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Lakers reach deal with third-year player just ahead of free agency negotiating period opening Sunday afternoon.
June 30, 2024 at 3:50 PM -
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LeBron James opted for free agency, but if he reaches a deal with Lakers to take less pay, the team may be able to add to the roster.
June 29, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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He's still expected to return to the Lakers on a new contract.
June 29, 2024 at 9:50 AM -
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Russell will have an $18.7 million salary for next season as part of a two-year contract he signed with the Lakers last offseason.
June 29, 2024 at 7:50 AM -
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Bronny James' selection means they're still in the middle of the sports gossip storm
June 28, 2024 at 2:50 PM -
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For years, the younger James' story has been told in the context of his father, and that won't change after he was taken by the Lakers in the NBA Draft...
June 28, 2024 at 2:50 PM -
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The Lakers take Bronny, who spent one season at USC, with the No. 55 pick, creating the opportunity for the first father-son duo to play together in league...
June 27, 2024 at 3:50 PM -
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The younger brother of Lakers guard Max Christie, he averaged 11.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists and shot 39% from 3-point range for the Golden Gophers last...
June 27, 2024 at 3:50 PM -
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Tennessee's Dalton Knecht, who fought his way from junior college to the Big Sky Conference and then the SEC, was still there at pick No. 17.
June 26, 2024 at 9:50 PM -
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The 2023-24 SEC Player of the Year, Knecht averaged 21.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 36 games with the Volunteers. He shot 39.7% from 3-point range on 6.5...
June 26, 2024 at 7:50 PM -
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Will the Lakers use any of the first-round draft picks at their disposal (2024, 2029, 2031) in a trade for a veteran player and will they draft USC guard Bronny James at...
June 25, 2024 at 3:50 PM -
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Redick, introduced as the team's new head coach on Monday afternoon, says, "I feel this is what I'm supposed to be doing."
June 24, 2024 at 5:50 PM -
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Lakers GM Rob Pelinka talks about the unorthodox hire of the inexperienced Redick as a chance to change the way the Lakers operate on a daily basis and how they develop...
June 24, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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Just before a Monday afternoon press conference, the Lakers issue their welcome to L.A. press release.
June 24, 2024 at 1:50 PM -
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Whether Redick or the front office will have more control over who will be on his staff is unclear, but leading the team's summer league squad is one way he could get...
June 21, 2024 at 3:50 PM -
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With the latest coaching hire, the Lakers might have found the right fit, but it's easy to imagine it going other directions.
June 20, 2024 at 6:50 PM -
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Redick, who does not have previous head coaching experience, has reportedly begun work on building an experienced coaching staff.
June 20, 2024 at 12:50 PM -
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Jayson Tatum has 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, Finals MVP Jaylen Brown adds 21 points and Boston grabs the lead early in a 106-88 victory that breaks a tie...
June 17, 2024 at 8:50 PM -
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Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss some of the week's sports issues.
June 14, 2024 at 2:50 PM -
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After being rejected by UConn coach Dan Hurley, the Lakers go back to Redick for more discussions.
June 13, 2024 at 7:50 AM -
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The Lakers legend and NBA icon, who died Wednesday, gets a video tribute and a moment of silence before the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics in...
June 12, 2024 at 6:50 PM -
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It is a shame that the man whose inspiring life and legacy are so much a part of Lakers history was on poor terms with that organization when he passed away, but the...
June 12, 2024 at 5:50 PM -
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The late Lakers superstar taught us to persevere as a player – and the teams he built as an executive spoiled us
June 12, 2024 at 2:50 PM -
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Known as "The Logo," West was a Hall of Famer, a 14-time All-Star with the Lakers, and was twice named NBA's executive of the year.
June 12, 2024 at 7:50 AM -
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If you're going to roll the dice on a first-time coach, you better do it with your whole chest. That ship has sailed for the Lakers, but there's still hope.
June 11, 2024 at 1:50 PM -
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But it was a downer for a fan base wanting desperately to believe.
June 10, 2024 at 1:50 PM -
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Ham, who was an assistant with Milwaukee in 2021 when they won the NBA championship, reportedly turned down an opportunity to join Mike Budenholzer's staff in...
June 10, 2024 at 1:50 PM -
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Lakers reportedly offered six years and $70 million, but Hurley is staying with UConn.
June 10, 2024 at 11:50 AM -
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Hurley told ESPN that the Lakers had made "a compelling case" and presented a "compelling vision."
June 9, 2024 at 5:50 PM -
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Before the former Lakers great and Sparks coach is inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, he'll spend time working with kids at a Long Beach camp
June 8, 2024 at 9:50 AM -
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Thursday morning's bombshell of the Lakers courting the back-to-back national championship UConn coach might have left us more puzzled than before
June 6, 2024 at 1:50 PM -
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Hurley has won back-to-back men's NCAA national championships at the helm of the Huskies.
June 6, 2024 at 7:50 AM -
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Redick has never coached above the youth level, but he has a relationship with LeBron James and co-hosts a podcast with the Lakers star. If the Lakers hire Redick, no...
June 4, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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New Orleans had the choice to use or defer the pick for one year. It is the last of the three first-round picks the Lakers gave the Pelicans in the 2019 deal for the...
May 31, 2024 at 6:50 PM -
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Their rooting interest in the NBA Finals between Boston and Dallas should be as easy as ABC – Anybody But (the) Celtics.
May 31, 2024 at 11:50 AM -
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Davis, who arguably had the best season of his career, is a second-team selection. James, a third-team choice, is now the youngest and the oldest player to make an...
May 22, 2024 at 6:50 PM -
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The 31-year-old big man makes the All-Defense team for a fifth time and his third as a first-teamer
May 21, 2024 at 11:50 AM -
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Two announced games will be in Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms and one will be played in Las Vegas.
May 17, 2024 at 1:50 PM -
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SoCal News Group columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss some of the week's sports issues.
May 16, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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Current NBA assistant coaches David Adelman (Denver), James Borrego (New Orleans), Sam Cassell (Boston), Micah Nori (Minnesota) and Chris Quinn (Miami) are all part of...
May 15, 2024 at 3:50 PM -
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The first wave of the process is expected to focus on assistants and former head coaches the Lakers aren't as familiar with, such as the Miami Heat's Chris Quinn and the...
May 13, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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Why not make the superstar a player-coach if he's calling the shots? Unfortunately NBA salary cap rules forbid it.
May 10, 2024 at 9:50 AM -
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Former Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer, Nuggets assistant David Adelman, Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue, Celtics assistant Charles Lee...
May 3, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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The blame needs to be shared by those, whether in the front office or behind the scenes, who made the decisions that led to the Lakers' first-round flameout.
May 3, 2024 at 2:50 PM -
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Rumors of Ham's declining job security had been circulating for months, with his dismissal expected since the Lakers' season ended with a five-game loss to the Nuggets...
May 3, 2024 at 11:50 AM -
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The futures of LeBron James and Coach Darvin Ham remain murky, as one might choose to leave and the other might not have a choice after the Nuggets eliminated them from...
April 30, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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The Lakers obviously won't stand pat after another first-round elimination by Denver, but they should recognize the perils of overreacting
April 30, 2024 at 12:50 PM -
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LeBron James has 30 points, but Murray scores a game-high 32 and sinks the decisive shot with 3.6 seconds left as the defending champs take Game 5, 108-106, and oust the...
April 29, 2024 at 10:50 PM -
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The forward, who has been sidelined since early February because of a sprained right midfoot injury, was listed as questionable Sunday night before being upgraded an...
April 29, 2024 at 8:50 PM -
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They avoided being swept out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season but still trail Denver 3-1 despite leading for more than 71% of the minutes played in this...
April 28, 2024 at 3:50 PM -
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The odds remain steep against the defending champs, but Saturday night's victory fooled those (including a certain columnist) who didn't see this series going back to...
April 27, 2024 at 10:50 PM -
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LeBron James (30 points) and Anthony Davis (25 points, 23 rebounds) get help from the supporting cast and the Lakers beat the Nuggets for the first time in 12 meetings...
April 27, 2024 at 8:50 PM -
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Wood had left knee surgery last month and hasn't played since the All-Star break, sidelined with what the team officially deemed "left knee effusion" (swelling) for a...
April 27, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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Ahead of a do-or-die Game 4, the Lakers' priority was film study: trying to figure out what needs to happen for them so Saturday night doesn't go the same way the...
April 26, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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Given what's happened in not only the last three meetings but the last 11, their series with the Nuggets figures to end Saturday night.
April 26, 2024 at 1:50 AM -
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Anthony Davis and LeBron James fill the stat sheet, but D'Angelo Russell goes scoreless and Denver is the better second-half team again, beating the Lakers for the 11th...
April 25, 2024 at 10:50 PM -
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"It's great to have a lead, but you have to continue to do what got you the lead in the first place," Coach Darvin Ham says of the pace of play dropping in the second...
April 25, 2024 at 9:50 PM -
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As crushing as Denver's 20-point comeback win in Game 2 might have felt in the moment, LeBron James says Wednesday's film session let the Lakers see some encouraging...
April 24, 2024 at 5:50 PM -
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Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss some of the week's sports issues.
April 24, 2024 at 1:50 PM -
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In both losses, the Lakers have gotten away from what's worked offensively early in the game.
April 23, 2024 at 2:50 PM -
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James appeared to be especially flustered multiple times in the fourth quarter when he thought he was fouled on drives that weren't called, adding to the frustration of...
April 23, 2024 at 12:50 AM -
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Murray sinks a 15-foot step-back jumper as time expires and Denver wipes out a 20-point second-half deficit for a 101-99 win and a 2-0 lead in the first-round series...
April 22, 2024 at 10:50 PM -
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Vanderbilt has been sidelined since early February because of a sprained right midfoot injury, but reports indicate that both he and Wood (knee surgery) could be in the...
April 22, 2024 at 8:50 PM -
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The Lakers hurt themselves with turnovers, poor transition defense and by allowing too many offensive rebounds.
April 21, 2024 at 3:50 PM -
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Anthony Davis (32 points) and LeBron James (27) fuel the Lakers, but Nikola Jokic (32) and Denver take control with a 13-0 third-quarter run to beat them for the ninth...
April 20, 2024 at 8:50 PM -
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There are a few roster changes for both sides, but each team returns largely the same core from the squads that met in the Western Conference finals last...
April 20, 2024 at 7:50 PM -
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The Lakers accept that they can't change what happened in the conference finals last spring but to win this best-of-seven first-round series, they must address their...
April 19, 2024 at 6:50 PM -
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Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss the Lakers, Clippers and Kings' first-round assignments.
April 19, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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After an up-and-down regular season, the Lakers have grown into a good team that can hang with any opponent, but Nikola Jokic and Denver could be too much of a...
April 19, 2024 at 8:50 AM -
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Russell averaged 6.3 points on 32.3% shooting (13.3% from 3-point range) in the Western Conference finals last spring, becoming a defensive liability and losing his...
April 18, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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Maybe playing Nikola Jokic and the defending champion Denver Nuggets is a no-win proposition ... but were the "pundits" really serious?
April 17, 2024 at 5:50 PM -
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Although the Lakers have lost the last eight games against the Nuggets, they're looking forward to the challenge in another playoff series.
April 17, 2024 at 2:50 PM -
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Vincent, who played just seven regular-season games because of a knee injury, scores nine points and provides key contributions during their 110-106 play-in game victory...
April 16, 2024 at 9:50 PM -
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LeBron James has 23 points, Anthony Davis has 20 and D'Angelo Russell hits a critical 3-pointer late as the Lakers hold on for a 110-106 play-in victory. Game 1 against...
April 16, 2024 at 7:50 PM -
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James and Davis will team up with Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid among others to chase another gold medal this summer in Paris.
April 15, 2024 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers won three of four games against the Pelicans this season – all by at least 16 points – but Tuesday's immediate rematch in New Orleans is akin to...
April 15, 2024 at 3:50 PM -
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Some pundits suggest the Lakers throw their first play-in game against New Orleans to avoid a matchup with the defending champion Nuggets. That would be seriously...
April 15, 2024 at 2:50 PM -
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Lakers will need to win another game in New Orleans to advance to the first round of the playoffs and a matchup with Denver.
April 14, 2024 at 4:50 PM -
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James finishes with 17 assists as Lakers dominate, but Davis left the game early.
April 14, 2024 at 3:50 PM -
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A win in New Orleans could mean the difference between being in the 7-8 play-in game with two shots to advance or dropping to No. 10 with a must-win road game
April 13, 2024 at 1:50 PM