Mike Battaglino

Mike is a veteran journalist who has covered the NBA for almost three decades. He remembers the birth of "Showtime" and has always admired the star power the Lakers have brought to the game.
191 Articles

Anthony Davis claims he won’t ever win DPOY: ‘The league doesn’t like me’

Anthony Davis seems to have begrudgingly come to terms with the idea

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Lakers list 6 players on injury report ahead of Game 1 vs. Nuggets

LeBron James (left ankle peroneal tendinopathy) and Anthony Davis (low back soreness)

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Report: Some within the Lakers want them to ‘wipe the slate clean and start over’

No one has any idea how this season will ultimately turn out

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Report: Lakers make 4 changes to Kobe Bryant’s statue outside of home arena

The statue of Kobe Bryant outside of Crypto.com Arena reportedly has been

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NBA insider thinks LeBron will opt out of Lakers deal, seek no-trade clause

LeBron James has some significant decisions to make about his future following

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D’Angelo Russell on playing with Kobe Bryant: ‘The language he spoke was foreign to me’

D’Angelo Russell is reflecting on his time as a Los Angeles Lakers

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Dwyane Wade’s public reaction to D’Angelo Russell setting new 3-point record with Lakers

D’Angelo Russell just established a new Los Angeles Lakers record for 3-pointers

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Ex-Lakers big man goes off on Patrick Beverley for putting him on list of ‘whitest-blackest’ guys

Mo Bamba and Patrick Beverley are connected thanks to their being in

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