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What do NBA player agent Rich Paul, new Lakers big man Deandre Ayton and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw have in common? They're all in this...
July 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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The center averaged 6.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 56 games last season, but he saw his role decrease in April and was not a factor in the Lakers'...
July 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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Fans clamored for the Lakers to hurry and sign a free-agent center, but the GM waited for a better option to clear waivers and got Deandre Ayton at a...
July 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
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The second-year player, preparing for the summer league, says he isn't following rumors about whether his father remains a Laker.
July 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The 26-year-old 7-footer averaged 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds last season with Portland but didn't play after the All-Star break because of a calf...
July 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
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Since being drafted a year ago, Knecht has had bright moments and adversity in his rookie season, and has ambitions to contribute more in the year...
July 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM -
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The team agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with LaRavia in a move that was announced not long after Finney-Smith agreed to a four-year,...
June 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The Lakers do have to meet a superstar's expectations, but that star is now Luka Doncic -- despite the familiar pressure coming from LeBron James' camp
June 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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James will break longevity record as he rejoins Lakers for $52.6 million.
June 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
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After returning from injuries with the Bulls, former UCLA and Lakers standout will move to a contender when trade is finalized.
June 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM -
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Dixon averaged a nation-best 23.3 points to go with 5.1 rebounds while shooting 40.7% from 3-point range last season for Villanova,...
June 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM -
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Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss some of this week's sports issues.
June 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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In deal with the Bulls, Lakers move up from No. 55 to No. 45 for Thursday's second round of the draft.
June 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM -
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Walter makes first public statement about the sale in news release.
June 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
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The Lakers don't have a first-round pick, but the next week should clarify what opportunities they'll have to make the roster improvements they're...
June 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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His innovations, from the time he bought the franchise in 1979 until his death in 2013, turned his team into L.A.'s hottest ticket and changed...
June 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss this deal and what comes next.
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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“They got enough superstars wearing the purple and gold. Leave him alone," the manager jokes amid the news that the Dodgers' Mark...
June 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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News of the Buss family's decision to sell its majority stake in the Lakers to the Dodgers' controlling owner is met with shock and excitement.
June 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM -
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The Buss family's sale of majority ownership in the NBA team to Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter makes perfect sense when you think about it.
June 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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Walter, the CEO of Guggenheim Partners, would become the majority owner with Jeanie Buss reportedly remaining in her role as Lakers governor. The...
June 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
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The five-bedroom, 7,269-square-foot house sits at the end of a long driveway on a nearly 1.5-acre lot,
June 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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The forward had been dealing with the ailments before the Lakers acquired him from the New Jersey Nets in the Dec. 29 trade involving D'Angelo Russell.
June 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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The next few months are crucial for the Lakers as they look to improve their roster for the 2025-26 season. So what exactly are their key needs and resources?
June 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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Players like Dallas' Daniel Gafford or Brooklyn's Nic Claxton would have to be acquired through trades, while unrestricted free agent Clint Capela could be a candidate...
May 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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Knecht, the team's first-round pick in last year's draft, and second-round pick James started their first pro seasons in significantly different places, but both...
May 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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Hayes played some of the best basketball of his career as the team's starting center after the Anthony Davis trade, but he saw his minutes dry up in the...
May 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
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The first 40-year-old to make an All-NBA team, James averaged 24.4 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds in 70 regular-season games. He has six more All-NBA honors than...
May 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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The forward brought energy and toughness since the Lakers acquired him in the D'Angelo Russell trade, but his contract status is up in the air for next season.
May 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
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The deep Oklahoma City, Minnesota and Indiana rosters are proving that in this era of aprons and attrition, depth isn't a luxury, it's a necessity.
May 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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Hachimura made strides in 3-point shooting, defensive efficiency and rebounding in past season. Will it add up to an extension?
May 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
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GM Rob Pelinka cites the trio of James, Doncic and Reaves as 'a great starting point,' even though trade rumors arose after Reaves struggled in the postseason.
May 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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James, 40, has a $52.6 million player option for next season that he must opt into by June 29 or become a free agent, and his decision looms over the...
May 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The star guard says 'now is the time to process everything,' from the shocking trade from Dallas to the early postseason exit to his next contract.
May 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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The Lakers' star says the MCL sprain likely would have caused him to miss the rest of the first-round series had the Lakers defeated Minnesota in Game 5.
May 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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The lawsuit accuses Scott of sexual battery and false imprisonment.
May 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
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Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson are back to discuss some of the week's sports issues.
May 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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After seeing his players stumble in the fourth quarter throughout a 4-1 first-round series loss to the Timberwolves, Redick says improved conditioning is a...
May 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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His collision with Donte DiVincenzo during the fourth quarter resulted in an MCL sprain in his left knee.
May 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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Rob Pelinka says he will focus on adding a center and building around Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves after their first-round exit against the...
May 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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All of Redick's accomplishments as a first-time head coach made the finish – with some head-scratching decisions over the final six quarters of a 4-1 series loss...
May 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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Rudy Gobert's 27-point, 24-rebound night in Minnesota's Game 5 elimination of the Lakers illustrated the biggest problem the front office needs to address in the...
May 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM -
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Rudy Gobert runs amok against the Lakers' small-ball lineup and the Timberwolves win the fourth quarter again, as Luka Doncic and LeBron James see their first postseason...
April 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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Dorian Finney-Smith replaces center Jaxson Hayes alongside Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and LeBron James, the same group that played the entire second half...
April 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM -
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Taking better care of the ball, being stingier on the defensive glass and not conceding switching as easily when Anthony Edwards targets Luka Doncic are among the things...
April 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
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Of the 288 NBA playoff series that were 3-1 at some point, only 35 times was a Game 7 even forced, and only 13 times did the team trailing 3-1 rally to win the...
April 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The mural by artist Sloe Motions was one of the first created following the 2020 death of Bryant and his daughter in a Calabasas helicopter crash.
April 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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The Timberwolves have beaten the Lakers by a combined score of 105-69 in the fourth quarters, winning the final period in each of the first four games to push them to...
April 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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Redick used the same five players for the entire second half of Sunday's 116-113 loss to the Timberwolves, and the Lakers were outscored 32-19 in the fourth quarter to...
April 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers take a double-digit lead into the fourth quarter, but Anthony Edwards (43 points) and Minnesota outscore them 32-19 in the period for a 116-113 win that...
April 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The Lakers must provide more resistance on defense and try to make Minnesota star Anthony Edwards work harder for his points again. Will a starting lineup change be...
April 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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With the Lakers allowing 'too many blow-bys,' Minnesota finds success attacking and scoring inside for a 2-1 series lead into Sunday afternoon's Game 4.
April 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
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With Luka Doncic playing through a stomach illness, James (38 points) keeps the Lakers in the game, but Minnesota closes the game on a 13-1 run for a 116-104 win and a...
April 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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"The feeling you get of people hating you and yelling at you, and then the opportunity to silence them but also kind of ruin their day," Redick says. "There's just...
April 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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Can the Timberwolves figure out how to get Anthony Edwards into an offensive rhythm? Will the Lakers attack Minnesota's smaller defenders by having LeBron James post...
April 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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While the first-year coach liked his team's defense in downing Minnesota in Game 2, he believes it can control how it fares on offense in Friday's Game 3
April 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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The Lakers have been showing early help on Edwards' isolations from the wings or the middle of the floor, clogging his driving lanes to prevent him from getting to the...
April 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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Winning ugly on Tuesday night helped the Lakers even their best-of-seven first-round series against the Timberwolves before this physical battle heads to...
April 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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Spurred by their tone-setting 40-year-old superstar, the Lakers defend their rears off to square their best-of-seven first-round series against the Timberwolves with a...
April 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM -
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Luka Doncic has 31 points and nine assists, LeBron James scores 21 and the Lakers get physical while holding the Timberwolves to a season-low point total in a 94-85 win...
April 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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The first-year coach was asked, in jest, if his 2022 State Farm commercial cameo was a depiction of what he has been like in the days since the lopsided loss in the...
April 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM -
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The Timberwolves made the Lakers pay for nearly every extra opportunity they got via offensive rebounds in Game 1, and they burned them by burying wide-open looks when...
April 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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From limiting Minnesota's offensive rebounds and getting back in transition to better spacing on offense, the Lakers know what it should look like when they are playing...
April 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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They'll need to adjust to Minnesota's physicality and 'control the controllables,' as LeBron James says in Tuesday's Game 2.
April 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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Finch, who was a Pelicans assistant when Redick played for them, says he is not surprised by his early coaching success. "He's got a very sharp basketball mind, relates...
April 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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The Lakers were bludgeoned inside and out, beaten in every measurable way while squandering home-court advantage in a 117-95 loss to a motivated Timberwolves...
April 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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Luka Doncic (37 points) provides an early spark, but the Lakers get torched in the second quarter and look overwhelmed by Minnesota's shot-making (21 3-pointers)...
April 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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How Minnesota chooses to defend Doncic and the strategies the Lakers use to try to slow Anthony Edwards are part of the chess match that makes this first-round series...
April 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
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James' confidence in himself and his teammates empowers the entire group, and they have noticed him being even more vocal as they prepare for what they hope is an...
April 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The Lakers moved Pelinka up to president of basketball operations on Friday and he continues as general manager.
April 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
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Whether or not you expected the new-look Lakers and their first-year coach to contend this season, they have an opportunity they can't take for granted.
April 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM -
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The Lakers thrive by spreading opposing defenses with their center-less lineups, while Minnesota tends to rely on bigger lineups that can dominate the glass. Will the...
April 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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Less than three months after arriving in a blockbuster trade, the star cites the team's talent and chemistry in having a shot at achieving the ultimate goal
April 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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It will take a team effort to slow the dynamic Timberwolves star, who averaged career highs in points (27.3) and 3-point percentage (39.5%) and became a more willing...
April 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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The first-year head coach and his staff face their biggest problem-solving challenge yet: strategizing for a first-round series against Anthony Edwards and a talented...
April 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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Clippers victory over Golden State bumped Minnesota to the No. 6 seed and first-round matchup with the Lakers.
April 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The top eight rotation players all got the day off and Bronny James got his first NBA start to close the regular season.
April 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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Ahead of Sunday's regular-season finale in Portland, Austin Reaves says 'everybody in that locker room believes' they can win it all
April 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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Luka Doncic has 39 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and LeBron James shakes off a brief injury scare in a 140-109 victory over a Houston team that rests most of...
April 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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Redick, who scored more than 12,000 points in his 15 seasons as a player but had never coached above the youth basketball level before, appreciates the daily challenges...
April 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM