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After helping the Lakers' push into the Western Conference finals, Jarred Vanderbilt has agreed to a four-year, $48 million extension, sources told ESPN.
September 15, 2023 at 7:50 AM -
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The NBA is expected to implement new rules regarding when and how often teams can rest their healthy stars. How will this affect teams like the Clippers, Lakers and...
September 13, 2023 at 5:50 AM -
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The Lakers' latest signing caps a busy offseason that has checked some important boxes.
September 7, 2023 at 5:50 AM -
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Free agent forward/center Christian Wood has agreed on a two-year, $5.7 million deal with the Lakers that includes a player option for the 2024-25 season, sources told...
September 5, 2023 at 8:50 PM -
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The former Brooklyn Net has been off NBA radars for a few years, but re-emerged at the FIBA World Cup looking a lot like a former Lakers star.
August 29, 2023 at 8:50 AM -
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The Lakers will unveil a statue of Kobe Bryant outside their downtown arena Feb. 8, making him the sixth former player from the team to be honored in the so-called "Star...
August 24, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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Mookie Betts saluted Lakers star LeBron James after each of his two home runs in the Dodgers' night game Saturday night against the Marlins, calling it "kind of a thank...
August 19, 2023 at 10:50 PM -
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Opening night of the NBA season will feature the champion Nuggets hosting LeBron James and the Lakers, while the Suns will visit the Warriors.
August 17, 2023 at 12:50 PM -
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Bryce James, the second son of Los Angeles Lakers great LeBron James, will play for Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif., in the 2023-24 season.
August 10, 2023 at 11:50 AM -
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Lakers star Anthony Davis has reached a three-year max extension that averages $62M per season -- the richest annual extension in NBA history.
August 4, 2023 at 1:50 PM -
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As Team USA opens training camp ahead of the FIBA World Cup, the players and their coach discuss their NBA teams, contracts and takes on league expansion.
August 4, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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Wilt Chamberlain's 1972 NBA Finals jersey worn in the Lakers championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the Knicks is expected to sell for more than $4 million at...
August 2, 2023 at 11:50 AM -
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LeBron James, who openly pondered retirement after the Lakers were swept in the Western Conference finals, announced Wednesday night at the ESPYS that he will continue...
July 12, 2023 at 8:50 PM -
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LeBron James and Anthony Davis have both recovered from the respective foot ailments they suffered and played through last season, according to Lakers GM Rob...
July 9, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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Carroll, 36, spent last season as an assistant with the Milwaukee Bucks on Mike Budenholzer's coaching staff.
July 3, 2023 at 2:50 PM -
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The Lakers have agreed to a four-year max extension with restricted free agent Austin Reaves, sources told ESPN.
July 1, 2023 at 12:50 PM -
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D'Angelo Russell agreed to a two-year, $37 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers that includes a player option for the second year.
July 1, 2023 at 11:50 AM -
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The Lakers have agreed to a two-year deal with Pelicans free agent Jaxson Hayes, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
July 1, 2023 at 7:50 AM -
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After losing Gabe Vincent to the Lakers, the Heat agreed to deals with Josh Richardson and Kevin Love on Friday, sources told ESPN's Tim Bontemps.
June 30, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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The Lakers reached agreements to bring back Rui Hachimura on a three-year, $51M deal and add Gabe Vincent on a three-year, $33M contract. They also agreed to deals with...
June 30, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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The Lakers agreed to a three-year, $33 million deal with guard Gabe Vincent, a source told ESPN's Dave McMenamin.
June 30, 2023 at 4:50 PM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers plan to offer restricted free agent Austin Reaves a four-year, $52 million dollar deal, sources told ESPN's Dave McMenamin.
June 30, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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After an unlikely playoff run, the free agent point guard hopes to return to Los Angeles if the price is right.
June 30, 2023 at 5:50 AM -
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The Lakers have waived center Mo Bamba and are planning to decline the option guard Malik Beasley, sources tell ESPN.
June 29, 2023 at 2:50 PM -
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Despite the flurry of activity in the Western Conference, Rob Pelinka said the Lakers will focus less on what their rivals are doing and more on "how can we optimize...
June 27, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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The Suns are finalizing a five-year deal to name Frank Vogel as the team's new coach, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Vogel, who led the Lakers to the 2020 NBA...
June 2, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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The Heat will attempt to solve what the Wolves, Suns and Lakers couldn't: the thin air of the Mile High City, where the Nuggets haven't lost since March.
May 31, 2023 at 6:50 AM -
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The biggest question facing the Lakers this offseason is figuring out what to do at point guard, and they have multiple ways to approach it.
May 26, 2023 at 5:50 AM -
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LeBron James didn't meet with the media on the day after the top scorer in NBA history said he needed time to think about his basketball future following the Lakers'...
May 23, 2023 at 2:50 PM -
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While Jokic and the Nuggets were soaking in their first NBA Finals berth, the Lakers were left to contemplate something no one could see coming.
May 23, 2023 at 1:50 AM -
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Lakers star LeBron James, having just completed his 20th season in the NBA, told ESPN he will contemplate retirement this offseason: "I got to think about it."
May 23, 2023 at 12:50 AM -
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The Nuggets, behind another Nikola Jokic playoff triple-double, are in the NBA Finals for the first time in team history.
May 22, 2023 at 8:50 PM -
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The Nuggets say they cannot let up despite their commanding 3-0 lead over the Lakers heading into Game 4. "For me, we have to end it," Jeff Green said.
May 21, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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KCP was a key member of Los Angeles' 2020 title team. Three years later, he's one win from the NBA Finals with Denver.
May 21, 2023 at 12:50 AM -
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Now one loss away from their season being over, the Lakers hope they have one more improbable run left in them after Saturday's 119-108 loss put them in a 3-0 hole in...
May 20, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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The Nuggets are one win away from their first NBA Finals appearance, as Jamal Murray scored 37 points in a 119-108 victory on Saturday night that gave Denver a 3-0...
May 20, 2023 at 8:50 PM -
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Lakers center Mo Bamba (left ankle) is expected to be cleared for a return as soon as Game 4 or 5 of the Western Conference finals, sources told ESPN's Adrian...
May 20, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers guard's postgame appearance has taken over NBA Twitter.
May 19, 2023 at 2:50 PM -
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Down 2-0 in the Western finals to the Nuggets, the Lakers' LeBron James and Anthony Davis vowed the team will bounce back with the series shifting to L.A.
May 18, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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Murray stole the show Thursday night, scoring 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter in the 108-103 victory.
May 18, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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Nuggets head coach Michael Malone brushed off talk of the Lakers finding a defensive wrinkle to stop two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, saying that it's nothing the team hasn't...
May 17, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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Despite losing Tuesday's Western Conference finals opener in Denver, the Lakers are confident they'll be better in Game 2 after they were successful in whittling down a...
May 16, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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Nikola Jokic came out aggressive and finished with his third straight triple-double to lead the win over the Lakers.
May 16, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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As the conference finals take place with the Boston Celtics facing the Miami Heat, and the Denver Nuggets taking on the Los Angeles Lakers, we take a look back at the...
May 16, 2023 at 6:50 AM -
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It's Heat-Celtics and Lakers-Nuggets as the last four teams standing, and our experts dive into the matchups and what's at stake in the conference finals.
May 16, 2023 at 5:50 AM -
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Nuggets star Nikola Jokic says the Lakers are a brand-new team compared to the last time the Nuggets faced them this season.
May 15, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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The NBA is down to its final four. Who will advance to the Finals? Our experts make their picks.
May 15, 2023 at 5:50 AM -
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After being "barely in the playoff picture most of this year," the Warriors' quest to defend their NBA title ended Friday night with a 122-101 loss to the Lakers in Game...
May 13, 2023 at 1:50 AM -
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A Lakers team that started the season 2-10 is now four wins away from the NBA Finals after taking down the defending champion Warriors in six games behind a vintage...
May 12, 2023 at 10:50 PM -
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Dennis Schroder was ejected from Game 6 of the Lakers' second-round series against the Golden State Warriors on Friday after picking up his second technical foul of the...
May 12, 2023 at 9:50 PM -
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Andrew Wiggins is available for Game 6 despite having a left costal cartilage fracture that jeopardized his status for Friday night's Warriors-Lakers Game 6...
May 12, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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Warriors guard Andrew Wiggins is questionable for Friday's Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Lakers with a left costal cartilage fracture, which is...
May 11, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Anthony Davis is "feeling great" after getting hit in the head and is probable to play vs. the Warriors on Friday night.
May 11, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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Draymond Green came out as Golden State's engine, and the Warriors beat the Lakers to stave off elimination.
May 11, 2023 at 1:50 AM -
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Live coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors NBA game on ESPN, including live score, highlights and updated stats.
May 10, 2023 at 7:50 PM -
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DJ Rodman, son of NBA great Dennis Rodman, announced he's transferring to USC, where he'll join Bronny James, son of Lakers superstar LeBron James.
May 10, 2023 at 12:50 PM -
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Lonnie Walker IV scored all 15 of his points in the fourth quarter and took over Monday night's Game 4 to put the Lakers one win away from the Western Conference...
May 9, 2023 at 2:50 AM -
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Down 3-1 in their series with the Lakers after dropping Monday's Game 4, the Warriors find themselves in a familiar predicament and are trying to summon the same mindset...
May 9, 2023 at 1:50 AM -
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Live coverage of the Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA game on ESPN, including live score, highlights and updated stats.
May 8, 2023 at 8:50 PM -
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Playing the roles of Golden State starters are Lakers video coordinators, assistant coaches and scouts, and the opposing team's jerseys are a visual cue that the stakes...
May 8, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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LeBron James said the grind of the playoffs is "all about training your mind for the next challenge."
May 6, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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Understanding that "everything is magnified in the playoffs," Golden State coach Steve Kerr addressed some of the key stretches in which the Warriors struggled on...
May 6, 2023 at 10:50 PM -
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From going small with their Game 2 starting lineup, to Stephen Curry taking on a more traditional point guard role through playmaking instead of scoring, the Warriors'...
May 5, 2023 at 12:50 AM -
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After dropping Game 1 to the Lakers, the Warriors said they had no issue with Jordan Poole attempting a game-tying 3 from 28 feet with 10 seconds left. "That's a shot he...
May 3, 2023 at 1:50 AM -
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Anthony Davis became one of only five players in Lakers history to record a 30-point, 20-rebound game in the playoffs, as his dominant outing against the Warriors on...
May 3, 2023 at 1:50 AM -
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Live coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors NBA game on ESPN, including live score, highlights and updated stats.
May 2, 2023 at 8:50 PM -
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Our panel of NBA experts reveal which teams they each expect to prevail in the conference semifinals.
May 2, 2023 at 8:50 AM -
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As the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors prepare for a star-laden Round 2 series, LeBron James knows that his battle with Stephen Curry will showcase "two of...
May 1, 2023 at 2:50 PM -
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With a thrilling Game 7 behind it, Golden State advances to the Western Conference semifinals to challenge a primed Lakers team, with superstars leading the way on both...
May 1, 2023 at 6:50 AM -
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With a thrilling Game 7 behind it, Golden State advances to face a primed Lakers team with two superstars leading the way.
April 30, 2023 at 10:50 PM -
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Dillon Brooks says he doesn't regret his comments about LeBron James that put a spotlight on the impending free agent during Memphis' series against the Lakers.
April 30, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks $25,000 for not making himself available to the media after all three road losses to the Los Angeles Lakers in...
April 30, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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James posted some rather fitting song lyrics after the Lakers' Game 6 victory.
April 29, 2023 at 4:50 PM -
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Urgency, expectations and a title. LeBron James is well aware of what lies ahead for the seventh-seeded Lakers.
April 29, 2023 at 4:50 AM -
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The Lakers are on to the second round of the playoffs after finishing off the Grizzlies with a dominant 40-point victory Friday night in Game 6.
April 29, 2023 at 12:50 AM -
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The second-year guard's incredible ascent has done more than just form a new big three in Los Angeles.
April 28, 2023 at 5:50 AM -
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Lakers star LeBron James said he was "not very good at all" Wednesday in a 5-of-17 shooting night in Game 5, but Anthony Davis reminded him, "You're the best basketball...
April 26, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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Desmond Bane helped Grizzlies deliver on his promise they would stave off elimination in Game 5 against the Lakers, then predicted his team is "going to be back for a...
April 26, 2023 at 10:50 PM -
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The Grizzlies guard put air between himself and the Lakers star in the first half of Wednesday's Game 5.
April 26, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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Live coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA game on ESPN, including live score, highlights and updated stats.
April 26, 2023 at 4:50 PM