Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James looks like he’s turning a corner physically as he has started to resemble more of himself as the 2025-26 season unfolds.
The Washington Wizards acquired Trae Young from the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Of course, the last time Young was traded came back on draft night in 2018 when the Dallas Mavericks moved him to Atlanta for Luka Doncic.
Luka Doncic has had to do a lot of the heavy lifting for the Los Angeles Lakers as they’ve had several of their stars and regular rotation players out with injury.
On Wednesday night, there was a Déjà vu moment for the fans as Jarred Vanderbilt and Jeremy Sochan got involved in another shoving contest. Last time, they did during the game in March 2025 and earned ejections.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
With the Lakers facing the Spurs without Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves, or LeBron James, they had the odds stacked against them from the jump in this contest on Wednesday night.
The absence of Austin Reaves already tilts the margin for error, but when LeBron James joined him on the sideline, that margin disappeared entirely. What followed was a long, disjointed night in San Antonio, where the Lakers never found traction and slipped to a 91-107 loss that felt heavier than the final score.
Keldon Johnson scored 27 points and San Antonio's balanced attack overcame Luka Doncic's individual excellence as the Spurs defeated the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday in the second game of a back-to-back for both teams.
This was the Luka Doncic show for most of the night as he was trying to drag the Lakers back into relevance all by himself. Especially against a Spurs team that has been playing elite team-level basketball all season long.
Even after the final buzzer had sounded, the tension did not end between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled to maintain their momentum after a strong start to the season, with much of the blame attributed to the team’s subpar defense.
The Lakers snapped their winning streak with a 107-91 loss against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. LA started this game with a turnover, but rectified it with a midrange jumper from Luka Dončić.
The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a quick two-game road trip on Wednesday night, going for their fourth straight win to begin 2026 while taking on the San Antonio Spurs.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James continues to defy the odds and he is still not giving in to Father Time. James is in his 23rd NBA season and is 41 years old.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been making just as many headlines off the court as they have on it. The Purple and Gold are 23-11 and currently sit in the No.
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers currently have one open roster spot, but due to salary cap restrictions under the first apron, they cannon add a 15th player until mid-January, should they choose to do so.
What Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is doing on the basketball court at 41 years of age and in his 23rd NBA season is unheard of. Even playing 23 years in the league had never been done, but LeBron is still playing at a high level and continually showing that he is one of the best players in the league.
Regardless of how talented some players are, it will always take some time for them develop chemistry on the basketball court. Some wondered whether Luka Doncic and LeBron James would be able to co-exist on the Los Angeles Lakers, but for the most part the two have fit together very well.
Despite rattling off a laundry list of things that the Los Angeles Lakers need to correct, Marcus Smart maintained optimism about the team’s direction and potential.