Lakers to waive forward Matt Ryan to open roster spot for trade

The Los Angeles Lakers will waive second-year forward Matt Ryan to open a roster spot ahead of the Dec. 15 trade date, according to sources. In September, Ryan signed a nonguaranteed, one-year contract. A player who signed a contract during the summertime will be eligible for a trade in mid-December. Through 12 games off the […]

James Foglio  •  01 Dec 2022
LeBron James says ‘there’s a strong possibility’ he’ll play vs. Spurs

On Friday, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James returned after missing several games due to a groin injury to play the San Antonio Spurs, and now the four-time MVP believes he’ll play in the second back-to-back matchup on Saturday. “There’s a strong possibility I’ll play tomorrow. I just sat out two weeks… I’m good,” James […]

James Foglio  •  28 Nov 2022
Kevin Durant on LeBron James: ‘He’s obviously top-2 player to ever play’

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant continues to break records each season, along with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who Durant considers to be one of the greatest NBA players of all time. “To be the No. 1 in anything, there’s 8 billion people in the world, we just figured that out last week, so […]

James Foglio  •  25 Nov 2022
Dwight Howard slams Shaq for calling T1 League ‘Life Time Fitness league’

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Dwight Howard signed with the Taoyuan Leopards of the T1 League earlier this month, and the 2020 NBA champ has responded to a “Life Time Fitness league” comment made by Shaq. “Stop hating,” Howard said, directed at O’Neal. “I saw a video of you talking about me playing basketball in […]

James Foglio  •  25 Nov 2022
Lakers coach Darvin Ham cautious on LeBron James’ injury

On Sunday, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James missed his fourth consecutive game this season. In the Lakers’ 114-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 9, the 18-time All-Star sustained a left groin strain. James has not played since then. “It’s difficult. But it’s a process that we understand, and we just have […]

James Foglio  •  21 Nov 2022
Lakers’ Dennis Schroder, Thomas Bryant to make their season debuts

On Friday, Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder and center Thomas Bryant are expected to make their season debuts against the Detroit Pistons at 10:30 p.m. ET. According to the Lakers’ injury report, LeBron James (groin), Schroder (thumb), Bryant (thumb), and Max Christie (quarantine) will all be game-time decisions for Friday night’s interconference matchup. A […]

James Foglio  •  17 Nov 2022
Patrick Beverley says Kevin Durant ‘didn’t want to dribble the ball’ against him

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 116-103, and while on “The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone” YouTube show, Patrick Beverley insinuated that Kevin Durant was scared to dribble the ball against him. Go to the 30:16 mark in the video below. “I took his ball at half, got a blocked shot,” […]

James Foglio  •  16 Nov 2022
Lamar Odom: ‘If Lakers trade LeBron James, they’ll be right back in contention’

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom believes trading LeBron James would solve a lot of the team’s problems. Thirteen games into the 2022-23 season, the Lakers are 3-10 and rank 14th in the Western Conference. “If you trade LeBron, you know you’re doing more than rebuilding. If you did — probably going to put […]

James Foglio  •  16 Nov 2022
Nick Young believes he was snubbed from the 75 greatest Lakers list

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young believes he is one of the best players in franchise history, and the 37-year-old feels he was snubbed from the L.A. Times‘ 75 greatest Lakers list. Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Shaquille O’Neal topped the list. According to the available data, the […]

James Foglio  •  15 Nov 2022