Shams Charania is firing back at his former mentor as the reporting over the Lakers’ search for a head coach intensifies. Charania, The Athletic’s NBA insider, said Tuesday morning that Dan Hurley “was not the No. 1 candidate” for the Lakers job despite ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski — Charania’s former mentor — reporting otherwise through the … Read more
Charles Barkley was in for a rude awakening when he wanted to hear about the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final on ESPN on Thursday. Earlier in the day, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that the Lakers were “targeting” UConn basketball coach Danny Hurley for their vacant head coach job — a stunner given … Read more
Michael Wilbon delivered a vintage fastball of a rant on LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham after losing their first round series against the Nuggets in five games, a year after getting swept by Denver in last season’s Western Conference Finals. On ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” on Friday, Wilbon … Read more
Bryce James has entered the chat. LeBron James’ 16-year-old son raised eyebrows when a TikTok video was reposted to his page that trolled Lakers head coach Darvin Ham after L.A.’s season-ending loss to the Nuggets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Monday night. “The Nuggets are on a 15-0 run,” the image read, which … Read more
Charles Barkley was tired of waiting. Following the Lakers’ 112-105 Game 3 loss to the Nuggets Thursday night — which sunk Los Angeles to a 3-0 first-round series hole — Barkley expressed displeasure with how long it took LeBron James to get to his postgame media availability. “Are we just gonna stay on TV until … Read more
For a player who orchestrated one of the greatest comebacks in NBA playoffs history, one would think Reggie Miller would understand late-game math a little better than this. While calling the Lakers’ 110-106 win over the Pelicans on Tuesday, Miller questioned whether Anthony Davis should hit a free throw while leading by three points with … Read more
Lil Wayne felt unwelcome at Thursday night’s Lakers game. The rapper was in attendance at Crypto.com Arena for the Lakers’ 134-131 overtime win over the Wizards but left with a sour taste in his mouth. “Wow! Got treated like s–t at the Laker game just now but I figured they’d do me that sooner or … Read more
Skip Bayless found his moment to pounce. With the Lakers scuffling after winning the In-Season Tournament – and raising a banner for it – the controversial “Undisputed” host jumped on his chance to rib LeBron James on Wednesday following Los Angeles’ awful 124-108 road loss to the hapless Bulls in Chicago. “LeBron’s Lakers are now … Read more
Newlyweds Jeanie Buss and Jay Mohr packed on the PDA while sitting courtside at the Lakers-Clippers game Wednesday night. The Lakers owner and the comedian, who tied the knot on Sept. 3, were seen smooching near the sidelines while sitting in their front row seats at Crypto.com Arena. Buss, 62, and Mohr, 53, coordinated in … Read more
Long before her budding relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, there was Taylor Swift’s “rumored” romance with Lakers guard Austin Reaves. Months after an X user linked Swift, 33, to Reaves, 25, in a now-viral tweet from June, the mastermind behind the fabricated coupling is speaking out — and happens to be a Lakers … Read more
Austin Reaves is calling fake news on the rumors that he ever dated Taylor Swift. As Reaves was lighting it up for the Lakers during the NBA playoffs, rumors ran rampant on social media that he had a thing going on with the songstress after Swift broke off relationships with Joe Alwyn and later Matty … Read more
Bronny James appears to still be going strong with his rumored girlfriend, Peyton Gelfuso. The oldest son of Lakers superstar LeBron James attended his senior prom at Sierra Canyon High School in California, according to photos recently shared on social media, shortly after he announced his commitment to play at USC next season. The 18-year-old … Read more
Jack Nicholson has had some grand times at Lakers games over the years, but Saturday night was not one of them. After the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 119-108 to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals, Denver star Nikola Jokic’s brothers, Nemanja and Strahinja, heckled Nicholson. “OMG the Jokic brothers exchanging pleasantries … Read more
Lakers guard Austin Reaves’ girlfriend, Jenna Barber is enjoying the team’s playoff run. When Los Angeles took a 3-1 lead over the Warriors on its way to ousting the reigning champions in the second-round playoff series, Barber was ecstatic. “3-1 baby!!!! such a fun chapter in life,” she wrote in a Facebook post last week, … Read more
Jack is back… again. Jack Nicholson returned to Crypto.com Arena on Monday night, where the Lakers took a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference semifinals against the reigning champion Warriors. It came just over a week after the three-time Academy Award winner made a rare public appearance in the opening round in Los Angeles, … Read more
It feels like all is right in the world when Jack Nicholson is sitting courtside at a Lakers game. Nicholson, 86, whose public appearances in general now are sparse, was spotted by NBA reporter Rachel Nichols taking his customary seat at the Crypto.com Arena before the Lakers play the Grizzlies in Game 6 of their … Read more
They were holding court. Lip reading experts are analyzing what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle discussed at Monday’s playoff game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies. In one clip posted online, the couple is shown on the Crypto.com Arena’s kiss cam. A shy Markle, 41, only laughs and places her hand on her husband’s … Read more
What a tangled web the Lakers have weaved. Hours before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the Lakers acquired Malik Beasley from the Jazz, along with D’Angelo Russell and Jarred Vanderbilt as part of a deal with the Timberwolves. Beasley’s move to Los Angeles now means he’ll be part of the same organization that employs Scotty Pippen … Read more
Shannon Sharpe apologized for sparking an NBA melee over the weekend, stating on Monday’s episode of “Undisputed” that he takes “full accountability for what transpired” during the Lakers’ 122-121 win over the Grizzlies in Los Angeles on Friday night. “As you probably have heard or seen Friday night at the Lakers game, I want to … Read more