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The Los Angeles Lakers and East West Bank continue to give back to the community. Their annual Turkey giveaway last week was a huge success. Families waited for hours for the giveaway. Families started lining up at 3 a.m. From the looks on the faces of the families, it was all worth the wait. Underserved communities still struggle to provide food for their families. Each family received a turkey, fresh produce, dessert, and a Lakers tote bag. The Salvation Army Los Angeles Red Shield Community...
A few games ago Anthony Davis, LeBron James, and head coach JJ Redick addressed their frustrations with Dalton Knecht. They expect him to shoot every time he's open. Knecht heard their cry and started playing out of his mind last Tuesday night against the Jazz. Shooting lights out with confidence and had a career night with 37 points. He shot 9-12 from the three-point line and tied the NBA rookie record. JJ Redick manifested this historic night. A few days ago, Redick shared with reporters that...
According to the Lakers head coach JJ Redick, the Los Angeles Lakers have been standing on business when it comes to making sacrifices and taking care of their mental health. They have been making rotation changes, and guys have been staying professional about it and keeping the right energy for the betterment of the team. D'Angelo Russell played an essential role in the recent lineup change when Redick decided the Lakers needed more scoring off the bench. Redick said that Russell utilizes his...
The Los Angeles Clippers have opened the 2024-25 NBA season with troubling signs, averaging 17 turnovers per game, among the highest in the league. With a 3-4 record and a disappointing 1-4 mark at home at press time, the team's early struggles have raised questions about their playoff prospects and their ability to compete with the league's top teams. As the season progresses, both fans and analysts will be left wondering if there's any light at the end of the Intuit Dome tunnel should these is...
It was a family affair at this year's media day for the Los Angeles Lakers as it was the first time the world saw LeBron James and Bronny James wearing their Lakers uniform together. The father and son duo were the first two Laker players to take the court taking photos and being interviewed together. The 39-year-old Lebron James is now entering his 22nd year in the NBA, tying Hall of Famer Vince Carter for the most in NBA history. "So, I feel really good physically. Mentally, I feel really...
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard-forward Vincent Valerio-Bodon. Terms of the contract were not released. Valerio-Bodon (6'9", 200) appeared in 25 games (five starts) for the South Bay Lakers last season, averaging 6.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 blocks in 18.3 minutes. The 23-year-old scored in double figures in seven regular season contests, including a season-high 19 points at Santa Cruz March 27. On the international stage, he appeared in 83 games across four seasons...
The Los Angeles Clippers and Jazz have agreed to a sign-and-trade deal involving Russell Westbrook, 35, who is expected to join the Nuggets after Utah waives the former MVP and buys out the remainder of his contract. According to Wojnarowski, sources state that the Clippers will receive guard Kris Dunn from the Jazz for Westbrook, a second-round draft pick swap and cash. Dunn is reportedly headed to the Clippers on a three-year, $17 million deal as part of the sign-and-trade. Westbrook is the...
The Los Angeles Lakers have announced they have engaged global sports, music and entertainment company, Wasserman as their exclusive commercial agency to pursue international sponsorships with world-class global brands. The engagement will extend the Lakers' reach, presence and impact worldwide as the organization expands its programming around the world. Brands looking to grow their business globally will have bespoke opportunities to align with the purple and gold, sharing in the rich legacy...
LeBron James will try to help the United States win the Gold Medal in men's basketball starting next week in Paris. Anthony Davis of the Lakers is also on the team. PHOTO BY...
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers have announced their roster for the upcoming California Classic in San Francisco held July 6-10 and NBA 2K25 Summer League 2024 in Las Vegas spanning July 12-22. South Bay Lakers Head Coach Dane Johnson will serve as the team's head coach for both summer events. The Lakers will tip off the California Classic with back-to-back games against the Sacramento Kings on July 6 at 1:30 p.m., followed by a matchup with the Golden State Warriors on July 7 at 3:30 p.m....
There is a rift within the Lakers' kingdom. The 55th pick, Bronny James, son of LeBron, has fans up in arms about whether his selection was an unwarranted and unearned display of nepotism or a testament to greatness. For Bronny, the task is steep: navigating away from his father's looming shadow. It appears that he is already feeling the pressure. Last Tuesday during an introductory press conference at the Lakers training facility the Los Angeles Lakers first-round draft pick, Dalton Knecht, ans...
The Lakers' first-round pick, Dalton Knecht, is joining the team with a different kind of fanfare compared to the Los Angeles' second-round pick. The guard out of the University of Tennessee doesn't have eight million followers on Instagram and isn't the son of an all-time great NBA player. His road to the NBA was a much tougher journey compared to that of his new teammate, Bronny James. "Ever since I touched a basketball, I knew that I could do it, it was just a matter of how," said Knecht at t...
The Los Angeles Lakers needed outside shooting and new head coach JJ Redick, a former sharpshooter himself, can recognize a good shooter when he sees one. With the 17th overall pick in the first round, the Lakers selected Dalton Knecht of the Tennessee Volunteers. Knecht was selected as the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Year in the 2023-2024 season. Knecht averaged 21.7 points per game in 36 games in leading the Volunteers to the Elite 8 of the men's NCAA Basketball Tournament,...
UCLS Athletics Department Contributed to this story. Former UCLA guard Jrue Holiday helped lead the Boston Celtics to the 2024 NBA Championship on Monday night, as the Celtics won the title in five games in a best-of-seven game series against the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden in Boston. Holiday scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the 106-88 win over the Mavericks in that final game. The championship was the 18th in Boston Celtics history, giving them an 18-17 edge over the Los Angeles...
The LA Clippers have signed Tyronn Lue to a new, long-term contract, it was announced by President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank. "T Lue is everything we want in a head coach. He's a brilliant tactician and a natural leader with an extraordinary ability to connect with those around him, both players and staff," said Frank. "Four years ago, we felt privileged to hire T Lue, and we feel just as fortunate today. There's no one we'd rather coach our team. T Lue is a pillar of the...
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis was named to the 2023-24 All-NBA Second Team and forward LeBron James was voted to the All-NBA Third Team, the NBA announced today. It is the fifth career All-NBA selection for Davis and second as a Laker. It marks James' 20th consecutive All-NBA honor, including his sixth as a Laker, and extends his current league record for most all-time selections to 20. The two recognitions represent the 99th and 100th occasions a Lakers player has earned All-NBA...
Former UCLA standout guard Jrue Holiday has been named to the 2024 USA Basketball Men's National Team, which will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, set for July 26-Aug. 11. Holiday helped the USA Basketball Men's National Team win the gold medal at the 2020 Olympics, which was played in the summer of 2021 (delayed by one year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic). A former standout at Campbell Hall School (Studio City, Calif.), Holiday averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists...
With no Anthony Davis and with LeBron James still feeling the effects of flu the Lakers were beaten 134-120 last Tuesday night at the Cryto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The win put the Warriors just a half game behind the 9th place Lakers with two games remaining on the regular season schedule. Both teams play in the super competitive Western Conference. Davis missed the game due to a headache and nausea. He left Sunday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after getting hit in...
With no Anthony Davis and with LeBron James still feeling the effects of flu the Lakers were beaten 134-120 last Tuesday night at the Cryto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The win put the Warriors just a half game behind the 9th place Lakers with two games remaining on the regular season schedule. Both teams play in the super competitive Western Conference. Davis missed the game due to a headache and nausea. He left Sunday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after getting hit in...
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis has been named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, March 18, to Sunday, March 24. Davis guided the purple and gold to a perfect 3-0 week with three 20-point, 15-rebound double-doubles. On the week, the 31-year-old averaged 27.0 points (68.6 FG%, 50.0 3FG%, 72.7 FT%), 16.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.0 blocks as Los Angeles earned home victories over Atlanta, Philadelphia and Indiana. To begin the stretch on...
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis has been named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, March 18, to Sunday, March 24. Davis guided the purple and gold to a perfect 3-0 week with three 20-point, 15-rebound double-doubles. On the week, the 31-year-old averaged 27.0 points (68.6 FG%, 50.0 3FG%, 72.7 FT%), 16.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.0 blocks as Los Angeles earned home victories over Atlanta, Philadelphia and Indiana. To begin the stretch on...
In a time where the NBA courts echo with the rhythm of small ball and three-pointers, the Los Angeles Lakers stand as a defiant testament, asserting that there's more than one way to win. The Lakers are proving that playing big can help your team win games. Using 7"0 Jaxson Hayes and 6"8 Rui Hachimura along with the 6"10 Anthony Davis has helped the Lakers stay competitive in the Western Conference. Over their last five clashes, the Lakers have stood tall against the league's giants, tallying...
The Los Angeles have won five out of their last seven games and they hope to keep the momentum going and stay out of the Western Conference play-in tournament. They are currently 9th in the conference and teams 7-10 play in the play-in tournament to earn the right to play in the regular conference tournament. Although the motion picture stars were honored on Sunday the professional basketball stars came out in full force last Friday night at the Crypto.com Arena. With LeBron James sidelined...
Anthony Davis scored 37 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Rui Hachimura added a career-high 33 points with LeBron James resting as the Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz 138-122 last Wednesday night during the last game before their eight-day All-star game break. Davis and Hachimura became the first pair of Lakers teammates to both score 35 plus points in the same game since Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in 2003. Hachimura made a career-best six threes on his way to his big night. "I want to impa...
EL SEGUNDO – The Los Angeles Lakers will wear their Black Mamba uniforms, co-designed by Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant, on Feb. 8, 2024, at home versus the Denver Nuggets following the unveil of Bryant's statue at Star Plaza outside of Crypto.com Arena earlier that day. Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-Star and five-time NBA Champion, will be the seventh Laker to be commemorated with a statue, joining Elgin Baylor, Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jerry West and Chick H...
