Tag: Los Angeles Lakers

Kendrick Perkins: “There Are New Sheriffs in Town” as Klutch Era Ends in L.A.

Brandon King

SInce he first joined the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018 offseason , the Lakers, to their own detriment, have capitulated to the every whim of LeBron James and Klutch Sports. James and his camp was seen as the driving force behind the hiring and firing of coaches and roster moves. However an ESPN personality says that time is coming to an end.  According to former NBA player and current ESPN talking head, Kendrick Perkins, there is a changing of the guard in Tinseltown.  “It’s a new sheriff in town,…

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NBA Insider says there is no LeBron James trade market

Brandon King

Despite LeBron James deciding to exercise his $52.6 million player option , his agent Rich Paul’s semi noncommittal comments appeared to raise the possibility that James may look to enact an exit strategy should he deem the team’s offseason moves to be insufficient. As James is under contract, the only way for the 4-time NBA champion to put the Lakers in his career rear-view mirror is via a trade. However constructing a LeBron James trade will be a tall order for a variety of reasons, his age, salary, what a…

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Is Rich Paul Hinting LeBron James Could Leave the Lakers?

Brandon King

To the chagrin, but not the shock, of more than a few Lakers fans, LeBron James will opt in to his $52.6 million player option for the upcoming season. However, James’ decision to opt-in may not be indicative that he is ten toes down for the theif purple and gold and this is hinted at by LeBron’s agent and Klutch Sports Director of Misinformation and Propaganda, Rich Paul.  “We understand the difficulty in winning now while preparing for the future. We do want to evaluate what’s best for LeBron at…

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Austin Reaves Passes on Max Deal—Plans to Test Free Agency in 2026

Brandon King

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reeves declined a max level extention from the team earlier this week, according to Dan Woike, who covers the team for The Athletic.  The team offered Reeves a 4-year, maximum extension worth $89.2 miilion but declined the offer. Woike also reported that Reeves will play out the third of a 4-year, $54 million deal he signed in 2023, decline his player option after next season and enter free agency.  The decision to bet in himself and go into free agency is not indicative of a…

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Lakers Sell for Historic $10 Billion, Shattering NBA Franchise Record

Brandon King

In stunning news, the Los Angeles Lakers are being sold. The Buss family is entering into an agreement with Mark Walter for an evaluation of $10 billion, marking the largest sale of a sports team in history. Walter, 65, is the CEO and managing partner of Guggenheim Partners, an investment and advisory firm that manages over $349 billion in assets. He is also the chairman and primary owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a position he has held since 2012. Walter also owns stakes in an F1 racing team, Chelsea…

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Cowherd Rips LeBron James: “Every team he leaves is a shipwreck”

Brandon King

For a long time, Colin Cowherd has been one of the more prominent members of the Lebron James Appreciation Society, singing his praises from the proverbial mountaintop of his radio show, at the expense of nearly every other all-time great and era.  In a surprising about-face from his standard LeBron pom-pom shaking, the national sports personality offered a pointed take on the “Lebron James effect” has on franchises: “I have a very strong belief- owners should own, GMs should GM, coaches should coach, players should play. To be an athlete…

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Is LeBron James Really Hurt? MCL Concerns Rise After Dance Clip Surfaces

Brandon King

Following the Lakers’ 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs, a Grade 2 MCL sprain, which has a recovery time of 3-5 weeks, was blamed as the cause for the elimination.  The injury, which allegedly happened in a third-quarter collision with Donte DiVincenzo, was presented to the world by LeBron media fanboy, ESPN’s Dave McMeniman as the reason that James and the Lakers were bounced in the postseason’s opening round. James, ever the ham, was seen hobbling after the…

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Dalton Knect is enjoying himself in the offseason 

Brandon King

Dalton Knect had an eventful rookie campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers. Knecht got an up close and personal view of the LeBron/Klutch Sports and was even part of midseason trade with the Charlotte Hornets centered around Hornets big man Mark Williams that rescinded, forcing an awkward return to the Lakers.  After a 50–32 season under podcaster-turned-first-year head coach JJ Redick, the No. 3 seed Lakers were sent packing in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs 4-1 at the hands of the No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves. Like his…

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The excuses for LeBron James never stop

Brandon King

The Minnesota Timberwolves did the basketball world a favor when they ousted the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs.  In typical Lebron James fashion, rather than merely take his losses on the chin, as other all-time greats have, he placed the blame on an extenuating factor, with injury being his go to excuse.  News emerged that James reportedly suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee.  Blaming a season-ending flameout on injury has become the standard operating procedure for James dating back…

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Brian Windhordst slams “immature” JJ Redick

Brandon King

The Los Angeles Lakers, much to the delight of many basketball fans, were unceremoniously bounced from the NBA Playoffs via a 4-1,gentlemen’s sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves.  JJ Redick’s mystfying decison to play his second halfstating unit or the entiriety of the second half of Game 4 has been one of the most discussed and questioned moves of the series.  When asked about it prior to Game 5 , rather than stand in the proverbial heat of answering tough questions, Redick in a manner befitting of a…

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