Russell Westbrook saw the bigger picture in his response to being benched in the final minutes of Wednesday’s 111-104 loss to the Pacers. “I was disappointed I didn’t go back in, but I’m more disappointed that we lost the damn game,” Westbrook told ESPN on Friday. “I want to be able to be on the floor to
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The Los Angeles Lakers might be a dumpster fire right now, but that hasn’t stopped fans from buying up all their gear … with the Purple & Gold leading the NBA in merchandise sales this season. The league just released its list of most popular fan purchases through the 2021-22 season so far … and
NEW YORK — The National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association today jointly announced that LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the top spots on the NBA’s Most Popular Jersey and Team Merchandise lists. Results are based on NBAStore.com sales for the first half of the 2021-22 regular season, from Oct.
Houston Rockets could be interested in acquiring Los Angeles Lakers’ star guard Russell Westbrook if the deal was “incentivized” according to longtime NBA insider Marc Stein. The Rockets are willing to offer John Wall to match Westbrook’s contract, but they want to receive sufficient draft compensation in return. The Rockets traded Westbrook to the Wizards for Wall and
According to Marc Stein, the Los Angeles Lakers have offered Talen Horton-Tucker, Kendrick Nunn and 1st-round pick for Jerami Grant of the Detroit Pistons: “Reason being: That 2027 first is clearly the most valuable trade asset that the Lakers currently possess,” Stein wrote. “The Lakers have tried, with no luck yet, to package that pick
Sports analysts and hoops fans often profess that the NBA is better when teams like the Los Angeles Lakers are winning. Unfortunately, the Purple & Gold have found themselves more on the losing side of things so far this season. However, when we look at it from a betting perspective, has L.A.’s downward spiral actually
The first half of the 2021-22 NBA season has come and gone, believe it or not, and it hasn’t been without its specific flavor of drama and intrigue. Many of the issues we worried about at the beginning of the season still linger as we inch nearer and nearer to the All-Star break. With the
Despite his team’s poor showing, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James came from behind to lead the fan voting for the NBA All-Star Game, the league itself announced Thursday. LeBron James will be back in Cleveland Fan voting will close this Saturday, Jan. 22, and it will be Thursday, Jan. 28, that the five Eastern
Last night’s Lakers loss against the Pacers left many of the purple and gold fans wondering what went wrong after their team defeated one of the top teams in the West – the Jazz – in the previous game. James Worthy, who won three NBA championships as a Laker, thinks that his former team is
In tonight’s interconference rematch, the Los Angeles Lakers (22-23, 18-27 ATS) are playing the Orlando Magic (8-38, 20-26 ATS); NBA picks are available here. Will the Magic earn their first win versus the Lakers since Jan. 15, 2020? Along with the starting lineups, our top NBA picks and betting trends are featured below. Lakers vs
Charles Barkley is “pissed off.” During Thursday’s “Inside the NBA,” Barkley called out the Lakers’ organization for seemingly scapegoating coach Frank Vogel and newly acquired guard Russell Westbrook for the team’s recent struggles. “I’m not going to sit out like all these clowns on other networks that got their heads up the Lakers booties,” Barkley
Aside from the Lakers losing at home against the Pacers, the major topic of discussion was Frank Vogel’s decision to bench Russell Westbrook for the final four minutes of the game. After the game Lakers head coach said he chose the players that he thought were going to win the game when asked about benching
After taking down a top four Western Conference team in Utah Jazz, the Los Angeles Lakers fell against one of the bottom teams in the East – the Indiana Pacers (104-111). The purple and gold had the lead for three quarters but Indiana was able to finish stronger and claim the win. According to Carmelo
The NBA rumor mill is revving up to peak RPM with the trade deadline less than a month away. The average-at-best Lakers could use a roster shake up, but are short on assets to acquire a quality player. An additional problem is that their most ill-fitting piece, Russell Westbrook, is owed $44.2M this year and
The Los Angeles Lakers failed to capitalize on their win against the Utah Jazz as they fell against the Indiana Pacers (104-111), despite leading the game for three quarters. Lakers Head coach Frank Vogel, who is reportedly on the hot seat, admitted that it is frustrating to see his team lose a game like this
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One of the greatest NBA players of all time with the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and Houston Rockets, Charles Barkley, took a moment to react to the Los Angeles Lakers putting blame on point guard Russell Westbrook and head coach Frank Vogel for recent struggles: “The Lakers are such wussies, and I only say wussies
1 Suns The Suns took care of business in wins over the Pacers, Pistons and Spurs this week, with an average margin of 20 points per game. Reigning Western Conference Player of the Week Devin Booker was on another level, averaging neraly 38 points in the three games, including a season-high 48 in San Antonio.
Los Angeles Lakers brass has reportedly given Frank Vogel and his coaching the greenlight to “coach (Russell Westbrook) as the coaches see fit, even if that means pulling him from a game,” per multiple reports. Long before the Lakers’ 111-104 loss to the Pacers, Vogel and his staff were reportedly given assurances that the franchise
The Lakers’ continued struggles are mounting ahead of the Feb. 10th trade deadline. Russell Westbrook’s recent shooting slump reached a boiling point when he was benched in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s 111-104 loss to the Pacers at home. Now, in what appears to be a desperation move to climb out of a below .500 hole, the
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LeBron James has 10 points and 5 rebounds. The Los Angeles Lakers made 5 of 11 3s (45.5%). The new second unit group is beginning to find its groove and has provided a lot of effort and energy. All 10 Lakers that have played have a positive plus-minus. Dwight sent that one to the upper
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly trying to reset their roster to move up the standings in the Western Conference. Now that Talen Horton-Tucker has become trade eligible as of Jan. 15th, he is reportedly on the trading block, according to Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times. “According to people with knowledge of the
The Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says his relationship with the Lakers front office is “healthy” and that everyone in the organization is working together to improve the team. He says he’s “blocking out” the noise about his job security and is continuing to lock in on winning night to night. Frank Vogel
Welcome back to NBA Star Power Index: A weekly gauge of the players getting the most buzz around the league. Inclusion on this list isn’t necessarily a good thing — it simply means you’re capturing the NBA world’s attention. This is also not a ranking. The players listed are in no particular order. This column will run
The Indiana Pacers could have a couple of players unavailable for the road game vs the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. More specifically, Jeremy Lamb (sore left knee) and Malcolm Brogdon (sore right Achilles tendon) are questionable for the contest. T.J. McConnell, Myles Turner and T.J Warren are out, as they are dealing with significant
Talen Horton-Tucker may not finish this season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The team is reportedly looking to include the 21-year-old shooting guard in potential trades as they try to improve their team ahead for the second half of the season and potentially the playoffs. The former Iowa State Cyclone has been increasing his role
After defeating the Utah Jazz, the Los Angeles Lakers will try to capitalize on the win as they take on the Indiana Pacers later tonight at Crypto.com Arena. Robert Horry, who won five of his seven NBA championships as a Laker, is confident that the purple and gold will take the win. “[The Lakers] are
The crushing loss against the Denver Nuggets by the Los Angeles Lakers drew a wave of criticism towards the purple and gold for their lack of effort in that game. It was followed by LeBron James tweeting and apologizing the fans, saying it will not happen again. Lakers players responded by defeating the Utah Jazz,
The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly has no intentions yet to terminate Frank Vogel, an indication that the head coach’s job security remains safe, just for now. Per Dan Woike of Los Angeles Times, the Lakeshow authority has currently no plans to fire Vogel out of the coaching helm. Breaking: There are “no current plans” to