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Could the Los Angeles Lakers really fire their resident Rob Lowe lookalike? A report this week is revealing the answer to that question. Veteran NBA writer Marc Stein reported this week on Los Angeles Lakers GM Rob Pelinka’s job security in a …
The Los Angeles Lakers have looked like the television drama “The Old and the Restless” this season. Now Rich Paul is responding to the latest claim about his relationship with the team. A story from Bleacher Report this week claimed that …
The Los Angeles Lakers remain a punchline for many in the NBA, and that includes Charles Barkley. Barkley was part of Turner’s alternate broadcast of Sunday’s All-Star Game, in which he and the “Inside the NBA” crew provided …
The Los Angeles Lakers’ poor season and trade deadline inactivity has increased tensions around the organization. One issue that may loom large is the relationship between the team’s general manager and the agent of its star player. …
The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be going from basketball team to soap opera at record speed. Thursday’s NBA trade deadline came and went without the Lakers making any move to upgrade their team. At 26-30 with a mismatched hodgepodge of …
Much has been made of the roster that Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka put together this season. But it turns out that Pelinka might have actually done it differently if it had been solely up to him. In a post to his Substack this week, …
The Los Angeles Lakers’ decision to go with Russell Westbrook over Buddy Hield could end up being a franchise-altering move. Now Lakers GM Rob Pelinka is hinting at what went into their thought process. In the latest episode of Spectrum …
The Los Angeles Lakers are facing an offseason full of questions, but general manager Rob Pelinka hinted that major changes may not be coming. On Friday, Pelinka said he still thinks the roster is championship-caliber when healthy, and that he wants …
Rob Pelinka and Magic Johnson had some drama surrounding the franchise legend’s abrupt departure from the Los Angeles Lakers last year, but apparently they’re back on good terms. Johnson said after the Lakers won the NBA championship on …
The Los Angeles Lakers are having a strong season, and that’s given the ownership group confidence in Rob Pelinka’s ability to build a team. Accordingly, the front office executive has received a promotion. The Lakers announced on Friday …
The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly been listening to trade offers for Kyle Kuzma, but their interest at this point has been described as mere due diligence. However, they make take a more active role in those discussions if they like what they …
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka was caught in a bizarre lie earlier this year involving an alleged meeting between Kobe Bryant and late Oscar-winning actor Heath Ledger. As it turns out, he didn’t fabricate the entire story. …
The Los Angeles Lakers remain confident in their ability to compete for a championship in an increasingly crowded Western Conference. General manager Rob Pelinka asserted Friday that the organizational mindset is title-or-bust this season, and …
Josh Hart posted a farewell message to the Los Angeles Lakers over the weekend, but one name was noticeably absent from it. The 24-year-old guard took to social media on Saturday to bid adieu to the team following his trade to the New Orleans …
We have now officially entered a bizarro world for the Los Angeles Lakers. A little over an hour after news broke that the Lakers reached agreement with the New Orleans Pelicans on a trade for Anthony Davis, Magic Johnson went on Twitter and sent his …
Rob Pelinka seems to have risen to a powerful position within the Los Angeles Lakers’ organization, and there is some speculation that his relationship with Linda Rambis is a big reason for that. When Magic Johnson stepped down as the …
