LeBron James is out of the walking boot he initially wore to stabilize his foot. The 38-year-old injured his foot in the lakers' 111-108 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on febr. 26. He is expected to be reevaluated by lakers medical staff later this week.
The los Angeles lakers star is a key player for the team and is one of the biggest names in basketball ever. Fans are counting down the days until he is back on the court so that he can improve the team's fortunes.
The lakers lost 110-102 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on friday. They are 6-11 overall in 17 games without the four-time NBA MVP this season. Fans aired some grievances with the head coach on twitter.
The 6'10 rim-rolling big man has almost exclusively been played at center this year. Coach darvin Ham reflected on playing potential lineups featuring all three of Thomas Bryant, Anthony Davis, and leBron James. The team's floor spacing might get cramped with three non-shooters playing at the same time.
Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 136-134 last night. The lakers converted a whopping 61% of their field goal attempts. They are currently tied as the longest active win streak in the league.
The lakers celebrated the 38th birthday of all-star power forward leBron James. He scored 47 points, had 10 rebounds and dished out nine assists. The team's defensive rebounding is definitely a priority, especially going into new year.
Los Angeles lost 124-115 to the Dallas Mavericks in a marquee christmas day matchup. It's the fourth straight game of the season for the lakers. The team had talked about avoiding a second-half letdown ahead of the game.
The lakers slipped to their fourth straight defeat on christmas day. The loss is the fourth straight loss of the season. LeBron James credited the Lakers' mid-game adjustments for their ability to pull away and win the game.
Dennis Schröder averaged 12.7 points, 5.0 assists and shot 47.8% from the field and 44.4% from 3-point line. Patrick Beverley is set to return to the Lakers starting line-up against the Blazers on Wednesday. The Lakers don't have much wiggle room after a slow start to the season.
LA Lakers coach Darvin Ham is considering keeping Austin Reaves as a full-time starter when the team is healthy. Reaves averaged 17.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists over the past four games. The Lakers have won three straight games with Reaves starting.
The lakers have the third worst record in the NBA (2-8) after a 139-116 loss to the Utah Jazz. It's obvious that there are a lot of uncertainties to navigate in the land of Purple and Gold. If that weren't enough, Anthony Davis is also listed as probable for tonight's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
A point guard has been shifted to a bench role for the lakers over the last two games. He scored 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field and recorded a near triple-double with eight assists and eight rebounds. The 6'3 vet was unfairly maligned for the team's 33-49 season.
Despite suffering a 111-102 road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves last night, the leaders of your Los Angeles Lakers had some positive takeaways. LeBron James and Darvin Ham both heaped praise on $47.1 million point guard Russell Westbrook for thriving in his new role as an energy-changing reserve. He scored 18 points, albeit on 6-of-17 field goal shooting and 5-of-10 free-throw shooting.
The lakers have been trotting out the same starting five that has led the Lakers to the nadir of the Western Conference standings thus far this year. The team's highest-rated lineup, though in just two minutes across three possible games, features James, Westbrook, Davis, Walker... And 15th man Matt Ryan.
Hamstring injury blamed on him coming off the bench in the final preseason game. But he later sorted that issue out with head coach Darvin Ham. If Westbrook is unable to suit up for the lakers on Wednesday, he will be making his first change to the team's starting lineup in the 2022-23 regular season.
The all-time triple-double leader blamed his injury on a change of routine. He said that his back tightened up because he's not used to sitting so much in the fourth quarter like he did. His comment was seen as him taking a dig at head coach Darvin Ham.
Darvin Ham has only been on the job since June. The 33-year-old has made massive inroads with the lakers' polarizing point guard. If he gets good mileage out of the move, he could be the reason.
