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From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Five takeaways from the Lakers' 110-106 loss to the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night: 1. It is very clear that the Lakers are better when they run, when they let their...
October 28, 2018 at 10:50 AM -
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Lonzo Ball kept the starting point guard job Saturday, getting the nod over Rajon Rondo, but perhaps left the door open with a "bad game" against the San Antonio Spurs...
October 27, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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DeMar DeRozan had 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and the Spurs rallied in the fourth quarter, overcoming 35 points and 11 rebounds from LeBron James to beat...
October 27, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
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His back-to-back three-pointers provided the Lakers with a big momentum shift during a tense fourth quarter against Denver on Thursday and it was time to see how Lance...
October 26, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
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Here's what we learned on the night we found out Denver wouldn't finish the season 82-0: Lance makes 'em dance (again). The Lakers got a big win at Staples Center...
October 26, 2018 at 8:50 AM -
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Generations of Lakers superstars owned the night, but a lot else happened Thursday when the Lakers took on the Denver Nuggets. There had been a sense of necessity when...
October 26, 2018 at 7:50 AM -
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The Lakers' past, present and future converged Thursday at Staples Center, creating a vivid backdrop to their first two-game winning streak. Kobe Bryant represented the...
October 25, 2018 at 11:50 PM -
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The Lakers' glorious past is never far from the minds of their fans, executives and players in literal and figurative ways. The specter of that past is why there is such...
October 25, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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Portland, Ore., is about 350 miles from Spokane, Wash., where Johnathan Williams played college basketball. So when the Lakers brought him in to training camp and he...
October 25, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
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There was a moment in the locker room after Wednesday's game when it was clear JaVale McGee grew frustrated with a particular narrative. "This is what I want to say...
October 25, 2018 at 9:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Most nights a game against a Western Conference foe means facing one of the league's best teams, perhaps an all-star guard, sometimes two at once, and a team with...
October 24, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
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The NBA fined Lakers coach Luke Walton $15,000 for criticizing officials after Monday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. Walton expected the fine. After the Lakers'...
October 24, 2018 at 12:50 PM -
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A day after refusing to comment on his fight with Chris Paul and provide his side of the story, Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo apparently had enough. Rondo said he did...
October 23, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Lakers lost 143-142 in overtime to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night at Staples Center. Here are five takeaways from the game: 1) On Oct. 13, Johnathan Williams...
October 23, 2018 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Down two starters because of suspensions, the Lakers need a source of power from someone else. That they got inspired play from Kyle Kuzma was not really a surprise, but...
October 22, 2018 at 11:50 PM -
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Don't test LeBron James' memory on moments like these. He knows it's been a long time since his team started a season 0-3. "Yeah, since my rookie year," he said...
October 22, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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The quiet kid, the one with the braids and the slight North Carolinian accent knew he was fortunate. Brandon Ingram expected the NBA to suspend him for more than four...
October 22, 2018 at 6:50 PM -
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Brandon Ingram doesn't know what he was thinking when he ran back toward the fight that erupted Saturday night when the Lakers played the Houston Rockets. All he...
October 22, 2018 at 12:50 PM -
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Long after practice ended, Rajon Rondo stood all alone beneath a basket. Every other player had left the courts, but the Lakers point guard held a basketball with a...
October 21, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
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Five takeaways from the fight-marred game that the Lakers lost to the Houston Rockets. 1. Spitgate! Both teams are taking their own player's side on whether or not...
October 21, 2018 at 10:50 AM -
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The only thing missing from the NBA's report on the confrontation between the Lakers and the Houston Rockets on Saturday at Staples Center was the launch angle and exit...
October 21, 2018 at 7:50 AM -
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On the night LeBron James introduced his game to Los Angeles in earnest, a fight on the floor stole the show. With 4:13 remaining in the Lakers' home opener Saturday...
October 20, 2018 at 11:50 PM -
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With a confident look in his eyes, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope stepped up to shoot the technical-foul free throw for the Lakers in the second quarter of their home opener...
October 20, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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Want to buy a ticket to see LeBron James and the Lakers play the Houston Rockets and James Harden on Saturday night at Staples Center? Good luck. The Lakers' home opener...
October 19, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
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Luke Walton gathered his team after practice in the middle of the court to deliver a message they needed after Thursday's season-opening loss to the Portland Trail...
October 19, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
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Benjamin Franklin once said nothing in this world is certain except for death, taxes and the Portland Trail Blazers winning on opening night. At least I think that's how...
October 19, 2018 at 8:50 AM -
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LeBron James sat in front of reporters in Los Angeles less than a month ago and said that his definition of success, and therefore the Lakers' new definition of success...
October 18, 2018 at 11:50 PM -
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Rajon Rondo's night was done with 16.3 seconds left, the Lakers point guard getting his final foul when he tried to take a charge from Damian Lillard that led to two...
October 18, 2018 at 11:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
As he took the ball and eyed his path, the anticipation in the arena grew. Fans gasped in unison at the sight of James dribbling the ball close to mid-court, nobody...
October 18, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
LeBron James seemed amused at the idea. Thursday morning after shootaround, he was asked how Lakers coach Luke Walton and he would go about managing his playing time in...
October 18, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
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Damian Lillard never doubted LeBron James would sign with the Lakers. That didn't lessen the impact when he did. "When he did it, I was like, 'He really did it,"...
October 17, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
When the NBA regular season ends six months from now, we'll have the definitive proof of something even the most prediction-adverse people around the NBA are sure of. In...
October 17, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
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When Luke Walton started playing for the Lakers in 2003, the plane ride home was for unwinding. He'd play spades against Karl Malone, Gary Payton and Rick Fox. Walton...
October 17, 2018 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Last week, when former Lakers great Shaquille O'Neal thought back to the legacies of Phil Jackson and the late Tex Winter, he remembered the routine. "We did the same...
October 15, 2018 at 3:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
After five dim seasons, the Lakers added one of the biggest basketball stars in the world to their roster. Here are the five biggest questions surrounding the Lakers as...
October 15, 2018 at 3:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Lonzo Ball might have finished his 24 minutes of playing time Friday without a steal, but he was disruptive anyway, getting his hands on passes that made the Golden...
October 13, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
It takes LeBron James only 20 minutes to get from his home in Brentwood to the Lakers' practice facility in El Segundo each morning, a feat that might be more impressive...
October 13, 2018 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Maybe the equilibrium of the state of California depends on it, but the Lakers and Golden State Warriors are typically at opposite ends of the NBA spectrum. When the...
October 13, 2018 at 12:50 AM -
LeBron James and Lonzo Ball make first on-court appearance together in 123-113 victory over WarriorsFrom the Web › Los Angeles Times
Just a few feet past midcourt, Lakers forward LeBron James stood, frozen in front of a delirious crowd. At the halftime buzzer, James made a three-point basket from 34...
October 10, 2018 at 11:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Lonzo Ball's first outing as LeBron James' Lakers teammate will come under the bright lights of Las Vegas against the NBA's defending champion Golden State Warriors in...
October 9, 2018 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Lakers should soon get a better look at what their lineup might be during the regular season. "The season's starting pretty darn soon now so Wednesday would be a...
October 8, 2018 at 4:50 PM -
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He welcomes the competition for the Laker' starting two-guard spot because it can only push Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to maximize his potential. He relishes the...
October 7, 2018 at 4:50 PM -
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LeBron James, with his hands in his purple sweat pants and a serious look on his face, eased his way onto the Honda Center court to thunderous cheers and camera phones...
October 6, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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The pass whipped to Jerome Robinson's waiting hands on the wing Saturday evening, and the rookie set his feet beyond the three-point line and shot without hesitation. It...
October 6, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The undrafted guard the Sacramento Kings sent to inbound the ball might not have known what he was getting into. But looking at Brandon Ingram might have given him a...
October 5, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
David West, the retired power forward who played with the Warriors last year, offered one part of the reason he's retired in a Thursday night tweet. Josh Hart, the...
October 4, 2018 at 11:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Lakers supported the LGBTQ community by holding their first Pride Night on Thursday when the team played the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center. Fans were given...
October 4, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
On Wednesday night, noted wine aficionado LeBron James had his first glass of wine in 15 days. He'd just come off a two-week cleanse that forbade wine. Did the cleanse...
October 4, 2018 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Some players try to reduce the gravity of playing against LeBron James as a way to insulate themselves. They insist he isn't that big a deal. They say he's just another...
October 3, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Lakers guard Lonzo Ball will not play Thursday night against the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center, according to sources that were not authorized to speak publicly on...
October 3, 2018 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Each season he gets a little bit louder. Brandon Ingram can feel it happening. His voice is naturally quiet. His demeanor is naturally mellow. During his rookie season...
October 1, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
There was barely any room to move around in the Lakers locker room at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. LeBron James wasn't even at his locker, but a crowd of...
September 30, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
It's football season and the sport is on the minds of more than one Laker these days. During media day, Rajon Rondo used a football metaphor to explain LeBron James'...
September 30, 2018 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Lakers rookie Moe Wagner will sit out the entire preseason as he continues to recover from a knee injury he suffered in July during the Las Vegas Summer League. Wagner...
September 29, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
When the Lakers opened their gym this past summer to reporters wanting to cover workouts for NBA draft prospects, one player who wasn't part of those workouts was almost...
September 28, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
For the past two seasons the Lakers have worked on crafting their identity and style of play. LeBron James' addition will certainly improve the effectiveness with which...
September 26, 2018 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
LeBron James got the ball near the top of the three-point arc, and suddenly an assortment of voices rose in protest. It was the kind of good-natured argument that can...
September 25, 2018 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Lakers coach Luke Walton said Lonzo Ball didn't "do anything" during Tuesday's first day of practice because the medical staff only wants the second-year guard...
September 25, 2018 at 2:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
He smiled once. In LeBron James' first public appearance in a Lakers uniform Monday afternoon, after a three-month honeymoon celebrating the marriage of basketball's...
September 24, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
For the first time since agreeing to continue his career in Los Angeles, LeBron James was going to walk through the door in front of reporters and cameras as a Laker...
September 24, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
They were the future for the Lakers, a young core of players the franchise had put its faith in to be the saviors. Now the Lakers have the dominating force of LeBron...
September 24, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
LeBron James walked to the podium stoically. He didn't smile or laugh until one question allowed a peek behind the curtain. What causes James to feel pressure...
September 24, 2018 at 2:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
A two-story building encircles the practice courts at the Lakers' training facility, and when the gym is empty, the two-story-high ceilings lend a theatrical element to...
September 22, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
By no means were either Magic Johnson, president of basketball operations, or general manager Rob Pelinka afraid to be bold when they put together this collection of...
September 20, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
In the moments before Lakers executives Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka strolled to the podium at the team's practice facility in El Segundo for a news conference, John...
September 20, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Through the elation within the organization about signing LeBron James, one question hovered over the Lakers for the last two months. What does this mean for coach Luke...
September 20, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball won't be ready to participate in five-on-five drills when training camp starts next week, coach Luke Walton said in an interview with...
September 19, 2018 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles sports landscape was decorated last weekend by the emergence of sports stars young and old, from the cool JT Daniels to the charmed Matt Kemp. Yet, admit...
September 4, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Basketball Hall of Fame will honor Andrew Bernstein with the Curt Gowdy Award for print media excellence, recognizing far more than just his decades of work as the...
September 3, 2018 at 12:50 PM -
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The Lakers and Luol Deng are finally free from each other. Deng's agent and the team reached an agreement for a buyout under the waive and stretch provision, according...
September 1, 2018 at 10:50 AM -
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Lakers superstar LeBron James believes there's a race-based double standard in this country when it comes to the public's expectations of professional athletes. As part...
August 29, 2018 at 8:50 AM -
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Lamar Odom knows he's lucky to be alive. "All my doctors that see me say I'm a walking miracle," the former Lakers and Clippers player told Kevin Hart during an episode...
August 22, 2018 at 9:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Here is a look at the Los Angeles Lakers' regular-season schedule: All times Pacific October Oct. 18 at Portland, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 20 Houston, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 San...
August 10, 2018 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
LeBron James will make his return to Cleveland with his new Lakers teammates on Nov. 21 in a nationally televised game on ESPN. Lakers fans already knew their team would...
August 10, 2018 at 2:50 PM -
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LeBron James debuting for the Lakers in front of some Nike executives and lots of beards. The Golden State Warriors taking on the Westbrooks. The future of the East...
August 8, 2018 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The NBA has set up a Finals rematch for Christmas Day. Sort of. The Lakers will face the Golden State Warriors on the road Dec. 25, pitting new Lakers star LeBron James...
August 7, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Hi, this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the L.A. Times, here with a midsummer newsletter to catch us all up on a very busy offseason. Here's hoping for a...
August 7, 2018 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
In the wake of a late-night tweet from President Trump questioning LeBron James' intelligence, Lakers president and co-owner Jeanie Buss released a statement supporting...
August 4, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers finally unveiled their new uniforms for the 2018-19 season, featuring a throwback look to the 1980s Showtime era. The jerseys still feature the Nike logo and...
July 31, 2018 at 2:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
LeBron James does not do anything halfheartedly. So when Michele Campbell, the executive director of the LeBron James Family Foundation, suggested to the now-Lakers star...
July 30, 2018 at 2:50 AM