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LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Lakers’ tumultuous season, in their own words
New Los Angeles Lakers are typically brought to owner Jeanie Buss’ second-floor office overlooking the practice floor at the team’s training facility. And with good reason: On a specially designed credenza under a wide window sit 11 Larry O’Brien trophies — the centerpieces of the building and the sources of constant motivation — in full […]
Continue readingThe Memphis Grizzlies are here — and way ahead of schedule
“Mic check, mic check — yo, yo, yo,” Morant said, playfully cupping the microphone, as he settled into his seat next to fellow 22-year-old franchise cornerstone Jaren Jackson Jr. “It’s the Unicorn, man, and the Ninja in here checking in. “Y’all ready?” Ready or not, the Grizzlies are here, having pushed their way into the […]
Continue readingWhy 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 […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers’ Russell Westbrook sits out first game due to lower back tightness
Westbrook, dressed in a bright orange jacket and tan slacks, took a seat on the end of the Lakers’ bench just after tipoff. It is the first game Westbrook has missed all season. Westbrook felt the same tightness in his back in Tuesday night’s 131-116 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks but played through it and […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers’ Russell Westbrook on getting benched for OT: All that matters is we won
LOS ANGELES — For the second time this season, Russell Westbrook was benched by Lakers coach Frank Vogel to close out a game. Only this time, the Lakers won, beating the New York Knicks 122-115 in overtime on Saturday. And the result made all the difference to Westbrook in accepting the decision. “The best part […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball: What is Norman Powell and Robert Covington’s fantasy value with the Clippers?
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Clippers will receive Norman Powell and Robert Covington from the Blazers in exchange for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and a 2025 second round pick. The trade is all the more shocking due to the fact that the Trail Blazers gave up two future first round picks, Gary […]
Continue readingLeBron James: Hard to fully assess 16-16 Los Angeles Lakers ‘when we haven’t been whole’
“We don’t know,” James said. “We have no idea what this team can be.” After seeing his game-high 34 points go to waste — his eighth 30-point performance in L.A.’s past 12 games — the 19-year veteran rattled off the setbacks the Lakers have suffered. There were the dozen games he missed. The injuries that […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers need steady play from Russell Westbrook with roster depleted, acting head coach David Fizdale says
As the team tries to weather the maelstrom of maladies it is facing, former league MVP and nine-time All-Star Russell Westbrook has taken it upon himself to try to pull them out of it. However, acting head coach David Fizdale — filling in for Frank Vogel while he is recovering from COVID-19 — said the […]
Continue readingLos 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 […]
Continue readingLakers’ Russell Westbrook clears COVID protocol; team signs Isaiah Thomas to 10-day contract
Westbrook flew from Dallas to Minneapolis after the testing, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Westbrook was placed in the health and safety protocols following the Lakers’ 107-104 overtime road win against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. For a player to be cleared from the protocols, he must return two negative tests 24 hours apart. “It’s […]
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