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The Memphis Grizzlies have granted Dwight Howard’s representatives permission to speak with other teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers are exploring other options in light of the DeMarcus Cousins injury. Their interest in Howard is more “due diligence” at this point, a team source said. Although Howard was acquired by the Grizzlies from [...]

It’s finally happened. The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade superstar forward Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for a large haul of young assets. The Pelicans are set to acquire Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks in return, including the fourth-overall selection in the 2019 draft. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1140023139142971392] [...]

In a bombshell that sent shock waves throughout the Lakers organization, Magic Johnson announced on Tuesday evening that he was stepping down immediately after just two years as the team’s president of basketball operations. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1115784011345842176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1115784011345842176&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportingnews.com%2Fus%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Fmagic-johnson-lakers-tenure-ends-with-an-embarrassment-of-epic-proportions%2Fvu57m36hqsiq1kdkn4bixqnvm] “It’s a difficult decision. I cried before I came here,” Johnson said. “I am about to cry now. It’s [...]

On Sunday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Jason Kidd will be a “serious coaching candidate” for the Los Angeles Lakers should Luke Walton be fired after the season. The news comes amid a report that he is also expected to be in the running for a job at his alma mater, the University of California, [...]

LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers ended any speculation about him coaching elsewhere after the season, telling reporters he and team owner Steve Ballmer have agreed to a contract extension. Questions about Rivers’ future arose after a weekend report stated that Rivers had an “ardent ambition” to coach the Lakers. So when responding to a [...]

With a playoff run looking less and less likely, the Lakers are ready to scale back Lebron James’ workload. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, the Lakers will put James on a minutes restriction of 28-32 minutes per game and won’t have him play in back-to-backs.. Haynes added that both James and his agent, Rich [...]

Lakers Kyle Kuzma left Monday’s game against to the Clippers with a sprained right ankle. Kuzma rolled his ankle with 6:09 remaining in the fourth quarter. He eventually made his way back to the bench and then to the locker room with the Lakers’ athletic trainer. [tweet https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1102807599974678528] Head coach Luke Walton said after the [...]

According to ESPN, the Chicago Bulls are waiving Carmelo Anthony, making him playing in Los Angeles for the Lakers a real possibility. Upon clearing waivers, the Lakers could sign Melo but not before exploring other transactions ahead of the Feb. 7 trade deadline. Regardless, the Lakers would have to make another move in order to [...]

LeBron James did not agree with the call against Lonzo Ball. And, in the end, neither did the refs. The referees admitted that a shooting foul called on Lonzo Ball Thursday night against the OkC Thunder should not have been called. Ultimately, the bad call didn’t matter as the Lakers went on to win in [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced that LeBron James will miss at least another week with a strained left groin. James, who suffered the injury Christmas Day, has now been sidelined for two weeks. He was evaluated by the team medical staff Thursday and it was determined “the healing of James’ groin injury is progressing.” [...]