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With Magic Johnson's abrupt decision to step down, the Lakers just found out they can't be run by celebrity. They'll need professionals, if only they can figure out who...
April 9, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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Follow along for updates on Magic Johnson's decision to resign and the Lakers' season finale against the Portland Trailblazers at Staples Center.
April 9, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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Johnson repeatedly said he was happier before he took this job, which he accepted in February of 2017, and indicated that he told reporters before telling Lakers...
April 9, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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Johnson announced the move before the season finale against Portland during an impromptu press conference at the Staples Center.
April 9, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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Shooting forward has struggled with injuries and performance since being traded from the Clippers that cost the Lakers young center Ivica Zubac.
April 9, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
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Walton has been one of the few constants at the bitter end of a disappointing, injury-plagued Lakers season that fell brutally short of the expectations that they would...
April 8, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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Ingram is in Los Angeles and is rehabbing but has not returned to any basketball-related activities, according to Luke Walton.
April 7, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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The Lakers (37-44) officially let youth take the wheel, giving Jemerrio Jones the nod in the starting lineup over Rajon Rondo, who did not play.
April 7, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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As a mentor and teacher, the veteran point guard has thrived behind the scenes and cultivated relationships that have helped bridge generational divides during a...
April 6, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
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James discusses impatience with his groin injury, his belief that Walton did "as good as you can" with an injury-plagued roster and his interest in seeing which NBA...
April 6, 2019 at 12:50 AM -
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Caruso scores a career-high 32 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope adds 25, and the severely short-handed Lakers erase a 12-point second-half deficit to beat the Clippers...
April 5, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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Called up from the G League with just six games left in the season, Jones has been a shot of energy in his limited minutes on the court and a laugh a minute in the...
April 5, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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Behind the curve in wisdom, poise, awareness and, worst of all, effort, Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka just got a season-long course in who they are (Hint: not Jerry...
April 5, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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The defending champs crush the short-handed Lakers, building a 27-point lead before the first quarter is over and cruising to a 108-90 win that inched them closer to...
April 4, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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After suffering their worst home defeat of the season Wednesday, the Clippers seek to avoid consecutive losses for the first time since Jan. 31.
April 4, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
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"When they beat us on Christmas, to me, they looked like one of the best teams in the West," said Kerr.
April 4, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
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Andrew Bogut: "The Lakers told me I'd be there the whole year" before being waived
April 4, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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Multiple Lakers, including Coach Luke Walton, have acknowledged they think Caruso is an NBA player. Most importantly, he is seeing that for himself as he tests himself...
April 3, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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Westbrook becomes just the second player in NBA history to have 20 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists in a game as the Thunder defeat the short-handed Lakers 119-103 on...
April 2, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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The third-year center said he's trying to change L.A. basketball fans' perceptions of the Clippers, with whom he's thinking differently about the game since being traded...
April 2, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
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The Lakers coach said the team's primary considerations were "his health is the top priority and the fact that we're out of the playoffs."
March 31, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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With LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma serving as spectators, and with Pelicans star Anthony Davis also sitting it out, the visiting Lakers still have enough to roll past New...
March 31, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
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Groin injury, which kept him out of 17 straight games, is why the 34-year-old four-time MVP won't play in the Lakers' final six games.
March 30, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
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Long the butt of late-night talk-show jokes, the Clippers have altered their franchise and exceeded expectations with high hopes for the present and future.
March 30, 2019 at 10:50 AM -
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James has 27 points and nine assists, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope adds 25 points, and Rajon Rondo has 17 assists as the Lakers end Charlotte's four-game winning streak with...
March 29, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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When Bridges was considering going pro after his freshman year at Michigan State, Kuzma – who played three years at Utah – was one of the players whose...
March 29, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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The severely short-handed Lakers were no match for Utah's Rudy Gobert-led defense in a 115-100 loss that denied them their first three-game win streak since...
March 27, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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Even though the Lakers said James would see how he was feeling after Tuesday night's win over the Washington Wizards, they stuck to their recent plan of not playing him...
March 27, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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LeBron James has 23 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scores 29, JaVale McGee has another double-double and Lance Stephenson sends the...
March 26, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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With Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart stuck in rehab or on treatment tables, Kuzma is using the final few weeks as a workshop for his game, trying to improve his...
March 25, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
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As poorly as the season has gone for the Lakers so far, what's a few more injuries to the pile?
March 24, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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Sunday's sellout crowd at Staples Center got to witness another successful half court shot by a fan paired with another an increasingly rare event – a Lakers...
March 24, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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Friday night's loss marked the bitter end of a dream for the Lakers this year, one that had escaped weeks before, but took some time to finally crystalize.
March 23, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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Russell has 21 points and 13 assists against his former team as Brooklyn dashes any last Laker hopes with a 111-106 victory Friday night. JaVale McGee (33 points, 20...
March 22, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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According to an ESPN report, the second-year Lakers guard has shifted power within his inner circle, cutting ties with BBB co-founder Alan Foster after questions arose...
March 22, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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Lakers, losers of 11 of their past 13 games, are facing elimination from the postseason as LeBron James is expected to return from a sore groin.
March 22, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
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The guard played in 11 career NBA games with Houston and Golden State years ago, then played in a number of overseas leagues before coming back to the G League in 2017...
March 21, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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Team's president of basketball operations visits a high-tech learning space funded partly by the significant donations from the Lakers and their sponsor.
March 20, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
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Rivers insists that he's committed to his current team and breaks the news that earlier this season he and team owner Steve Ballmer verbally agreed to a multi-year...
March 19, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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With LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo sitting out, the supporting casts had to fill in. Khris Middleton scores 30 and Brook Lopez adds 28, as Milwaukee withstands...
March 19, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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Matchup in Milwaukee between the East's best team and one of the West's worst will be without James (sore groin) and Antetokounmpo (sprained ankle).
March 19, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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In a humbling turn for Hawes, who turns 31 later this spring, the 7-foot-1, 10-year NBA veteran is trying to prove he's become a more versatile big man while enjoying...
March 18, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
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He can be in charge, or take a charge. As the Lakers' woes continued Sunday in New York, versatile guard Alex Caruso continued to provide some cause for...
March 17, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers score just one point over the final 3:45 and let an 11-point lead slip away in losing to the team with the worst record in the NBA.
March 17, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
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Lakers learned March 8 that their second overall pick from 2016 had a blood clot in his arm that would keep him out the rest of the season.
March 16, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
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Playing without Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, Lance Stephenson, Tyson Chandler and James, the Lakers rolled with a severely short-handed squad and dropped a...
March 15, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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TORONTO — It looked like an intriguing game back in August, when the schedule first came out. But as the Raptors continue to dominate the Eastern Conference, so...
March 14, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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Even though the Lakers' roster won't look the same next season, James says he sees value in the chance the current trip offers the team to challenge teams they want to...
March 13, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
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James finishes with 36 points and 10 rebounds - and several highlight-reel dunks - as the Lakers erase a 20-point deficit and end the slide that has cratered the team's...
March 12, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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In need of depth and maybe just something to feel good about, the Lakers are signing 33-year-old Andre Ingram to a 10-day contract.
March 11, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
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Wagner is a 6-foot-11 bundle of energy with an affinity for talking trash. With injuries mounting and the playoffs drifting from sight, he's getting more chances to...
March 10, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
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With the playoffs no longer a realistic hope, the Lakers also implemented their policy of reducing LeBron James' minutes.
March 9, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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Testing by the team's medical staff revealed a Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Ingram's right arm.
March 9, 2019 at 10:50 AM -
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The Clippers begin a rebuild while creating a free agent-friendly culture and an ugly duckling playoff contender, while the Lakers set up conflicting preseason goals and...
March 9, 2019 at 9:50 AM -
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The Lakers insist their strategy differs from "tanking," but they want to minimize the risk to their foundational player. ... Shutting down Ball would allow him the full...
March 8, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
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James would play no more than 32 minutes per game until the end of the season, and also might not play the second games of back-to-backs.
March 7, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
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Here's why the Lakers star surpassing the former Chicago Bulls icon on the NBA scoring list meant the world to him.
March 7, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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The lanky forward was questionable earlier in the day, but Walton said the "right shoulder soreness" problem has continued to bother him since Monday, when he first...
March 6, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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NBA player and fan reaction as LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers moves to 4th all-time in career points.
March 6, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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The Lakers forward tops Jordan with a layup during the second quarter of Wednesday's game against the Nuggets and now trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and...
March 6, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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With battered bodies and bruised egos, the Lakers try to focus on their next game Wednesday versus Denver and not their fading playoff hopes.
March 5, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
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Brandon Ingram (shoulder) didn't start and Kyle Kuzma (sprained ankle) didn't finish, and the Lakers began to confront the inevitable.
March 5, 2019 at 12:50 AM -
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Danilo Gallinari (23 points) and Lou Williams (21) pace the Clippers past the Lakers, for whom the postseason now looks plainly out of reach, despite a 27-point night...
March 4, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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The third-year forward took the court two hours ahead of tip-off Monday night in an effort to try to warm up, but the Lakers ultimately decided to play it safe.
March 4, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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Follow along for live updates on the Western Conference battle between the Los Angeles Lakers and the L.A. Clippers at Staples Center.
March 4, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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As the Lakers continue to sink in the Western Conference standings, they're trying to convince fans and themselves that the absence of Lonzo Ball's defense is the main...
March 4, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers have gone five years without making the playoffs, after previously missing the post season a mere five times in franchise history.
March 3, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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The Clippers continue their hard-working campaign by ripping the Knicks and setting up Monday night's game with the Lakers.
March 3, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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Zubac said he'll use what he learned in practices with the Los Angeles Lakers, whose games he's regularly tuned in to watch since the trade that sent him to the...
March 3, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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Another loss to a lottery-bound team has left the Lakers with scant hopes of a playoff run, and inescapable questions about the level of trust they have for each...
March 3, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
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Now, with only 19 games left, the Lakers (30-33) trail the Clippers and San Antonio Spurs in the loss column by 4 1/2 games in the Western Conference standings.
March 2, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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Trying to have it both ways is the Laker Way, that ravenous hunger that drives dynasties across decades, separating them from mere mortals
March 2, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
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LeBron James and Brandon Ingram score 31 points apiece as the Lakers give the NBA's best team all it can handle for 45 minutes, but Eric Bledsoe sparks a game-ending...
March 1, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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The No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 draft is among the most scrutinized players on the roster, with devout believers in his game and skeptical detractors, but he might...
February 28, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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The Lakers see their 12-point lead fourth-quarter lead cut to one with 1:38 left, but James (33 points) helps end the threat with a one-footed 3-pointer with 31 seconds...
February 27, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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LeBron James says he doesn't think about how his words might trickle down to teammates through the press – he said he concentrates on communicating with them in...
February 27, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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Does seeing certain games on the schedule as must-wins, as do-or-die moments make the Lakers play tighter? It could have been interpreted that way in Monday night's loss...
February 26, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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The third-year forward scored a team-high 32 points in the 110-105 loss to Memphis on Monday night, continuing a tear that's been going since he returned from All-Star...
February 25, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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LeBron James has a triple-double, Brandon Ingram scores 32 points and Kyle Kuzma adds 22, but the bench provides little in the Lakers' second straight loss to a...
February 25, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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If the Lakers can't find more consistency to their game, James could miss the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2005. So he keeps trying to push the right...
February 24, 2019 at 4:50 PM