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After being down in the fourth quarter by 12 points, the Los Angeles Lakers managed an impressive comeback win against the Phoenix Suns thanks to a late rally led by LeBron James. The Lakers won 100-95. James nearly outscored the Suns singlehandedly in the fourth quarter, in which the score was Suns 28-11, with James scoring ten points alone. According to James, the comeback began once coach Darvin Ham asked if he could go the whole fourth quarter. “He asked me if I could go the [whole] quarter, and I looked at the time and the score and what was going on in the game, and it was an easy answe...
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that the league was considering changes that would bring back the East/West format for the league’s annual All-Star Game. Instead of a game between the conferences, the event has been contested with star team captains since 2018, one of several efforts to make the game more interesting to viewers. “We’re looking at some potential changes in format in Indianapolis this year,” Silver said about the 2024 All-Star Game on ESPN’s First Take Wednesday. “Maybe a return to something more traditional in terms of how the teams are presented. We went to sort of this capt...
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It’s taken 20 seasons, but it might be time to admit that LeBron James has found his footing in the NBA. In the midst of a playoff matchup with the Golden State Warriors, the Lakers star was named to the All-NBA Third Team Wednesday. Since his third season in 2005, he has never missed out on the end-of-year honor and appeared on the First Team for 11 straight seasons between 2008 and 2018. At age 38, James joins Tim Duncan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the oldest players to ever be named to an all-league team. James’ 2022-23 season does not necessarily match up to his performances of yesteryear, ...
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In their second trade this week, the Los Angeles Lakers traded guard Patrick Beverley and a second-round pick to the Orlando Magic in exchange for center Mo Bamba. The trade is part of a larger effort by the Lakers to revamp their roster after a 25-30 start to the season. Shortly following the trade for Bamba, the Lakers also acquired guard Davon Reed and three second-round picks in exchange for center Thomas Bryant. It’s been a busy week for Los Angeles, which celebrated LeBron James’ all-time scoring record Tuesday after a 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The following day, the tea...
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LeBron James had to be held back by security at the Crypto.com Arena Tuesday after a Los Angeles Clippers fan’s comments caused him to stop and turn in the tunnel at halftime. The fan reportedly made comments about James’ poor performance and receding hairline, common criticisms of the 38-year-old at a time of profound struggle for the Lakers. Though he reacted as though he clearly heard the heckler, security ultimately intervened before he could properly respond. The Lakers star went on to score 46 points in the contest, though the Clippers earned the last laugh in the local rivalry game with...
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After suffering a groin injury Wednesday against the Clippers, LeBron James remains optimistic that he can return to action for the Lakers on Friday against the Sacramento Kings. But though the injury appears minimal at this point, it is an early sign of wear and tear on an aging Los Angeles roster that has already been struggling at full strength all season. With James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley on the floor for the majority of the team’s first 11 games, the Lakers have still struggled mightily to begin the 2022-23 season, going 2-9 and ranking 14th in the Western ...
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The Los Angeles Lakers announced Wednesday that they were acquiring point guard Patrick Beverley from the Utah Jazz in exchange for forward Talen Horton-Tucker and guard Stanley Johnson. The moves frees up cap space for the Lakers in future seasons, but the fiscal sense behind the move may not justify the emotional expense. A perfect storm might be brewing in Los Angeles. After missing the playoffs last season, the entire Lakers roster was thrown under a microscope for the basketball world to scrutinize. With so much star power, it seemed impossible for such a team to achieve so little, and th...
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Let’s just say LeBron James won’t be taking his basketball talents to Boston anytime soon – even though he’s a small stake Red Sox owner. On an episode of the podcast The Shop the Los Angeles Lakers forward was asked why he dislikes Boston Celtics fans so much. In response, James said, “they racist as f—.” “They will say (anything) and it’s fine,” he added. “I mean, f—, it’s my life. It’s s— I’ve been dealing with my whole life. I don’t mind it. Like, I hear it. Like if I hear somebody, like, close by, I’ll check ’em real quick. I move on to the game.” See some of the top reactions from th...
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The Los Angeles Lakers have seen their recent share of success within the last few years winning a championship In 2020, but after they failed to make the playoffs in 2022, incumbent head coach Frank Vogel was let go, and in came Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham, One of the first personnel moves that Ham made was to bring in former NNBA All-Star and champion Rasheed Wallace in as an assistant coach. Now, fans and pundits alike are going back to some comments that Wallace made about current Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook. About a year ago on ESPN’s The Jump, Wallace came on to discuss...
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Following the firing of Frank Vogel as head coach, Lakers PG Russell Westbrook sounded off on the relationship—or lack thereof—between the two. “I think it’s unfortunate, to be honest, because I’ve never had an issue with any of my coaches before,” Westbrook said after his exit interview. “I’m not sure what his issue was with me or I’m not sure why, but I can’t really give you an answer to why we really never connected.” Westbrook didn’t reserve his animosity for his former coach in the 21-minute news conference. “When I first got here, the ability to be able to do what I’m able to do for a te...
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