Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers have a rich and storied history, one that has seen some of the biggest names in professional...

The rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics in the 1980s is largely credited with sparking a massive growth in popularity for the NBA. It brought both franchises and all of those involved into an entirely new level of recognition across the country and ultimately worldwide. Of course, players such as Magic Johnson […]

At this stage of the NBA season, teams are supposed to be playing their best basketball. However, Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers are sliding after losing two consecutive close games on game-winners. Los Angeles recently got Reaves back from a calf injury and Luka Doncic from his hamstring issue. This is the most […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are hoping to build a contender around star Luka Doncic but the reality of the situation may not be what fans want to hear.

SAN FRANCISCO– After missing the last three games due to illness, Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis is trending in the right direction ahead of the Dubs’ matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. After the Warriors’ Friday afternoon practice, Steve Kerr gave a positive update on the big man’s status. “Kristaps was feeling better in […] The post Warriors’ Kristaps Porzingis positive step on injury report before Lakers clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Los Angeles Lakers made an addition to their front office earlier this week, hiring former University of Virginia head coach Tony Bennett as a draft advisor. It’s one of the first outside additions made by new majority owner Mark Walter, with the hope being that head coach JJ Redick and company can lean on […]

Heat president Pat Riley was honored Sunday with a statue unveiling outside the Lakers’ arena, and during the ceremony the longtime executive reflected on Miami’s championship era and what might have happened if LeBron James had remained with the franchise after 2014, as Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald reports. Riley spoke about the expectations […] The post Pat Riley says Heat could’ve been dynasty appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Kings forward Keegan Murray has been diagnosed with a mild left ankle sprain and will be reevaluated in two weeks, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link via James Ham of The Kings Beat). While it’s a little unusual to see a team refer to an injury as “mild” and then say a […]

With James, the Lakers went from not making the playoffs to winning the NBA Finals in just two seasons, which is undoubtedly an impressive feat. But since 2020, there has been a roller coaster of outcomes surrounding this team as they have yet to get back to the Finals. Now, the four-time champion is 41 […]

Max Kellerman thinks Luka Doncic is one of the worst defenders in the NBA.

Steph Curry reportedly suffered a setback in his recovery from the knee issue that has sidelined the Warriors superstar since the end of January. Curry, who has missed Golden State’s past nine games, pushed too hard in an attempt to race back and ended up doing more harm than good, according to ESPN’s Marc Spears....

The Lakers, once again, told on themselves.

JJ Redick makes his feelings known on the additional burden of the media's scrutiny simply due to being on the Lakers.

Austin Reaves provides a realistic solution as the Lakers' appear to be entering a slump coming out of the All-Star break.

DeMar DeRozan has his eyes set on one of the two Los Angeles teams, but which one is the better fit?

While it looked like Grayson Allen traveled on the Suns’ game-winning play against the Lakers, the NBA saw nothing.

In terms of pure talent, Lamar Odom was one of the most gifted basketball players of his generation. He had point guard skills at 6’10 with an excellent handle and court vision while also being capable of scoring at all three levels. He was a major part of the Los Angeles Lakers’ back-to-back championships in […]

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will be a major factor in determining if LeBron stays with the Lakers this summer.

With immense speculation about the Los Angeles Lakers and superstar LeBron James, sports analyst Colin Cowherd gives a blunt take about the relationship between the team and player. As Cowherd has blasted the Lakers in the past for certain areas, he would make an interesting comparison between the franchise’s situation and the Hollywood business. There’s […] The post Colin Cowherd draws up ‘Hollywood’ comparison for LeBron James-Lakers relationship appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Lakers are set to have increased cap space, which means they will be aggressive in free agency. One Nuggets forward should be their top target.