The only thing that would make the job JJ Redick is doing better is if he were wearing a suit. If the Lakers’ coach looked the part. The part of a lawyer, walking down his opposition in the open court. He delivered an airtight opening argument that was stunning for how much stronger it was…
Marcus Smart stepped up to meet Kevin Durant at three-quarters court. The Lakers guard reached and poked the ball away. Instead of letting the lanky, nearly 7-foot Durant corral the loose ball, the 6-foot-3 Smart dove to secure it for himself. The Crypto.com Arena crowd jumped to its feet. From the opening minute to the…
From AAU games in Ohio to college gyms up and down the Atlantic Coast Conference to the NBA, Luke Kennard has always been met with the same warning. “Shooter!” LeBron James, however, knows better than to put Kennard in a box. The Lakers superstar watched Kennard’s career grow since he was playing on James’ AAU…
In a span of just a couple of days, the Los Angeles Lakers have gone from looking like a gathering storm to being hit by a proverbial gathering storm. During their 139-96 thrashing at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, they lost Luka Doncic to a hamstring strain, and on Saturday, Austin…
The tests kept coming in the month of March for the Lakers and they responded with the same resounding answer: We’re ready. Yet, even though the Lakers posted a 15-2 record last month, even though they beat some of the best teams in the NBA, they still have another big test on the horizon that…
INDIANAPOLIS — Even LeBron James couldn’t muster the energy. With a wide-open lane in the ending moments of the Lakers’ 137-130 win over the Indiana Pacers, James simply dumped off a pass to Jake LaRavia. The 24-year-old had hops to put the finishing touches on the Lakers’ successful six-game road trip. Tired and shorthanded, the Lakers punctuated…
As a general rule, we make too much of the age thing with older athletes these days. It’s not that it’s not worth a headline or two when an old player (by sports standards) continues to compete at a high level in what is, for the most part, a young man’s game, but it doesn’t…
