Tag: Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has recorded 668 30-point games across his 21-year playing career, the second most in NBA history, according to the Basketball-Reference database. This includes both playoff and regular-season games. Only Michael Jordan (671) retired with more 30-point games. Jordan accomplished this feat in just 15 seasons. James leads Wilt Chamberlain […]
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been downgraded to out for Thursday night’s road game against the Golden State Warriors as he continues managing a left ankle injury, the Lakers announced Wednesday. James said at Sunday’s All-Star Game he would use the break to receive further treatment on peroneal tendinopathy. The four-time MVP hinted that he […]
NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton was asked about the ongoing rumors pertaining to LeBron James potentially leaving the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason. The 20-time All-Star has a $51.41 million player option for 2024-25 that he could decline in the months ahead. “LeBron did what he wanted — [what] he was supposed to. He […]
The 2019-20 NBA Season may be the craziest year in the league’s history. The reason for this is that the league shut down on March 11, 2020, over safety concerns caused by the COVID-19 virus. It remained this way for nearly four months until the NBA resumed play in Orlando, Florida, in what is now […]
Anthony Davis and Rui Hachimura became the first Los Angeles Lakers duo with 35 points each in the same game since Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal in 2003, during Wednesday night’s 138-122 win over the Utah Jazz. Davis recorded 37 points and 15 rebounds and Hachimura scored a career-high 36 points. The Lakers rested LeBron […]
The Golden State Warriors made an unsuccessful bid for Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James before last Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, according to sources. Warriors owner Joe Lacob offered an undisclosed trade package to Lakers owner Jeanie Buss in futile efforts to pair James with longtime rival Stephen Curry. However, neither the Lakers nor James were […]
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James (sore left ankle) will not be playing in Wednesday night’s away game against the Utah Jazz. This is the second night of a back-to-back on the road. James, 39, has been dealing with soreness on the outside of his left ankle and plans to use the night to rest […]
Key Highlights: In the playoffs, depth increases your floor. But to unlock that championship ceiling, you need your own version of the “Death Lineup.” 18 of the last 20 NBA Champions have had a regular season lineup featuring most/all of their best players, that has played at least 300 non-garbage time possessions together, and posted […]
Free agent guard Spencer Dinwiddie will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers when he clears waivers, according to sources. The NBA trade deadline was this past Thursday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. ET. Dinwiddie, 30, was traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Toronto Raptors for Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Young on Thursday and subsequently waived by Toronto. Dinwiddie cleared waivers […]
D’Angelo Russell is currently on pace to become the first Los Angeles Lakers player to make 200 3-pointers in a single season. Through only 49 games, Russell has made 132 3-pointers on 316 attempts (41.8%). Nick Van Excel holds the Lakers’ franchise record with 183 3-pointers, set in the 1994-95 season. Kobe Bryant is second […]
