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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.
May 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
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Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson are back to discuss some of the week's sports issues.
May 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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After seeing his players stumble in the fourth quarter throughout a 4-1 first-round series loss to the Timberwolves, Redick says improved conditioning is a...
May 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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His collision with Donte DiVincenzo during the fourth quarter resulted in an MCL sprain in his left knee.
May 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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Rob Pelinka says he will focus on adding a center and building around Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves after their first-round exit against the...
May 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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All of Redick's accomplishments as a first-time head coach made the finish – with some head-scratching decisions over the final six quarters of a 4-1 series loss...
May 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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Rudy Gobert's 27-point, 24-rebound night in Minnesota's Game 5 elimination of the Lakers illustrated the biggest problem the front office needs to address in the...
May 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM -
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Rudy Gobert runs amok against the Lakers' small-ball lineup and the Timberwolves win the fourth quarter again, as Luka Doncic and LeBron James see their first postseason...
April 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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Dorian Finney-Smith replaces center Jaxson Hayes alongside Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and LeBron James, the same group that played the entire second half...
April 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM -
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Taking better care of the ball, being stingier on the defensive glass and not conceding switching as easily when Anthony Edwards targets Luka Doncic are among the things...
April 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
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Of the 288 NBA playoff series that were 3-1 at some point, only 35 times was a Game 7 even forced, and only 13 times did the team trailing 3-1 rally to win the...
April 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The mural by artist Sloe Motions was one of the first created following the 2020 death of Bryant and his daughter in a Calabasas helicopter crash.
April 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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The Timberwolves have beaten the Lakers by a combined score of 105-69 in the fourth quarters, winning the final period in each of the first four games to push them to...
April 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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Redick used the same five players for the entire second half of Sunday's 116-113 loss to the Timberwolves, and the Lakers were outscored 32-19 in the fourth quarter to...
April 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers take a double-digit lead into the fourth quarter, but Anthony Edwards (43 points) and Minnesota outscore them 32-19 in the period for a 116-113 win that...
April 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The Lakers must provide more resistance on defense and try to make Minnesota star Anthony Edwards work harder for his points again. Will a starting lineup change be...
April 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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With the Lakers allowing 'too many blow-bys,' Minnesota finds success attacking and scoring inside for a 2-1 series lead into Sunday afternoon's Game 4.
April 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
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With Luka Doncic playing through a stomach illness, James (38 points) keeps the Lakers in the game, but Minnesota closes the game on a 13-1 run for a 116-104 win and a...
April 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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"The feeling you get of people hating you and yelling at you, and then the opportunity to silence them but also kind of ruin their day," Redick says. "There's just...
April 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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Can the Timberwolves figure out how to get Anthony Edwards into an offensive rhythm? Will the Lakers attack Minnesota's smaller defenders by having LeBron James post...
April 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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While the first-year coach liked his team's defense in downing Minnesota in Game 2, he believes it can control how it fares on offense in Friday's Game 3
April 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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The Lakers have been showing early help on Edwards' isolations from the wings or the middle of the floor, clogging his driving lanes to prevent him from getting to the...
April 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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Winning ugly on Tuesday night helped the Lakers even their best-of-seven first-round series against the Timberwolves before this physical battle heads to...
April 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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Spurred by their tone-setting 40-year-old superstar, the Lakers defend their rears off to square their best-of-seven first-round series against the Timberwolves with a...
April 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM -
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Luka Doncic has 31 points and nine assists, LeBron James scores 21 and the Lakers get physical while holding the Timberwolves to a season-low point total in a 94-85 win...
April 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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The first-year coach was asked, in jest, if his 2022 State Farm commercial cameo was a depiction of what he has been like in the days since the lopsided loss in the...
April 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM -
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The Timberwolves made the Lakers pay for nearly every extra opportunity they got via offensive rebounds in Game 1, and they burned them by burying wide-open looks when...
April 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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From limiting Minnesota's offensive rebounds and getting back in transition to better spacing on offense, the Lakers know what it should look like when they are playing...
April 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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They'll need to adjust to Minnesota's physicality and 'control the controllables,' as LeBron James says in Tuesday's Game 2.
April 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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Finch, who was a Pelicans assistant when Redick played for them, says he is not surprised by his early coaching success. "He's got a very sharp basketball mind, relates...
April 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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The Lakers were bludgeoned inside and out, beaten in every measurable way while squandering home-court advantage in a 117-95 loss to a motivated Timberwolves...
April 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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Luka Doncic (37 points) provides an early spark, but the Lakers get torched in the second quarter and look overwhelmed by Minnesota's shot-making (21 3-pointers)...
April 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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How Minnesota chooses to defend Doncic and the strategies the Lakers use to try to slow Anthony Edwards are part of the chess match that makes this first-round series...
April 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
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James' confidence in himself and his teammates empowers the entire group, and they have noticed him being even more vocal as they prepare for what they hope is an...
April 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The Lakers moved Pelinka up to president of basketball operations on Friday and he continues as general manager.
April 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
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Whether or not you expected the new-look Lakers and their first-year coach to contend this season, they have an opportunity they can't take for granted.
April 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM -
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The Lakers thrive by spreading opposing defenses with their center-less lineups, while Minnesota tends to rely on bigger lineups that can dominate the glass. Will the...
April 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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Less than three months after arriving in a blockbuster trade, the star cites the team's talent and chemistry in having a shot at achieving the ultimate goal
April 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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It will take a team effort to slow the dynamic Timberwolves star, who averaged career highs in points (27.3) and 3-point percentage (39.5%) and became a more willing...
April 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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The first-year head coach and his staff face their biggest problem-solving challenge yet: strategizing for a first-round series against Anthony Edwards and a talented...
April 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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Clippers victory over Golden State bumped Minnesota to the No. 6 seed and first-round matchup with the Lakers.
April 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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The top eight rotation players all got the day off and Bronny James got his first NBA start to close the regular season.
April 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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Ahead of Sunday's regular-season finale in Portland, Austin Reaves says 'everybody in that locker room believes' they can win it all
April 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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Luka Doncic has 39 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and LeBron James shakes off a brief injury scare in a 140-109 victory over a Houston team that rests most of...
April 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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Redick, who scored more than 12,000 points in his 15 seasons as a player but had never coached above the youth basketball level before, appreciates the daily challenges...
April 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM -
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Avoiding the Play-In Tournament with an emotional triumph over the Mavericks, the Lakers are one win from their goal with two regular-season games left
April 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM -
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Playing his first game in Dallas since the shocking February trade, Doncic scores 31 of his season-high 45 points before halftime in a 112-97 win. The Lakers can secure...
April 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM -
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Dallas fans expected to give a warm welcome to the superstar they never wanted to see traded.
April 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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Doncic says he was exchanging trash talk with a Thunder fan he has bantered with before, but crew chief Tony Brothers says Doncic "looked directly at an official and...
April 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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The Lakers had just taken a lead with 7:40 left, but Doncic received his second technical foul after an official appeared to think his comments toward a fan were...
April 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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The Lakers played physical and limited OKC drives without fouling too much, proving their versatile, scrambling defense can fluster even the most talented teams in the...
April 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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With wins over Houston and Oklahoma City, the Lakers improve to 20-16 against teams above .500 and tie the Rockets for the second-best mark in the Western Conference...
April 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM -
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Luka Doncic scores 30, Austin Reaves adds 20 and LeBron James has 19 as the Lakers hit a season-high 22 3-pointers in 126-99 rout of Oklahoma City.
April 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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Coach JJ Redick says key to the triple threat recently thriving on the court at the same time, unlike in previous games, is 'understanding what works for us'
April 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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Luka Doncic (35 points), Austin Reaves (30) and LeBron James (27) set the pace in a 124-108 win that moves them back ahead of Denver with five games left in the regular...
April 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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James' 33-point, nine-assist effort in Thursday's loss to the Warriors was his best performance since returning from the groin injury that sidelined him for two weeks...
April 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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Thursday night's loss to Steph Curry and the Warriors was a reminder of what the playoff atmosphere can be like and how unsettled the potential matchups remain.
April 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
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LeBron James (33 points) and Austin Reaves (31) help offset a poor shooting night from Luka Doncic for the Lakers, but Curry scores 37 and the Warriors make the most of...
April 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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The 24-year-old starting center – who has benefitted from playing alongside Luka Doncic – will pursue a championship this spring before becoming an...
April 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM -
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The Lakers are 3-0 against Golden State this season but both rosters have changed significantly since then, and Coach JJ Redick wants his players sharpening their focus...
April 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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Luka Doncic has 20 points and nine assists, but Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent each add 20 points and make six 3-pointers as the Lakers hand Houston its second...
March 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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Doncic is averaging a career-high 2.5 catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts this season out of his 9.8 attempts per game, including 2.8 in his first 20 games with the...
March 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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With the offense not consistently performing to expectations, Lakers coach J.J. Redick meet with his three stars to try to work out the kinks.
March 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM -
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Following a stunning loss in Chicago on Thursday, Austin Reaves, Luka Doncic and LeBron James combine for 85 points and 25 assists and the Lakers make 19 3-pointers in a...
March 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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Memphis had lost four of five games on its West Coast road trip ahead of a home game Saturday against the Lakers.
March 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM -
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The Lakers led by as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter and by five with 12.6 seconds left before their epic collapse, but they can't feel sorry for themselves with...
March 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
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The night after beating the Pacers on a tip-in as time expired, the Lakers surrender nine points in the final 10.3 seconds in a stinging 119-117 loss in...
March 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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To make room for Goodwin's two-year contract, and make him playoff eligible, Lakers will waive Cam Reddish.
March 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM -
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Held to three points through three quarters, James does his best work in the fourth and tips in a Luka Doncic miss as time expires for a 120-119 win that halts a...
March 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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During an extended interview on the "The Pat McAfee Show," James says the polarizing Smith "completely missed the whole point" of why he approached him during a game...
March 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM -
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The team's three-game losing streak has coincided with with some major lapses on one end of the court, even though key players have returned from injuries.
March 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
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Doncic says while everyone should be communicating, it's on the star duo of himself and LeBron James, who didn't speak with reporters after the game, to make sure that...
March 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM -
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Luka Doncic has 32 points and LeBron James scores 24, but their defense gets exposed at times and they look fatigued while losing for the seventh time in 10 games...
March 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM -
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Coach JJ Redick says "it's gotta be now" after Lakers allow season-high points and most in a non-overtime home game in franchise history to Bulls.
March 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
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LeBron James and Rui Hachimura returned from injury, but the Lakers surrendered 30 fast-break points and allowed the Bulls to shoot 73.9% from 3-point range in the...
March 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
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Lakers get key starters back as James and Hachimura return from injury layoffs for homestand finale against Chicago.
March 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM -
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Both players were upgraded to questionable for Saturday night's home game. James (groin) has missed the past seven games and Hachimura (patellar tendinopathy) has missed...
March 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM -
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They knew playing six games in the span of eight days was going to be a challenge but felt good about going 3-3 while juggling significant player availability...
March 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM -
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Part basketball nerd and part NBA cool, the first-time coach has earned buy-in from everybody in setting the Lakers up for a deep postseason run
March 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM