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
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
I’ll take “annoyed celebrities” for 200. Rosie O’Donnell vented her feelings on TikTok after her nightly viewing of the iconic game show “Jeopardy!” was interrupted due to a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game. “OK, I hate when ‘Jeopardy!’ is not on because of sports,” O’Donnell, 61, said in the video. “Now, I love sports, I love football, … 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
Lakers owner Jeanie Buss said she didn’t date Dennis Rodman back in the day, but the pair did have an interesting relationship. During a recent appearance on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” Buss refuted Rodman’s recent claim that they dated while he played for the Lakers in 1999 — and explained why they appeared close … 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
The king has named his successor. Lakers superstar LeBron James, long dubbed “King James,” bestowed upon Chiefs stud tight end Travis Kelce the honor of being the new most famous athlete from Northeast Ohio amid the latter’s romantic relationship with Taylor Swift. “Listen, sometimes you’ve gotta give the crown up to the next one,” James … Read more
The Clippers knew the Taylor Swift banner was trouble when it walked in. In late 2020, eagle-eyed Los Angeles sports reporter Arash Markazi noticed a championship banner gifted to Swift by late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had gone missing from the rafters at Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center), the home of the Lakers, Clippers … 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
The Denver Nuggets are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but conversation around LeBron James’ retirement tease has overshadowed their success. Charles Barkley was outraged Tuesday night during TNT’s Celtics-Heat coverage, saying the spotlight should have been on the Nuggets for their accomplishment. “I was so mad [Tuesday] morning … 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
Savannah James is finally stepping into her own spotlight. The wife of Lakers star LeBron James explained in an interview with The Cut for its May-June cover story why she feels ready to be seen outside of her roles as the supportive wife and mother of three — and that things weren’t always that way. … Read more
A blast from Jordan Poole’s past had a front-row seat to the Warriors’ Game 2 win over the Lakers in their Western Conference semifinals series Thursday night. With Zendaya checking out the action from Chase Center in San Francisco, fans immediately took to social media to express excitement over the sighting — all the while … 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
Nina Westbrook is furious with ESPN. After the Lakers traded Russell Westbrook to the Jazz on Wednesday, his wife ripped a report by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, who claimed a source told him that Westbrook was “a vampire” in the locker room. On Thursday, Nina denied the report in an Instagram comment under a post by … 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