The Los Angeles Lakers have a LeBron James problem. For the first time in his career, the 21-time All-NBA superstar power forward missed his team's season opener last month.
The late, great Kobe Bryant was truly one of the most unique basketball players to ever step foot on an NBA floor. The Los Angeles Lakers legend not only drew inspiration from other all-time great players, but also from legends and greats throughout all industries.
The Los Angeles Lakers are gearing up to welcome back LeBron James to the team soon, as the all-time great dusts off the cobwebs. The Los Angeles Lakers have started the season quite well, even though they have stumbled on more than one occasion.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the league’s early surprises this season. Even without LeBron James, the LA has had a strong, sitting near the top of the Western Conference standings with an 8-3 record.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
LeBron James is finally starting to look like a player nearing his season debut, not a guy stuck rehabbing sciatica. The Lakers superstar has been ramping things up this week, practicing with the South Bay Lakers on Wednesday and going full contact in five-on-five work, per Khobi Price of The Orange County Register.
The Lakers didn’t just lose in Oklahoma City on Thursday.. They got run out of the gym. The Thunder won by 29, Luka Doncic finished with a season-low 19 points on 7-for-20 shooting, and the game was basically over before the fourth quarter.
The Lakers could finally see their lone draft pick from 2025 make his NBA debut. After missing all of Summer League, the preseason and the regular season to date, Adou Thiero was upgraded to questionable for Friday’s game against the Pelicans.
Nobody expected the Los Angeles Lakers’ latest coaching hire to be still generating commentary across the league a year after it happened, but here we are.
The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Friday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans and LeBron James (right sciatica) and Gabe Vincent (left ankle sprain) remain out while Adou Thiero (left knee surgery recovery) has been upgraded to questionable.
It's no secret that Austin Reaves has been a vital part of the Lakers' hot start to the 2025-26 season. The fifth-year guard is showing signs of having a career season, averaging a career-high 30.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 9 assists per game.
The Los Angeles Lakers could welcome back their superstar forward, LeBron James, sooner rather than later. ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Wednesday that James was assigned to the Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, and practiced with the team in El Segundo, California.
The Los Angeles Lakers have had a strong start to the season, jumping out to an 8-4 record despite LeBron James not making his season debut. Star backcourt Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic have also intermittently missed games, but JJ Redick has found ways to keep the team competitive despite their rotating lineups.
The Los Angeles Lakers were handed their most humbling defeat of the season, falling 121-92 to the league leading Oklahoma City Thunder in a game that was effectively over by halftime.
OKLAHOMA CITY — After reaching a buyout with the Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers’ Marcus Smart yearned for a winning environment ahead of the 2025-26 season, and pitched his case to head coach, JJ Redick.
On Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison, the orchestrator of the catastrophic trade that sent guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2025.
The Los Angeles Lakers are still waiting for LeBron James to make his season debut. The four-time NBA champion is practicing with the G-League affiliate to ramp up his recovery after dealing with a sciatica injury for the past month or so.