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Lakers Pressured to Trade Surprise Star in Blockbuster Deal

The Los Angeles Lakers are reaping the benefits of their early confidence in guard Austin Reaves. Once an undrafted two-way player, Reaves is averaging the 11th-most points per game in the NBA with 26.6, adding 6.3 assists and 5.2 rebounds.

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Luka Doncic Takes Shot at $1.98Bn Company That Stephen Curry Abandoned

Los Angeles Lakers talisman Luka Doncic has taken his game to the next level this season, continuing to be the scoring leader for the 2025-26 season. However, he is not only making all the noise on the hardwood.

Rui Hachimura News / Lakers Nation / December 28

Rui Hachimura Confident Lakers Can Turn Things Around

Dating back to the summer, a popular debate in the Los Angeles Lakers community was if they would keep Rui Hachimura as their fifth starter or if they would get a defensive-minded player like Marcus Smart in there to complement the stars.

Deandre Ayton News / Lakers Nation / December 28

Deandre Ayton Willing To Hold Himself & Lakers Accountable On Defense

Since arriving in Los Angeles, Lakers center Deandre Ayton is embracing a new role as a more defensive-minded center. After his previous tenure with the Portland Trail Blazers, head coach JJ Redick centered Ayton’s role around rebounding and protecting the rim.

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The 'NBA Christmas Day 40-point games' quiz

In NBA history, a player has scored 40 or more points on Christmas Day on 30 occasions. How many of those can you name in five minutes?

The 'NBA all-time scoring leaders' quiz

The 'Most 40-point games in NBA history' quiz

The 'NBA playoff point-per-game leaders' quiz

Los Angeles Lakers News / NBA on ClutchPoints / December 28

How G League assignment helped Adou Thiero bounce back from injury

LOS ANGELES – After missing all of summer league and training camp due to an ankle injury suffered in college, Adou Thiero made his Los Angeles Lakers debut back on Nov.

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Which NBA teams have the best Christmas Day records?

Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Lakers Nation / December 28

Rui Hachimura & Deandre Ayton Discuss How Lakers Will Make Up For Austin Reaves’ Absence

The Los Angeles Lakers have been dealing with injuries all season and that continues with it being announced that Austin Reaves will miss at least a month of action with a grade 2 calf strain.

LeBron James News / Larry Brown Sports / December 28

Ex-NBA coach has harsh reality check for LeBron James

Former NBA coach Sam Mitchell had a very bold take about LeBron James’ value at this stage of his career. In an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio, Mitchell indicated that James is no longer anyone’s first option, and that the legendary forward is struggling to accept that reality.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Yardbarker / December 28

Dwyane Wade makes concerning claims about LeBron James

Lakers fans won't love Wade's assessment of LeBron's mentality at this stage of his career.

Lakers have 'recalibration' meeting after having effort called out

JJ Redick admits James is a problem for the Lakers

Former NBA coach has harsh reality check for LeBron James

Rob Pelinka's Lakers cannot be what Redick wants them to be

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo makes last ditch 'wake-up call' attempt

Los Angeles Lakers News / Lakers Nation / December 28

LeBron James Happy To Have Marcus Smart On Lakers

An offseason signing that was expected to pay dividends for the Los Angeles Lakers was veteran guard Marcus Smart and he has already showcased positive signs on the defensive end.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Lakers Nation / December 28

JJ Redick ‘Bummed’ For Austin Reaves

Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves has been dealing with calf issues in recent weeks and that came to a head on Christmas Day when he was forced to leave the game at halftime.

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The 'NBA Christmas Day triple-doubles' quiz

The 'NFL rookie QBs to win a playoff game' quiz

The 'NBA Christmas Day 40-point games' quiz

The 'Most 3-passing, 1-rushing TD games' quiz

Los Angeles Lakers News / NBA Analysis Network / December 28

John Wall wants LA Lakers to make key lineup change and replace one starter, ‘he’s not supposed to…’

John Wall believes the LA Lakers must make some big changes to their team, including replacing one longtime starter. The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a humiliating loss to the Houston Rockets on Christmas Day.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Yardbarker / December 28

JJ Redick admits LeBron James is a problem for the Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers have gone 8-5 since LeBron James made his season debut.

Lakers have 'recalibration' meeting after having effort called out

Dwyane Wade makes concerning claims about LeBron James

Former NBA coach has harsh reality check for James

Redick sends serious message to Lakers in brutal rant

Rob Pelinka’s Lakers cannot be what Redick wants them to be

Los Angeles Lakers News / Yardbarker / December 28

Rob Pelinka’s Lakers cannot be what JJ Redick wants them to be

Redick has expressed frustrations at his team's shortcomings this season, but it's Pelinka who should be taking the heat.

Former NBA Coach of the Year rips Luka Doncic over his play style

Lakers have 'recalibration and reconnection' meeting after having effort called out

JJ Redick sends serious message to Lakers in brutal rant

The 25 greatest undrafted NBA players of all time

The '1,000 double-figure NBA games' quiz

Rui Hachimura News / Fadeaway World / December 28

Crazy Stat Shows Why The Lakers Need To Bench Rui Hachimura

A single lineup stat has exposed arguably one of the biggest problems the Los Angeles Lakers are facing right now, and it points straight at Rui Hachimura being a liability in his current role.

Luka Doncic News / The SportsRush / December 28

NBA Analyst Delivers Scathing Review of Luka Doncic’s 'Minimal Effort' Defense With Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers’ slump has generated a lot of buzz in the NBA, with their championship aspirations seemingly fading with each passing game. There were signs of impending doom even early on in the 25/26 season, when they were winning.

NBA News / Field Level Media / December 28

Minus key piece, Lakers out to shore up defense vs. Kings

One team eager to show off a new weapon and another beginning a stretch without one of its big guns go head-to-head Sunday night when the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers duel in Southern California.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Last Word On Sports / December 27

Lakers Set To Lose Trade Assets Amid Losing Skid

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers are in a mini crisis after Houston manhandled them on Christmas Day. The mood in Lakerland contrasts sharply with earlier weeks.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Larry Brown Sports / December 27

Dwyane Wade had the perfect joke about LeBron James’ response to JJ Redick

Dwyane Wade does not think LeBron James is sweating too much after coach JJ Redick called out the Los Angeles Lakers. Wade was part of Amazon Prime’s NBA coverage on Friday, and the panel discussed how the Lakers might react to the critical comments Redick made publicly following Thursday’s loss.

Los Angeles Lakers News / NBA Analysis Network / December 27

The Luka Doncic reason why LA Lakers need to fire Rob Pelinka

There’s a need for improvement for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. For what it’s worth, the Los Angeles Lakers were off to a great start during the 2025-26 NBA season.