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Veteran coach, who was a Lakers teammate of Tyronn Lue, will join Lue's staff after leading the NBA G League Ignite
July 15, 2021 at 12:50 PM -
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VCU's Nah'Shon Hyland, who was a dynamic scorer and a good shooter in his college career, said walking into the Lakers' facility bowled him over in a way that other...
July 10, 2021 at 4:50 PM -
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Philip Anschutz sold his 27% minority interest in the Los Angeles Lakers to Los Angeles Dodgers co-owners Mark Walter and Todd Boehly in a deal that closed...
July 10, 2021 at 11:50 AM -
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Handy had appeared in the previous six Finals, winning three championships as an assistant coach.
July 9, 2021 at 10:50 AM -
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The Lakers' summer league team will face the Miami Heat on Aug. 3 at the Golden 1 Center before squaring off with the host Sacramento Kings the following night.
July 8, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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The Lakers, slotted to pick 22nd in the NBA draft July 29, work out six prospects, including the former Bruins big man and the Bobcats' breakout star guard
July 7, 2021 at 1:50 PM -
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Fizdale was an assistant in Miami, where he was a part of the 2012 and 2013 LeBron James championship Heat teams under Erik Spoelstra.
June 30, 2021 at 9:50 AM -
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Could Damian Lillard or Ben Simmons come to the Lakers in a trade? It's hard to figure out a way that works.
June 29, 2021 at 12:50 PM -
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The AEG founder will reportedly sell his 27 percent share to Mark Walter and Todd Boehly, who would become the largest minority owners of the team and would have the...
June 26, 2021 at 7:50 PM -
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Vogel is entering the last year of his contract, which might create some vulnerability as the organization attempts to regroup for next season.
June 25, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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Kidd, who had two stints with Dallas during his Hall-of-Fame playing career and starred on the 2010-11 championship team, is seen as a good fit with budding star Luka...
June 24, 2021 at 7:50 PM -
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Caruso, 27, was picked up in College Station, Texas for possession of marijuana (less than 2 ounces) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
June 22, 2021 at 9:50 PM -
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"Once the Lakers are gone, if we're not playing the Lakers, you should be cheering for the Clippers because it's all in one city," Lue says in making his case for...
June 18, 2021 at 11:50 PM -
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After news of Kawhi Leonard's injury, and Chris Paul's entering COVID-19 protocols, James had something to say.
June 16, 2021 at 1:50 PM -
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The 36-year-old James played in just 45 of 72 games during the regular season, but he averaged 25 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.1 steals to extend his record...
June 15, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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This year's champion will deserve a true crown, free of the hypotheticals that, frankly, dog every season since the inception of the sport. For the Lakers, however, this...
June 11, 2021 at 2:50 PM -
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Here's what a few players said would be in their offseason plans to get better and expand their games (including free agents, for the purposes of this...
June 7, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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The Lakers suddenly have a lot of time on their hands and a lot to do, but are up against the salary cap when it comes to point guard, center and trying to retain free...
June 5, 2021 at 5:50 PM -
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Kidd is expected to be a candidate for the openings with the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers, who parted ways with Coach Terry Stotts on Friday.
June 4, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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A day after their first-round playoff exit, the Lakers still found themselves brimming with confidence that their roster was title-worthy – just not fortunate...
June 4, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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What falling to the Suns means to the Lakers' future
June 4, 2021 at 7:50 AM -
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Anthony Davis gets the green light to start Game 6 but lasts only 5:25 before having to come out, a fitting end to a season in which the Lakers' repeat bid looked so...
June 4, 2021 at 1:50 AM -
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Marc Gasol replaces Andre Drummond after the disastrous Game 5 loss two nights earlier, but the veteran goes scoreless and Drummond never gets off the bench in a 113-100...
June 4, 2021 at 12:51 AM -
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Anthony Davis' return ends quickly, Devin Booker scores 22 of his 47 points in a red-hot first quarter and Phoenix wins, 113-100, sending LeBron James to the only...
June 3, 2021 at 10:50 PM -
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The All-Star big man attempted to play Thursday night after suffering the injury in Game 4, but he was clearly limited and laboring and headed for the locker room 5:25...
June 3, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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Follow along for live Game 6 updates between the Lakers and the Suns in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
June 3, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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The All-Star big man, who has missed the last six quarters of the first-round series against the Suns because of a strained groin, will be a game-time decision Thursday...
June 2, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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Devin Booker scores 30 points before a revved-up crowd and the Suns send LeBron James to the locker room early, dismantling the Anthony Davis-less Lakers, 115-85...
June 1, 2021 at 10:50 PM -
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Follow along for live Game 5 updates between the Lakers and the Suns in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
June 1, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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Coach Frank Vogel says the training staff was "working on it nonstop" but the All-Star big man couldn't loosen the muscle enough to get ready to play. Markieff Morris...
June 1, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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The All-Star big man is questionable for Tuesday night's game in Phoenix after an MRI on Monday confirmed his strained groin, but a quick comeback seems dubious...
May 31, 2021 at 7:50 PM -
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Anthony Davis' groin strain will be reevaluated on Monday, but his team might have to play without him in a pivotal Game 5 on Tuesday night in Phoenix.
May 30, 2021 at 7:50 PM -
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Gasol had 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in 23 minutes in Sunday's 100-92 loss to the Suns, bringing some second-half life to a Lakers team lost in...
May 30, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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After being hampered for much of the previous three games with a right shoulder contusion, Paul leads Phoenix with 18 points, nine assists, three steals and no turnovers...
May 30, 2021 at 5:50 PM -
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Davis suffers a left groin strain late in the first half, and the Suns take advantage of his absence after halftime on their way to a 100-92 victory on Sunday afternoon...
May 30, 2021 at 3:50 PM -
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Follow along for live Game 4 updates between the Lakers and the Suns in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
May 30, 2021 at 10:50 AM -
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Lakers big man is dealing with a left knee sprain that will have him as 'questionable' for Sunday's game against the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center
May 29, 2021 at 4:50 PM -
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An MRI reveals the 28-year-old guard – who has been the primary defender against Suns All-Star Devin Booker during the first-round series – has a bruise but...
May 28, 2021 at 7:50 PM -
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Fans are the real winners as the first round series started to get heated in Staples Center Thursday night
May 28, 2021 at 12:51 PM -
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Anthony Davis has 34 points and 11 rebounds, James adds 21 points and nine assists and the Lakers celebrate their first home playoff game since 2013 with a 109-95...
May 27, 2021 at 10:50 PM -
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Despite the limited capacity, the approximately 7,500 at Staples Center for Game 3 on Thursday night do their best to provide the home-court advantage the team didn't...
May 27, 2021 at 9:50 PM -
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The team and AEG say they have plans to make a number of capital improvements to the arena, which has been the Lakers' home since it opened before the 1999-2000...
May 27, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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Follow along for live Game 3 updates between the Lakers and the Suns in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
May 27, 2021 at 5:50 PM -
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Outside of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Dennis Schröder, the Lakers were just 2 for 16 from 3-point range in their Game 2 win, and as the misses pile up, the...
May 26, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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The arena won't be near full capacity, but the presence of several thousand fans will feel like a victory in and of itself after the pandemic cost the Lakers a real...
May 26, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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Phoenix and the Lakers are tied, 1-1, but the Suns' chances diminish greatly if Paul's shoulder doesn't respond.
May 26, 2021 at 3:50 PM -
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Davis, who struggled in Game 1 and took personal responsibility for the team's series-opening loss, scores 34 points and - with LeBron James hitting big shots late -...
May 25, 2021 at 10:50 PM -
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By all indications, Game 2 was another battle for Paul, who was left off the pregame injury report, but who Phoenix players and coaches talked about in speculative tones...
May 25, 2021 at 9:50 PM -
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Follow along for live Game 2 updates between the Lakers and the Suns in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
May 25, 2021 at 5:51 PM -
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Are the Lakers actually in control? Or are they just a struggling team that continues to struggle?
May 25, 2021 at 1:50 PM -
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Adjustments, including possible lineup changes, seem inevitable for a team that struggled to score on Sunday, but the Lakers are on the clock to fix a lot of issues in a...
May 24, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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The keys the rest of the way: Make shots, play with more urgency – oh, and box out once in a while.
May 23, 2021 at 7:50 PM -
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Paul appeared to yank James' left arm in the fourth quarter, drawing a common foul and launching the teams into a brief skirmish that resulted in three players receiving...
May 23, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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The Lakers look behind the learning curve in a 99-90 loss, the first taste of the real postseason giving cause for concern that their repeat bid could be stopped before...
May 23, 2021 at 3:51 PM -
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LeBron James and the Lakers advanced to this best-of-seven series against the second-seeded Phoenix Suns (51-21), following a victory over the Golden State Warriors on...
May 23, 2021 at 10:50 AM -
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This season has been about resilience and patience for the eight-time All-Star as much as anyone else. The Lakers hope the "beast" is ready to make the same kind of...
May 22, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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Lakers beat reporter Kyle Goon takes a closer look at the best-of-seven series between the No. 7 seed Lakers and the No. 2 seed Suns ... and makes his...
May 22, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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League determined the Lakers star's attendance at a get-together to promote his tequila brand did not warrant a suspension-worthy offense going into Sunday's playoff...
May 22, 2021 at 1:50 PM -
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Just being in uniform again three months after tearing his right MCL off the bone, part of a playoff series in the town that formed the bedrock of his career, has the...
May 21, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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Many view a first-round matchup against the defending champs as a bitter reward for Phoenix after its breakout season, but Coach Monty Williams doesn't see it that...
May 21, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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LeBron's health, the center rotation, and who Frank Vogel turns to when he needs to win.
May 20, 2021 at 2:51 PM -
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A team that at full strength is too good to be in the preliminary round survives and advances.
May 20, 2021 at 1:50 AM -
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James makes a deep 3-pointer on a broken play to beat the shot clock with 58 seconds left, giving the Lakers a 103-100 win and the No. 7 seed. Game 1 is Sunday at 12:30...
May 19, 2021 at 10:51 PM -
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LeBron James vs. Steph Curry – the winner gets the No. 7 seed and advances to a best-of-seven first-round series against No. 2 Phoenix, the loser faces elimination...
May 19, 2021 at 4:51 PM -
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Wednesday night's game is not a win-or-go-home affair, but both teams have compared the stakes to Game 7 of a playoff series. The answers to these questions could prove...
May 18, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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Many believe the Clippers tried to avoid facing the Lakers (against whom they're 3-0 this season), but Lue insists their last two games were more about rest and health...
May 18, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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The Warriors' 33-year-old sharpshooter is averaging 32 ppg and creates what Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma calls "appropriate fear" on the eve of Wednesday's play-in game at...
May 18, 2021 at 6:50 PM -
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Wednesday's playoff showdown with LeBron James and the Lakers should bring out the best of Draymond Green. It should be spectacular.
May 18, 2021 at 10:50 AM -
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James can't get the 26 games he missed back, but he can take it out on the Lakers' postseason opponents – if his ankle holds up. Maybe it's the motivation he and...
May 17, 2021 at 7:50 PM -
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Lakers and Warriors beat writers talk through the matchup between two franchises, each with the heart of a champion.
May 17, 2021 at 1:50 PM -
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Lakers play host to Golden State in a play-in game Wednesday, but it's likely just a warmup for a long run to come.
May 17, 2021 at 12:50 PM -
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The Lakers-Warriors match-up is probably a dream scenario for the league unveiling a new play-in format, but it's a limp in the Lakers' throat.
May 16, 2021 at 10:50 PM -
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It will be the Lakers vs. Warriors, headlined by the era's top winner in James and the era's most stylistic scorer in Curry. They've met 22 times in the playoffs across...
May 16, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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Bryant, a competitor synonymous with relentless competitive spirit and squeezing the most out of every minute, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of...
May 15, 2021 at 8:50 PM -
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James, Anthony Davis and Dennis Schröder come back for a 122-115 victory to keep the team's hopes alive of avoiding the play-in tournament
May 15, 2021 at 2:50 PM -
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Buss shares her memories of the Lakers legend and says the celebration of his life and greatness at Saturday's Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be "with a heavy...
May 14, 2021 at 2:51 PM -
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With LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Dennis Schröder up in the air, the Lakers are uncertain about their lineup Saturday morning in Indianapolis.
May 14, 2021 at 2:51 PM -
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Lakers' playoffs potential remains tied to the health of LeBron James' ankle - and that's a mystery
May 13, 2021 at 12:50 PM -
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The Lakers finally unveil the franchise's 17th NBA title banner in front of about 4,000 fans, and LeBron James sets his sights on No. 18 before the short-handed roster...
May 12, 2021 at 11:52 PM -
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James ends speculation about him playing against Houston, but he says he will be at Staples Center for the championship banner unveiling. Davis has a sore left...
May 12, 2021 at 2:52 PM