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As the Golden State Warriors endured a frustrating season-opening loss, head coach Steve Kerr resorted to accusing the referees of giving Luka Dončić and the Los Angeles Lakers a clear home court advantage. With the Warriors trailing the Lakers 81-59 midway through the third quarter Wednesday night, Kerr pulled rookie Yaxel Lendeborg aside to offer…
During Wednesday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors, things grew chippy when Luka Dončić and Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg engaged in some verbal sparring as Dončić gave Lendeborg an early Welcome To The League moment. Last season, Dončić and then-Brooklyn Nets wing Ziaire Williams got a little heated while Los Angeles […]
The Los Angeles Lakers went without a backup point guard in the season opener after Bronny James was so bad in the preseason.
Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg said he lost respect for Luka Dončić after guarding him in his NBA debut during a 127-105 loss to the Lakers.
The Los Angeles Lakers got a win in their 2026-27 NBA season opener, defeating the Golden State Warriors, 127-105. But one of the main storylines to come out of the game was Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg talking trash to Lakers star Luka Doncic. Luka Doncic obviously got the better of Yaxel Lendeborg during the Lakers’ […] The post Luka Doncic’s ex-Mavericks teammate warns Yaxel Lendeborg about his comments — ‘80 ball next time’ appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Los Angeles Lakers Walker Kessler had a great game against the Golden State Warriors on opening night, but his frontcourt competition was effectively non-existent.
After allowing 33 first-quarter points to begin their season against the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers clamped down and held Golden State to 35 points over the next two periods. By the time the fourth quarter arrived, Los Angeles was firmly in control with a 102-68 lead and won handily, 127-105. […]
Luka Dončić gave his new center an A+, then Shaquille O’Neal took it a step further. “Walker Kessler is the best big man in the NBA. You heard it here first,” O’Neal said on ESPN’s Inside the NBA after the Lakers’ 127-105 win over the Warriors on Wednesday night. It might be the first time […] The post Shaq Makes Bold Claim After Walker Kessler’s Historic Lakers Debut appeared first on LA Sports Report.
Luka Dončić gave his new center an A+, then Shaquille O’Neal took it a step further. “Walker Kessler is the best big man in the NBA. You heard it here first,” O’Neal said on ESPN’s Inside the NBA after the Lakers’ 127-105 win over the Warriors on Wednesday night. It might be the first time […] The post Shaq Makes Bold Claim After Walker Kessler’s Historic Lakers Debut appeared first on LA Sports Report.
A silver lining to Jake LaRavia's ankle injury: Lakers rookie Cameron Carr could have an easier path to minutes once he returns from his own ailment.
Gordie Chiesa on the Utah Jazz’s blowout loss in the season opener, Walker Kessler’s great Laker debut + more first seen on ESPN700 The former Utah Jazz Assistant Coach on their blowout loss to the Grizzlies in last night’s season opener in Memphis, […] The post Gordie Chiesa on the Utah Jazz’s blowout loss in the season opener, Walker Kessler’s great Laker debut + more first appeared on ESPN700 .
On Wednesday evening, the Golden State Warriors stumbled out of the gates with an ugly loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on the road on opening night. The Warriors managed to stick around in the first half of this one, but ultimately fell apart in the third quarter and ended up losing by a final […] The post Warriors overreactions: Dubs are totally screwed no matter what Stephen Curry does this season appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The newly dubbed "Milk Chamberlain" had a historic night against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green previewed his team's opening-night matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers, while also assessing Luka Doncic's chances of winning this season's MVP award. As the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors tipped off their season, Draymond Green wasted no time weighing in on Luka Doncic ’s MVP candidacy— while also addressing the fiery on-court exchange between Doncic and rookie Yaxel Lendeborg. Speaking on The Draymond Green Show , Green bro...
Making his Los Angeles Lakers debut Wednesday night, Walker Kessler put on absolute show inside Crypto.com Arena for his new team and fanbase with 26 points on 12-of-12 shooting, nine rebounds, two blocks and one assist in 30 minutes. His sparkling effort helped Los Angeles rout the Golden State Warriors, 127-105, to kick off their […]
The Los Angeles Lakers defense clamped up as the game progressed to win a comfortable 127-105 matchup against the Golden State Warriors.
The Golden State Warriors’ opening night can be summed up with just one image. As the Los Angeles Lakers absolutely destroyed them in a 127-105 rout, cameras caught Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler sitting side-by-side. Butler was in street clothes while he recovers from a torn ACL. Both men stared blankly ahead as the deficit […] The post “We In Trouble”: Charles Barkley Sounds Alarm on Warriors After Stephen Curry & Jimmy Butler’s Reaction Goes Viral vs Lakers appeared first on EssentiallySp...
On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers started out their season with a bang by defeating the Golden State Warriors in blowout fashion at home. This game marked the Lakers debut of Walker Kessler, who didn’t miss any of his 12 field goal attempts en route to a dominant 26-point performance. Here are two overreactions […] The post Lakers overreactions: Walker Kessler trade already worth hefty price after season opener that looked like Wilt, Shaq appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg had some words for Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic after Wednesday's season opener. The post Warriors Rookie Follows Up Trash Talk With Shot at Luka Doncic appeared first on LA Sports Report.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves couldn’t resist poking fun at Luka Doncic after his teammate buried a spectacular half-court shot against the Golden State Warriors on Opening Night. Instead of praising the difficult attempt, Reaves jokingly criticized Doncic’s decision-making even though the shot went in. “Terrible shot. There was 3.3 seconds left when he […] The post Lakers news: Of course Austin Reaves was hating on Luka Doncic’s ‘terrible’ half-court shot that buried Yaxel Lendebor...
ESPN commentator Doris Burke recalled an embarrassing encounter with former San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich involving Shaquille O’Neal during Wednesday night’s broadcast of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 127-105 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Burke shared how one of her earliest in-game interviews with Popovich went wrong after she questioned the Spurs’ defense […] The post Doris Burke tells tale of time she had Spurs legend Gregg Popovich steaming mad over Shaq appeared first ...
Prior to their season-opening game against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers used some WWE theme music to pump up the crowd at Crypto.com Arena.
Michael Wilbon questioned Luka Doncic's ability to deliver a championship unless he starts showing consistent defensive effort.
The Los Angeles Lakers offense was humming in the 127-105 blowout of the Golden State Warriors.
NBA star Anthony Davis revealed that he used to regularly defeat LeBron James in Madden NFL before his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate became determined to improve his skills. Davis explained that he spent considerable time playing the popular football video game and initially had a clear advantage over James in their head-to-head matchups. AD: […] The post Anthony Davis on beating LeBron James in Madden before his comeback appeared first on TalkBasket.net .