Jesse Cinquini

5 days ago | ahnfiredigital.com | Jesse Cinquini

Superstar forward LeBron James has been with the Los Angeles Lakers for seven seasons now, and they have been consistent playoff contenders with him on the team. Los Angeles has qualified for the playoffs in five of his seven campaigns with the storied franchise. The Lakers have made more than one deep playoff run with James spearheading the team as well. First, the Lakers won an NBA title in 2020.

5 days ago | ahnfiredigital.com | Jesse Cinquini

Around the time the Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 5 of their first-round playoff series to the Minnesota Timberwolves and were eliminated from the 2025 NBA Playoffs, Charlotte Hornets big man Mark Williams seemingly trolled the Lakers with an X post that contained just one emoji. 🙂— Mark Williams (@MarkWi1liams) May 1, 2025At least one former Lakers player was rubbed the wrong way by Williams’ reaction to Los Angeles getting bounced from the playoffs.

6 days ago | ahnfiredigital.com | Jesse Cinquini

Maybe no team failed to live up to expectations in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs more than the Los Angeles Lakers. Los Angeles entered the playoffs as a real contender in the Western Conference in the eyes of plenty of people, and it’s not difficult to understand why. For one, the Lakers ended the 2024-25 regular season with one of the better records in the Western Conference. Los Angeles won 50 of its 82 games and clinched the conference’s No. 3 seed.

6 days ago | ahnfiredigital.com | Jesse Cinquini

The Miami Heat’s performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs only further highlighted the team’s need for additional scoring punch. The Heat averaged just 95.5 points per game in a series that saw them get swept by the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed, and they mustered fewer than 90 points in Games 3 and 4 at Kaseya Center. A report from Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald has linked the Heat to one of the greatest scorers ever to touch a basketball.

6 days ago | ahnfiredigital.com | Jesse Cinquini

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James can make NBA history should he decide to play at least one more season in the league. No one player has suited up in more than 22 seasons in the league, and the 40-year-old just wrapped up his 22nd season. Plus, if his 2024-25 campaign was any indication, James still has what it takes to play at a very high level in the league.