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"I was pretty much eye fucking him to pass me the ball." Kyle Kuzma with a quote of the year candidate, when asked about a swing pass LeBron James threw to him in the corner in the 4th quarter.
Forget Kawhi, KD, Kyrie and Jimmy. This is the best free-agent acquisition of the summer. Welcome to this world, Cameron. Lifetime contract. No trade clause.
“That’s not basketball,” Jaylen Brown said. Called the game a glorified “layup line” and said he hoped there was a way to make the game more competitive. Obviously no real defense played tonight
I'll never forget the time Malik Beasley's kid came into the locker room, took a piece of ice out AD's foot bucket and went to eat it while everyone in the room yelled "Noooooooooooooooooooooo."
The Lakers bench counted down "3, 2, 1" and Gary Harris launched a tough three-point jumper to beat the clock. Except their was 10 seconds left on it. After the miss, Jared Dudley, Alex Caruso and Rajon Rondo all high-fived.
Dennis Schroder’s son just came into the locker room, dapped LeBron and AD. “Hit the freeze,” Dennis said. His son then did the Lakers’ three point celebration.
All joking aside. The NBA has an issue with events. The season is too long, regular season games don't feel special. And on the one night where they can showcase the actual product to casual fans/general public, this is what gets delivered. It's not great, Bob.
Dennis Schroder says he wants to extend his deal with the Lakers. Calls the Lakers a "hell of an organization." "I would love to. It's just got to be fair on both sides."
Great energy in the Lakers locker room postgame. Tons of jokes, Mo Bamba, D'Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves making goat noises at LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Davis said he'd be able to play in Houston.
Sources say the Lakers have already heard from league officials that the end of regulation play was incorrect and that a foul should've been called sending LeBron James to the FT line. Expect the L2M to say the same
Spoke to D’Angelo Russell about his added fuel Saturday against Bruce Brown: “He was talking s— all year. Yeah. Talking s— all year….Got something to say? Show me on the court. [Nikola] Jokic ain’t there next to you today. It’s different.”
Vin Baker had it all - money, fame, skills, his own sneaker. And because of alcohol, he lost it all. 10 years since his last drink, his incredible comeback has him in the NBA Finals on the
@bucks
bench. My story on his comeback
Before he was ripped out of their lives, the Lakers and Kobe Bryant were intertwined once again as LeBron James chased him on the all-time scoring list. Here’s the story of those last days and the moment that changed all of them
This is a wild premise -- Malika Andrews is a REPORTER and it's absolutely relevant information and would be a disservice to the public (not to mention the victim( to just move past it because someone is good at basketball. Come on.
LeBron James postgame made it clear that he's not willing to end his career playing meaningless basketball, that he again wants to compete for championships. As of today, the Lakers are seven games under .500.
.
@mcten
asked Austin Reaves about LeBron scoring on step-through moves in the post after injuring his foot. "Yeah, I told him stop watching my film," Reaves said.
Gregg Popovich just called timeout, walked directly to the courtside seats and told a fan in the second row to get in the game. That fan? David Robinson.
You can see Kobe Bryant on the feet of his friends, his rivals and his idolizers. I spoke to Rob Pelinka, Jason Kidd, Anthony Davis and more about how their sneakers help them feel connected to Kobe
Big deal alert.
@RealAClifton
will make history by becoming the first woman to be on the call of a Lakers game in team history. She’ll be filling in for Stu Lantz as the color analyst on
@SpectrumSN
.
When it eventually ends, Chris Paul's career is going to be one that's heavily debated and discussed. But what he did over these last nine months, on the court for his team, off the court for his team, off the court for the league, off the court for the world, was iconic.
Damian Lillard injured his groin late in Portland’s loss in Memphis. Terry Stotts said Lillard will get a MRI tomorrow. Called it a right groin strain.
Dwight Howard told me he told Rob Pelinka that all he wanted to wear this season was “Kobe, Kobe, Kobe, Kobe” - and that was before the Jan. helicopter crash.
"The guys is just flat-out unbelievable. ...Steve Kerr said we were going to throw the kitchen sink at him, and we did. And he still had 37." - Frank Vogel on Steph
No idea why the US continues to attack the right side of the Netherlands goal. Everyone knows the easiest way past the Dutchie is on your left-hand side.
Best two moments today came from D'Angelo Russell.
Moment one, asked by
@mcten
what type of challenges Ja Morant presents, DLo said "I'd rather honestly talk about us. Honestly. I'm sure everybody is talking about them. I don't want to give you no headlines."
Saw a little Lakers scrimmage today. Was struck by the competitive effort, aggressiveness from LeBron James and Russell Westbrook. Kendrick Nunn looked smooth offensively. Austin Reaves flashed some play-making. Damian Jones even floated to the corner to take a 3. Better idea Mon
Lakers still working here in the final 20 minutes or so. Buyout market could be interesting too. Team looks very very different than it did on Tuesday.
Fully expect the Lakers to have serious discussions about a possible Kyrie Irving trade.Reminder that his salary and Westbrook’s aren’t a match and the Nets would have to include more salary to make a trade work.
Before
#Raptors
fans freak out, this home is more than 109 miles away from Staples Center, which would be approximately a 72 hour drive in Los Angeles traffic
"If I would’ve had a better quarterback in high school, I might’ve continued to play football. I took way too many hits." - LeBron James on the ManningCast