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Former Kentucky graduate assistant Austin Pope has been hired by the Los Angeles Lakers, he told Lakers Nation. The Burbank, Calif. native will fill the role of head video coordinator for the South Bay Lakers in the G League. “It means everything,” Pope said of this opportunity. “I was born a Laker. People say that all the time with their fandom and things, but it’s just … [Read more...] about Austin Pope Hired As Head Video Coordinator Of South Bay Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics have arguably the greatest rivalry in sports history. This new era involves Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, but plenty of legends have dawned either jersey in the past. Notably, Kobe Bryant was a player who embraced that dislike for Boston and shared historic NBA Finals matchups against them in 2008 and … [Read more...] about Jaylen Brown Regrets Never Meeting Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant

The Los Angeles Lakers may have lost Dorian Finney-Smith in free agency, but they were able to use the non-taxpayer mid-level exception to sign both Jake LaRavia and Deandre Ayton. While all the headlines concerned Ayton and how he filled the Lakers’ biggest need in the middle of the paint, LaRavia shouldn’t go overlooked either. LaRavia split time between the Memphis Grizzlies … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Jake LaRavia Believes JJ Redick Can Maximize Him As Shooter

The play of Bronny James has been one of the more positive stories coming out of Summer League for the Los Angeles Lakers. There was a ton of criticism thrown Bronny’s way upon being drafted last year, with most sticking with the idea that he was only drafted because of his father LeBron James being on the Lakers. But he quietly put in a lot of work throughout the season and … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Bronny James Appreciates Support From Family During Summer League

There have been many topics of discussion around NBA circles this offseason and one that was started by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was the prevalence of ring culture in debates. This would eventually lead to a moment in which NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady said that if he were to replace Kobe Bryant on the Lakers next to Shaquille O’Neal, he would have won three … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Tracy McGrady Clarifies Comments On ‘Replacing’ Kobe Bryant