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As most of his teammates sat courtside after a full practice, Lonzo Ball did what he often does toward the end of their sessions. He shot a basketball, by himself, with...
January 30, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
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While some people might prefer the cosmopolitan city of Toronto to Orlando, Lakers center Brook Lopez is not one of them. That's nothing against Toronto, but Lopez loves...
January 30, 2018 at 4:50 PM -
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Today is Day 5 of the Lakers' mostly Eastern Conference road trip and they've only played two games. They spent an extra night in Chicago after playing Friday night, and...
January 29, 2018 at 10:50 AM -
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Back when both of them were heading into the draft, Jordan Clarkson and Tyler Ennis developed a bond. They became friends, Clarkson got to know Ennis's family, and then...
January 28, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
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The Eastern Conference had become the Lakers' playground over the past week and a half, but on Sunday night their winning streak hit a cold front. The Lakers couldn't...
January 28, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
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Lonzo Ball caught the basketball and shot it, without his feet leaving the ground, from the free-throw line in front of one basket on a practice court at the Air Canada...
January 27, 2018 at 4:50 PM -
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The big news from last night's postgame locker room? Kyle Kuzma's coat. As Kuzma began his postgame news conference, his teammates suddenly started howling for him to...
January 27, 2018 at 9:50 AM -
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Against a team with almost an identical record, the Lakers continued their winning streak. The Lakers beat the Bulls 108-103 on Friday night, staving off a...
January 26, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
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When Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg was asked about David Nwaba, his face brightened. "We love David and hope he's here for a long time," Hoiberg said before Friday's game...
January 26, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
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Luke Walton didn't wait to be asked a question Thursday during his usual post-practice news conference. Instead, the Lakers coach said that players made all of their...
January 25, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
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Hi this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the L.A. Times, here with your weekly newsletter. Home was kinder to the Lakers this time. They won all three games of...
January 25, 2018 at 11:50 AM -
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Someday Kyle Kuzma wants to be a closer, spoken about with the same level of respect afforded players like Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving, whom he faced Tuesday...
January 24, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
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After a rocky start without Lonzo Ball, the Lakers have now won three games in a row while their point guard recovers from a knee sprain. Here are five takeaways from...
January 24, 2018 at 7:50 AM -
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At the end of the Lakers' tight matchup against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was in the game because Lakers coach Luke Walton trusted...
January 23, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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There will be no hometown favorites in the NBA All-Star game at Staples Center on Feb. 18. Neither the Clippers nor Lakers had a player among the 14 reserves selected...
January 23, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
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What struck some as a criticism of Julius Randle last week didn't feel that way to the Lakers forward. After the Lakers were outmuscled by the Oklahoma City Thunder and...
January 22, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
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Lonzo Ball will travel with the Lakers on their trip that begins Thursday, but it's possible he doesn't play at all during that trip. Ball suffered a knee sprain in...
January 21, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
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Alex Caruso keeps a tally of the number of days he's played with the Lakers in his notes folder on his phone. There's an expiration date on his time in the NBA. On a...
January 21, 2018 at 3:50 PM -
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sat on the bench in a beige blazer Friday night counting missed free throws. That isn't light work when it comes to the Lakers on any night, but...
January 20, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
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The NBA has changed so much since Elgin Baylor played from 1958 to 1971. He still watches plenty of it, and finds himself amused by one aspect in particular. Big men who...
January 19, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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The worst-kept secret in the NBA is that Jordan Clarkson is available for teams that want to trade for him. He was part of conversations with Indiana when the Lakers...
January 19, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
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The last time the Lakers were at Staples Center, they were celebrating an impressive win over the San Antonio Spurs. In that game, they showed determination and resolve...
January 18, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
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Hi, this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Times, here with your weekly newsletter. When last we spoke, I was on my way to the airport — not...
January 18, 2018 at 11:50 AM -
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Here's what we learned from the Lakers' 114-90 loss in Oklahoma City: The Lakers miss Lonzo Ball Wednesday's loss was incredibly predictable based on one indicator...
January 18, 2018 at 8:50 AM -
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Brandon Ingram, the sleepy-eyed, pencil-thin second-year forward, probably won't ever be able to howl at his teammates like Thunder guard Russell Westbrook. He'll never...
January 17, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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Throughout the last week, Lakers coach Luke Walton has talked about how success for his team is measured in less conventional ways than wins and losses. Because of their...
January 17, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
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About half a mile from where the Lakers slept in Memphis is Earnestine & Hazel's, a bar and grill full of cigarette smoke, beer, flat-top hamburgers and a haunted...
January 16, 2018 at 3:50 PM -
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Here's what we learned in the Lakers' 123-114 loss to Memphis: Lonzo matters Ignore the Big Baller Brand. Ignore the loudmouth patriarch. Ignore the hype. Lonzo Ball...
January 16, 2018 at 7:50 AM -
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At least the Lakers know their top draft picks in the last two years matter because without them Monday, the team looked awful. Guard Lonzo Ball and forward Brandon...
January 15, 2018 at 8:50 PM -
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The Lakers had found the recipe — defend and play fast. That had to be the balance — the two key ingredients that had led to a season-best four-game winning...
January 15, 2018 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers survived a serious scare Sunday with prized rookie point guard Lonzo Ball. After waking up with a sore left knee the morning after Saturday's win in Dallas...
January 14, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
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Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma wandered away from the group in the first room of the National Civil Rights Museum on Sunday afternoon. He ducked into a corner, standing in...
January 14, 2018 at 6:50 PM -
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Here are five things we learned in the Lakers' 107-101 win Saturday afternoon over the Dallas Mavericks: The Lakers are trying to trust Julius Randle After Randle went...
January 14, 2018 at 8:50 AM -
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Luke Walton doesn't have Twitter. He dislikes social media so much that he recently encouraged an assistant coach to quit it cold turkey. It's why messages sent out...
January 13, 2018 at 4:50 PM -
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Julius Randle has had bad games. Lakers fans are aware of it. There was the time the Lakers were 38 points worse than the Utah Jazz in the 23 minutes or so Randle was on...
January 13, 2018 at 2:50 PM -
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LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball went scoreless in their pro basketball debut, finishing a combined 0 for 7. The younger brothers of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball played...
January 13, 2018 at 1:50 PM -
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Before Thursday night's game at Staples Center, Lakers coach Luke Walton stood outside his locker room and was asked if there had been any surprises in the first 40...
January 12, 2018 at 6:50 PM -
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Here's what we learned from the Lakers' 93-81 win Thursday night against the San Antonio Spurs: Brandon Ingram can take over The Lakers second-year forward had one of...
January 12, 2018 at 7:50 AM -
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It's one of the great stress tests in professional basketball – stop the San Antonio Spurs for 48 minutes. In their 20th-straight season of winning basketball...
January 11, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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For years, it was a pairing everyone in the NBA knew would work. Pau Gasol, the likable, smart big man, and the San Antonio Spurs would be a perfect partnership —...
January 11, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Hi this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Times here with your weekly newsletter. Boy what a week it's been. When I considered taking this job...
January 11, 2018 at 12:50 PM -
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With the Sacramento Kings roaring back on one of their protracted runs Tuesday night, the Lakers needed something dramatic to turn the tide. Enter Brook Lopez …...
January 10, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
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The Lakers had a respite from the toughest part of their schedule recently and have been able to pull out a few wins. All wins, though, are not created equal. Tuesday's...
January 10, 2018 at 10:50 AM -
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During his rookie year, Ivica Zubac bided his time. As a second-round pick with the Lakers, he knew he'd have to wait for playing time. His family gathered around a...
January 9, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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It was ugly outside Staples Center and ugly inside, too, on Tuesday night. On a rainy evening, the Lakers beat the Kings, 99-86, while committing 26 turnovers, making...
January 9, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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On Sunday night Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played with a lightness he hadn't had in several weeks. That's because Caldwell-Pope knew that Monday morning he'd get to go to...
January 8, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
There was nothing particularly surprising about LaVar Ball's latest attack on the Lakers; it is generally understood he's a blowhard joke of a father who will go to any...
January 8, 2018 at 6:50 PM -
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The losing streak is over, just one shy of the franchise's record of 10 straight losses, which they have achieved twice. To say the Lakers needed this would be to...
January 8, 2018 at 7:50 AM -
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The Lakers want to play fast and they want to run, so they were delighted by the way they played against the Atlanta Hawks for most of the first half Sunday. At halftime...
January 7, 2018 at 11:50 PM -
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After a win — his first in 18 days — to end a tense day in which his point guard's father said he'd lost his team, while his organization offered little...
January 7, 2018 at 9:50 PM -
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Early Sunday morning, LaVar Ball, the father of Lakers starting point guard Lonzo Ball, told an ESPN reporter in Lithuania that coach Luke Walton had lost the locker...
January 7, 2018 at 1:50 PM -
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The Lakers waived Andrew Bogut on Saturday, four days before his contract would have been guaranteed. Bogut was originally signed to a partially guaranteed deal on Sept...
January 6, 2018 at 11:50 AM -
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The Lakers' skid continued Friday night in the second of a five-game homestand. They didn't have a lot of answers about how to fix what's wrong. The Lakers never lost...
January 6, 2018 at 10:50 AM -
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Through the toughest stretch they've had this season, through frustrations about everything from playing time to trade rumors, Lakers coach Luke Walton has told his...
January 5, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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Lonzo Ball doesn't often show emotion in games, but on Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets, he crossed over point guard Kemba Walker, slammed in a dunk and then...
January 5, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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Lonzo Ball will return to the Lakers' lineup on Friday night, barring an unexpected setback during the day. "I'm just happy to be back just to have the chance to...
January 5, 2018 at 11:50 AM -
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The morning after the worst loss of the season, the Lakers threw it out. They didn't come in and watch film from the night before. They didn't talk about it again. They...
January 4, 2018 at 4:50 PM -
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In the first returns of fan voting for the NBA All-Star game, Lakers rookies Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma rank among the top 10 Western Conference vote-getters at their...
January 4, 2018 at 4:50 PM -
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Lonzo Ball returned to practice on Thursday, participating fully for the first time since spraining his left shoulder on Dec. 23. And it wasn't an easy practice to get...
January 4, 2018 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Hi, this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Times, here with your weekly newsletter. It's getting to be a point in the season that gets really...
January 4, 2018 at 11:50 AM -
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The Lakers' last audition game went much better than this one. They lost by nine points to the Cleveland Cavaliers in front of LeBron James, who is expected to be a free...
January 4, 2018 at 7:50 AM -
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The brothers of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball landed in rainy Lithuania on Wednesday night to start their career at a local basketball club. The 19-year-old...
January 3, 2018 at 11:50 PM -
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On Wednesday morning, minutes before Paul George denied any tampering occurred between him and the Lakers, before he talked about the hurt feelings that arose in Indiana...
January 3, 2018 at 1:50 PM -
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Point guard Lonzo Ball sat out his sixth straight game because of a left shoulder sprain. But the Lakers, who have lost eight straight games and 11 of 12, got some good...
January 3, 2018 at 1:50 PM -
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In the past month, the Lakers have gone through the kind of grueling schedule their rookie-laden lineup isn't used to handling. Games every other day, if they aren't...
January 2, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
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With seven losses in a row, the Lakers are now one shy of their longest losing streak of last season. We've said over and over again that these losses feel different and...
January 2, 2018 at 1:50 PM -
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Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball's injured left shoulder will be reevaluated on Tuesday while the Lakers take a day off of practice. Ball did not travel with the Lakers for...
January 1, 2018 at 10:50 PM -
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The NBA schedule feels no sympathy for a team of young players on their last gasp, a team missing three starters and playing one night after a double-overtime game...
January 1, 2018 at 7:50 PM -
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Tyler Ennis knew he'd have a chance eventually to show that he'd stayed prepared despite not playing much. That opportunity came Sunday when Ennis started for point...
December 31, 2017 at 9:50 PM -
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December is over, and for that the Lakers can be thankful. Sunday night came another close loss to an elite team, in a game the depleted Lakers had no business being...
December 31, 2017 at 7:50 PM -
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Before the season started, Corey Brewer made what sounded like a foolishly bold prediction about the Lakers' defense. He expected them to be one of the best defensive...
December 30, 2017 at 7:50 PM -
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An MRI exam on Austin Rivers' strained Achilles' tendon was negative, giving the Clippers some good news on the injury front Saturday. The guard was listed as day to...
December 30, 2017 at 4:50 PM -
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In many ways, the Clippers might not be what they've been for the last few seasons, but in one way they certainly are. They are still capable of dominating the Lakers...
December 30, 2017 at 1:50 PM -
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The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 on Friday night at Staples Center. Here are five takeaways from the game: 1. At some point Saturday...
December 30, 2017 at 11:50 AM -
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The Lakers will sign LeBron James and another free agent to maximum contracts in the summer. Or they won't. And, really, that's what will determine how quickly, or...
December 29, 2017 at 11:50 PM -
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After playing Julius Randle only 11 minutes against the Memphis Grizzlies, Lakers coach Luke Walton offered an explanation Friday morning. Walton started Randle for the...
December 29, 2017 at 10:50 PM -
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Losing can amplify a team's problems, and the Lakers have done a lot of it lately. So on Thursday, with frustrations mounting among the players, the Lakers held a team...
December 29, 2017 at 1:50 PM -
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The Lakers could be without another starter Friday for their game against the Clippers. Kyle Kuzma is listed as questionable with a right quad contusion. Kuzma suffered...
December 28, 2017 at 4:50 PM -
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Before the Clippers practiced Thursday, Blake Griffin announced that "it's a good day." Still, he wouldn't go so far as to say that he'll play Friday night against the...
December 28, 2017 at 12:50 PM -
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Hi, this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the L.A. Times, here with your weekly newsletter. The Lakers have had a lot of close calls this week, but they emerged...
December 28, 2017 at 11:50 AM