Lakers’ superstar Anthony Davis compares rookie Evan Mobley to his younger self
Updated: 2021-10-31 14:06:11
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis faced rookie Evan Mobley for the first time Friday night, and he praised the Cleveland Cavaliers’ rookie after the game. “This is my first time seeing him play, to be honest. He’s probably the same size I was coming into the league,” Davis told reporters, per Chris Fedor of cleveland.com. […]
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Five years ago the Golden State Warriors faced off the Oklahoma City Thunder led by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in the 2016 Western Conference Finals. OKC led the series 3-2 as the teams entered Game 6. Draymond Green remembered a story from that game which involved Klay Thompson. The sharp shooter felt that he will […]
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LeBron James is in his 18th NBA season and still remains one of the top players in the league. Jalen Green, who was still a baby when the Lakers star entered the NBA, spoke about James ahead of his first game against him. The 19-year-old Rockets rookie described the four-time NBA champion as a super […]
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The star-studded Los Angeles Lakers have a number of veteran players who are helping lead the locker room in film breakdowns and strategy, sometimes before head coach Frank Vogel arrives…
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The Golden State Warriors star guard Klay Thompson has every right to complain about his NBA Top 75 team snub … so says his former teammate Festus Ezeli, who tells TMZ Sports he can’t believe the Warriors player didn’t make the cut:
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The Utah Jazz no longer are the only undefeated team in the NBA, following their road loss to the Chicago Bulls. In a hard-fought battle in Chicago, the Bulls stood tall and secured a big home win (99-107). As a result, they remained on top of the East (5-1), along with the Wizards, the Knicks […]
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The reigning world champion Milwaukee Bucks will now have their way into the U.S. White House. As per Tim Bontemps, the Bucks are scheduled to visit the said historical place and meet President Joe Biden on November 8, celebrating the triumph in the 2021 playoffs in which they saw winning their first title since 1971. […]
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Los Angeles Lakers were able to secure their third win over a young Cleveland Cavaliers team. After the contest, Lakers’ superstar LeBron James praised rookie big Evan Mobley, who had a career night in LA. “He’s going to be a damn good basketball player in this league,” James said of Mobley following the Lakers’ 113-101 […]
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The Big Three of the Lakers and Carmelo Anthony led the 17-time NBA champions past the Cleveland Cavaliers at Staples Center (101-113). The four superstars combined for a total of 84 points, helping the Lakers return to the winning track after the loss to the Thunder. LeBron James scored 26 points for the winners and […]
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It was an uplifting moment, at least on James Harden’s part, that his free-throw attempts have finally skyrocketed after the low numbers from the past few games. Speaking after a 105-98 home victory against the Indiana Pacers, the 2018 MVP said that those 16 drained shots out of 19 attempts came from the aggressiveness that […]
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Frank Vogel opened up about the performance of former Lakers players in the first games of the 2021/22 NBA season. Vogel shared his excitement about how well players like Alex Caruso and Kyle Kuzma perform with their new teams. “Really happy for them. Love those guys!” Frank Vogel told reporters prior to the game vs […]
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Wayne Ellington will not have any playing time in the Lakers home game vs the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Ellington has missed all five Lakers games so far, however his season debut with the team will likely take place soon. The veteran forward is dealing with a left hamstring strain and is not ready […]
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Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams is expected to miss the rest of the regular season with a left wrist dislocation, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Williams will undergo surgery soon. The 20-year-old suffered a severe perilunate dislocation when he landed on his wrist on a drive to the rim after getting caught up in the air […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers will look to bounce back after blowing a 26-point lead earlier this week as they host the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight and the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Star point guard Russell Westbrook has struggled so far as a Laker with one of the worst plus-minuses in the league. However, the good news […]
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The Chicago Bulls have announced they have signed former NBA player Joakim Noah, who will become an ambassador for the franchise. Noah spent nine years with Chicago (2007-2016) and is excited for his return to the Bulls. “I’m truly humbled to be honored by both the team and city that I have always loved and […]
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Steve Kerr saw Steph Curry going scoreless during the fourth quarter and the OT of the Warriors’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Curry is shooting 0-11 over the last three games during the fourth quarter or OT. In the game vs. the Grizzlies, the Warriors’ superstar scored 19 first half points and finished with 36. […]
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FC Barcelona suffered its first defeat in the EuroLeague this season and its winning streak came to an end in six games. At Tel-Aviv, Maccabi was unstoppable from the opening tip and cruised to an easy win at home (85-68). The Israelis led by 20 at halftime (56-36) and never looked back, securing another big […]
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Retired NBA player-turned-ESPN analyst Jay Williams reacts to the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers’ 115-123 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night: “I’ve had some conversations over the last several days with some younger players in the league … they don’t find the Lakers intimidating at all.”
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The three-time Super Bowl Champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Shannon Sharpe, shared some of his thoughts about the Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James missing back-to-back games with ankle soreness: “The Lakers are playing it safe. They have 2 superstars, that should be more than enough to win games. But LeBron will […]
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This past season, Russell Westbrook joined the Los Angeles Lakers and formed the Big Three along with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. There was no doubt that the 32-year-old star point guard would be a starter — and he is. However, former Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen thinks that Russ would be more useful […]
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Coming off a huge win over Milan, Bayern Munich will face fellow German EuroLeague club ALBA Berlin Thursday night. The German derby will open Round 7 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Bayern is coming off two consecutive wins in the competition against Zalgiris and Olimpia Milano. “We are playing against the reigning champions, who had […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers are 2-3 this season after falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder, despite holding a massive 26-point lead. According to Kent Bazemore, who had 11 points in this game, the Lakers could not keep their focus after creating a comfortable lead early on. He thinks that the presence of LeBron James, who […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers star point guard Russell Westbrook is ready to make his first appearance for the team in the city where he spent his first 11 NBA seasons:
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The Los Angeles Lakers star point guard Russell Westbrook stood by his actions that led him to be ejected in the final seconds, marring his return to OKC, via ESPN: “How I play the game, I’m more old-school,” Westbrook said, explaining why he took issue with the Thunder’s Darius Bazley for scoring on a breakaway […]
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Anthony Davis addressed the loss of the Los Angeles Lakers to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday (115-123). Davis said this was a game the Lakers, who blew a 26-point lead, should have won. “These are games we’re not supposed to lose at all, definitely supposed to win. But we’ll learn from it,” the star […]
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Miami Heat long-time foundation Udonis Haslem boldly claims that the ‘Big Three’ of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh wouldn’t have won titles from last decade if it wasn’t for him. Having conversations with Tyler R. Tynes of GQ, the veteran big man said he did his job and had some crucial moments for […]
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Star point guard Russell Westbrook, who played his first 11 seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, returns to Oklahoma City as a Laker…
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Malik Monk will be a starter for a second straight time for the Los Angeles Lakers, this time against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Monk will start in place of LeBron James, who will miss his second straight game with a sore ankle. At the same time, the young guard will have significant playing time, as […]
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