Prior to the calf strain that cost him 17 games, Austin Reaves was in the midst of easily the best season of his career. Thriving in an expanded role for the Los Angeles Lakers, Reaves was in line to make his first All-Star team and possibly could have been in contention for All-NBA or an individual award such as Most Improved Player.
The Los Angeles Lakers are right in the heart of the Western Conference playoff race and do have some good wins over the likes of the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves.
Luka Doncic has missed 12 games this season with a hamstring injury. LeBron James is already disqualified from All-NBA consideration due to games missed.
Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.
NBA All-Star Weekend is supposed to be a celebration of the greatest athletes in the world, but in recent years, it’s turned into a microcosm of all that ails what is, in many other ways, a very successful league.
One of the more surprising developments of this season for the Los Angeles Lakers has been the emergence of big man Drew Timme, who earned a two-way contract with the team after some excellent play for the South Bay Lakers in the G League.
Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant knows most American stars don't care about the All-Star Game. However, he pointed out that neither do international standouts.
Longtime radio host Craig Carton is calling for the NBA to suspend Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James immediately. On Tuesday night, James sat out against the San Antonio Spurs due to left foot arthritis.
All-Star Weekend is approaching and Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes will be participating in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Hayes is the seventh Laker to participate in this event with Kobe Bryant being the lone champion in 1997.
The fallout from newly released Jeffrey Epstein-related documents has reached one of the NBA’s most powerful player agencies. The firm representing Klay Thompson and Rui Hachimura is now under scrutiny.
LeBron James may soon be weighing one of the final free agency choices of his career, with several contenders already positioned as possible destinations.
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has long struggled to recapture the star-studded magic since Air Canada was leaping in the air. Now, one of the last icons of the All-Star spectacle made a huge revelation.
Rob Pelinka, Luka Doncic, JJ Redick, and other people around the Lakers organization attended the opening event for Lil Luka’s Heartbreak Factory, where the Slovenian superstar interacted with several streamers and internet celebrities as a part of his brand’s initiative to promote basketball during Valentine’s week.
LOS ANGELES – With five players sitting out for the Los Angeles Lakers during their 136-108 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night, it provided the Lakers’ young guys and two-way contract players with an opportunity to play.
The NBA Dunk Contest used to feel like a must-see event, one where top stars actually wanted to participate and where you could feel the pride players took in putting on a show.
After taking the court with a skeleton crew Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers will aim to assemble a more competitive lineup when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.
he Los Angeles Lakers have been struggling in the effort and defense departments during the 2025-26 NBA season, with head coach JJ Redick finding it challenging to get consistent effort and defense from his players, even though the team is sporting a decent 32-21 record.
The 2025-26 NBA season has been somewhat up-and-down for the Los Angeles Lakers, as the team has dealt with several injuries to key players. Despite those injuries and many different lineups, the Lakers have remained competitive as a middle-of-the-pack team in the Western Conference.
Following the NBA trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers had one open roster spot and were expected to be active on the buyout market. But instead of pursuing
An investor group that features Lakers star Luka Doncic and is headed by former Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson has a preliminary agreement in place to buy the Italian basketball team Vanoli Basket Cremona, Joe Vardon, Sam Amick, and Mike Vorkunov confirm in a report for The Athletic.
James’ numbers this season — 21.8 points, 6.9 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game on 50.2% shooting — are a step down from the ones he has put up in recent years.