June 2, 2021 Charles Barkley rips Lakers' Anthony Davis with cruel nickname Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis missed the team’s Game 5 matchup against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night after he suffered a left groin strain in the fourth game of the series.
May 31, 2021 Lakers star Anthony Davis unlikely to play in Game 5 vs. Suns: report The Los Angeles Lakers will likely be without star Anthony Davis for their Game 5 matchup against the Phoenix Suns after he suffered a left groin strain in the second quarter of their game on Sunday.
May 31, 2021 LeBron James faces hurdle with Anthony Davis injured: 'These shoulders were built for a reason' LeBron James said Sunday night he’s ready for the challenge after Anthony Davis went down with an injury during the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 4 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
May 31, 2021 CP3, Suns beat Lakers 100-92, even series after Davis hurt Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams initially planned to sit Chris Paul for Game 4 against the Lakers. A persistent shoulder injury had reduced the point guard to a fraction of himself, and Williams didn't think Paul could help in a crucial game.
May 28, 2021 Lakers fans flood Staples Center with 'Kobe' chants during Game 3 win vs. Suns Los Angeles Lakers fans filled the Staples Center with chants of "Kobe" as the team picked up its first playoff victory at home since 2012.
May 28, 2021 Lakers celebrate playoff homecoming in 109-95 win over Suns Each time Anthony Davis sprawled to the ground after a tough foul or a difficult finish, he felt the cheers of about 7,000 frenzied Los Angeles Lakers fans lifting him back up.
May 26, 2021 Davis, Lakers bounce back to beat Suns 109-102 in Game 2 The Los Angeles Lakers were reeling late in the fourth quarter on Tuesday night. The Phoenix Suns had made a big run, their home crowd was in a frenzy and the defending NBA champions were in danger of going down two games to none in the first round.
May 20, 2021 LeBron James hits go-ahead shot, records triple-double in play-in tournament victory over Warriors LeBron James’ go-ahead three-pointer helped the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament to advance to the NBA playoffs on Wednesday night.
May 17, 2021 James scores 25, tweaks ankle as Lakers top Pelicans 110-98 LeBron James looked to be in playoff form when he hit deep 3s, delivered an accurate, no-look, behind-the-back pass out of a double team to Alex Caruso under the basket, or flipped an alley-oop lob to Anthony Davis while running a fast break.
May 15, 2021 James returns as he and Davis send Lakers by Pacers 122-115 Los Angles Lakers coach Frank Vogel liked what he saw of LeBron James' return
