The Cleveland Cavaliers have been busy this week ahead of the NBA trade deadline. They traded forward De’Andre Hunter in a three-team trade that brought them guards Keon Ellis and Dennis Schroder, and then acquired 11-time All-Star guard James Harden from the Los Angeles Clippers for Darius Garland. While it’s debatable whether those moves immediately…
Each week during the 2025-26 NBA season, we’ll delve into some of the league’s biggest stories in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more on fact or fiction moving forward. Last week: Lakers can build a champion around Luka Dončić’s defense Fact or fiction: LeBron James belongs in the All-Star Game In what…
Mavericks coach Jason Kidd is increasingly frustrated with what he believes are missed fouls against Cooper Flagg late in games. Flagg drove to the basket in the final moments of Dallas’ loss to the Houston Rockets and did not receive a whistle. He remained on the ground looking toward the official, but no call was…
It’s been a week for the Los Angeles Lakers. On the court there was a comeback against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, followed by a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night in which head coach JJ Redick said his team didn’t trust each other on the court. In between was a lengthy…
The Lakers reportedly tried to outbid the Bucks, Clippers and Kings by $75 million. Luka Doncic’s lob threat originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to get the ball rolling after a prolonged stretch of bad basketball. The team…
Only five players are now ahead of Kevin Durant on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. The 18-year veteran scorer surpassed Dirk Nowitzki for the sixth-highest total in NBA history in the Houston Rockets’ 119-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Durant got ahead of Nowitzki when he made a free throw with…
Subscribe to The Cooligans The surprising departure of Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid has shocked the football world. Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros analyze why the club pulled the trigger and whether former Spanish coach Luis Enrique would be the perfect one rent revenge. Is this another chapter in Madrid’s ruthless managerial history, or a…
When LeBron James takes the court Monday in the city where he began his NBA career in 2003, his Los Angeles Lakers uniform will look a little different to commemorate the occasion. James’ jersey will have a patch affixed to the upper right chest to celebrate his record-setting 23rd NBA season, with a silhouette of…
The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers this Friday. Naturally, it was about Giannis Antetokounmpo doing something big. With the game tied 101-101 until the final minute, the former MVP made two stops against LeBron James to lead the Bucks’ 105-101 victory. It’s the Lakers’ first single-digit loss of the season. Advertisement First, there…
NEW ORLEANS – Luka Dončić is a force to be reckoned with and LeBron James continues to beat Father Time. The Los Angeles Lakers won their third straight thanks to a masterful 30-point performance from Dončić and James, defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 111-103 on the road on Tuesday night. Advertisement It was a complete…
