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The NBA is aiming to start training camp on December 1 according to New York Times’ Marc Stein. This is in conjunction with the next NBA season potentially starting on December 22. NBA training camps typically start three weeks before the regular seasons starts so it’s nothing out of the ordinary here. While these dates […] READ MORE
The NBA offseason hasn’t officially started yet. Sure, there’s been new hires such as Stan Van Gundy to the New Orleans Pelicans and Nate Bjorkgren to the Indiana Pacers, but there haven’t been player movements yet. The NBA Draft takes place next month and there’s always surprise trades tied to that event. Although the free-agent […] READ MORE
It’s taken 15 enduring seasons in the NBA, but Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has won his first-ever NBA championship. Other than a few names, Howard may be the most-deserving Laker to raise this year’s championship trophy. Check out this look at Howard’s illustrious career, a hall of fame worthy career that added NBA […] READ MORE
It was fun while it lasted, but the Denver Nuggets‘ magical playoffs run has come to a close. Following two historic comebacks against the Los Angeles Clippers and the Utah Jazz, they were quickly eliminated by the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. There were certainly a number of breakthroughs and surprises, namely the explosion of Jamal […] READ MORE
Every championship team experiences adversity. Given the challenges the Lakers faced on and off the court, it makes their 17th title in franchise history taste even sweeter, setting themselves up for a decade of success. READ MORE
The strange 2020 NBA season culminated in LeBron James returning the Los Angeles Lakers to basketball prominence. Obviously, the NBA faced significant challenges to finish this season. We all know the league chose to pause in March during the Covid-19 outbreak, resulting in nearly four months without basketball. The NBA and Commissioner Adam Silver decided […] READ MORE
The Los Angeles Lakers are 2019-20 NBA Champions, winning the title in six games. The title — their first since 2010 — comes just months after the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. The Lakers tied the Boston Celtics for the most titles in NBA history with 17 after a rather quick 4-2 series with the […] READ MORE
Jimmy Butler went super saiyan in a herculean effort to keep the Miami Heat alive in the 2020 NBA Finals. His 35-point-triple double led the Heat to a back-against-the-wall victory over the Los Angeles Lakers to extend the series at least one more game. Foe LeBron James finished with 40 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 […] READ MORE
As the final buzzer sounded on game four of the 2020 NBA Finals, LeBron James took one step closer to his fourth-ever championship. Anthony Davis put the final touches with a three-point dagger with less than 40 seconds to play, giving Los Angeles a nine-point lead. With this victory, the Los Angeles Lakers took control […] READ MORE
Jimmy Butler put together a masterpiece performance leading the Miami Heat to a crucial 115-104 game three victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 NBA Finals. Butler became just the 21st player in NBA Finals history to record a triple-double. He scored 40 points, adding 13 assists, 11 rebounds, two steals, and two […] READ MORE