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LeBron James will not be participating in the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2005. The Lakers will not be participating in the playoffs for the sixth consecutive...
March 22, 2019 at 11:50 PM -
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The Lakers said Josh Hart will consult with the team's medical staff and his own doctors about a sore right knee that will keep him out of Friday night's game against...
March 22, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
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Hi this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat reporter for the Los Angeles Times here with your Lakers newsletter. During the past week some relief came to the Lakers in the...
March 22, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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There was a time when D'Angelo Russell was the future of the Lakers, the second overall draft pick with a bright future, but his immaturity and still-developing game led...
March 21, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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The Lakers are going to miss the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season and there is perhaps no one happier about their predicament than longtime Lakers season-ticket...
March 20, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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Tyson Chandler was living the dream. Bought out by the Phoenix Suns, for the first time in his career he got to play for the team he grew up loving. And it wasn't just...
March 20, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
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Early in the second quarter the basketball found a perch it didn't want to leave. It sat above the backboard of the Milwaukee Bucks' basket lodged between two pieces of...
March 19, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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The two marquee players in Tuesday night's matchup between the Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks will be watching from the bench in street clothes, their teams said. LeBron...
March 19, 2019 at 10:50 AM -
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It hasn't been the easiest season for LeBron James. The Lakers have played much worse than expected, he has been injured, and he saw his potential game-winning shot...
March 19, 2019 at 6:50 AM -
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Kyle Kuzma knows exactly what his reputation is. It's based on his strength as a scorer. People think he's a gunner and that he doesn't pass the ball. But in the Lakers'...
March 18, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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LeBron James played all 82 regular-season games last season and has never played fewer than 62. If the Lakers are smart, he won't play more than 52 games this season...
March 18, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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As LeBron James jumped to shoot, New York Knicks forward Mario Hezonja jumped with him and put his hand on the ball. That's how the game would end — with James...
March 17, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
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Brandon Ingram is expected to make a full recovery after having surgery to repair a structural issue in his arm that led to a blood clot. Ingram had the surgery...
March 16, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
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Defensive stops can lead to success on offense, and for a time this season the Lakers were a solid transitional team. But as their ranks have been depleted and they've...
March 15, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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Howdy everyone, and welcome to the Friday edition of the Los Angeles Times daily sports newsletter. My name is Houston Mitchell and I'm your host for the festivities...
March 15, 2019 at 5:50 AM -
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The Chicago Bulls offered a respite for the Lakers, but the Toronto Raptors are on the hunt for the top seed in the Eastern Conference and played like it on Thursday...
March 14, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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Hi this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the L.A. Times here with your Lakers newsletter. As I hit send on last week's e-mail, I wondered if I didn't spend...
March 14, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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The day before the Clippers announced plans to explore building an arena in Inglewood, business mogul Irving Azoff floated an idea to Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and top...
March 14, 2019 at 4:50 AM -
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Near the end of the game in Chicago on Tuesday, fans could be heard longing for one thing. "Pass it to Andre," one said. They'd tried it a little bit earlier. Andre...
March 13, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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Lonzo Ball didn't resist the Lakers' decision Saturday to end his season. He figured it was coming, given how long his ankle is taking to heal. "It's just the situation...
March 13, 2019 at 9:50 AM -
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LeBron James had 36 points and 10 rebounds, and the Lakers overcame a 20-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 123-107 on Tuesday night and end a five-game losing...
March 12, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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The Lakers signed South Bay Lakers guard Andre Ingram to a 10-day contract Monday, coach Luke Walton said. Walton said that Ingram would join the Lakers for a five-game...
March 11, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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Rajon Rondo was left without a partner for the Lakers' post-practice three-point shooting competitions after the Lakers traded Svi Mykhailiuk. Moe Wagner volunteered...
March 10, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
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For the next month, the Lakers will try to find ways to motivate themselves without the possibility of the playoffs as a potential reward. And they will do it without...
March 9, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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In the final review of this nuclear meltdown of a season, the Lakers didn't need a savior as much as a resurrection. Specifically, the resurrection of Jerry Buss. They...
March 9, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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Brandon Ingram will miss the rest of the season after the Lakers medical staff discovered a blood clot in his right arm, the team announced Saturday. Ingram began to...
March 9, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
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So, are the Lakers LeBron's equivalent of Michael's Wizards? Jack Von Bulow Temple City :: Fresno has frozen over: Bill Plaschke says the Clippers' administration is the...
March 8, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
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Their playoff ambitions lost, the Lakers are turning their attention to the future. With one month left in the season, the Lakers are 30-35 and 6½ games out of...
March 8, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
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Wednesday night story line was dominated by LeBron James passing Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list. It was a big moment for NBA history and especially for...
March 7, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
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Hi this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat reporter for the L.A. Times here with your Lakers newsletter. Passing Michael Jordan in all-time scoring is special for players...
March 7, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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Howdy everyone, and welcome to the Thursday edition of the Los Angeles Times daily sports newsletter. My name is Houston Mitchell and I'm your host for the festivities...
March 7, 2019 at 5:50 AM -
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They cheered him, but only after booing him. They stood, but not all of them, and not immediately, and not for long. He surely heard them, but never acknowledged them...
March 6, 2019 at 11:50 PM -
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LeBron James passed Michael Jordan on the NBA's all-time scoring list with a contested layup midway through the second quarter of Wednesday's game against the Denver...
March 6, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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Often when he's asked about the Lakers' struggles, LeBron James refers to the team's inexperience. He says they are a young team and attributes the mistakes they make as...
March 6, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
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On the latest episode of the "Arrive Early, Leave Late" podcast, Lakers writer Tania Ganguli discusses what has gone wrong for a team that is on the verge of missing the...
March 6, 2019 at 8:50 AM -
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LeBron James sat at his locker with plastic wrapped around his waist to hold an ice pack on his back after the Lakers' loss to the Clippers on Monday night. He'd just...
March 5, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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The Lakers are nearing a point in the year that they didn't think they'd have to deal with this season. It's the meaningless games portion of the season. The playoffs...
March 5, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
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Howdy everyone, and welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Los Angeles Times daily sports newsletter. My name is Houston Mitchell and I'm your host for the festivities...
March 5, 2019 at 5:50 AM -
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Dagger. The biggest bust of a season in Lakers history essentially ended Monday night, 18 games early and one superstar late. Dagger, administered by this city's most...
March 4, 2019 at 11:50 PM -
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The pit the Lakers have fallen into grew deeper Monday night and as their mistakes mounted against the Clippers, so did the discontent of the home crowd at Staples...
March 4, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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When a team fails as spectacularly as the Lakers have this season, in almost assuredly missing the playoffs despite signing LeBron James last summer, there's plenty of...
March 4, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar collected nearly $3 million over the weekend by auctioning off 234 pieces of memorabilia, including four of the five NBA championship...
March 4, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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Howdy everyone, and welcome to the Monday edition of the Los Angeles Times daily sports newsletter. My name is Houston Mitchell and I'm your host for the festivities...
March 4, 2019 at 5:50 AM -
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For all the 35 years they have shared Los Angeles, the Clippers have languished in the shadow of the Lakers, even when the level of basketball each team played didn't...
March 4, 2019 at 4:50 AM -
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In back-to-back nights the Lakers lost to the team with the best record in the NBA and the one with the worst. Losing to the Suns 118-109 is certainly a low point for...
March 3, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
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Howdy everyone, and welcome to the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times daily sports newsletter. My name is Houston Mitchell and I'm your host for the festivities...
March 3, 2019 at 5:50 AM -
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Calamity struck the Lakers in the desert. They went to Phoenix and lost to the NBA's worst team. Now their playoff hopes, already faint, might be dead. With a 118-109...
March 2, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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The Milwaukee Bucks had a pretty eventful Friday. Not only did they beat the Lakers in Los Angeles on national television, give guard Eric Bledsoe a four-year contract...
March 2, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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They needed this one. They had this one. LeBron James dunked through two defenders, then nailed a three-pointer over all of them, and suddenly the Milwaukee Bucks were...
March 1, 2019 at 11:50 PM -
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For the second straight home game, a Lakers fan hit a half-court shot for a cash prize. Logan Thomas, 26, won $25,000 Friday night, drilling the shot just before the...
March 1, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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In the waning minutes Friday night at Staples Center, the Milwaukee Bucks showed exactly why they have the best record in the NBA. The Lakers led by as many as 12...
March 1, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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In the Lakers' search for a starting lineup that worked in recent weeks, Rajon Rondo became the odd man out. Wednesday night, that changed. "I've been there before,"...
February 28, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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The must-win games are piling up for the Lakers. Wednesday night they had an opportunity with the Clippers, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves all losing while...
February 28, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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Seconds after Dean Tran hit a half-court shot at Staples Center on Wednesday to win $100,000 he blurted out the word "Ferrari." That was his answer when he was asked...
February 28, 2019 at 2:50 AM -
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LeBron James outsprinted a retreating Anthony Davis to the top of the key, collected a pass from Rajon Rondo on the open floor and soared toward the unobstructed basket...
February 27, 2019 at 11:50 PM -
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Their season imperiled, and their play stagnating, the Lakers got the burst of energy they needed in the third quarter from Kyle Kuzma with a soaring dunk. Then Kuzma...
February 27, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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After road losses to Memphis and New Orleans, two teams unlikely to make the playoffs, the Lakers returned home to reset. The previous several days involved dissection...
February 27, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
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Lakers coach Luke Walton wants his team to embrace the sting of back-to-back losses at New Orleans and Memphis and let those disappointments push the group forward...
February 26, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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Five takeaways from the Lakers' 110-105 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night: 1. The game seemed to slow down for Brandon Ingram, allowing the slender...
February 26, 2019 at 7:50 AM -
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Howdy everyone, and welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Los Angeles Times daily sports newsletter. My name is Houston Mitchell and I'm your host for the festivities...
February 26, 2019 at 5:50 AM -
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Lakers coach Luke Walton said Monday night that the team doesn't have a timetable for Lonzo Ball's return from his injury. When Ball went down with a Grade 3 left ankle...
February 25, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
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In the eyes of LeBron James, if the weight of chasing down a playoff spot in the super-tough Western Conference has become too much of a burden for any of his teammates...
February 25, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
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Howdy everyone, and welcome to the Monday edition of the Los Angeles Times daily sports newsletter. My name is Houston Mitchell and I'm your host for the festivities...
February 25, 2019 at 6:50 AM -
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Fifty-nine games into an uneven regular season, the Lakers remain an unsettling group. That has to be disconcerting for a team with a stated goal of reaching the...
February 24, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers fell 128-115 to the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night with All-Star forward Anthony Davis out of the lineup. Here are five takeaways from the Lakers'...
February 24, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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LeBron James showed up to talk to the media with ice bags wrapped around both knees and after getting treatment for his left groin and back, his mood surly after his...
February 23, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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Based on his selection of All-Star MVP Kevin Durant with the first pick for the All-Star game, perhaps LeBron James should be the Lakers' general manager. Ken Feldman...
February 22, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
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Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball has been dealing with a bone bruise in his sprained left ankle that the team believes could extend his recovery past six weeks, according...
February 22, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
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Reggie Bullock drifted backward behind the three-point line in the corner and prepared for his big moment with the Lakers, which was starting to come into view as soon...
February 22, 2019 at 8:50 AM -
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If a February game at Staples Center can have an iconic image, Thursday night's was that of LeBron James, zooming toward the basket like a cartoon in "Space Jam," with...
February 22, 2019 at 7:50 AM -
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Howdy everyone, and welcome to the Friday edition of the Los Angeles Times daily sports newsletter. My name is Houston Mitchell and I'm your host for the festivities...
February 22, 2019 at 5:50 AM -
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So remember when LeBron James said this week that his playoff intensity has "been activated?" He wasn't lying. On Thursday night he was flying, and flinging, and...
February 21, 2019 at 11:50 PM -
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So this is what LeBron James meant. He said he'd be different. He said he had no choice, and neither did his teammates. He said his intensity had been activated earlier...
February 21, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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LeBron James is not OK with what happened with the Lakers heading into the All-Star Break. He's not comfortable with the losing record they bring into the second part of...
February 20, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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The Lakers' Rajon Rondo and Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul will share the Staples Center court on Thursday night in their first meeting since they came to blows on...
February 20, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
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Hi this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Times, here with your Lakers newsletter. The All-Star game is behind us and tomorrow the Lakers will be...
February 19, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
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The next statue that will go up outside of Staples Center likely will belong to Kobe Bryant. We still don't know when that will be or what it will look like, or if...
February 18, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
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When LeBron James walks onto the court, even two rosters of the best players in the NBA stop and take notice. That's the result of a masterful career, 15 consecutive...
February 18, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
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At halftime of the NBA All-Star game, LeBron James did a little negotiating on behalf of the rest of Team LeBron. As Team LeBron coach Mike Malone recalls it, James...
February 17, 2019 at 10:50 PM -
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Reggie Bullock was planning to take a vacation during NBA All-Star weekend. One week after being traded to the Lakers from the Detroit Pistons, and with just 25 games...
February 16, 2019 at 7:50 PM