Jakarr Sampson

As tough as it is to admit, the Philadelphia 76ers will not finish out the 2021-22 NBA season as NBA champions. I know, I wanted to see it too; the confetti on the floor of the Wells Fargo Center, the Fanatics email with championship merch, the parade down Broad, all of it, but alas, it just wasn’t meant to be. The Miami Heat were just a better team than the Sixers, and now we’ll be forced to suffer through yet another offseason with more questions than answers.

After spending the past two seasons with the Pacers, JaKarr Sampson has reached an agreement to play in Italy. Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna announced in a press release that it will sign Sampson to a two-year deal that runs through June 30, 2023. “Jakarr Sampson is a 28 year old athlete,...

Last week, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reported that the Lakers plan to go into the NBA season with 14 guaranteed players on their roster. Via Yahoo The Lakers, who have 12 players under guaranteed contracts, will go into the 2021-22 season carrying 14 players in order to maintain flexibility, sources said. Each team can carry a maximum of 15 players and two two-way players.

Although the Los Angeles Lakers have the framework of their new roster set in place, they still have a few spots left to fill at the end of the bench. The Lakers currently have 12 players under contract heading into the 2021-22 NBA season. As a result, they could be once again looking to keep the 15th and final roster spot open for flexibility purposes.

JaKarr Sampson and Tim Frazier are candidates to be signed by the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers are also considering Isaiah Thomas, Darren Collison and Mike James. Sampson is 28 and spent the past two seasons with the Indiana Pacers. Frazier appeared in five games last season with the Memphis...

Not many notable former members of the Chicago Bulls are still available on the free agent market. But one that is creeping into the limelight of late is the former Bulls and Indiana Pacers forward JaKarr Sampson. According to a report from Marc Stein on Aug. 20, the Lakers are...

The Los Angeles Lakers rumors around who the team wants to bring in for the final roster spots have been growing. As it currently stands, the Lakers have 12 players on the roster and will likely reach the 14 mark before the season, leaving the 15th roster spot open for acquisition, such as a buyout signing.

JaKarr Sampson rises up and throws it down, 05/15/2021.

JaKarr Sampson has had a big first half for the Indiana Pacers against the Los Angeles Lakers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indiana on Saturday. Sampson had 14 points in just 11 minutes off the bench and is the team's second-leading scorer on the day behind Caris LeVert's 16-points. While...

JaKarr Sampson on Thursday night against the Nets, suffered an injury after contact with Nets' forward Blake Griffin, that the NBA has ruled as a Flagrant Foul 1. Griffin was assessed a flagrant foul on the play and Sampson did not return for the remainder of the ball-game in which the Nets routed the Pacers 130-113.

The NBA on Wednesday suspended Indiana Pacers forward JaKarr Sampson and fined two San Antonio Spurs players for their roles in Monday night’s altercation in Indianapolis. Sampson was suspended for one game without pay for headbutting Spurs guard Patty Mills in the fourth quarter of San Antonio’s 109-94 win. “The...