Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images After mixed results in Game 1 against Nikola Jokic, Darvin Ham said the Lakers have other coverages to throw at the Nuggets big man this series. As a whole, the Lakers’ Game 1 loss to the Nuggets felt a lot like the preceding eight over the last two years. A valiant effort from the purple and gold was undone in the final minutes as … [Read more...] about Darvin Ham says Lakers kept things in their pockets defensively against Nikola Jokic
Deadline for Pelicans’ decision on 2024 or 2025 Lakers first round pick revealed
Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images The Lakers will finally get clarity on their future draft picks on June 1 when the Pelicans have to choose whether to take LA’s 2024 first round pick or wait until 2025. For many years, the Anthony Davis trade has handicapped the Lakers' future. In recent seasons, the uncertainty of whether the Pelicans will own the Lakers’ 2024 or … [Read more...] about Deadline for Pelicans’ decision on 2024 or 2025 Lakers first round pick revealed
Report: Jarred Vanderbilt ‘eyeing’ Game 3 return for Lakers
Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images The Lakers could be getting a huge boost in the return Jarred Vanderbilt, who could reportedly be set to join the Lakers for Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. After being out since the start of February, the Lakers appear set to reportedly welcome back Jarred Vanderbilt from injury for Game 3. Vanderbilt has been ramping up his … [Read more...] about Report: Jarred Vanderbilt ‘eyeing’ Game 3 return for Lakers
Lakers collapse in fourth quarter, lose on buzzer beater to Nuggets
Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Despite holding a 20-point lead in the second half, the Lakers collapsed in Game 2 on Monday, losing yet again to the Nuggets. In the most crushing loss to the Nuggets yet, the Lakers watched a 20-point second-half lead crumble as they fell to Denver in Game 2 on Monday on a Jamal Murray buzzer-beater, 101-99, falling … [Read more...] about Lakers collapse in fourth quarter, lose on buzzer beater to Nuggets
Darvin Ham, LeBron James, D’Angelo Russell blast officials after loss to Nuggets: ‘It’s getting real tricky’
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images After blowing a 20-point second-half lead to drop Game 2 to the Nuggets, the Lakers, led by Darvin Ham and LeBron James, criticized the officials postgame. In the rapidly growing list of Lakers losses to the Nuggets, Monday’s likely tops it for the most frustrating. The Lakers dominated the first half and into the third quarter, … [Read more...] about Darvin Ham, LeBron James, D’Angelo Russell blast officials after loss to Nuggets: ‘It’s getting real tricky’