The Mad Dog has a bone to pick with Magic Johnson. Appearing on ESPN’s “First Take” earlier this week, Chris Russo said he “loves” Johnson and named several of his accolades from his playing career, before chiding the former Lakers point guard for congratulating Bronny James on getting drafted by the team. “Magic, really, we’re … Read more
First, to meet this month’s journalistic requirement. Here goes: Bronny James, Bronny James, Bronny James. There. That should do it. The son of the almighty, enriched by Nike’s Communist China partners and Fourth World laborers despite his chosen omnipresence as a social and racial activist, the son without portfolio, yet drafted in the second round … Read more
Savannah James is having fun with jokes about her husband, LeBron James, and their son, Bronny, being teammates on the Lakers. Bronny, a 6-foot-2 guard out of USC, was selected by the Lakers with the No. 55 overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday — which will almost assuredly … Read more
The state of the Lakers has one prominent Celtics fan actually feeling bad for the Los Angeles franchise. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy took to X after the Lakers selected LeBron James’ son, Bronny, with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. This came after former Warriors executive and current ESPN analyst Bob … Read more
Mega agent Rich Paul, who represents LeBron James and is dating Adele, and his Klutch Sports Group are being sued for allegedly not paying at least $4.9 million owed to a former agent, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Veteran sports agent Mark Termini filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Ohio district court alleging Paul breached his … Read more
Stephen A. Smith isn’t backing down from his reporting earlier this month that black NBA coaches had told him they were upset over LeBron James starting a podcast with JJ Redick while then-Lakers coach Darvin Ham was thought to be on the hot seat. Smith addressed it during ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday ahead of … Read more
JJ Redick is retiring the microphone. The freshly minted Lakers coach is stepping away from his various podcasts — including the one recently launched with LeBron James — as he embarks on a new career track in Los Angeles with a four-year deal. “For the time being, and hopefully it’s a very, very long time, … Read more
The Celtics have the No. 30 pick. Bill Simmons has an idea. The Ringer founder proposed a wild scenario for next week’s 2024 NBA Draft, in which Boston picks Bronny James, son of Lakers star LeBron, and holds him for ransom. “Here’s my case: everybody says this draft sucks,” Simmons said on “The Bill Simmons … Read more
LeBron James gave a special shoutout to Doris Burke ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The longtime ESPN broadcaster became the first woman to serve as a TV analyst for a championship final in one of the four major professional sports when the Mavericks and Celtics tipped off in Boston on Thursday. The … Read more
One part of high school particularly stands out for Savannah James. While speaking on her “Everybody’s Crazy” podcast, which she co-hosts with April Daniels, Savannah said that she got into fights in high school when she started dating LeBron James. James and Savannah got married in 2013 and have been dating since high school. “I … 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
Great minds drink alike. If you want to savor expensive wine among the likes of LeBron James, Carlos Santana and Danny DeVito — it’s going to cost you. “We’ve had NBA players who, like, had a game the next day, who will stay up ’til 3 a.m., with us just blind-tasting wine and trying to … Read more
LeBron James’ 16-year-old son spent time on an apparent getaway with the 17-year-old twin daughters of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, whose Los Angeles and Miami residences were raided by the feds last month amid a possible connection with an ongoing sex trafficking probe. Bryce James and pal Boogie Johnson can be seen dancing in … Read more
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The James family is now looking to become King and Queen of the podcast space. LeBron James and his wife Savannah both announced separate podcast ventures in recent days. The Lakers star is co-hosting a show with ESPN analyst and former NBA guard J.J. Redick called “Mind the Game” to be produced by James’s Uninterrupted … Read more
Shannon Sharpe couldn’t EVEN defend friend LeBron James after the Lakers star weighed in on his son Bronny being left off ESPN’s 2024 NBA mock draft. Sharpe, who usually defends James while on-air, called him out on ESPN’s “First Take” on Tuesday and then compared him to LaVar Ball — the attention-obsessed father of Lonzo, … Read more
Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy is best known for tattooing the A-list – from Rihanna and Cara Delevingne to Justin Bieber and LeBron James. But he is now embarking on a quest to turn tattoos into medical diagnostic devices, using “Magic Ink” — a tattooing ink which can be turned on or off by being exposed … 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