The SportsEthos Los Angeles Lakers Podcast

Most of the hosts are busy, but not all! Eli Bauman hosts a one-man petty parade after the Los Angeles Lakers win over the sudden rivals from Denver! (03-14-18) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Hoop Ball and Draft Kings have partnered to give away Season Passes for next to nothin'. Click here to get yours! Follow @DanBesbris on Twitter Follow @EliBauman on Twitter Bookmark Hoop-Ball.com and follow @hoopba...

The Lakers did exactly what they needed to do: they beat the Cavaliers and showed LeBron what fun NBA basketball can look like. Eli Bauman and Dr. Eric Noble talk Jacob Emrani's LeBron billboards around Los Angeles, LeBron's weirdly sad Cavaliers, Julius Randle completely fixing his game en route to a massive, massive night, and the potential end-of-season departures of guys that are final...

Damian Lillard singlehandedly smashed the Lakers win streak, but all is not lost as the Purple and Gold continued to show resilience and nearly beat the 3-seed in the Western Conference ... without two of its top players. Eli Bauman, Dr. Eric Noble (live from Mickey D's) and Dan Besbris break down what went right - or wrong - in the tough loss to Portland. Plus, thoughts on Kevin Love's mo...

Julius Randle is steamrolling the NBA, the Lakers have the 3rd-best record of any team in the league since the calendar flipped to 2018, Lonzo's back in full force, and Isaiah Thomas hit six triples. All is well in Laker-Land, with the possible exception of Josh Hart's hand. Eli Bauman and Dan Besbris join forces for a quick mid-week game reaction edition of Ball In, Ball Out! (03-01-18) S...

Somehow, the Los Angeles Lakers aren't within 5 games of any other team in the otherwise bunched Western Conference Standings. It's a strange phenomenon that we affectionately call Standings Purgatory. Eli Bauman, Dr. Eric Noble and Dan Besbris break down two Lakers back-to-back wins before looking ahead to the coming week. Plus, thoughts on the weird Kawhi Leonard situation and how that m...

A very special guest - Mike Trudell - joins the pod to talk Xbox, JPeezy, Dan's eye, bananas, Ingram, finances, Magic's charisma, and so much more! Dan Besbris, Eli Bauman & Dr. Noble host. (02-19-18) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Hoop Ball and Draft Kings have partnered to give away Season Passes for next to nothin'. Click here to get yours! Follow @DanBesbris on Twitter Follow @EliBauman...

Rob Pelinka pulled it off! The Lakers sent Larry Nance Jr. and Jordan Clarkson to the Cavaliers for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and a 1st round pick, and the books are wide open for the offseason. Eli Bauman and Dan Besbris break it down in a quick hitter emergency edition of Ball In Ball Out! (02-08-18) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Hoop Ball and Draft Kings have partnered to give away Season Passes for...

Could the moniker move from Derek Fisher to a man whose name is actually "Hart?" Eli Bauman and Dan Besbris discuss Josh Hart's ascension into draft day steal territory, the reemergence of Brook Lopez's game, the Lakers road win over the Thunder, an easy crushing of the undermanned Phoenix Suns, a front office finally starting to play some PR games, and, of course, the team going 1...

The Lakers are taking over the Rising Stars Game, and for good reason. Kyle Kuzma is proving himself to be for real, and a win over the Celtics last week showed why everyone is so high on the youngster. Dr. Eric Noble, Dr. Sunny Gill, Eli Bauman (from Minneapolis!) and Dan Besbris gather to discuss the last three Lakers games, free agency, Magic Johnson's ultra-weird job effort, and how storie...

He's a passing wizard that dunked so hard he may have caused a power outage elsewhere in Los Angeles. He's prematurely balding. He's not Lonzo Ball, but he's running the Lakers offense. He's Alex "The Great" Caruso. Dr. Eric Noble and Dan Besbris convene to discuss this replacement point guard option, plus a deep dive on free throw shooting, meditation, and that time Da...

The Lakers are riding high on the first three (and now, four!) game win streak of the season! Dr. Eric Noble, Eli Bauman and Dan Besbris take a stroll through the excellent week that was, plus deep dives on improving defense, poor free throw shooting, Brandon Ingram's passing, and the 1998 NBA Draft. (01-13-18) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Hoop Ball and Draft Kings have partnered to give away Season P...

Dr. Eric Noble returned from his 10-day silent meditation to teach the class a bit about suffering and hardship ... but no one needed the lesson, with the Lakers fighting through a tough stretch. Dan, Eli and Eric convene for their first in-person podcast in weeks to discuss the nice win over the Hawks, the upcoming battle with rivals from Sacramento, and a little Cedric Ceballos trivia session. (...

The Lakers are losing games, but perhaps more importantly (and certainly more upsetting) the Lakers are dealing with some locker room issues. Can the Thunder coming to town cure what ails this team as the media focus turns outside the home team? Harrison Faigen of LockedOn Lakers joins Dan Besbris and Eli Bauman to discuss a rough month of December, and what could help solve some problems as the p...

After a resounding and seemingly momentum-building win over the Houston Rockets on the road, the Los Angeles Lakers have played progressively less inspired basketball in each subsequent game. And with a key matchup against some fellow re-builders from Memphis looming, LA needs to figure things out quickly. Dan Besbris and Dr. Eric Noble discuss the last week of Lakers action, plus Damian Lillard&#...

It's the holiday weekend, which is hardly the time to churn out 90 minutes of content ... so we didn't. This show is a quick 10-minute blast, where Dan Besbris gets everyone settled on some upcoming Lakers games and gives a preview of what's to come on the podcast over the next two weeks. (12-23-17) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircl...

With Dan on the shelf, Eli Bauman and Dr. Eric Noble discuss yet another overtime defeat and reflect on some personal Kobe Bryant stories the night after his dual jersey retirement ceremony. (12-19-17) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Hoop Ball and Draft Kings have partnered to give away Season Passes for next to nothin'. Click here to get yours! Follow @DanBesbris on Twitter Follow @EliBauman on Twitter...

Managing Editor of LakersOutsiders.com Anthony Irwin joins the guys to discuss minute distribution, the growth of Lonzo Ball, Luke Walton's maddening rotations, and contract situations. Eli Bauman, Dr. Eric Noble and Dan Besbris host this lovely midweek edition! Also included: a breakdown of the Lakers overtime defeat at MSG. Yes, another OT loss. (12-13-17) Follow @AnthonyIrwinLA on Twitter S...

The schedule giveth and the schedule taketh away, and after a brutal end to the homestand, the Lakers got a big win against Philadelphia and followed it up by simply wearing down a beleaguered Charlotte Hornets club. That's two wins in a row for the purple and gold, and our trio of Lakers guys discuss the game results, the terms of the Lakers playoff wager between Eli and Eric, and Eli rolls o...

Brandon Ingram's ascension took yet another leap with a three-point game-winner in Philadelphia. The guys get together for instant reactions to a heck of a Lakers road win over a solid team. (12-07-17) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Hoop Ball and Draft Kings have partnered to give away Season Passes for next to nothin'. Click here to get yours! Follow @DanBesbris on Twitter Follow @EliBauman on Twit...

A tough loss in Denver was followed up by a fairly predictable loss at home to the Rockets. The Lakers have a brutal stretch coming up, and are going to need to figure out how to get over the 4th quarter hump if they want to post more than a handful of wins. Dan Besbris and Eli Bauman discuss. (12-03-17) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Hoop Ball and Draft Kings have partnered to give away Season Passes for n...

Brandon Ingram had his coming out party against unofficial mentor Kevin Durant, Lonzo Ball played well against Steph Curry, and our own host Dan got to sit in some truly insane seats and watch madness unfold courtside. Eli Bauman and Dan Besbris host this near-miss (but fun) midweek episode of Ball In Ball Out. (11-30-17) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Hoop Ball and Draft Kings have partnered to give away S...

The Los Angeles Lakers had a satisfying, but also frustrating pair of games leading into the Thanksgiving layoff. Eli Bauman, Dan Besbris and Dr. Eric Noble cover the disappearance of Brook Lopez, Lonzo Ball's rebounding, some holiday weekend plans, and how the Lakers are set to re-take L.A. from the Clippers starting on Monday night. (11-26-17) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Hoop Ball and Draft Kings h...

LaVar Ball has thrown himself into the crosshairs of the President, and unfortunately, this is Lakers-related. Dr. Eric Noble, Dan Besbris and special Laker-hating guest Dr. Sunny Gill discuss the Phoenix game, Lonzo Ball's disposition, LaVar versus Trump (part one, we assume, of many), and take a trip down memory lane for one of LA's premier Laker-haters. (11-19-17) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! H...