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The rationale for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ decision to trade Darius Garland to the Los Angeles Clippers for James Harden has been dissected ad nauseam. The team believes that they have a small window to win this season. Harden makes them a better team during that time. Garland last played an NBA game on Jan. 14 […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Lakers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. While the Lakers were buyers at the trade deadline, they did more window shopping than anything else. Sure, […]
All-Star Weekend gets underway at the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers, on Friday night! After the celebrity game tips off at 7 p.m. on ESPN, which I cannot fathom anyone on planet Earth caring about, the Rising Stars Challenge begins at 9 p.m. and streams on Peacock! For clarity’s sake, the Rising […]
Bret Bielema added two assistants to his 2026 staff on Friday. Former NFL linebacker Roger Cooper was named the team’s inside linebackers coach. Cooper comes from new defensive coordinator’s Bobby Hauck’s staff at Montana, where he worked since 2022. He played in the NFL from 2005-07 with the Cowboys, 49ers and Chargers. Also joining the […]
New Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak is continuing to interview for his defensive coordinator job as he is taking to Jeff Howard according to NFL Media. The Raiders have also reportedly interviewed their defensive line coach Rob Leonard for the job and Rams’ assistant Aubrey Pleasant. Let’s get to know Howard some more: […]
It was an ugly situation in Milan today, as late in Canada's 5-1 victory over Switzerland, Swiss (and LA Kings) forward Kevin Fiala was seriously injured when he went down awkwardly in a collision with Tom Wilson. He had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher. Kevin Fiala leaves the game after Tom Wilson and Kevin Fiala get tangled (not country locked) pic.twitter.com/ZaWUeyelcS — bnpeki 🇨🇦 Matthew Knies Enjoyer (@bnpeki) February 13, 2026 It was Fiala's lower left leg that took the brun...
One of the focal points for the Los Angeles Rams this offseason will need to be special teams. This isn’t a unit that can simply be ignored any longer. After ranking 26th in special teams DVOA and losing multiple games due to special teams errors, this isn’t something that can continue to be put on […]
Thanks to Luka Dončić’s best effort to recover from his hamstring strain, it appears likely that he will be representing the Lakers in the All-Star Game on Sunday. Luka dealt with a hamstring strain for more than a week that caused him to miss the last four Lakers games before the All-Star break. While he […]
The NBA season is a marathon, and at some point during the race, exhaustion sets in long before the finish line is within reach. That’s where the Lakers find themselves 54 games into their season. They’ve been dealing with injuries all year long, and Luka Dončić is currently out with a hamstring strain. Record-wise at […]
After 21 seasons in the NBA, Chris Paul has announced his retirement. The 40-year-old Paul was traded on February 4, 2026 from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Toronto Raptors in a three-team deal before the trade deadline. The deal was primarily motivated by finances, with Toronto sending Ochai Agbaji as part of the deal […]
Secondary was a major reason the Los Angeles Rams fell short of the Super Bowl this season. Pro Football Focus believes signing cornerback Jamel Dean would “just make sense” for the Rams in free agency. PFF’s Dalton Wasserman shared his reasoning for Dean to Los Angeles in his Feb. 13 column: “For the season, they […]
Inter Miami leads MLS with a valuation of $1.35 billion; NYCFC now #4 behind LAFC and LA Galaxy after valuation increases to $1.02 billion.
Despite entering the All-Star break injured, Luka Dončić seems to be heading towards a good place regarding his hamstring. The Laker superstar has missed the last four games due to the injury, and currently, his availability for the All-Star game is up in the air. However, the Lakers have remained optimistic that he avoided a […]
Max Muncy is one of the great success stories in Dodgers history. Signed to a minor league contract at age 26 after a pair of underwhelming seasons with the Oakland A’s, Muncy has been a productive member of a team that has won four pennants and three championships during his first eight years in Los […]
A turning point of the season for the Los Angeles Rams was the Week 16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. In that game, the Rams led 30-14 with under 10-minutes to play. As the Rams led 30-22, the Seahawks scored a touchdown and initially failed a two-point conversion after an incomplete pass from Sam Darnold. […]
Clayton Kershaw, like the Dodgers team as a whole, took a step back in 2018, although they were both still good enough to accomplish similar goals. Kershaw delivered another sub-3.00 ERA, and the Dodgers saw their most difficult division title of this whole Andrew Friedman era come to pass, needing a Game 163 at home […]
There’s one hard and fast rule when it comes to the Los Angeles Rams draft philosophy, they don’t adhere to any hard and fast rules when it comes to physical profiles. There is a Rams “type,” but the profile has as much to do with work ethic, toughness, and fit into the system as it […]
With only a few exceptions since 2004, the Super Bowl champion has the honor of hosting the opening Thursday night game of the following NFL regular season. The Seattle Seahawks could be one of those exceptions for 2026. According to John Ourand of Puck, the NFL is looking at making the Los Angeles Rams vs. […]
Good morning, Chargers fans! You know what to do! And now for today’s links. Chargers News: The hire of Chris O’Leary as defensive coordinator has caught the attention of the NFL (Chargers.com) Chargers cornerback Cam Hart recently heaped a ton of praise for new Ravens HC Jesse Minter (Chargers Wire) Commanders WR Deebo Samuel has […]
The Los Angeles Kings sit three points out of a playoff spot in the West, but just acquired Artemi Panarin with a contract extension. Their plan is to get in this season and compete while being a better overall team next season as well. They also aren't planning on doing nothing from here until the trade deadline as they need center help. The Kings have some cap space to work with, but are still looking to move out a contract up front before the deadline too. David Pagnotta said, "I don't thin...
LeBron James becomes the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double at 41 years, 44 days during the Lakers’ win over Dallas, surpassing Karl Malone’s record.
Should they stay or should they go, and which Los Angeles Rams pending free agents need to stay? Which ones would you let walk? We wanna hear from you! We know the L.A. Rams will have Matthew Stafford back, and that may be the most important piece, but now what? Another offseason, and another expectation […]
Whether the Los Angeles Kings acquired Artemi Panarin or not, they are still searching for center help as they try to keep their window open. Anze Kopitar is retiring after the season and Philipp Danault fell off, so the Kings traded him. All they have as top-6 center options moving forward is Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferierre. David Pagnotta said the Kings are "going to look at the dot. They're going to...see if they can bring somebody in up the middle to give them a nice 1, 2, 3 punch. The...
The Dodgers didn’t do much at all to add to their starting rotation this offseason, and they didn’t need to. Boasting one of the most dominant pitching staffs in not just their own division, but all of baseball, the Dodgers enter the 2026 season with a plethora of rotational options. The quartet of All-Stars is […]
Potential date for 49ers historic Australia game revealed per report“Puck sports correspondent John Ourand reported the 49ers and Rams will either play Wednesday, Sept. 9 or Thursday, Sept. 10.” Fred Warner’s guarantee caps off busy Super Bowl week for 49ers players, coach (paywall)“I put it away completely because it didn’t go well, and it is so personal,” Shanahan said […]