Probable Starters Clippers: Reggie Jackson, Eric Bledsoe, Paul George, Marcus Morris Sr., Ivica Zubac Lakers: Russell Westbrook, Talen Horton-Tucker, LeBronJames, Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard Injuries & Suspensions Clippers: Amir Coffey (questionable); Nic Batum (out); Kawhi Leonard (out) Lakers: LeBron James (probable); Avery Bradley (probable); Anthony Davis (questionable); Trevor Ariza (out); Kendrick Nunn (out) —— Stop me if you’ve heard this before… Last time out, the Lakers, without LeBron James – this time ruled out on […]
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Lakers Game Preview: The Los Angeles Clippers
Apologies for the late posting of this and for the very succinct post that is going to follow. The last couple of days have been some much needed family time for me and so I’ve mostly been out of the mix (though I did quite enjoy watching the Lakers play their best game of the […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Sacramento Kings
The Lakers take on the Kings tonight and, after an unfortunate toe injury in his debut vs. the Bucks on Wednesday, Andre Drummond will not play. With Drummond out, we’re about to see the same Lakers we’ve seen since Gasol returned from COVID, which will be a useful group, but one that will be offensively […]
Andre Drummond to Start for the Lakers, what Happens to Marc Gasol?
Andre Drummond is officially a member of the Lakers now, signing his deal on Sunday after clearing waivers earlier in the day. Drummond went out his business of winning the press conference on Monday, saying all the right things about his excitement about joining the team and how he envisions contributing, particularly on defense. The […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Memphis Grizzlies
In what many are describing the worst 6 game winning streak in Lakers history, this team has not lost in a while. Not since losing to the Pistons in the 2nd game of a back to back while on that 7-game, 11 day road trip. This streak has not been pretty, with the last 3 […]
Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Pelicans
The Lakers are clearly back to their winning ways after beating the Pelicans 123-113 on Friday night. The win was the Lakers 4th in a row, basically nixing their 4-game losing streak that directly preceded this stretch to bring the team back to 21 games over .500 for the season. The game itself was not […]
Dwight Howard #futurelaker Once Again
There was a time when the phrase “Dwight Howard #futurelaker” would have been retweeted into oblivion by happy Lakers fans. That time, of course, is not today. Not after Howard actually did become a Laker only to play through an injury cursed season that saw Kobe Bryant go down with an achilles rupture and the […]
On Ty Lue, Frank Vogel, Old Dogs, and New Tricks
If reports hold true, Tyronn Lue will be the next Lakers head coach. He’s the candidate many thought would end up winning the job eventually, dating back to when it was still Luke Walton’s job to lose in the first place. The path here has been twistier than expected, with Monty Williams getting serious consideration […]
Lakers Trade for Mike Muscala
The Lakers didn’t come up with Anthony Davis at the trade deadline, but they did make a deal for a big man by acquiring Mike Muscala from their STAPLES Center co-tenant Clippers. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the deal: Muscala had never played a game for the Clippers — he was part of the Tobias […]
The Lakers Front Office Aggressive Approach has Come with a Cost
Wilt Chamberlain once said, “nobody roots for Goliath” and he was right. In February 2019, after 5 years of lottery appearances, the Lakers are not Goliath — despite pulling LeBron James out of a hat just 6 months prior. Still, though, the sentiment stands. The Lakers are, historically, Goliath — the team with all those […]