Under normal circumstances, the Lakers would not have played a competitive game against the Pelicans on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. Because in most seasons, a team like the Pelicans, who entered the game with the league’s sixth-worst record, was hoping to drop in the standings to secure the best possible lottery odds. But this […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Lost in the frustration of the Lakers’ loss to the Suns on Thursday was the fact that coach JJ Redick made a change that should benefit the team in the long run. The Lakers adjusted their rotation to allow Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves to be on the floor more, while also […]
PHOENIX — The Lakers told themselves again. That’s part of the reason why there was so much frustration surrounding their 113-110 road loss to the Suns on Thursday night. Because if the Lakers extrapolated the effort, energy, physicality and grit they displayed in the final five and a half minutes against the Suns over the […]
Everything felt heavy in the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night. Not loud. Not electric. Just heavy. The Lakers led the Magic for almost 90 percent of the game. They built up multiple 12-point pads. They shot over 48 percent from the field. Made more threes. More shots blocked. On paper it should have been a […]
The golden banners glittered in the rafters of Crypto.com Arena on Sunday afternoon. They were shown repeatedly on the video board, during the NBC broadcast and during the halftime celebration of former Lakers coach Pat Riley, who helped hang four of them during his tenure. The afternoon would be a celebration for the Hall of […]
Playing through knee soreness on Friday night, LeBron James helped the Los Angeles Lakers beat the LA Clippers 125-122 at Crypto.com Arena. “If I’m a player, I have to make something happen, be productive for our team and do what I can do,” James said when asked about dealing with his knee issues. “It happened […]
LOS ANGELES – The Lakers’ first game of the season with a fully healthy roster on Friday night against the Clippers provided all the glimmers of optimism a stakeholder could hope for. It also highlighted some of their biggest concerns. The good for the Lakers in their 125-122 win over the Clippers: Luka Dončić’s hot […]
Are the Lakers a mediocre shooting team? Or is it a team with good shooters who perform from below the three-point arc? The answer to these questions will be a deciding factor in the Lakers’ success after the All-Star break, which begins with Friday’s home game against the Clippers. The Lakers entered Friday ranked 21st […]
It looks like Stephen A. Smith is coming after LeBron James. And this time it’s for something that has nothing to do with The King. After the participants’ terrible performance in the Slam Dunk Contest during Saturday night’s NBA All-Star, which was won by Heat forward Keshad Johnson, the ESPN personality unleashed on James during […]
LeBron James met with reporters before the 2026 NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome and provided direct answers about the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff run, his long-term future and the league’s evolving showcase format. With Los Angeles at 33-21 and fifth in the Western Conference at intermission, James made it clear what will determine the […]