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Anonymous Lakers player blasts ‘special treatment’ Bronny James got: ‘We were all thinking about the end of Summer League’
The Los Angeles Lakers had a unique Summer League experience this year, with the team attracting an unusual amount of attention due to Bronny James’ place on the roster. The 19-year-old was often the talk of Summer League due to his family ties, even though he was just a second-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
KCP and Draymond Green agree Lakers should have beat Nuggets last season in playoffs
Former Denver Nuggets and current Orlando Magic guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gave his honest thoughts on the Nuggets’ first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023-24 season. Caldwell-Pope explained that Denver expended a lot of energy in an attempt to get the No. 1 seed in the West,...
Austin Rivers: LeBron and A.D. are proving with Team USA that Lakers’ title window is far from closed
Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis have done more than enough to make their NBA franchise proud during their time with Team USA so far this summer. The U.S. men’s basketball team just wrapped up a five-game stretch of exhibition matchups and was able to go 5-0, but there are no guarantees that would’ve been the case without James and Davis.
Ex-Lakers guard questions idea of Team USA playing for its country following police killing of Black woman Sonya Massey
Nick Young — who spent four seasons of his NBA career playing for the iconic Los Angeles Lakers franchise — seemingly questioned the principle of Team USA playing for its nation in the Paris Olympics after footage surfaced of police shooting and killing Sonya Massey in Illinois, a 36-year-old Black woman.
Austin Reaves speaks out on Lakers’ ‘one-sided offense’ last season where finding rhythm was tough
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves recently claimed that the team didn’t have enough variance to its offensive attack last season. “The way our offense runs…you don’t see a lot of times where you drive-kick, drive-kick, drive-kick to a shot,” said Reaves. “We’re kind of a one-sided offense. Or we were last year, and rhythm in those situations are tough.”
Brian Windhorst: ‘I wouldn’t rule out Jonas Valanciunas eventually ending up on the Lakers’
Earlier this offseason, veteran big man Jonas Valanciunas was among numerous players linked to the Los Angeles Lakers when superstar forward LeBron James was considering signing a team-first contract to help the franchise. Unfortunately, the Lakers weren’t able to use the opportunity to make an impactful addition. Afterward, James did...
Joel Embiid implies LeBron James isn’t the same player he was a couple years ago: ‘People get fooled by the names on paper’
Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid hinted at the notion that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James isn’t the same player he was a couple years back. “You look at the talent that the U.S. has, but there’s equal talent on other teams,” Embiid said to the New York Times when asked if there’s any doubt about who will win the gold medal in the 2024 Olympics. “And the talent that’s on the U.S. team, you also got to understand most of those guys are older. The LeBron now is not the LeBron that was a couple of years ago. So it’s a big difference. Everybody would also tell you, and you can see for yourself, the athletic LeBron, dominant that he was a couple of years ago, is not the same that he is now. I think people get fooled by the names on paper. But those names have been built throughout their career, and now they’re older. They’re not what they used to be.”
Ex-Knicks wing shares how it was Spike Lee’s fault that Kobe Bryant dropped 61 points at MSG years ago
Former New York Knicks wing Quentin Richardson shared that film icon Spike Lee had a lot to say to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant during Bryant’s 61-point performance at Madison Square Garden years ago. “I remember it bein’ Spike Lee’s fault ’cause Spike Lee was out there on...
LeBron’s optimistic words on Bronny after double dose of bounce-back performances
LeBron James would probably want to be on the sidelines to watch his son Bronny play for the Los Angeles Lakers in Summer League. However, he is thousands of miles away training for the Olympics with Team USA. Still, the elder James appears to be monitoring the youngster’s progress even...
Report: More ROTY bets have been placed on Bronny James than any other player at multiple sportsbooks
Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James reportedly has received the most bets to win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award at multiple sportsbooks. “More bets have been placed on Bronny James to win Rookie of the Year (ROY) than any other player at multiple sportsbooks,” ESPN’s David Purdum wrote. “James has attracted nearly one in four of the bets placed on the ROY market at ESPN BET. BetMGM reported taking a $1,000 ROY bet on James at 250-1 on July 6, from a bettor in Ontario, and DraftKings said that only [Zach] Edey had attracted more money wagered than James in its ROY market.”
Report: Lakers will use 2 factors to determine how much time Bronny James spends in NBA or G League this season
The Los Angeles Lakers are still determining a plan for guard Bronny James for the 2024-25 season, but according to The Athletic’s Jovan Buha, the No. 55 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft is willing to play in the G League as much as the franchise wants him to.
Former Laker begs Bronny James to play with the confidence of Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Amid a stint of forgettable play from Bronny James in Summer League, former Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young said that James needs to compete with the level of confidence that Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounpo competes with on the floor. “Bronny is not a 3 and D guy stop...
Magic Johnson mourns the loss of Kobe Bryant’s father Joe ‘Jellybean’
On Tuesday, it was reported that Joe Bryant, the father of late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, passed away at the age of 69. According to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer, the elder Bryant passed away after recently suffering a massive stroke. Shortly after the news broke, Lakers...
Gilbert Arenas and Kenyon Martin mock Bronny’s potential with Lakers this season: ‘Go daddy, go!’
The Los Angeles Lakers using a second-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft on Bronny James has been met with a level of skepticism from some corners of the game, but Gilbert Arenas and Kenyon Martin were outright mocking the 19-year-old’s potential as he prepares to possibly make history with his superstar father LeBron.
Jaylen Brown clears the air after making harsh comments about Bronny James
On Monday evening, a video of Boston Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown circulated on social media. The video went viral because many believe Brown made a controversial comment. Brown’s voice is not audible in the video, but it appears he said, “I don’t think Bronny is a pro,” referring to Bronny James.
Caitlin Clark says Maya Moore is her LeBron James
LeBron James is very often mentioned by up-and-coming NBA stars as the player they look up to, having followed the career of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar as they grew up in the game. Rising WNBA star Caitlin Clark said she has looked up to women’s basketball legend Maya Moore...
Enes Freedom says no one wants to play with LeBron James: ‘He blamed the whole season on Russell Westbrook’
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has his fair share of critics, and there are perhaps none bigger than former NBA center Enes Freedom. During a recent podcast appearance, Freedom ripped into James. He argued that nobody wants to play with the future Hall of Famer except James’ own son Bronny and said that the 39-year-old isn’t a good teammate. As evidence, he pointed to the way the elder James handled L.A.’s failed partnership with veteran guard Russell Westbrook.
J.J. Redick makes keen Lu Dort comparison as he breaks down Bronny James’ defensive ability
Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James has stumbled out of the gate in Summer League play, but that hasn’t stopped new Lakers head coach J.J. Redick from finding some positive takeaways. Speaking this week on the youngster, Redick had plenty of good things to say, particularly in regards to...
J.J. Redick shares why Anthony Davis didn’t get his vote for All-Defensive honors in 2023-24 season
J.J. Redick has yet to coach a game in the NBA, but the new Los Angeles Lakers head coach is already having to respond to a voting decision he made about one of his players — in this case, Anthony Davis. “Well, there’s a big difference in being a...
Report: Ex-Lakers big man who played with Kobe Bryant signs deal to join new team overseas
A former teammate of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant reportedly has signed a deal to join a new overseas team, with Tarik Black moving on to join a French club. Black played with Bryant during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 NBA seasons, which were the final two seasons of the superstar’s legendary career. The big man also played a third season for the Lakers in the 2016-17 campaign, appearing in a career-high 67 games.
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