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Sam Yip: Trey Murphy on why the @TheNBPA decided to open a practice facility in LA: I really think it was because we had the facility in New York and it did really well. And there’s a lot of guys that are in LA all the time. Having a couple of runs at UCLA on a small court. It doesn’t really have a three-point line—not to talk bad about UCLA at all. But having a place, that’s small, I mean, it’s just the reality of it. It’s not a regulation court. But now here we have a regulation court, we have a weight room. We have a sauna. We have cold tub. We have turf. We have everything here. We literally do not have to go anywhere else to work out, and you also have all the players here in one spot. I had one of my best workouts I’ve had, and I’ve shot it really well because I knew there’s other people watching, and it’s important to have that. It’s like iron sharpening iron.
With the move, Hachimura is able to stay in Los Angeles, a place he's made home, and play for a franchise that will give him a real opportunity to showcase his abilities. “Above all, being able to stay in LA is the best outcome for me,” Hachimura added. “They support their players of course, their families and inner circles from what I hear. Plus they have a brand new arena with advanced physical and medical support and all kinds of useful tools for physical training. I'm really looking forward to all of it. “My top priority was winning. The roster construction, the team organization, and their style of play altogether, the Clippers felt like they gave me the best opportunity. Plus, like I keep saying, playing with a team of younger players is a first for me since my time with the Wizards. I've always played on roster with veterans, so having this experience is going to be a lot of fun."
Los Angeles will remain the place to be for NBA players during the summer moving forward. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) unveiled a 24/7 Performance Center for the league’s players that will be made available during the season and offseason. The NBPA stated that nearly 200 players spend part of their offseason in the area and the hub will help some of them come together during the practice and prepare for the upcoming season. The NBPA stated that nearly 200 players spend part of their offseason in the area and the hub will help some of them come together during the practice and prepare for the upcoming season.
My understanding is that Thompson would welcome a return to Los Angeles, where he spent part of his childhood and still owns a home. The Miami Heat are another team frequently mentioned in NBA circles as a potential landing spot for the future Hall of Famer.
The Minnesota Timberwolves player, 24, has been locked in a year-long fight over child support with Howard, despite having already paid her over $110,000 towards the upkeep of their toddler daughter Aubri. Both Howard and Edwards had been slugging it out in Atlanta, where both are from, only for Howard to file a second suit in Los Angeles where paternity payouts are more generous. Now, court papers obtained by the Daily Mail show Howard's suit has been thrown out after she failed to provide any evidence of residency on the West Coast and did not show up for trial on the matter.
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The jacket turned out to not only be legitimate but a significant piece of Chamberlain and Lakers memorabilia: The jacket was "likely" used throughout the 1971-72 NBA season but was definitively matched to the 1972 NBA Finals, Chamberlain's second title and the Lakers' first championship Los Angeles; Chamberlain also won Finals MVP, his first as the award wasn't introduced until 1969. The jacket was also matched to the 1972-73 NBA season, Chamberlain's last in which he set the single-season record for field goal percentage (72.7%) that wasn't broken until the 2019-20 season.
Khobi Price: Kings announce two preseason games against the Lakers: Oct. 5 in Sacramento Oct. 8 in Los Angeles Warriors are scheduled to host the Lakers on Oct. 6, meaning LAL will have a preseason back-to-back in Sacramento and San Francisco. Three games in four nights for the Lakers.
The current CBA is set to run through the end of the 2029-30 season but includes an opportunity for either side to opt out a year early. The second apron, and what it has wrought, is “not an unintended consequence,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said this week. The NBPA, however, has had a makeover since agreeing to this system during the last CBA negotiations. Kelly took over as executive director on July 1 after being appointed in February. The organization has remade itself over the last few years after layoffs and new hires, and opened a training facility in Los Angeles, where the Clippers used to practice. Andre Iguodala, who played in the NBA for 19 years, took over as interim executive director at the start of the 2023-24 season after his predecessor, Tamika Tremaglio, was abruptly removed from the job. Iguodala stayed for more than two and a half years — far longer, Iguodala said last week, than he expected.
DeMarcus Cousins on LeBron James: "I don't like the way he was treated in LA. And I and you know, we in this era now that you can't really speak on his behalf or is considered. Or we paid by Klutch, all this goofy shit. But for the most part, you know, I grew up in the era watching Bron, like create the blueprint for for the next guys coming up. So, I think he's a legend in this game hands down. I don't think there's really much for him to prove in this game anymore. I think he's solidified in his legend, but I think as of right now, it's just about giving him what he deserves."
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The Los Angeles Lakers already came out to work and landed significant transactions this offseason. As such, they still won't mind adding one of their prominent free agent targets sooner. Los Angeles' ties and well-known hunt around Peyton Watson emerge yet again, as the talented forward was spotted having a brief time with Rob Pelinka. Pelinka embraced Watson before Friday's Summer League game of the Lakers against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Both of them engaged in a conversation before the Denver Nuggets wing ultimately left the scene.
Derek Fisher: "I am surprised that a lot of people in LA didn't love LeBron's time here and that it has been confusing to me the reaction to him deciding not to return to LA. A lot of people have celebrated it and almost had a parade as though this is the greatest thing ever. I am not saying this is doomsday for the Lakers by any means. The organization will be fine. It has been here for 80 years. It will be fine. But I am surprised that some of the reaction for sure and yeah, I think people have moved on. A lot of fans have."
Another symbol of Anthony Davis' chapter in Los Angeles is officially gone. The Washington Wizards big man sold his Los Angeles home Thursday for a whopping $32,000,000.
Andrewh4829: Do you think Jonathan Kuminga has mutual interest in LA? Jovan Buha: I do think so. I think Kuminga, if you look at the current market, there are not many guys in the Kuminga range in terms of price point, upside... A lot of teams need forwards and wings right now, so I think he’s gonna have a market. Just there's this issue, and we saw it holding out Rui as well, is that all these teams are holding out for LeBron. So again, if you’re Minnesota, would you rather have LeBron or Kuminga? You’d rather have LeBron, even if it’s a short-term thing versus the long-term thing (…) Kuminga is kind of a victim right now of the LeBron sweepstakes and that is freezing things to a degree. My understanding is yes, there’s mutual interest. There’s a chance something gets worked out here. It’s just a matter of how L.A. moves the money around.
