Tag: Los Angeles Lakers
Instead of helping Kobe win a sixth ring, the 2012 trade for Steve Nash now benefits the Philadelphia 76ers
D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young lobbied to play more on Monday night against the Sacramento Kings than they had the day before against the New York Knicks. Still, the Lakers had to stick to a strict minutes restriction with Russell, their starting point guard who logged 16 minutes Sunday night. Young was to be given […]
(Luke) Walton earned his first ejection as Lakers head coach with 4:14 left in the first quarter of Monday’s game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Walton was upset by Kings center DeMarcus Cousins knocking Julius Randle to the ground without the whistle blowing. On the next possession, Randle was called for a […]
After missing 11 straight games with a sore left knee, Los Angeles Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell returned to the starting lineup Sunday in his team’s 118-112 loss to the New York Knicks. Russell, who was on a minutes restriction, finished with three points on 1-of-8 shooting in about 17 minutes and said he “felt […]
Lakers starting guard Nick Young returned after missing seven games with a strained calf. Young finished with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting in about 20 minutes. “It felt good,” Young said, “but I got a little winded, felt a little achy, body-wise, but I think I’ll be all right.” Like Russell, Young also played on […]
While the rest of their teammates went five on five against their coaches, D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young went through shooting drills on the other end of the Lakers’ practice court. The team’s starting backcourt is getting closer to its return, but neither player has returned to contact drills yet. They both participated in the […]
Jabari Davis and Lang Greene continue their weekly barbershop conversation about the NBA at large.
(Jose) Calderon is the third Lakers guard to suffer an injury that will result in missed games. The Lakers will not have starting point guard D’Angelo Russell or starting shooting guard Nick Young, either. Larry Nance Jr., who suffered a right-knee contusion on Friday against the Toronto Raptors, is questionable. Nance missed the Lakers game […]
He (Larry Nance Jr) said he hasn’t studied past dunk contests, hasn’t really considered what he’d even do if he were in one. “Honestly, if they threw me in one right now, I’d get last place, because I have no idea what I would do,” Nance said. “It would just take a lot of planning, […]
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down and explains the NBA’s latest rule changes regarding trades.
