Bronny James shot one of the most important baskets for the Los Angeles Lakers in their NBA Summer League game against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. The son of Lakers superstar LeBron James hit a three-point basket with 3:47 left in the contest at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas to tie the game at 79-all. The Lakers would close out the Hawks for an 87-86 victory. For Bronny, though, it was more than just a clutch basket, as he can finally get out of a hump that is his struggles shooting the ball from beyond the…
Author: Ernest Hernandez
Phil Jackson has been revered as one of the best coaches in NBA history, leading the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers to a total of 11 championships. This dominance by Jackson in two decades has a formula for success, as revealed by Lakers team owner Jeanie Buss. In recent interview with ESPN’s Hannah Storm on the show “NBA DNA,” Buss answered the question of Jackson’s approach to building championship teams in an unorthodox way. The daughter of Lakers former owner Jim Buss had dated Jackson for more than a decade and learned a thing or two about team building.…
It has been clear that Zach LaVine is being shopped by the Chicago Bulls but the organization is having a tough time finding the right dance partner to complete a trade. Recent reports are emerging that the LA Clippers are entering the picture, hoping to land the high-flying swingman. According to the report by Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun Times, LaVine is being considered by the LA Clippers but the trade should happen by the start of the season or by the trade deadline of February 2025. “NBA people still feel like if there’s a place Zach LaVine could…
Skip Bayless, a longtime critic of LeBron James, did something not so Skip-ish when he heaved praises to James’ son Bronny during the Los Angeles Lakers’ Wednesday night game against the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Summer League. Bronny James hit a huge three with 3:47 left in the game held at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas to tie the game at 79-all. The Lakers eventually got past the Hawks, 87-86. The Lakers eventually got past the Hawks, 87-86, for their first win in the tournament after back-to-back losses. After struggling to find his shots from 24…
The 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year Award is now a two-woman race between college rivals Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Predicting the winner between both players has been a constant debate in basketball circles with four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal chiming in on the discussion. According the the former Los Angeles Lakers center, he is favoring Reese from the Chicago Sky to win the award over the Indiana Fever guard. “I’m so happy for her, so happy for her team and I’m not saying this because she went to LSU but I think she’s definitely leading in the Rookie…
Former Boston Celtics star Isaiah Thomas is now linked to the Milwaukee Bucks as he gets another chance to return to the NBA. The 2021 NBA champions hope to regain lost glory and build a better team around Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard by looking at the former two-time NBA All-Star. In a report by Shams Charania of The Athletic, Thomas worked out for the Bucks in Las Vegas after his last stint in the league with the Phoenix Suns. Along with Thomas, other NBA players like Justise Winslow, Hamadou Diallo, Will Barton and Jaylen Nowell are all battling for…
LeBron James and Team USA had an impressive tune-up game victory over the Serbian national team, thanks to bench players like Bam Adebayo stepping up on the plate. The Miami Heat center, known for his interior presence, showed his long-range shooting, which earned the praise of the four-time NBA champion. As the final buzzer sounded, Adebayo was the second leading scorer on the American national team, with 17 points, eight rebounds and three assists. He joined Steph Curry in showering Serbia with three-pointers, knocking down three beyond the rainbow arc. Showcasing a new dimension of the game after scoring only…
Nikola Jokic, along with the Serbian national team, had a tune-up game against Team USA in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics and lost by a wide margin of 26 points, 105-79. The Denver Nuggets center received quite a bit of praise from Team USA head coach Steve Kerr right after the matchup. The three-time NBA MVP logged in almost 29 minutes against Team USA and was able to provide his team with 16 points, 11 rebounds and two assists. It was deemed a subpar game, with Jokic shooting 6-of-19 from the field, as he also became the main subject…
Panathinaikos head coach, Ergin Ataman, sent a stern message to the Boston Celtics to a duel in determining who is the real ‘World Champions’ in basketball. This statement by the three-time Euroleague champion coach came after he led Panathinaikos to a victory against Real Madrid for the Euroleague championship. The NBA has been considered as the basketball league that boasts the best talents in the world, and that is why they proclaim the winner of the season as ‘World Champions’. This debate on how American sports leagues, namely the NBA, proclaim their winners as world champions came after American track…
We could be seeing the last of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James as a member of USA Basketball. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer said that this year’s Paris Olympics could very well be his last hurrah as a national team member and is ruling out a return when Hollywood takes its turn to host the quadrennial multi-sport showcase in 2028. “I won’t be there,” James said as relayed to Today’s Craig Melvin. Drew Weisholtz wrote the story on Melvin’s behalf. The six-foot-nine forward, who will turn 40 this December, hinted that by 2028, he should have already been retired…