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Doncic sat out the first three games, with the team looking to lessen his workload coming off a month-long commitment playing for the Slovenian national team. Smart has...
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Austin Reaves has a team-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting but leaves the game midway through the third quarter after a collision with Warriors' Brandin Podziemski in...
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Luka Doncic says 'our mentality has got to be next man up' as James will miss several games to start the season due to nerve pain on his right side.
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James is dealing with sciatica on his right side and will be reevaluated in about 3-4 weeks, meaning the team will play five to nine games without him.
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Doncic, a well-known car enthusiast, treated his teammates to a trip to the Porsche Experience Center for some behind-the-wheel time in exotic cars after Tuesday's...
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The Lakers grabbed 11 and 12 offensive boards in their first two preseason games, but they're working on vying for extra possessions without surrendering too many...
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They've been playing without several key rotation players, but Jarred Vanderbilt looks like his pre-injury self, Deandre Ayton has a clear focus and the defense needs a...
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In his first preseason game with the team, the big man missed both his shots and showed up in other ways with some 'bright moments,' coach JJ Redick said.
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The star guard won't play Friday versus the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert or Sunday against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
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The 7-foot centers, briefly teammates with the Lakers, have complementary skill sets that should allow iron man Zubac more opportunities for a breather.
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The early days have also been challenging but more of the “excitement" will arrive Friday night when they square off with the Suns in their...
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When healthy, they are among the best on-ball defenders in the NBA, which would help a Lakers team that finished last season No. 17 in defensive rating...
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James is sidelined to open training camp with what Coach JJ Redick calls “a little bit of nerve irritation in the glute," and the team will ramp him...
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Going into Year 23, he spent the offseason golfing and working on catch-and-shoots and is now fired up for another ride on the roller coaster that is an NBA...
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All three players are confident that a full training camp will help develop the cohesiveness that they showed glimpses of during their limited time together last...
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Smith averaged 9.9 points, 2.4 assists and 2.1 rebounds for Charlotte last season.
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Luka Doncic's improved physique and LeBron James' uncertain future have received a lot of attention, but there appears to be one starting lineup spot to determine as...
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As the national media and armchair Lakerologists attempt to decipher whose team this is, maybe the superstars' best revenge will be harmony and efficiency.
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It's rare for any head coach to receive a contract extension after their first year with a franchise – let alone a first-time coach, but Rob Pelinka says the...
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The slimmed-down Lakers star has 34 points and nine assists, but American-born guard Jordan Loyd hits seven 3-pointers and finishes with 32 points to lead Poland to a...
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The Lakers have the league's longest homestand and its longest road trip this season. Riley's statue will be unveiled outside Crypto.com Arena before a...
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The Clippers will host New Orleans on Oct. 31, play at Dallas on Nov. 14 and at the Lakers on Nov. 25 before hosting Memphis on Nov....
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Lakers open the tournament versus the Clippers on Nov. 25; they'll also play Minnesota on Oct. 24 in the first Friday night doubleheader on Prime...
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And the criticism from the Dallas Mavericks, who traded him to LA six months ago, might have helped motivate Doncic to become the best version of...
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The Slovenian star and the franchise show their commitment to each other with a deal six months after the blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks.
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Regardless of what structure the deal takes, Doncic is expected to extend his current contract, further solidifying the 26-year-old Slovenian as the face of...
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The 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year says Doncic reaching out “meant a lot," adding that the chance to play alongside LeBron James was...
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The Lakers are hoping to further develop and unlock the potential of Koloko, a Sierra Canyon alum who has a 7-foot-5 wingspan.
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Smart, the 2021-22 Defensive Player of the Year, intends to sign with the Lakers on a two-year deal after agreeing to a buyout with the...
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The guard, a three-time All-Defense first-teamer, reaches an $11 million deal with a player option for the 2026-27 season.
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In a game that features nine ties and 14 lead changes through the first 30 minutes, Denver outscores the Lakers 30-15 in the fourth quarter to hand them a 106-84...
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James scores all 18 of his points in the second half but has eight of the team's 21 turnovers in an 87-78 loss in Las Vegas. DJ Steward has 14 points and Cole...
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Bronny James has 17 points in his best summer performance so far for the Lakers, but Jordan Miller (19 points) and the Clippers hold them to...
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Cole Swider scores 21 points and Darius Bazley adds a double-double with five blocked shots in a 94-81 win. With LeBron James watching from a courtside...
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The No. 1 pick in last month's draft scores 10 points in 32 minutes and blocks a shot that leads to the game-winning 3-pointer as Dallas edges the Lakers,...
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Southern California News Group columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss some of the week's sports issues.
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The crosstown rivals are in West Group B for the third In-Season Tournament, along with the Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans...
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Bazley has 27 points, including the game-winning dunk on a putback with 13 seconds left, and Knecht shakes off his shooting slump to score 25 in an 89-88 win...
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Once a key cog on a Suns team that was two wins away from winning the 2021 NBA title, Ayton admits that his time in Portland was a challenge but says the chance to...
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James scores 10 points in 11 minutes in a 103-83 win in a California Classic game on Sunday afternoon at the Chase Center. Cole Swider scores a team-high...
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Thiero, the No. 36 pick, won't play in Summer League as he rehabs a knee injury but is expected to be ready for training camp.
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Ethan Taylor, an Air Force grad and Falcons captain, is chasing history with the Lakers in NBA Summer League — no Academy player has ever made an NBA...
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Cole Swider shoots 6 for 8 from 3-point range on his way to a game-high 24 points, but Dalton Knecht struggles to find his stroke as the Lakers fall,...
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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...
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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'...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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
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James will break longevity record as he rejoins Lakers for $52.6 million.
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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.
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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,...
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Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss some of this week's sports issues.
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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.
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Walter makes first public statement about the sale in news release.
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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...
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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...
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Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss this deal and what comes next.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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,
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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.
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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?
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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The lawsuit accuses Scott of sexual battery and false imprisonment.
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Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson are back to discuss some of the week's sports issues.
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