The Los Angeles Lakers understood a change needed to be made after exiting the 2024 NBA Playoffs in the first round and they moved quickly, firing former head coach Darvin Ham and his coaching staff. With Ham out of the picture, the Lakers will embark on yet another search for a head coach and the pressure is mounting bring in the right candidate. Although Los Angeles will reportedly take their time searching for a head coach, they should ideally have someone in place before the 2024 NBA Draft so they can plan out the roster accordingly. It could be a summer full of roster moves for L.A. and i ..read more

The Los Angeles Lakers understood a change needed to be made after exiting the 2024 NBA Playoffs in the first round and they moved quickly, firing former head coach Darvin Ham and his coaching staff. With Ham out of the picture, the Lakers will embark on yet another search for a head coach and the pressure is mounting bring in the right candidate. Although Los Angeles will reportedly take their time searching for a head coach, they should ideally have someone in place before the 2024 NBA Draft so they can plan out the roster accordingly. It could be a summer full of roster moves for L.A. and i ..read more

At a time in which the rap beef between hip-hop stars Kendrick Lamar and Drake is dominating the headlines, there has been a bit of beef brewing within the sports media world as well. Los Angeles Lakers legend and Turner Sports analyst Shaquille O’Neal has gone back and forth on social media with NFL Hall of Famer and sports analyst Shannon Sharpe this week. Things began after Shaq was critical of Nikola Jokic winning his third MVP in four seasons as he believed the award should’ve went to Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgious-Alexander, who finished second. While discussing this on his Ni ..read more

At a time in which the rap beef between hip-hop stars Kendrick Lamar and Drake is dominating the headlines, there has been a bit of beef brewing within the sports media world as well. Los Angeles Lakers legend and Turner Sports analyst Shaquille O’Neal has gone back and forth on social media with NFL Hall of Famer and sports analyst Shannon Sharpe this week. Things began after Shaq was critical of Nikola Jokic winning his third MVP in four seasons as he believed the award should’ve went to Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgious-Alexander, who finished second. While discussing this on his Ni ..read more

The Los Angeles Lakers’ offseason is going to be an eventful one as major changes to the roster are expected to come after standing pat at the NBA trade deadline came back to bite them. The Lakers bowed out of the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, which led to former head coach Darvin Ham and his coaching staff being fired. Now, Los Angeles will engage in its second head coaching search in the past three seasons. There were several candidates that were linked to the Lakers’ head coaching job, including former Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charless Lee, who agreed to become the Charlotte Hornet ..read more

The Los Angeles Lakers’ offseason is going to be an eventful one as major changes to the roster are expected to come after standing pat at the NBA trade deadline came back to bite them. The Lakers bowed out of the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, which led to former head coach Darvin Ham and his coaching staff being fired. Now, Los Angeles will engage in its second head coaching search in the past three seasons. There were several candidates that were linked to the Lakers’ head coaching job, including former Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charless Lee, who agreed to become the Charlotte Hornet ..read more

Coming into the first round of the postseason, the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James earned themselves a matchup with the defending champion Denver Nuggets. It was a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Finals when the Lakers were swept. While the Lakers were still not favored to beat Denver, a much closer matchup was expected this time around. Unfortunately, L.A. shot themselves in the foot too many times and lost in five games despite leading for 69% of the series. However, Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic were not as dominant as last year. This time it was Michael Porter Jr. who made th ..read more

Throughout the years in the NBA, several iconic players like Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar not only dominated the basketball court but also dedicated their lives to serving their communities. In a generation that values the important work of social justice, players have taken it upon themselves to lead the charge and do what’s necessary to help aid the cause of equality and respect. Abdul-Jabbar continues to use his massive platform to speak up for what is right as well as organized several boycotts during his playing days in the name of social justice. A few years ago, the NBA ..read more

Although the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the 2024 NBA Playoffs, there are still plenty of reasons to watch the postseason as the remaining teams have played some exciting games so far. The most interesting series is arguably between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets as the former currently holds a 2-0 lead over the latter. Minnesota’s been able to do what few other teams can do and that’s shut down Denver’s efficient offense. Between Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels, the Timberwolves have legitimate answers to slow down Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. On t ..read more

Although the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the 2024 NBA Playoffs, there are still plenty of reasons to watch the postseason as the remaining teams have played some exciting games so far. The most interesting series is arguably between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets as the former currently holds a 2-0 lead over the latter. Minnesota’s been able to do what few other teams can do and that’s shut down Denver’s efficient offense. Between Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels, the Timberwolves have legitimate answers to slow down Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. On t ..read more