Author: Soccerhuz
The New Orleans Pelicans wound up being more trouble than expected, but it was a good night for the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoff standings. With a 124-108 win over a New Orleans team still missing every major contributor, the Lakers moved back into third place in the Western Conference with a 47-30 record. They leapfrogged the 47-31 Denver Nuggets, who were blown out by the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers shouldn’t have had much trouble with the 21-55 Pelicans with pretty much everyone but Rui Hachimura playing, but it took a while for them to pull away for…
Bronny James is in the middle of his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently averaging 2.3 points per contest while shooting 32.7% from the field and 25.0% from the three-point range in 23 games. The 20-year-old was the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft after one season at USC. Over the offseason, the Lakers signed Bronny to four-year contract (with three seasons guaranteed). According to Spotrac, Bronny will be paid just under $1.2 million by the Lakers this season. He will then be paid $1.96 million in 2026 and $2.3 million in 2027. The Lakers…
Former Premier League striker Darren Bent has identified the first Arsenal player that new sporting director Andrea Berta will sell. The Gunners are having another good season in the Premier League with two wins in their last two matches seeing them stay second in the table. Arsenal are currently 12 points behind leaders Liverpool, who have lost one match all season, and it would take a huge collapse from Arne Slot’s men to allow the Gunners back into the title race. Mikel Arteta’s side do have another chance of silverware this season in the Champions League with Arsenal drawing Real…
David Moyes has joked that Arsenal fans still owe him £50 million, insisting that Declan Rice was worth more than the £100 million the Gunners paid for him when he was West Ham manager. Moyes and Rice will be reunited on Saturday when Arsenal travel to Goodison Park to face Moyes’ Everton. The Scotsman, who made Rice West Ham’s captain before his high-profile move to the Emirates, believes the midfielder has fully justified his £105 million price tag—and could have been valued even higher. Rice spent six seasons at West Ham, where he succeeded Mark Noble as club captain, making…
While LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers continue their bid to make the 2024-25 playoffs, the NBA star’s wife, Savannah James, is also making moves for the L.A. community. On Friday, Savannah James and her friend, April McDaniel, took to their Instagram Stories to reveal the new initiative that their venture, Let It Break, is launching alongside marketing agency Crown + Conquer. The initiative, called “United in Action,” aims to provide fire relief to those impacted by the California wildfires that raged throughout the area for weeks earlier in the year. According to the post, the program’s “priority is…
Roma attacker Tammy Abraham – currently on loan at Milan – discussed his future options as his time with the Rossoneri winds to an end. Currently on loan at Milan as part of the deal that brought Alexis Saelemaekers to Roma, the English striker will return to Trigoria at the end of the season, pending any developments. Abraham addressed the issue during the press conference following the draw in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final against Inter, a match in which he scored the goal for the temporary 1-0. “I don’t know my future now. Milan is a…
Kyle Walker says he “wanted to cry” the day he left Manchester City to join AC Milan on loan. Walker moved to Milan in January on loan until the end of the season after falling out of favour under City manager Pep Guardiola. Speaking on The Kyle Walker Podcast, the England defender told of his sadness at saying goodbye to not only his City team-mates, but all the coaches and non-football staff at the club. “The lady there, Emma, who would be behind the counter and serve you food and get you drinks – even when I looked over at…
Arsenal may opt against attempting to lure Matheus Cunha to the Emirates Stadium during the summer transfer window as some influential figures behind the scenes are not convinced that the Wolverhampton Wanderers star is the right fit for their squad, soccerhuz.com sources have revealed. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is already working closely with Andrea Berta, who was installed as the north Londoners’ new sporting director a matter of days ago after being identified as the outstanding candidate to replace Edu, to identify potential acquisitions ahead of another Premier League title challenge next season. Declan Rice has remained Arsenal’s most expensive…
Steph Curry and LeBron James have been two of the brightest stars of the 2010s and the 2020s. They are two of the oldest players in the league as well. Despite being at the tail end of their career, Steph and LeBron have a rivalry that cannot compare to anything else. It is the most popular matchup. Fans love to see these two go head-to-head. With a bit of help from the Houston Rockets, these two might be heading to an epic first-round matchup in this year’s playoffs As things stand on April 4th, the Warriors and Lakers would play…
The matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night was one of the best games of the NBA season to date. Stephen Curry and LeBron James continued to show the basketball world that they are two of the greatest to ever do it. They combined for 70 points as the game’s two high scorers, putting on their usual offensive masterpieces. Still, every rockstar needs a band to help out and James and Curry were both helped immensely by two key role players. Brandin Podziemski and Austin Reaves were easily the next two most impactful players…