Report: Russell Westbrook trade was described as removing ‘a vampire from the locker room’

The Los Angeles Lakers got better thanks to their three-team trade on Wednesday, and part of that improvement was by way of the addition through subtraction of Russell Westbrook. Westbrook

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Shannon Sharpe says Scotty Pippen Jr. should request trade from Lakers because of Malik Beasley

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Malik Beasley from the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade. Due to Beasley's dating history with Larsa Pippen, sports analyst Shannon Sharpe has

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Report: Thomas Bryant requested to be traded from the Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the busiest teams in the pre-trade deadline market, and the organization made yet another move on Thursday by dealing big man Thomas Bryant.

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Report: Lakers possibly would’ve sent Russell Westbrook home if they hadn’t traded him

The Russell Westbrook era for the Los Angeles Lakers came to a merciful end on Wednesday when he was traded to the Utah Jazz in a three-team deal. The Lakers

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Grading the Lakers’ newest acquisitions of D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt

The Los Angeles Lakers sent shock waves throughout the NBA late Wednesday as they traded away Russell Westbrook and a lightly protected first-round pick for D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and

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Report: Russell Westbrook and Darvin Ham had ‘heated’ verbal exchange during halftime of Lakers-Thunder game

Though the Los Angeles Lakers organization celebrated LeBron James becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, not everyone on the roster

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Draymond Green calls Joe Tsai ‘petty’ for not trading Kyrie Irving to Lakers

When Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets last week, many assumed that he would end up on the Los Angeles Lakers. Now that Irving is officially a

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LeBron James says he can still win ‘any franchise’ multiple championships

Tuesday night was the night many had been waiting for, as Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer. However, James has

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NBA players erupt as LeBron James breaks all-time scoring record

LeBron James is now the NBA's all-time leading scorer, as he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder. Across Twitter, the

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Enes Freedom takes brutal shot at LeBron James after Lakers star breaks all-time scoring record

After closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time NBA career scoring record for months, LeBron James finally broke it on Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1623184801284104192 While the vast

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