Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has a personal history with the legendary Pat Riley. In the summer of 2010, James would join the Miami Heat, where Riley still serves as team President, and they went on to win two NBA Championships in four seasons.
Along with all of the legendary players who have worn the Los Angeles Lakers jersey, this franchise has also been home to some of the greatest coaches in NBA history.
The Lakers didn’t make a splash at the trade deadline, and that was very much the point. According to Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron, Los Angeles’ decision to sit tight has positioned the franchise for a potentially aggressive — and flexible — summer.
The Los Angeles Lakers have one of the best trios of superstars in the NBA between Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James. In particular, on offense, those three can cause all kinds of issues for the opposition as all three can attack the rim, shoot and are excellent playmakers with high IQs who can create for others as well.
How many of the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award -- officially named the Kobe Bryant Trophy in 2020 -- in the three-point era (1979-80) can you name in five minutes?
Sunday was a monumental day for the Los Angeles Lakers. The storied franchise honored arguably the greatest coach in the team’s history, Pat Riley. The head coach of the ‘Showtime’ era received a statue at Star Plaza. The best way the current-day roster could show its appreciation was to win against the Boston Celtics.
The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.
The Los Angeles Lakers have garnered a bit of a reputation as a team that constantly complains to the officials, sometimes to a fault as it can prevent them from getting back on defense and giving up easy buckets.
The Los Angeles Lakers recently absorbed a staggering 111-89 defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics, a loss that highlighted both emotional and tactical vulnerabilities.
In his first full season with the Lakers, Luka Doncic has been magnificent. He’s the leading scorer in the league, looking fully polished with his skill set.
The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of Pat Riley outside Crypto.com Arena, making him the first head coach in franchise history to receive the honor.
The Lakers have Luka Doncic and LeBron James, two of the biggest names in the NBA. They’re the most famous and most talked-about team in the league, and even after last night’s loss, they’re 34-22 and in fifth place in the West, which is still a prime position to make some postseason noise.
LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to reach 43,000 career points, hitting the milestone during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 111-89 loss to the Boston Celtics.
Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.
LeBron James has hinted there may still be tension between him and Jaylen Brown after the Celtics star’s comments about his son Bronny last year. The topic came up after Boston’s 111-89 win over the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena, where Brown delivered a standout performance.
The Lakers (34-22) are currently in first place in the Pacific division, and tied for fifth but just a game out of third in the Western Conference. Sure, they’re not replicating the halcyon days of the Shaquille O’Neal-Kobe Bryant or Showtime eras, but they’re still in a pretty good spot with 26 games left in the regular season.
Rivalries still matter in sports, especially for the Los Angeles Lakers as they’re part of arguably the most famous one in all of sports with the Boston Celtics.
James Worthy knows what it takes to win titles in the NBA, and he doesn’t see it in the current version of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers legend, who
Sunday night’s matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics marked another iteration of the epic showdown between two of the most storied franchises in the NBA.
The Lakers lost to the Celtics 89-111 tonight in an abysmal showcase by the team, which their big three could not compensate for tonight. Following the game, Luka Doncic spoke to the media and addressed multiple issues with the Lakers’ offense and response to the Celtics’ physicality.
The Los Angeles Lakers have had their share of larger-than-life coaches as one of the winningest teams in NBA history. From Fred Schaus to Phil Jackson, the Lakers' sideline have seen brilliant coaches that added to the Purple and Gold's impressive 17 championships.
Ahead of the matchup with the arch-rival Boston Celtics on Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers paid tribute to one of the greatest head coaches in the team’s history, Pat Riley.
After the Los Angeles Lakers hired JJ Redick as the team’s new head coach before the start of last season, the storied franchise received a lot of criticism for the decision to bring in a first-time head coach with no coaching experience on any level.
The Los Angeles Lakers sent out season-ticket renewal forms this week, and the price increases made it pretty clear where Mark Walter wants to take his $10 billion investment.
The first game out of the All-Star break is usually sloppy as players look to regain their rhythm after a week off. For LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, there is no grace period in the Western Conference and they have to play great immediately to keep up with the other contenders.
The Lakers waited nearly four months to finally see what this thing looks like with everyone available. Friday night against the Clippers, they didn’t ease into it.