Lakers

During a wide-ranging conversation with former NBA point guard-turned-Dallas Mavericks assistant coach God Shammgod, Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson of Bally ...

Two have been certified Gold, while his biggest hit, "Come Home With Me" in 2002, was certified Platinum in the U.S. At 15 years, and the city champ, he was getting MVPs and all that." "Mace used to come and get me every morning just to play defense so he could work on his defense.

Dennis Schroder stole the ball from Desmond Bane in the final seconds to give the Lakers a late lead.

The Lakers concluded a 2-3 home stand by getting crushed in the rebounding department. It could have represented the Lakers’ night in a nutshell. Ja Morant missed a runner in the lane but Lakers forward Wenyen Gabriel was called for a foul while pursuing the rebound with 1.9 seconds left. Memphis led by a point and inbounded the ball by their bench to Desmond Bane with 17.8 seconds left. “We followed the game plan and that’s what happens when we execute.” “That’s what we drew up in the timeout.

The Lakers forward stood by one of his biggest supporters.

For years, Sharpe has been an analyst on Undisputed, debating known LeBron-hater Skip Bayless. After the game, Brooks called Sharpe a “regular pedestrian,” and argued he shouldn’t be allowed back at the game after the incident. Fox Sports analyst Shannon Sharpe got into it with the Grizzlies, which included Ja Morant’s father Tee, leading to incidents with Steven Adams and Dillon Brooks, among others.

A long-retired NFL tight end almost fought an All-Star's dad... and Steven Adams.

"I ain't talking about that," Brooks said. Then the dad [Tee Morant] came and he obviously didn't want no problems. He definitely didn't want these problems. He started to come at me, and I said, 'You don't want these problems.'" I said, 'F--- you' back. "They do all that talking and jockeying and I ain't about that jockeying.

Behind an epic (and historic) run of play from LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers have kept their heads above water while Anthony Davis was out, ...

[Royce O'Neale](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/basketball/nba/player/30518/royce-oneale) chipped in 13 points and six assists in his first game back in Utah since being traded to Brooklyn before the season. [Collin Sexton](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/basketball/nba/player/30579/collin-sexton) had 17 points and [Malik Beasley](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/basketball/nba/player/30314/malik-beasley) chipped in 12. The Jazz scored on seven straight possessions late in the quarter. “It paid dividends, especially in the fourth quarter.” “I put my body on the line and lead by example,” Irving said. He’s in a different type of zone and he makes those big shots time and time again.”

Russell Westbrook scored 29 points, LeBron James added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers used some late-game heroics from Dennis Schroder to earn a 122-121 ...

Steven Adams registered 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Grizzlies, while Bane added 16 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. Despite the lopsided numbers, the Lakers were within three points multiple times in the fourth quarter, including at 118-115 on a tip-in by James with 57 seconds remaining. The teams traded pairs of free throws to make it 120-119 with 13 seconds remaining before Schroder stole the ball from Desmond Bane near midcourt. Clarke missed a free throw with 1.2 seconds remaining that would have tied the game. The Grizzlies led 89-81 through three quarters after they outrebounded the Lakers 50-34 to that point. Los Angeles had lost four of its previous five games, with the three most recent defeats coming by a combined 10 points.

Russell Westbrook scored 29 points, LeBron James added 23, and the Los Angeles Lakers used some late-game heroics from Dennis Schroder to earn a 122-121 victory ...

Steven Adams registered 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Grizzlies, while Bane added 16 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. The teams traded pairs of free throws to make it 120-119 with 13 seconds remaining before Schroder stole the ball from Desmond Bane near midcourt. Despite the lopsided numbers, the Lakers were within 3 points multiple times in the fourth quarter, including at 118-115 on a tip-in by James with 57 seconds remaining.

Dennis Schroder grabbed a steal and drove for the go-ahead basket with 7.6 seconds left on Friday as the Los Angeles Lakers edged Memphis 122-121 to end the ...

"It's a brutal part of the business. Cleveland sliced the deficit to four with two minutes remaining, but Jerome promptly drained another three-pointer and the Warriors were off again. Their 14 first-half three-pointers matched the most ever by a Cleveland opponent for one half. "Hell of a game," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. On Memphis' ensuing possession he poked the ball away from Desmond Bane and raced up the court with it for a layup. Morant shook off a slow start to lead Memphis with 22 points.

At the start of halftime for yesterday's hotly contested 122-121 Los Angeles Lakers victory over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, Pro Football Hall of Fame ...

James has been good friends with Sharpe for years. Not bad for a 38-year-old. After Sharpe, who had been sitting near courtside because he's Shannon Sharpe, criticized Memphis forward Dillon Brooks for his (actually pretty good) defense on the bigger Lakers All-Star, Brooks chirped back.

Fox Sports 1 host Shannon Sharpe got into a verbal altercation with the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant's father, Tee, Friday night during their game ...

Then the dad came and he obviously didn’t want no problems. In the third quarter, Tee Morant approached Sharpe to settle the drama. "He definitely didn’t want these problems. He started to come at me and I said, ‘You don’t want these problems.’ The situation got so tense security and staff had to break everyone apart. I said he was too small to guard LeBron.

After ESPN's Dave McMenamin said on Friday that Anthony Davis could be back in action at some point next week, a series of other reporters confirmed that ...

[Austin Reaves](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/reaveau01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-01-21_bbr)isn’t as close as Walker to making it back on the court. [Retweet](http://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoopsrumors.com%2F2023%2F01%2Flakers-notes-davis-walker-reaves-trade-market.html&text=Lakers+Notes%3A+Davis%2C+Walker%2C+Reaves%2C+Trade+Market)2 [Share](#)0 [Send via email](#)0 [YouTube video link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sOEdhqUx8I)). The general consensus among those reporters is that if everything proceeds according to plan with Davis’ recovery from a foot injury and he remains pain-free, he could play as early as Tuesday or Wednesday in one of the Lakers’ home games. [Lonnie Walker](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/walkelo01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-01-21_bbr)(knee), who is due to be reevaluated on Saturday, appears to be getting close to a return and is being classified as day-to-day, according to Brad Turner of The Los Angeles Times ( [Twitter link](https://twitter.com/BA_Turner/status/1616606775624740865)). “And we’re just throwing different things at him.”

Dennis Schroder grabbed a steal and drove for the go-ahead basket with 7.6 seconds left on Friday as the Los Angeles Lakers edged Memphis, 122-121, ...

On Memphis’ ensuing possession he poked the ball away from Desmond Bane and raced up the court with it for a layup. “I just made a play,” Schroder told broadcaster ESPN. LOS ANGELES – Dennis Schroder grabbed a steal and drove for the go-ahead basket with 7.6 seconds left on Friday as the Los Angeles Lakers edged Memphis, 122-121, to end the Grizzlies’ 11-game NBA winning streak.

I had the Wolves penciled in as a 50-win team and contender for a top-four seed, but what does it matter what I think? The Wolves themselves clearly believed ...

That isn't going to cut it for a team already wanting shooting after the trade of [Kevin Huerter](/nba/players/2268227/kevin-huerter/). They still foul like crazy (they give up the most free throws and take the fewest). Everyone hammered Neil Olshey for his reluctance, or flat-out unwillingness, to break up the Lillard-McCollum duo and/or make strong roster moves during his tenure, but this is the other side of that. Still a bad defensive team covering for a vulnerable backcourt. But now the dust has settled, and what are the Blazers? The margin for error has all but disappeared for the Warriors, but they're still making errors. [Trae Young](/nba/players/2938032/trae-young/) and Murray, and only a recent hot streak has lifted Young's 3-point percentage north of 35. They have crept above .500 with this recent surge, and again, things could be on the upswing. The defense, which was supposed to take the big leap, is worse than it was last season by over two points per 100 possessions, and the offense -- get this -- is over 12 points worse per 100 when Gobert is on the floor, per Cleaning the Glass. I had the Wolves penciled in as a 50-win team and contender for a top-four seed, but what does it matter what I think? This is a mess. This was a team looking to build on almost winning a playoff series last season, and now it's going to be tough to even crack the postseason.

Memphis Grizzlies swingman Dillon Brooks spent the bulk of his minutes defending Los Angeles Lakers All-Star power forward LeBron James last night.

In 36:32, James scored "just" 23 points on 8-of-21 shooting from the floor (1-of-5 from three) and 6-of-7 shooting from the free throw line. Thanks in part to Brooks, James finished well below his standard shooting efficiency (he's knocking down 50.6% from the floor this year) and points per game (29.6). Memphis Grizzlies swingman Dillon Brooks spent the bulk of his minutes defending Los Angeles Lakers All-Star power forward LeBron James last night.

Nonetheless, LA picked up a much-needed win, and head coach Darvin Ham credited the teams' character and fight to snap Memphis' 11-game win streak. "Once we ...

James only had 23 points, nine rebounds, and six assists, while the leading six-man of the year candidate led all scorers with 29 points in 31 minutes, along with five rebounds and six assists. The Los Angeles Lakers have been a part of close games in four of their last five games, and they've fallen short in three of those games. Last night, LA took on the second-sed Memphis Grizzles, and shocker, it was a close game.