakers are […]

Few players in the NBA this season have been as analyzed and criticized as much as Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball. The UCLA product had a target on his back before he even played his first game in the NBA and although he has yet to live up to expectations on a consistent basis, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were hoping to make another statement like they did the other night against the high-powered Golden State Warriors. Unfortunately, the Houston Rockets proved to be way too much for this young Lakers team to handle. Although it was not the end result Los Angeles wanted, head coach Luke Walton was still […]

Since the start of the season, it has been obvious that Brandon Ingram is more aggressive on both ends of the floor. He has taken a bigger role, which has resulted to better production from him. His efforts have not gone unnoticed, as Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton has nothing but good words to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers revolve around rookie guard Lonzo Ball more than most people realize – at least that’s one takeaway you can get when hearing how Lakers head coach Luke Walton described how big of an influence Ball is to the team’s gameplan following a 118-95 home loss to the Houston Rockets Sunday, per […]

The Houston Rockets have gotten off to a blazing start to this season holding the best mark in the Western Conference with a 17-4 record through the first 21 games. Prior to Sunday’s game, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton voiced that he believes the Rockets are playing the best basketball in the league, […]

People are sounding the bust alarm again Sunday when Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball shot 0-for-4 from the floor and finished with just two points and three blocks in a 118-95 lopsided loss at home against the Houston Rockets. It was the Lakers’ fifth-straight loss and also Ball’s second game in his young […]

Even with the game down to its last seconds, and the result already settled, some players of the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers were part of heated moment, as Jamal Murray made a taunt on Lonzo Ball while dribbling off the time. It resulted to Julius Randle fouling him and giving out a few […]

Despite all the shooting woes he’s experiencing since the start of his pro career, Lonzo Ball continues to receive a lot of support from his family, teammates, and coaches. That includes Luke Walton, who has not lost his confidence on the 20-year-old rookie and still gives him the same amount of playing time to help […]

Lakers head coach Luke Walton has jokes, too. Before Wednesday’s night’s 127-123 overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors, Walton spoke to the media about Young, who played for the Lakers for four years before signing with Golden State in the offseason. True to his sarcastic self, Walton said just what one would think he […]

Brandon Ingram put on a show when the Los Angeles Lakers played host to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night at the Staples Center. The second-year forward scored a career-high 32 points while going head-to-head against the superstar player he’s been compared most to early in his career, Kevin Durant. Although the Lakers came up […]

The Golden State Warriors’ public relations department had a bit of fun messing with former assistant coach and now Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton prior to the game, handing out a list of the Warriors’ interim coaches. The list featured only two names — Walton’s and Mike Brown’s — putting the latter at […]

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers put up quite a fight against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors forcing Stephen Curry and company into overtime at the Staples Center. Unfortunately, Luke Walton’s squad was unable to come out on top with Curry kicking it into another gear scoring 13 of his 28 points […]

After their .500 start through the first 10 games of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers have lost seven of their next 10, and are currently struggling to regain their form. However, Luke Walton still sees a lot of positive takeaways from their situation, as he understands that it’s part of the growing pains he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will get a familiar face back in the starting lineup tonight against the L.A. Clippers. Head coach Luke Walton has elected to insert Larry Nance Jr. back into the starting five and as a result, Kyle Kuzma will now come off the bench. Before Monday’s game, Walton spoke to the media […]

Lonzo Ball has not shot well in the early part of his first NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers, and those struggles aren’t only limited to jump shots. Ball, the No. 2 pick in this summer’s NBA draft, has struggled from the free throw line as well. He’s shooting a dismal 42.9 percent from […]

After their disappointing 113-102 road loss on Wednesday to the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Lakers (8-11) have taken advantage of their extended break over the last few days. According to an article written on Sunday by Matthew Moreno of Lakers Nation, Lakers head coach Luke Walton is confident that four full days off in […]

To begin the 2017-18 NBA season, Lonzo Ball has experienced his fair share of highs (two triple-doubles) and lows (31.5 percent shooting from the field and 25.0 percent shooting from the three-point line) with the Los Angeles Lakers. While some are concerned, they need to be reminded he recently turned 20 years old and has […]

LaVar Ball, the controversial father of Lonzo Ball, has been making a lot of headlines as of late. Not only has LaVar been going back and forth with president Donald Trump following the return of LiAngelo Ball after the incident in China, but now the CEO of Big Baller Brand has been taking shots at […]

For just the second time this season, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to stitch together two-straight wins, as they pulled off a thrilling 103-94 come-from-behind victory over the Chicago Bulls at home on Tuesday. The Lakers, who also won against the Denver Nuggets last Sunday, 127-109, were down by as much as 19 early […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ come-from-behind win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at Staples Center, head coach Luke Walton opened up to the media about Lonzo Ball’s performance. After the Lakers trailed the Bulls by as many as 19 points in the third quarter, Los Angeles stormed back to top Chicago 103-94 behind […]

Chino Hills have eyes – and mouth – and it comes in the human form of LaVar Ball, arguably the world’s most famous and annoying sports dad. Just days after seemingly egging U.S. President Donald Trump to engage in a word war with him (so very 2017 I must say), Ball resurfaced in the headlines […]

Anyone that had kept up with LaVar Ball’s antics prior to the NBA Draft and throughout the offseason has gotten a glimpse of the rampant madman he can become through adversity. Take for instance calling for the firing of former Chino Hills High School basketball coach Stephan Gilling or forcing tournament organizers to send a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to snap a two-game skid on Sunday night at the Staples Center with Lonzo Ball and company coming out on top against the visiting Denver Nuggets. Not only was Ball able to break out of his recent slump with the second triple-double of his career, but the team’s all-around […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton is very pleased with how his team has defended thus far this season. Walton even went so far as to say he’s happiest about the Lakers’ new-found defensive consistency. Luke Walton: “what I’m happiest about is the defensive consistency.” #Lakers — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) November 20, 2017 Walton […]

The Los Angeles Lakers averted a third-straight loss, as they took care of business Sunday, beating the Denver Nuggets at home, 127-109. Several Lakers had good performances with seven on the team scoring in double figures, including Julius Randle, who came off the bench and fired a game-high 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the […]

Although Lonzo Ball and Julius Randle’s huge games took the spotlight from the blowout win by the Los Angeles Lakers over the Denver Nuggets Sunday, Luke Walton also gave credit to two of his players who played incredible defense on the night, helping them come out with the win as well. The second year head […]

It had been a rough stretch for Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball coming into last night’s game versus the Denver Nuggets. Not only had his shooting woes continued to plague him, but its negative impact on the rest of his game spurred head coach Luke Walton to bench Ball in the fourth […]

The Los Angeles Lakers crushed the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night at the Staples Center. It was an impressive team effort from the purple and gold as they humbled the visiting Nuggets in Los Angeles with Lonzo Ball and Julius Randle having some solid performances. Brook Lopez, who scored 21 points in the win, talked […]

Given all the attention he’s had even before entering the league, Lonzo Ball has experienced the highs and lows when it comes to comments from fans, as well as from members of the media. From criticizing him for his poor performances, to receiving a lot of praise for notching two triple-doubles so far as a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t been the best outside shooting team this season, and head coach Luke Walton isn’t oblivious to that fact. According to Joey Ramirez of NBA.com, The second-year head coach wants his team to ease off a bit on pulling their triggers from downtown. Walton said that the team will have “every […]

Lonzo Ball’s recent change of haircut is apparently not his way of hopefully snapping out of his current shooting funk. But the Los Angeles Lakers rookie is undergoing yet another change, this time in terms of his demeanor. Per Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times: Luke Walton said Lonzo Ball was a little different today. “Not […]

It is an understatement that the hype of Lonzo Ball has superseded any previous rookie of the past decade. Right from the initial media day frenzy, to the Summer League sold-out crowd in Las Vegas, to the huge throng of people at Big Baller Brand pop-up events, Lonzo Ball has taken the NBA by storm. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to see a star in the making when it comes to rookie Kyle Kuzma. The first-round draft pick has become one of the team’s best players in a very short time as he seemingly fits Luke Walton’s system perfectly. On Friday night, Kuzma had another solid performance with the Utah product […]

The stage was set for Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball to show out on Wednesday night versus the Philadelphia 76ers. With all the young stars finally aligning in Staple Center, it was a perfect opportunity for Ball to showcase the kind of ability that made him one of the biggest headlines of the offseason. […]