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Lowe’s annual League Pass Rankings! Teams 30-11 in watchability and fun (sorry, Jazz fans)

These are not power rankings! They are derived from a formula Bill Simmons found scrawled on parchment paper inside a glass bottle that washed up on the shores of Malibu. Teams are scored 1-10 in five categories: ZEITGEIST: When you talk about this team at parties, do people slink away? HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL: Do you linger […]

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Why Malik Monk could be too good for the Los Angeles Lakers

It’s a Wednesday afternoon in late January and the Lakers are set to face Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers the next night, in the fourth game of a six-game East Coast swing. They’re 2-1 so far — a rare reprieve in a season rife with turmoil. Russell Westbrook‘s play has improved since he was […]

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Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, fueled by ‘desperation,’ drops 56 in comeback win over Warriors

James scored 56 points, his highest-scoring game ever with the Lakers and tied for third-highest in his 19-year career, as Los Angeles rallied from a 14-point deficit to win 124-116. The Lakers, whose grasp on even a play-in tournament berth has become precarious as they have tumbled down the standings, snapped a four-game losing streak […]

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Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel enters NBA’s health and safety protocols

David Fizdale will coach the team for Sunday night’s game in Chicago, which will be the Bulls’ first since a COVID-19 outbreak on the team led to the postponement of their past two games. Fizdale missed the Lakers’ start to their three-game road trip in Dallas for non COVID-19-related personal reasons and rejoined the team […]

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Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis says he feared major injury after hearing ‘something pop’ in knee

“I just reached a point where it was tough to walk,” Davis said Sunday, speaking to reporters for the first time since suffering a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. “I had to take a break. … I did hear something pop — and the first thing I thought of was [a major […]

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Can LeBron James and Russell Westbrook prove they can build a winner together in L.A.?

Trailing the Cleveland Cavaliers late in the second quarter on a Friday night in October, Kent Bazemore grabbed a defensive rebound and, before even putting it on the floor, flung a go-ahead pass to James, who was streaking up the middle of the court. The 17-time All-Star caught the ball, advanced near half court with […]

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Anthony Davis, return of Talen Horton-Tucker help Los Angeles Lakers rebound from loss to Minnesota Timberwolves

Davis scored 27 of his game-high 34 points in the first half, accounting for his biggest scoring half since December 2019, and added 15 rebounds and six assists. Horton-Tucker, who underwent surgery to repair ligaments in his right thumb during training camp, played for the first time this season and scored 17 points on 7-of-14 […]

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LeBron James to miss ‘at least one week’ because of abdominal strain, source says

James missed Thursday’s 107-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and another source familiar with the injury told ESPN that the Lakers’ medical staff “wants to take their time” with James’ recovery. “Anytime LeBron’s out and he’s going to miss some time there’s obviously concern,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said before Thursday’s game. “Hopefully this […]

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Los Angeles Lakers add roster depth, claim veteran Avery Bradley off waivers

Bradley, who was cut by the Golden State Warriors after training camp, signed a non-guaranteed contract to join the Lakers, sources told ESPN. With both Trevor Ariza (ankle) and Talen Horton-Tucker (thumb) out while recovering from surgery, Bradley appealed to the Lakers as a reliable perimeter defender, possessing institutional knowledge of coach Frank Vogel’s defensive […]

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Los Angeles Lakers debut LeBron James-Anthony Davis-Russell Westbrook combo in preseason loss to Golden State Warriors

“It’s going to take a minute for us to become the team that we know we are going to be capable of being,” said James, who put up 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 6 turnovers. “We’re going to have moments where we’re not quite right there. We may take steps backwards. But that’s […]

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