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LeBron declines to say he's healthy ahead of Game 1 vs. Timberwolves: 'I'm available'

3 weeks ago | lakersdaily.com | Jesse Cinquini

In one of the final games of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2024-25 regular season, star forward LeBron James left partway through the third quarter of the team’s win over the Houston Rockets with an injury scare.
Ex-teammate says Anthony Edwards has waited ‘whole life’ to face LeBron in playoffs: 'I know the kid personally'

3 weeks ago | lakersdaily.com | Jesse Cinquini

Nearly all of the matchups in the upcoming 2025 NBA Playoffs are set in stone, including the battle between the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds in the Western Conference. LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers will take on Anthony Edwards’ Minnesota Timberwolves, with Game 1 of that series scheduled for Saturday night. The Timberwolves and Lakers have crossed paths in the playoffs just twice in their history, and Los Angeles came out on top in both matchups.
Paul Pierce says he thought he and Kobe were ‘gonna go to blows’ after he yelled at him about 2008 Finals: ‘Choke’

3 weeks ago | lakersdaily.com | Jesse Cinquini

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce got the better of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and company in the 2008 NBA Finals. Pierce had plenty of help, as he had teammates like Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo at the time, but Pierce was the driving force for the Celtics as they beat the Lakers in six games. Pierce earned Finals MVP honors for Boston.
Dwight Howard says Thunder are ‘afraid’ of Lakers: ‘I see no problems with OKC’

4 weeks ago | lakersdaily.com | Jesse Cinquini

Heading into the 2025 NBA Playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder might just be the team to beat in the Western Conference. They are led by one of the best players in the NBA right now in guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and the team finished the 2024-25 regular season with the NBA’s best record at 68-14. To put the Thunder’s historically dominant regular season into perspective, Oklahoma City is one of just seven teams in league history to win 68 games or more in a single season.
Rashad McCants theorizes Bradley Beal would've had no problem being asked to ‘play like Kobe Bryant’

4 weeks ago | lakersdaily.com | Jesse Cinquini

In the wake of Mike Budenholzer getting dismissed from his job as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns, a fascinating report has surfaced regarding what he asked out of one of his star players, guard Bradley Beal. Budenholzer reportedly told Beal he wanted him to be the “Jrue Holiday of this team,” and Beal is said to have gotten offended in response. He apparently told Budenholzer not to disrespect him.
Stephen A. Smith says J.J. Redick will win championship in 'near future': 'I don't consider it bold'

1 month ago | lakersdaily.com | Jesse Cinquini

J.J. Redick has had a very successful inaugural season leading the Los Angeles Lakers. Under his leadership, Los Angeles has won 50 games so far in the 2024-25 campaign with the final outcome of Sunday’s season finale still up in the air. This marks the team’s first campaign with 50-plus wins since all the way back in the 2019-20 season. That season ended in a title for the Lakers. One person who’s particularly impressed with what the Lakers have accomplished under Redick is ESPN analyst Stephen A.
Paul Pierce names Austin Reaves as one of his top 5 white Americans in NBA: ‘That team ain’t beating nobody’

1 month ago | lakersdaily.com | Jesse Cinquini

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves made some interesting comments regarding how he views other white NBA players not long ago, explaining that there’s a stigma that exists around them. In light of Reaves’ comments, Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce rattled off his top five white Americans in the NBA today.
Brian Windhorst says something changed for Luka Doncic and Lakers on Wednesday: ‘He felt it’

1 month ago | lakersdaily.com | Jesse Cinquini

Wednesday night’s contest between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks was emotional for guard Luka Doncic in the sense that it marked his first game back at American Airlines Center since Dallas parted ways with him leading up to the trade deadline. But the Lakers rallied around Doncic, who went off for 45 points, and the team managed to come out on top in the game. Lakers forward LeBron James chipped in 27 points, and fellow forward Rui Hachimura dropped 15 of his own.
Austin Reaves on how he sometimes looks at white players: 'They're not very good'

1 month ago | lakersdaily.com | Jesse Cinquini

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is amid a career year in the NBA and has done enough to be mentioned in the race for the Most Improved Player award, even if he’s facing long odds to win it. He’s averaging career-highs in points (20.2), rebounds (4.5), assists (5.8) and steals (1.1) per game in the 2024-25 campaign for a Lakers team that owns a top-three seed in the Western Conference currently.
Austin Reaves shares Anthony Davis' immediate reaction to trade in Lakers group chat

1 month ago | lakersdaily.com | Jesse Cinquini

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves and forward LeBron James were on the heels of standout performances in a Feb. 1 victory over the New York Knicks when they caught wind of the team’s apparent decision to trade big man Anthony Davis. The Reaves-James duo had just combined for 60 points in the contest with Davis sidelined, leading to chatter between Reaves and James about how effective the Lakers could be with Davis also in the mix.