Author: Soccerhuz
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in NBA history. Spending all 20 years of his career in LA, Bryant won five NBA championships and made 18 All-Star Game appearances. Retiring in 2016, he still ranks fourth on the league’s all-time scoring list. Kobe and his daughter Gianna tragically passed away in a 2020 helicopter accident. They are survived by Vanessa Bryant and her oldest daughter, Natalia. The Bryant family has done incredible work to push forward Kobe’s work off the court, notably through the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation that aims to further the…
Whether Cristiano Ronaldo is soccer’s GOAT is up for debate, but he turned in an all-time earnings year with $275 million, leading 10 superstars who collectively hauled in $1.4 billion For the third year in a row, and the fifth time overall, Cristiano Ronaldo is the world’s highest-paid athlete. But at age 40, the Portuguese soccer superstar is reaching new highs. Over the past 12 months, counting both his playing salary at Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr and his off-field business endeavors, Ronaldo collected an estimated $275 million before taxes and agent fees—the third-best year by an active athlete ever measured by…
In a bold move that reshaped their roster, the Los Angeles Lakers traded Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, setting the stage for a transformative season. However, the team’s journey hit a snag when their plans to acquire a new center fell through, leaving them with Jaxon Hayes to fill the role for the latter half of the season. This decision came back to haunt them as they were unceremoniously ousted in the first round of the playoffs, underscoring a glaring need for a more formidable presence in the paint. As the dust settles on a season that promised much but…
The Los Angeles Lakers have teamed up with Libby, the library reading app, to renovate the children’s and teen areas of the Los Angeles Public Library’s Westchester-Loyola Village Branch. The refreshed hubs are engaging and accessible learning spaces for local kids to come together and discover a love for books and reading. Lakers Legend and Hall of Famer James Worthy read to students ahead of a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday morning to open the newly updated spaces to the public. With guidance from Heart of America, Libby and the Lakers transformed the spaces to include wall decals, fresh paint, basketball-themed furniture…
In the high-stakes world of NBA basketball, the Los Angeles Lakers are on a mission to fill a critical gap in their lineup: the starting center position. This pursuit comes in the wake of a challenging playoff performance that left the team and its fans yearning for more. The Lakers’ strategy and gameplay, particularly in a pivotal Game 4, highlighted a glaring need for a robust interior presence. Head coach JJ Redick’s decision to rely on just five players throughout the second half of the game was a historic first in playoff history. This bold move, however, resulted in visibly…
The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t sign a single player from another team in free agency to a standard contract last offseason, which drew the ire of many of their fans. But they did take a flyer on Christian Koloko, a former second-round draft pick in 2022. Koloko had shown a bit of potential as a rookie with the Toronto Raptors, but he was forced to miss all of the 2023-24 season due to a blood clot issue. The Lakers signed him to a two-way contract late last summer, and luckily, he was cleared to play by the NBA. At times,…
Milan’s 2024-25 season is drawing to a close, and that in itself is a relief for all involved. The Supercoppa Italiana triumph was a brief ray of sunshine in a campaign that included a potential eighth-place finish, elimination from the Champions League by Feyenoord and a Coppa Italia final defeat. One of the things they will have to make a call on is the head coach, with Sergio Conceicao almost certain to depart the club after just six months. The man who got the better of the Portuguese at the Olimpico – Vincenzo Italiano – is being mentioned with more…
The New Orleans Pelicans are set to enter a new era under the new head of basketball operations, Joe Dumars. Dumars was with the Pistons when they won the NBA Finals in 2005, making trades such as Grant Hill for Ben Wallace and drafting Tayshaun Prince late in the first round in 2002. Now, he enters a situation in New Orleans will plenty of questions to answer. One of those revolves around Zion Williamson, as the former number one overall pick is a star when he’s on the court, but his availability has kept him from becoming one of the…
After trading Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic a couple of weeks before the trade deadline, the Lakers knew they were going to need a center. They were going to trade for Mark Williams before deciding to fail his physical. Because of that failed physical, the Lakers had to use Jaxon Hayes as their starting center for the second half of the season. After being bounced in the first round of the playoffs, it’s very clear that they need someone better. The Lakers will be on the lookout for a center who can defend the rim and catch lobs. With Doncic…
Reports in Italy claim that Milan will look to secure two key transfer targets and that they also have two other alternative options in the event that Tijjani Reijnders leaves the club for either Manchester City or Real Madrid in the summer transfer window. Reports this week claim that both City and Madrid are interested in pinching Reijnders away from the Rossoneri. Updates on Friday suggest that Pep Guardiola’s team are keen to get a deal done before the start of the FIFA Club World Cup, which kicks off in the United States on June 15. According to reports from…