Since the miserable failure that was the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers season came to a merciful end, the attention of Lakers fans has turned to possible Russell Westbrook trades and what the front office can do to salvage what is left of LeBron James remarkable career and return the team to contender status. All of […]
Friday night, I was in a limbo. I originally planned on using this space to call for Lakers owner Jeanie Buss to sell the team, but that topic was no longer important to me. Granted, this was fresh off the Lakers firing Head Coach Frank Vogel in an embarrassing fashion. I had also grown tired […]
After the Lakers were defeated in their season opener against the Golden State Warriors in late October, I wrote in my first column of the season, “At the end of the day, the Lakeshow still houses two basketball unicorns — I think they’ll be just fine.” The Lakers were far from “just fine.” I was […]
LeBron James all but confirmed that the Los Angeles Lakers season was over Tuesday night as his Lakers fell to 3-7 in their last 10 games, and ninth in the Western Conference. He didn’t say it with his words, but, instead, with his actions. He even gave the media the common professional athlete vernacular, assuring […]
Probable StartersJazz: Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Royce O’Neale, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Rudy GobertLakers: Russell Westbrook, Malik Monk, Avery Bradley, LeBron James, Dwight Howard InjuriesJazz: Elijah Hughes; Out due to Health & Safety Protocols: Hassan Whiteside; Jared ButlerLakers: LeBron James (probable); Carmelo Anthony (questionable); Dwight Howard (probable); Anthony Davis (out); Kendrick Nunn (out) — The Lakers truly […]
Probable StartersNuggets: Monte Morris, Will Barton, Aaron Gordon, Jeff Green, Nikola JokicLakers: Russell Westbrook, Malik Monk, Avery Bradley, LeBron James, Dwight Howard InjuriesNuggets: Will Barton (probable); Austin Rivers (questionable); Jamal Murray (out); Michael Porter Jr. (out); P.J. Dozier (out); Out due to Health & Safety Protocols: JaMychal GreenLakers: LeBron James (probable); Carmelo Anthony (questionable); Dwight […]
Probable StartersNets: Patty Mills; James Harden; Bruce Brown, Blake Griffin, Nic Claxton (??)Lakers: Russell Westbrook, Wayne Ellington, Talen Horton-Tucker, LeBron James, Dwight Howard InjuriesNets: Joe Harris; Out due to Health & Safety Protocols: Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Cam Thomas, LaMarcus Aldridge, Day’Ron Sharpe, David Duke, Jr., Kessler EdwardsLakers: LeBron James (probable); Anthony Davis (out); Kendrick […]
Probable StartersMagic: Cole Anthony, Gary Harris, Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter, Mo BambaLakers: Russell Westbrook, Avery Bradley, Talen Horton-Tucker, LeBron James, Anthony Davis InjuriesMagic: Michael Carter-Williams (out); Jalen Suggs (out); Jonathan Isaac (out); Markelle Fultz (out); E’twan Moore (out)Lakers: Anthony Davis (questionable); LeBron James (probable); Trevor Ariza (out); Kendrick Nunn (out) — There’s a famous scene […]