Patrick Beverley says Kevin Durant ‘didn’t want to dribble the ball’ against him

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 116-103, and while on “The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone” YouTube show, Patrick Beverley insinuated that Kevin Durant was scared to dribble the ball against him. Go to the 30:16 mark in the video below. “I took his ball at half, got a blocked shot,” […]

James Foglio  •  16 Nov 2022
Lamar Odom: ‘If Lakers trade LeBron James, they’ll be right back in contention’

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom believes trading LeBron James would solve a lot of the team’s problems. Thirteen games into the 2022-23 season, the Lakers are 3-10 and rank 14th in the Western Conference. “If you trade LeBron, you know you’re doing more than rebuilding. If you did — probably going to put […]

James Foglio  •  16 Nov 2022
Nick Young believes he was snubbed from the 75 greatest Lakers list

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young believes he is one of the best players in franchise history, and the 37-year-old feels he was snubbed from the L.A. Times‘ 75 greatest Lakers list. Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Shaquille O’Neal topped the list. According to the available data, the […]

James Foglio  •  15 Nov 2022
Lakers interested in trading for Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic

The Los Angeles Lakers are among the teams interested in trading for Detroit Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic. Through 14 games this season, the 33-year-old is averaging 20.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists. According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, the Lakers are intrigued by Bogdanovic’s perimeter play so far this season. He’s shooting 43% […]

James Foglio  •  14 Nov 2022
Is LeBron James pushing the Lakers to trade for Kyrie Irving?

The Los Angeles Lakers are 2-9 and rank 14th overall in the Western Conference, so is LeBron James pushing for more firepower by advocating a trade for Kyrie Irving? On Thursday, LeBron came to Irving’s defense on Twitter after the Brooklyn Nets suspended the guard for promoting anti-Semitism on social media. According to some NBA […]

James Foglio  •  11 Nov 2022
Lakers work out Tony Snell, Joe Wieskamp amid LeBron James’ injuries

Since LeBron James will miss the next two games due to injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers are hosting workouts for nine-year NBA veteran guard Tony Snell and second-year guard Joe Wieskamp. “The Lakers held free-agent workouts with Joe Wieskamp and Tony Snell,” said Shams Charania of The Athletic. “Wieskamp was waived by the San Antonio […]

James Foglio  •  11 Nov 2022
LeBron James diagnosed with left adductor strain, day-to-day status

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has been diagnosed with a left adductor strain, according to an MRI on Thursday. James is listed as doubtful for Friday’s matchup against the Sacramento Kings. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the 18-time All-Star will likely miss games versus the Kings on Friday and Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. […]

James Foglio  •  10 Nov 2022
LeBron James disappointed in officiating: ‘I need to learn to flop or something’

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is disappointed in the lack of foul calls this season, and the four-time MVP believes Wednesday night’s matchup was the third straight game officials missed crucial fouls. However, LeBron has received plenty of questionable calls in his favor over the course of his 20-year career. At the moment, the […]

James Foglio  •  10 Nov 2022
Lakers forward LeBron James plans to play through foot injury

LeBron James missed the Los Angeles Lakers’ Monday night matchup against the Utah Jazz due to a foot injury. It was his first game he sat out this season. Now, the four-time MVP plans to play through his injury. Per Jovan Buha of The Athletic, LeBron said that rest is the only thing that can […]

James Foglio  •  09 Nov 2022