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Friday night was a tough one for Anthony Davis. The Los Angeles Lakers star, after rolling his ankle early in the night at the Target Center, left L.A.’s 110-92 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves early after suffering a left knee contusion. Then as he walked to the locker room, Davis collapsed in pain in the tunnel. Anthony Davis leaves early with knee contusion Davis caught a pass from LeBron James at the top of the key in the third quarter and immediately went to send it back to him. As Davis… Source link

Still an active member in the NBA G-League, South Bay Lakers guard Andre Ingram shined on “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday. Ingram won $31,750 on Friday’s episode of the iconic game show, which he was invited on as a guest for a Secret Santa episode. Ingram, who is the G-League’s all-time leader in 3-pointers, missed out on the final puzzle of the night, however, which would’ve earned him an additional $39,000. Ingram didn’t actually keep any of the money he won. Instead, it went to a… Source link

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was the victim of a a robbery at gunpoint that cost him six figures worth of goods earlier this month, according to TMZ Sports. The robbery allegedly occurred on June 17, with law enforcement claiming Caldwell-Pope was in his driveway speaking with friends at 4 a.m. A car then pulled up, at which point three men exited the vehicle with guns drawn and demanded Caldwell-Pope and his friends hand over their stuff. Among the things allegedly stolen… Source link

More than a quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers is about to have a new owner. Billionaire Philip Anschutz has reached an agreement to sell his 27 percent minority stake in the Lakers to an unknown buyer, according to Sportico’s Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams. The sale has reportedly not been approved by the NBA Board of Governors. The exact price tag of the deal is also unknown, but it is definitely going to be significant. The Lakers were estimated to be worth $4.6 billion by Forbes this… Source link

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis walked out of Staples Center Thursday night without any regrets about attempting to play in Game 6 with a left grain strain. “I couldn’t move to my right,” Davis told Yahoo Sports after the Phoenix Suns eliminated them in six games. “That’s why I reacted that way [in the first quarter] when [Devin] Booker drove left and I had to slide to my right. That s*** hurt. There was nothing I could do, but I just wanted to be out there for… Source link

PHOENIX — While the Los Angeles Lakers were getting crushed coming out of a timeout in Game 5 against Phoenix, Anthony Davis looked over to an individual sitting courtside and nodded his head up and down to suggest everything is going to be OK. He flashed six fingers, as in a Game 6 return. Without Davis on the court, the Suns unleashed a lethal blitz that resulted in a 115-85 blowout victory to take a commanding 3-2 series lead. The injured Davis took to the court hours before Game 5 against… Source link

Welcome to the Yahoo Sports NBA playoff tracker, your daily one-stop shop for all the latest game results from each NBA playoff series. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s games. The Los Angeles Lakers struggled on Tuesday night without Anthony Davis in Phoenix. In fact, their Game 5 matchup with the Suns was over by halftime. The Suns, after taking a 30-point halftime lead, rolled to a dominant 115-85 win to take a 3-2 series lead. Davis’ absence — he missed with a groin injury he suffered in Game… Source link

The fortunes of the two Los Angeles NBA franchises are on opposite ends of the playoff roller coaster, the pendulum swinging wildly over the past seven days. It was all good just a week ago for the Lakers, the proud champions who seemed poised to find stable ground after an injury-filled and draining season but now are at the doorstep for more trouble, tied with the Phoenix Suns after four games. The Los Angeles Clippers just pulled themselves from that doorstep, leaving the neighborhood of… Source link

LOS ANGELES — After the Phoenix Suns dropped Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center and fell behind 2-1 in the series on Thursday, the overwhelming sentiment in the locker room after the game was they’re “bringing the series back to Los Angeles,” league sources told Yahoo Sports. Where does this stern belief and resoluteness — which exudes largely from a team that’s inexperienced — come from? Chris Paul and Jae Crowder are the veterans with steady postseason… Source link

Anthony Davis didn’t come out for the second half. The Suns sure did. With Davis sidelined by a left groin strain suffered late in the second quarter, Phoenix opened the third quarter on a 14-4 run en route 100-92 Game 4 victory Sunday. Davis – who was already playing through a left knee sprain – is undergoing further evaluation, according to Lakers coach Frank Vogel. Game 5 of the 2-2 series is Tuesday. Suns guard Chris Paul – dealing with a shoulder injury – led the Suns with 18… Source link