The Los Angeles Lakers finally got some positive news on the injury front. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday that there remains no expectation that Luka Doncic will return in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs, and he remains out indefinitely.
LeBron James has been one of the best players in the history of the game, some might say the best to ever do it. He has accomplished things that players have dreamed of doing, and he’s done it at the highest level for 23 years, and counting.
When the Los Angeles Lakers began their first-round series against the Houston Rockets, they did so without two of their stars in Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has quickly built a strong relationship with teammate Luka Doncic both on and off the court, so much so that he has been trying to get a Slovenian passport to play for their national team during the summer.
Following the first matchup of any playoff series, both teams, win or lose, return to the drawing board and strategize what they can take forward in future contests.
The Los Angeles Lakers are holding out hope that Luka Doncic can join them at some point on the court during the playoffs. The Lakers are off to a solid start in the postseason as they currently own a 1-0 series lead against the Houston Rockets.
The Lakers went into this first-round series as the shorthanded team. No Luka Doncic, no Austin Reaves. Then Kevin Durant went down too, and suddenly Game 1 felt more level than anyone expected.
Luke Kennard has been everything the Los Angeles Lakers hoped for and more when they acquired him at the trade deadline. Kennard has fit in perfectly on the Lakers roster, acting as the team’s best shooting threat but also a reliable secondary ball-handler behind LeBron James.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
Luka Doncic is set to lead the Los Angeles Lakers for years following his contract extension this past summer. There is arguably no better superstar to serve as the face of the franchise after LeBron James than Doncic given his age, talent and global appeal.
The Los Angeles Lakers were able to take down the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their first round playoff series despite being without their two leading scorers in Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
LeBron James faced significant criticism for his alleged lack of form. However, once he reached his prime, the Akron-born silenced his critics with some stellar performances.
The Los Angeles Lakers announced they have hired Ryan Kantor to become their new Vice President of Global Partnerships. In the newly created role, Kantor will lead and oversee sponsorship revenue generation, sale strategy and new business opportunities both domestically and internationally.
The injuries to Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves mean the asks of the Lakers’ role players have increased, both in terms of responsibilities and expected production.
The Lakers will again be without their starting backcourt for Game 2. Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are both out Tuesday against the Rockets, as noted by The Athletic’s Dan Woike.
The Los Angeles Lakers needed other players to step up down the stretch before the NBA Playoffs. King James can still take over games, but those moments are getting fewer and farther between, which gives other players a chance to step up.
The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to stay afloat in the NBA playoffs despite playing with a short-handed roster. Both the Lakers and Houston Rockets were missing stars in Game 1 of their series, however.
LeBron James appears to have already done a lot of thinking about what his post-playing career is going to look like. Maverick Carter, James’ longtime business partner, appeared at the Semafor World Economy recently and opened up about what the two have planned once James retires.