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Friday, March 8 marks International Women’s Day across the world and the Los Angeles Lakers have one of the most inspiring women at the top of the franchise in owner Jeanie Buss. She is the first ever female owner and Governor of an NBA franchise and also the first to win an NBA Championship, which she did when the Lakers took home the 2020 NBA Championship. Of course she is … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Magic Johnson Pens Social Media Post To Jeanie Buss On International Women’s Day

The Los Angeles Lakers have listed LeBron James (left ankle peroneal tendinopathy) as questionable and Cam Reddish (right ankle sprain) and Anthony Davis (bilateral Achilles tendinopathy) as probable for Friday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Gabe Vincent, Christian Wood, Colin Castleton and Jarred Vanderbilt all remain out with their respective injuries with no set … [Read more...] about Lakers Injury Report: LeBron James Questionable Against Bucks

Much of the focus for the Los Angeles Lakers in their victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder was, of course, on defense as they completely locked down one of the NBA’s top offenses. But in terms of offense, it was yet another night in which D’Angelo Russell caught fire. Russell led the Lakers with 26 points and it was his 3-point barrage in the fourth quarter that completely … [Read more...] about Austin Reaves & LeBron James Praise D’Angelo Russell’s Ability To Get Hot At Any Time For Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers have been aided by a red-hot D’Angelo Russell since he was implemented back into the starting lineup 24 games ago. Russell missed one game with an injury but is averaging 22.5 points and 6.5 assists on 47.0/44.4/85.1 shooting splits in his last 23 games — all starts — and the Lakers are 15-8 in those games. It’s been arguably the best stretch of … [Read more...] about Lakers News: D’Angelo Russell Trying To Stay In Moment But Appreciates Recent Run

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 19 of the 2023-24 season (Feb. 26 – March 3). The other nominees in the West were Luka Dončić (DAL), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC), Brandon Ingram (NOP), Nikola Jokić (DEN) and Victor Wembanyama (SAS) … [Read more...] about Lakers News: LeBron James Named Western Conference Player Of The Week For Feb. 26 – March 3