Getty Image Kyrie Irving is set to be an unrestricted free agent this summer, and despite his considerable talents no one is quite sure what market will be out there for him. The Dallas Mavericks are the one team we know will be trying hard to sign Irving, simply because they gave up so much …
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Report: The Suns Will Hire Former Lakers Coach Frank Vogel
Getty Image The Phoenix Suns decided to make a major change at head coach this offseason, as new owner Mat Ishbia decided to part ways with Monty Williams and bring in a new voice to lead the team. On Friday afternoon, we learned the role will end up going to Frank Vogel, the former head …
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LeBron James Did Not Make Snoop Dogg’s List Of The Top Five Los Angeles Lakers Of All Time
Getty Image The biggest NBA debate of the past decade-plus is whether Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the best basketball player of all time. One way or another, it’s hard to not admit that LeBron is at the very least somewhere in the top five. If you ask Snoop Dogg, though, he doesn’t even …
The Lakers Will Reportedly Match Offer Sheets Up To $100 Million On Austin Reaves
Getty Image As has been the case most every offseason during the LeBron James era, the Lakers enter this summer with a lot of decisions to make on their own free agents. Building their team around James and Anthony Davis has meant they fill out the majority of the roster with short-term deals, but unlike …
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How The Nuggets Picked Apart The Lakers Once-Elite Defense
Getty Image Late in the Denver Nuggets’ Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers last week, a contest in which they tallied 132 points and prolific 136.1 offensive rating, one of their rare empty possessions became a harbinger for the rest of the 4-0 sweep. As Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic tangoed into a …
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Jamal Murray’s Versatile Scoring Is Causing Major Problems For The Lakers
Getty Image Games 1 and 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets were two opposite ends of the basketball spectrum. Game 1’s offensive showcase made way for Game 2’s defensive-minded, cold-shooting affair. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Nikola Jokic combined for 100 points on 35-for-56 shooting in Game …
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Michael Malone Ripped The National Media For Only Talking About The Lakers After Denver Won Game 1
Getty Image While the Nuggets won Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Lakers, they did so by holding on narrowly after seeing a 21-point lead evaporate into just a three-point edge in the fourth quarter. Because of that, a lot of the conversation over the last two days leading into Game 2 …
Jamal Murray Caught Fire In The Fourth To Give Denver A 2-0 Series Lead Over The Lakers
Getty Image After a wild opener that saw Nikola Jokic out-duel Anthony Davis to give Denver a 1-0 lead on L.A., the expectation was that the Lakers would come out with some added force in Game 2 trying to even the series before it shifts to Los Angeles. That was exactly how the first half …
The Lakers Took A 3-1 Lead Thanks To Lonnie Walker IV And Two Awful Late Turnovers From The Warriors
Getty Image The Los Angeles Lakers are heading back to San Francisco with a chance to wrap up the series in five games after a 12-point second half comeback on Monday night in Game 4 against the Warriors. It was a tense, sometimes sloppy game that had a wild finish in which the defending champs …
Draymond Green Threw A Pass To The Lakers Bench After Gary Payton II Left For The Locker Room Mid-Play
TNT One of the big stories ahead of Game 4 between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday revolved around Golden State’s starting lineup. The Warriors rolled with JaMychal Green in back-to-back games after he made just one start during the entire regular season but, with Golden State losing Game 3, …
Draymond Green Thought The Warriors Lost Momentum In Game 3 Due To The Lakers Being ‘On The Free Throw Line Every Time’
Getty Image The Los Angeles Lakers took Game 3 of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the Golden State Warriors. Despite the defending champions racing out to an 11-point lead in the second quarter, the Lakers rode a 30-8 run in the frame to a nine-point halftime lead. That cushion grew and grew during the …
Patrick Beverley And Russell Westbrook Want Rings If The Lakers Win The NBA Finals
Getty Image The Los Angeles Lakers have put forth quite the in-season turnaround. The team started 2-10 this year, rallied during the regular season, made some trades, got into the Play-In Tournament, and after taking down the 2-seed Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the postseason, are currently in the driver’s seat in their …