In the immediate aftermath of the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, it was announced that LeBron James had suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain after a collision with Donte DiVincenzo. LeBron hadn’t spoken about the severity of the injury since the Lakers season ended, but in the latest episode of the “Mind the Game” podcast … [Read more...] about Lakers News: LeBron James Gives Update On Severity Of Knee Injury
Lakers News: JJ Redick Evaluates First Season As Head Coach
The Los Angeles Lakers and general manager Rob Pelinka took a big swing last offseason when they hired JJ Redick to be the franchise’s next head coach. Redick had no professional coaching experience prior to being handed the keys in L.A., leading to criticism of Pelinka for the pick and a general doubt about Redick’s abilities. Pelinka’s faith was well-placed, as Redick more … [Read more...] about Lakers News: JJ Redick Evaluates First Season As Head Coach
Rui Hachimura Feels Lakers Need To Add Size & Rebounding
Rui Hachimura turned in his best overall campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2024-25 season, becoming a reliable 3-point shooter and showing an increased sense of urgency on the glass. Hachimura was leaned on as one of the few frontcourt players with size in the Lakers rotation, but his valiant efforts weren’t enough to keep the team from being eliminated by the … [Read more...] about Rui Hachimura Feels Lakers Need To Add Size & Rebounding
Lakers News: Rob Pelinka Finishes Sixth In NBA Executive Of The Year Voting
Los Angeles Lakers President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka has come under a lot of scrutiny over the years for some of the moves he’s made. This season, however, there is little debate that he pulled off multiple deals that greatly improved the Lakers overall. Obviously the Luka Doncic trade will go down as arguably the biggest and most shocking in … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Rob Pelinka Finishes Sixth In NBA Executive Of The Year Voting
Lakers News: LeBron James Won’t Attend Met Gala Due To Knee Injury
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers saw their season come to a disappointing end with a first-round playoff loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Lakers had championship aspirations after winning 50 games and clinching the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, but now they will have plenty of time to think about what went wrong after going out in five games in the first … [Read more...] about Lakers News: LeBron James Won’t Attend Met Gala Due To Knee Injury