When pro athletes use their fame to talk badly about cities, the effects go far beyond the locker room. LeBron James experienced this truth when he made honest remarks about Memphis, which sparked national discussions that extended beyond basketball into matters of privilege, representation, and urban perception.
Agent Rich Paul offered additional context to recent comments made by LeBron James about certain NBA cities, including Memphis and Milwaukee. Speaking on the Game Over podcast, Paul said James’ remarks weren’t unusual, noting that even his hometown of Akron isn’t a place he necessarily enjoys spending time.
The Los Angeles Lakers were flying high in March, but they have come crashing down to Earth in April. The Lakers have suffered hammer blows at the start of the month in the form of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves being ruled out for the rest of the regular season due to injuries.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
Two days ago, the Los Angeles Lakers had all the momentum before facing the Oklahoma City Thunder. That matchup gave JJ Redick’s team a reality check as they lost to the current champions by 43.
Lakers forward LeBron James expanded on his recent comments about Memphis on Saturday, adding Milwaukee to the list of cities he doesn’t enjoy visiting.
The Los Angeles Lakers wanted this season to be LeBron James happy swan song. Despite the Lakers playing some of the best basketball since the all-star break, they haven’t received the news that they wanted the past few days.
In an area known for occasional earthquakes, two updates from the Lakers have shaken their fans to the core. First, the team announced Luka Doncic will miss the rest of the regular season with a Grade 2 hamstring strain he suffered against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Los Angeles Lakers were looking like a major title threat before the latest bout of injuries derailed their season. Now, without two of his team’s top scorers, JJ Redick says there’s a lot that will change.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
A teenager rewriting NBA history was not in everyone’s book this season. But Copper Flag defied all the odds by achieving something no basketball legend ever marked in their career.
Lakers guard Austin Reaves will miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique strain, the team announced. Reaves is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, placing a potential return in the second or third round of the playoffs.
Austin Reaves will not be seeing action for several weeks. The Los Angeles Lakers guard has been diagnosed with an oblique injury and is expected to miss not only the rest of the regular season but also games in the playoffs, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
The Los Angeles Lakers head into the final week of the regular season with an opportunity to sew up home-court advantage for the first round of the NBA Playoffs, but they begin the final push Sunday at Dallas with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sidelined.
The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks and Marcus Smart (right ankle contusion) remains out while Jarred Vanderbilt (right calf soreness) is questionable.
The Los Angeles Lakers appeared to be peaking at the perfect time. Entering their matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles had surged into the No.
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that Austin Reaves will miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury.
Dalton Knecht has been away from the NBA for the past few days as his Los Angeles Lakers fell 139-96 to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.
The Los Angeles Lakers are entering an era of uncertainty. After Luka Doncic’s Grade II hamstring injury, he will miss the playoffs. Unfortunately, trouble isn’t coming to an end for the team.
The Los Angeles Lakers just took a 139-96 beating from the Oklahoma City Thunder, with Luka Doncic leaving in the third quarter with a left hamstring injury.