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Few if any teams in NBA history were as dominant as the late 1990’s/early 2000’s Los Angeles Lakers, led by Shaquille O’Neal and the late Kobe Bryant. Bryant and O’Neal teamed up to win three straight championships for the Lakers; however, in the eyes of the media, the real story was found in the at-times volatile relationship between the two superstars, with reports of the duo not getting along behind the scenes running rampant in the press despite the success the Purple & Gold were having on the court. Recently, Brian Shaw, who was a member of those three championship…

LeBron James is in his 21st season in the league. Already at 39 years old, the all-time scoring leader is staring toward the end of his career. He did claim that he does not know when that end will be. He did not want to give his retirement a definite timeline. But according to Lou Williams, Kobe Bryant‘s last season is a definitive example of what could lead to LeBron James’ retirement. Lou Williams was speaking on the show Run In Back, hosted by FanDuel TV. The topic of LeBron James not being sure of when he will retire was…

On Feb. 21, 2017, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss orchestrated a major shakeup in the team’s front office, ousting general manager Mitch Kupchak and vice president of basketball operations Jim Buss, replacing them with Magic Johnson. Assuming the title of president of basketball operations, Johnson set about his task of rebuilding the once-great franchise. The move was a shocking one, but the general consensus was that change was needed. Jim Buss had given himself a deadline to bring the team back to contention and clearly was not going to make it, and he and Kupchak had handed out head-scratching…

For at least the last decade, there has been no question that LeBron James has been the face of the NBA. Whether he was in Cleveland, Miami or now with the Los Angeles Lakers, there is no player who has been more impactful than LeBron. Obviously in his 21st NBA season, James won’t be in the league for much longer, which begs many to ask the question who is next in line to take over that mantle. This year’s All-Star Game was full of next generation talent such as Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards and Shai Gilgious-Alexander, amongst others.…

The Los Angeles Lakers have finally unveiled the long-anticipated Kobe Bryant statue outside of Crypto.com Arena. Many stars and former teammates of Kobe’s were in attendance and spoke at the ceremony. A couple of current Lakers were also in attendance in Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura as well as head coach Darvin Ham. Reaves has spoken previously about being a huge Bryant fan growing up in Arkansas with his friends even nicknaming him ‘Hillbilly Kobe.’ Now he has the opportunity to represent the same Lakers franchise that his favorite player saw immense success with. And for Reaves, being able to…

Liverpool injury and suspension news and return dates ahead of Premier League clash with Burnley at Anfield on Saturday Liverpool supporters will be hoping for a number of positive fitness updates on a plethora of key players heading into the clash with Burnley on Saturday. The return of Thiago Alcantara to the Liverpool squad on Sunday was a welcome one and the fact that he came on for his first appearance since April was arguably the only positive to take from the 3-1 defeat at title-rivals Arsenal. But the loss was compounded further by a sending off for Ibrahima Konate…

Latest Liverpool news as Thomas Tuchel is reportedly set to leave Bayern Munich with Xabi Alonso likely to be a potential successor amid links he could replace Jurgen Klopp Bayern Munich and Thomas Tuchel have decided to part ways at the end of the season, in a decision that could impact Liverpool. Tuchel has come under increasing pressure as Bayern boss in recent weeks, after falling adrift of Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga title race. Leverkusen moved eight points clear at the top of the table after the weekend’s results which saw Bayern lose 3-2 away to VfL…

A recommendation to everybody turning up at Anfield this evening – it’s probably a good idea to bring your boots. After all, the injury crisis decimating the Liverpool squad means there’s a pretty good chance you may be at least on the bench for the Premier League clash against Luton Town. To whom, though, is Jurgen Klopp going to turn? Caoimhin Kelleher in goal for a start. Fortunately there are options at centre-back, with Virgil van Dijk partnered by Ibrahima Konate. Andy Robertson is the left-back and Joe Gomez can return at right-back, the reason for which will be explained…

Liverpool are currently having to weather a bit of an injury crisis. It really will be interesting to see who lines up for tonight’s game with Luton Town. As things stand, the Reds look like being without at least nine first-team players. Jurgen Klopp has already hinted that he may be forced to turn to some of Liverpool’s academy stars. Talented though they are, that will be a slight worry for supporters. One player who now looks virtually guaranteed to start at Anfield tonight though is midfielder Ryan Gravenberch. In light of injury to Curtis Jones in particular, the 21-year-old…

Well, Liverpool’s pursuit of the Spaniard is beginning to warm up. A recent story from Foot Mercato claimed that Alonso is keen to replace Klopp after Liverpool approached the Spaniard. Now – after hearing that – Liverpool are preparing a compensation package to lure the man from Tolosa out of his contract with Bayer Leverkusen. Aouna wrote on X (previously known as Twitter): “Xabi Alonso is at the top of Liverpool and Bayern Munich for next season. Liverpool made a first approach to Xabi Alonso who is keen on a move in England. “The Reds are ready to send a…