The Denver Nuggets pulled off a wild comeback against the Los Angeles Lakers, but it wasn’t too fun for everyone rooting for the defending champions. In fact, the brothers of the defending NBA Finals MVP, and likely soon-to-be three-time regular season MVP Nikola Jokic, appeared to be involved in quite a skirmish in the stands after the final whistle on …
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LeBron James rips NBA replay center in expletive rant after Nuggets top Lakers with buzzer-beater
LeBron James was upset with NBA officials, specifically at the replay center, after the Denver Nuggets topped the Los Angeles Lakers 101–99 thanks to a Jamal Murray buzzer-beater on Monday night. James was upset replay officials overturned a foul on Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., with the league saying he made marginal contact with Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell on a …
Read More »Lakers hold off Pelicans' 2nd-half surge to earn No. 7 seed in NBA Playoffs
The Los Angeles Lakers are heading to the first round of the NBA Playoffs as they defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 110-106, on Tuesday night. The Lakers are now the No. 7 seed in the West, and they will be pitted against the Denver Nuggets, the reigning NBA champions, in the first round. At one point, the Lakers had an …
Read More »Lakers legend Magic Johnson rips 'ridiculous' idea team should lose play-in game to avoid facing Nuggets
Five-time NBA champion Magic Johnson is weighing in on the Los Angeles Lakers postseason prospects. The Lakers finished the regular season ranked eight in the Western Conference standings, which earned the team a spot in the NBA Play-In tournament. LeBron James and the Lakers traveled to New Orleans this week for a play-In matchup with the seventh-seeded Pelicans. A Lakers …
Read More »Lakers' LeBron James hints at NBA days nearing end after dropping 40 points on Nets
LeBron James put together an epic 40-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday and hinted that his day as an NBA player are numbered. James is in the midst of his 21st season as he tries to will himself and the Lakers to another championship in the ever-so-difficult Western Conference. While he …
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