Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is looking to win his first NBA Championship and like a lot of other athletes, he is using Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant as inspiration. Gilgeous-Alexander never got the chance to meet or play against Bryant, but his MVP season has led to comparisons to the five-time champion that wore the purple and gold for 20 … [Read more...] about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Hopes To Be ‘Somewhere Close’ To Level Of ‘Favorite Player’ Kobe Bryant
Lakers News: Ivica Zubac Fondly Recalls Working Out With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
For the better part of the past decade, the Los Angeles Lakers’ draft and scouting department has done an outstanding job of identifying talent at all different stages of the draft. One of their more forgotten selections was center Ivica Zubac, whom they selected 32nd overall in the 2016 NBA Draft. The Lakers ended up trading Zubac to the L.A. Clippers midway through his second … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Ivica Zubac Fondly Recalls Working Out With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lakers Video: JJ Redick’s Tyrese Haliburton Take Aging Well
Tyrese Haliburton has been the star of the 2025 NBA Playoffs as he’s led the Indiana Pacers to the franchise’s first Finals since 2000 behind some heroic shotmaking. The Pacers have managed to rally from several double-digit fourth-quarter deficits this postseason and Haliburton has been at the heart of all those comebacks as he finds ways to hit open teammates or take the … [Read more...] about Lakers Video: JJ Redick’s Tyrese Haliburton Take Aging Well
Lakers News: Shaquille O’Neal Recounts Pushing Kobe Bryant’s Buttons
Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant led the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA’s last “three-peat” to begin the new millennium, but their infamous feuding was famous in the basketball world. Teammates like Derek Fisher noted that the feud seemed to start following the Lakers’ first title 2020, stemming for Bryant feeling like he was sacrificing too much. However, O’Neal was at the peak … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Shaquille O’Neal Recounts Pushing Kobe Bryant’s Buttons
Lakers News: LeBron James Praises Pacers Star Tyrese Haliburton As ‘Great Kid’
The 2025 NBA Finals features a matchup of two of the best point guards in the NBA today in Oklahoma City Thunder star and NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Indiana Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton. Both also took part in last summer’s Olympic Games with Haliburton playing a minor reserve role on Team USA where he got the opportunity to team with Los Angeles Lakers superstar … [Read more...] about Lakers News: LeBron James Praises Pacers Star Tyrese Haliburton As ‘Great Kid’