Lakers

When the Cavs shocked the Warriors last June, many tears were shed. LeBron James was sobbing as he embraced Kevin Love when the clock struck zero, and head coach Tyronn Lue never left the bench area. By the time the camera caught him, he was seating on the bench, crying tears of joy with his [...]

It is a sad day in the NBA. Two months ago, after seeing the joy of watching former No. 6 pick Yi Jianlian play against NBA talent for the first time in years at the 2016 Rio Olypmics, the Lakers signed Yi to a one-year contract, but have now released him. After a rough pre-season [...]

Metta World Peace? An assistant coach? In the NBA? Don’t laugh. The Los Angeles Lakers seem prepared to make this happen, according to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein: The odds are against Metta World Peace making the Los Angeles Lakers’ Opening Night roster, but the Lakers have interest in keeping the veteran forward around [...]

Take it from Stephen Curry: The Los Angeles Lakers’ players love them some Luke Walton. Baxter Holmes wrote a fabulous piece for ESPN.com on Walton’s attempts to bring a little Golden State Warriors culture to Hollywood. There is a long way to go, quite obviously, but the early returns are good. Walton’s players like him [...]

All-everything rookie for the Lakers, Brandon Ingram, seems like the real deal. On offense, his closest NBA resemblance is Kevin Durant, and should give defenses matchup nightmares for years to come. His length, versatility and ball handling skills should make him out to the best Lakers draft pick in recent years. But will he start [...]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Brandon Ingram has only been an NBA player for a few months, but he’s already making the text-message rounds with veterans. Including Golden State Warriors sixth man Andre Iguodala. The talked about this bromance on Fox Sports’ The Herd with Colin Cowherd, per Serena Winters of Lakers Nation: [tweet https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/777952650595749888] [tweet [...]

If the Lakers are going to begin to put the pieces together, they’ll need their young core to be on the court together as much as possible. The Kobe era is over, so it all begins now. A key ingredient to what they’re trying to do in L.A. is Julius Randle. After missing his rookie [...]

The Lakers have officially added two new players to the roster. Brandon Ingram, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 Draft and Yi Jianlian, who last played in the NBA in 2012. [tweet https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/767864822213988353] [tweet https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/768133348543782912] Terms of the deal were not released as per team policy, but nearly every team signs first-round picks [...]

Nick Young has, apparently, found a way to forgive Los Angeles Lakers teammate D’Angelo Russell. The two made headlines last season when Russell secretly recorded Young talking about cheating on then-fiancee Iggy Azalea. The couple, amid rumors and anecdotes of further infidelity from Young, are no longer together. Young appeared unreceptive at best when Russell [...]

In an era where player movement happens so frequently, it’s rare to see a guy wants to stay in a city when he has a chance to leave and play in his hometown. Well, making more money by staying certainly helps. But when DeMar DeRozan decided to stay in Toronto and not even meet with [...]