Los Angeles Lakers

Don't blink...the Lakers are in fourth place in the West.

When the Los Angeles Lakers began their rebuilding process during the final years of the legendary career of Kobe Bryant, the first player they drafted in the lottery was forward Julius Randle. The bruising forward spent his first four years with the Lakers, being fortunate enough to be able to learn from the iconic Bryant […]

DeAndre Ayton’s double-double powered the Lakers past the Timberwolves and showed why his presence will be crucial if Los Angeles faces Rudy Gobert or Nikola Jokić in the NBA playoffs.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick highlighted his team’s defensive performance following their 120-106 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. “Our guys have been a lot better just guarding the basketball and certainly in certain schemes… I think just containing the basketball was really good,” he said. Redick praised Deandre Ayton’s impact on defense and offense, noting, […] The post JJ Redick praises Lakers’ defense and trust after win over Timberwolves appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Minnesota Timberwolves completely no-showed their second straight game, including a season-worst showing from Anthony Edwards.

Eric Pincus outlines complicated path for Lakers to land Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Combo guard Anfernee Simons will visit a hand specialist after the Bulls finish their ongoing road trip, per Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. The Bulls face the Clippers on Thursday and the Lakers on Friday before returning to Chicago ahead of Monday’s home game vs. Memphis. Head coach Billy Donovan said Simons was able […]

EDITOR'S NOTE: When Kobe Bryant scored 81 points for the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors, it was the second-most points scored by a player in NBA history. The record was set by Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points on March 2, 1962, against the New York Knicks. Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo scored 83 points Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards to pass Bryant on the list of most points scored in an NBA game.

LeBron James is once again headed toward an uncertain offseason. The Lakers star will become an unrestricted free agent this summer for the first time since 2018 and seemingly has not yet decided whether he plans to retire or return for another season. According to sources who spoke with Ashish Mathur of Lakers Daily, the […] The post LeBron James’ final decision still expected to come down to Lakers, Cavs, or retirement appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Unless the Los Angeles Lakers' Luka Doncic can solve this flaw, he's not leading any team to a championship, let alone L.A.

It was a night of historic proportions for the Miami Heat and particularly Bam Adebayo. Against the Washington Wizards, he scored 83 points, surpassing the late Kobe Bryant for the second-most points scored in an NBA game. It was a moment that went viral immediately, with anyone who’s anyone in the NBA celebrating. LeBron James […] The post Bam Adebayo share incredible moment with Erik Spoelstra after scoring 83 points appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Coming off their second loss of the month, the Los Angeles Lakers traveled to Toyota Center in the second of a three-game...

Luka Doncic had 31 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in his seventh triple-double of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame LeBron James' latest injury absence to sweep their season series with the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 120-106 victory Tuesday night. Austin Reaves scored 29 of his 31 points in a scorching second half for the Lakers (40-25), who pulled even with Minnesota for fourth place in the Western Conference standings after their third straight win over the team that kn...

LeBron James has seen a lot during his NBA playing days. The Los Angeles Lakers star is speaking out about something that is bugging him. James said in an interview that he finds NBA officiating to be inconsistent. James made the comments while speaking with former NBA guard Steve Nash, on the Mind the Game […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James blasts ‘inconsistent’ NBA officiating appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has put together another solid season in Year 23, though recently has been struggled with minor injuries that have kept him out of the lineup. James has missed the past few games due to various ailments and was ruled out for the Lakers’ primetime matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. […]

Lakers may let Rui Hachimura walk to chase bigger roster moves.

Colin Cowherd makes a bold statement about LeBron James which highlights the Lakers' shortcomings as a playoff team

A lot of sharpshooters have struggled playing under the bright lights with the Los Angeles Lakers in recent years, but that has not been the case with Luke Kennard. The Lakers’ trade deadline acquisition has been one of the best shooters in the league throughout his career, and that has continued in purple and gold. […]

Utah Jazz are interested in Los Angeles Lakers guard, Austin Reaves?