Lakers Expected to Target Hawks’ Dejounte Murray for Trade

The Los Angeles Lakers were named among the teams interested in Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, and now the Lakers are also expected to express trade interest in Atlanta Hawks star Dejounte Murray, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. “Lakers front office has shown they’re going to do their due diligence around […]

James Foglio  •  26 Dec 2023
Lakers’ Gabe Vincent considering surgery on left knee, would miss 6-8 weeks

Los Angeles Lakers guard Gabe Vincent is “strongly considering” surgery on his left knee, which would sideline him for six to eight weeks. Vincent, 27, rehabbed for almost two months for return, but the swelling is back, and he’s now contemplating a surgical procedure. The five-year veteran has averaged 5.4 points, 1.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, […]

James Foglio  •  23 Dec 2023
Lakers’ LeBron James (left ankle tendinitis) out vs. Timberwolves

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been downgraded to out for tonight’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to tendinitis in his left ankle, the team announced. This is the second time in the last two weeks that James has sat out the second night of a back-to-back, after also resting for Los Angeles’ […]

James Foglio  •  21 Dec 2023
LeBron James has scored double-digit points in 1,175 consecutive regular-season games

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has scored double-digit points in 1,175 consecutive regular-season games, dating back to Jan. 6, 2007. The second-longest active streak belongs to Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, who has 157. James, 38, hasn’t scored less than 10 points in a regular-season game in over 15 seasons. In the Cleveland Cavaliers’ […]

James Foglio  •  19 Dec 2023
Spurs end 18-game losing streak, defeat Lakers to win first game since Nov. 2

San Antonio Spurs won 129-115 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, snapping their franchise-worst 18-game losing streak and winning their first game since Nov. 2 against the Phoenix Suns. The Spurs (4-20) picked up only their fourth victory of the season. Entering Friday, the Spurs were 1-9 in games this season in which […]

James Foglio  •  16 Dec 2023
Which NBA team gets Google searched the most? (Hint: It’s not who you think)

With the end of 2023 almost here, all the major companies are releasing their website data for the year. Everyone is sharing their Spotify Wrapped and Apple Replay on their social media accounts. Google, of course, is not going to be missing out on all the fun. Over the last few weeks, they have been […]

Mat Issa  •  15 Dec 2023
LeBron James most-viewed NBA player page on Basketball-Reference in 2023

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will finish 2023 as the most-viewed NBA player page on Basketball-Reference, a database for statistics, scores, and history of every team — while also covering NBA and WNBA players. The 19-time All-Star is the most-viewed NBA player on the basketball site in a total of 41 states. Let’s just […]

James Foglio  •  18 Dec 2023
NBA In-Season Tournament Final Most-Watched Non-Christmas Day Regular-Season Game In 5+ Years

The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Final last Saturday between the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers became the most-watched regular-season non-Christmas Day game on any network in over five years. The audience peaked at 5.68 million viewers on ESPN, per the network. Viewership was up by 46 percent compared to last year’s game in the […]

James Foglio  •  12 Dec 2023
Does this recent report mean that Zach LaVine is on his way out?

It’s no secret that Zach LaVine’s days in Chicago are limited. At 8-14, the Chicago Bulls don’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. And we have already seen reports about the Bulls and LaVine expressing interest in a potential trade. However, on Thursday, we received an update that may mean a trade is coming […]

Mat Issa  •  07 Dec 2023