Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers are trending in the wrong direction. Los Angeles fell to 4-4 overall and 1-4 in its last five games with Wednesday’s 131-114 defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Memphis is 5-4 after its third win in the last four and largely cruised in this one […]
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The Memphis Grizzlies announced star Ja Morant left Wednesday’s 131-114 win over the Los Angeles Lakers with a right hamstring injury. He was listed as doubtful, but did not return after exiting, finishing with 20 points, five assists and four rebounds. Any setback to Morant is going to be worrisome for the […]
Who’s Playing Mercyhurst Lakers @ Morgan State Bears Current Records: Mercyhurst 0-1, Morgan State 1-0 How To Watch What to Know The Morgan State Bears will face off against the Mercyhurst Lakers at 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Hill Field House. The Bears will be strutting in after a victory while the Lakers will […]
Jaxson Hayes of the Lakers is being investigated by the NBA again regarding the July 2021 altercation he had with then-girlfriend Sofia Jamora. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) Warning: This post contains descriptions of domestic violence. The NBA is reopening its investigation into Jaxson Hayes of the Los Angeles Lakers following the release of a […]
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 3, 2024, 12:26 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. The NBA is reopening an investigation into a 2021 incident involving Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson […]
Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Basketball fans should know to never rule anything out when it comes to LeBron James, so the idea of the 39-year-old playing alongside a second son in the NBA shouldn’t even seem that far-fetched by now. Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com noted Thursday that former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Tristan Thompson […]
Gabe Vincent is 6-1. He is a very good defender against players in his general size-range, but there is only so much he can do against players substantially taller than he is. In a perfect world, you wouldn’t want to leave him alone on the floor against, say, a 7-foot future Hall of Famer who […]
Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 131-127 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night, fans praised veteran LeBron James and first-year head coach JJ Redick for leading the team to a 3-0 start. The Kings drop to an 0-2 start after losing 117-115 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in their season-opener. […]
Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images After the Los Angeles Lakers cruised past the Minnesota Timberwolves in Tuesday’s season opener, Nike appeared to troll Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards on social media. Following the Lakers’ 110-103 victory, Nike posted a tweet showing support for LeBron James while seemingly throwing shade at Edwards’ recent Adidas advertisement […]
LOS ANGELES — Four minutes left in the second quarter, it was time. LeBron James and his son, Bronny, rose from the Lakers bench and walked toward the scorer’s table. The crowd noticed slowly, the noise building incrementally. First as a rustle. Then cheering. Finally there came a rush of excitement that LeBron and Bronny […]
