Lakers Edge Pelicans As Davis Puts Up 41 In First Game Against Former Team
Anthony Davis shrugged off a constant cascade of boos and reminded a packed crowd exactly what it lost when the six-time All-Star's trade request was finally fulfilled.
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Anthony Davis shrugged off a constant cascade of boos and reminded a packed crowd exactly what it lost when the six-time All-Star's trade request was finally fulfilled.
LeBron James had 33 points and 13 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Spurs to their ninth loss in the last 10 games.
The Laker Girls had a few guest dancers at Tuesday night's game – retired NFL star Rob Gronkowski, "Late Late Show" host James Corden, and tennis legend Venus Williams.
LeBron James is the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against every team in the league.
LeBron James had 23 points and 12 assists in just three quarters.
Leonard began a new career chapter Tuesday night, scoring 30 points to go with a strong bench effort in a 112-102 victory over LeBron James and the Lakers.
The match-up was so highly anticipated, it drew fans from all over the world including one couple who traveled to Los Angeles from Estonia — 5,600 miles — to watch the game in person. Another couple from Indiana came to the game as part of their L.A. honeymoon.
With Anthony Davis joining LeBron James, the Lakers are poised to make a big jump. But will the All-Star duo let them to contend for a title?
LeBron James has dribbled into the standoff between the NBA and China, calling the comments from Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey "not really educated" before Monday night's preseason game against Golden State Warriors.
Neither the U.S. nor the Chinese national anthems were played before the game. The game took place despite a condition from the Chinese government that Lakers and Nets players, along with NBA commissioner Adam Silver, be barred from speaking to the media.
The NBA called off scheduled media sessions Wednesday for the Lakers and Nets in Shanghai.
The fans in particular were feeling themselves after the win. And so, too, were some of the players
An audio clip surfaced earlier this week in which the voice of a man purported to be DeMarcus Cousins threatens to shoot a woman in the head.
In an audio clip, a man is heard telling a woman over the phone, "I'm gonna make sure I put a bullet in your f------ head."
He suffered the knee injury during a workout in Las Vegas.
