Tag: Los Angeles Lakers
Nuggets’ guard Facundo Campazzo has been issued a one-game suspension for pushing Lakers’ guard Wayne Ellington in the regular-season finale. Los Angeles defeated Denver 146-141 in overtime. The unsportsmanlike play occurred at the 7:24 mark of the second quarter. After a missed shot attempt, Campazzo ran up from behind Ellington to push him to the […]
Five-time All-Star Joel Embiid is the first center since Shaquille O’Neal to win the NBA scoring title. In a total of 68 games played this season, the 76ers’ center averaged a league-best and career-high 30.6 points per game. By the end of the 1999-00 season, Shaq had averaged 29.7 points per game in 79 games […]
According to sources, Lakers’ guard Kendrick Nunn will likely pick up his player option for the 2022-23 NBA season. Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report stated, “Nunn is expected to pick up his $5.25 million player option for next season, sources said.” On Aug. 6, 2021, the Illinois native signed a two-year, $10.3 million contract with […]
LeBron James and Stephen Curry go way back. Well, within the last nine years. When LeBron rejoined the Cavaliers in 2014, it didn’t take long for the team to dominate. In only his first season back, they returned to the NBA Finals, where Curry and the Warriors defeated them in six games in 2015. Then, […]
With the 2021-22 NBA regular season coming to a close, the latest rumor concerns the Lakers and Jazz pursuing 76ers’ head coach Doc Rivers. Although Rivers still has a job with the Sixers, could this be his final season with the organization? Expectations are high. Owners and general managers across the league are keeping their […]
Last offseason, DeMar DeRozan was more than willing to return to Los Angeles and play for the Lakers. He was a free agent. However, LeBron James had a different plan. During an interview on ESPN’s Get Up!, Magic Johnson discussed the organization’s goal to sign the California native. Of course, after everything was said and […]
Eight-time All-Star Anthony Davis earned his first NBA championship in his first season with the Lakers. However, ever since the 2019-20 season, it has been anything but smooth sailing for the organization. Last week, Davis told reporters that his team would’ve defeated the Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals, if not for his groin injury […]
NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says LeBron James deserves to pass him on the all-time scoring list. In the Wizards-Lakers matchup last month, the 19-year veteran passed Karl Malone for second place on the list. This milestone was certainly earned. Malone retired with 36,909 points, and King James needed only 19 points to tie […]
There is no doubt that 18-time All-Star LeBron James is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Averaging 30.3 points per game, he is currently the NBA’s leading scorer, with Giannis Antetokounmpo following closely behind. Along with averaging 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, the four-time MVP is shooting 52.4% from the […]
In Wednesday night’s Western Conference rematch, the Los Angeles Lakers are facing off against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center; free NBA picks are available here. These two teams are meeting for the fourth time during this regular season. Continue scrolling for Lakers vs Timberwolves preview content. Will Karl-Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves earn their […]
