The Los Angeles Lakers are riding high after securing their fifth straight win of the season in an electric clash with the 6-2 San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers, who are now 7-2, have risen to the second spot in the Western Conference despite missing their highest-paid player.
On November 8, 2025, the Lakers lost 122–102 in Atlanta. Still, the buzz afterward wasn’t about the final score; it was Bronny James and the way he played.
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The Los Angeles Lakers were rolling to start the season, but they took a step backwards on Saturday night when they were blown out by the Atlanta Hawks to begin their five-game road trip.
The Los Angeles Lakers looked to continue their winning streak when they kicked off their road trip against a shorthanded Atlanta Hawks squad on Saturday night.
Bronny James has been under the NBA spotlight for over a year now, and he has been thriving as of late. This is a testament to his hard work in the G-League and in practice with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Los Angeles Lakers had momentum going into their road trip, riding a five-game winning streak prior to their matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. While
The Los Angeles Lakers have started the season with a 7-3 record despite a number of key players missing time due to injury. LeBron James has yet to make his season debut, while Luka Doncic has missed four games and Austin Reaves missing three.
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to roll during the early part of the 2025-26 season despite missing players like LeBron James and Austin Reaves. While James has yet to suit up this season as he works his way back from a sciatica issue, Reaves has missed the Lakers’ past three games due to a groin injury.
“I’ll be honest with you, I did have one moment in that first half when we had a few possessions we couldn’t score against the zone, it’d be great to have LeBron just to throw it to in the high post,” JJ Redick had said after the Lakers’ opening loss to the Warriors, and he might be feeling the same again tonight.
Turns out the Lakers won’t be going 80-2 this season. Even if their win streak wasn’t going to last forever, there were more ceremonious ways for it to end.
The Los Angeles Lakers have started the 2025-26 season looking as good as ever, and without LeBron James in their squad, which has raised eyebrows. Do the purple and gold really need their King back?
Before the Los Angeles Lakers’ road tilt in Atlanta, JJ Redick told reporters he likes where the defense sits through nine games, even with LeBron James sidelined, and circled two fixes for this trip.
Mouhamed Gueye and Zaccharie Risacher combined for 40 points to help the short-handed Atlanta Hawks take a 122-102 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
While LeBron James fans keep refreshing feeds to see if the King will show up for a G-League training run or wait for the main roster’s return from their five-day road trip, a different “James” has slipped into the headlines.
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