LeBron James has been facing an uncertain long-term future with the Los Angeles Lakers since he exercised his player option for the 2025-26 season, but that does not necessarily mean a divorce is inevitable.
The Los Angeles Lakers have sorely missed Austin Reaves who has been sidelined with a calf injury since Christmas Day. Reaves was turning in the best year of his career to begin the 2025-26 season, improving his production across the board and making a real case to make his first All-Star team.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t lack effort against their crosstown rival, the LA Clippers, tonight. Instead, the fatal flaw was late-game execution, which led to a crushing 112-104 loss, which just adds to the team’s midseason woes.
Kim Kardashian has finally addressed the viral Instagram post that falsely showed her flirting with Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic. Speaking on a recent podcast with her sister Khloe, Kim Kardashian confirmed the screenshot of her interacting with Luka Doncic that circulated online was completely fabricated.
The honeymoon period for the Los Angeles Lakers’ new-look backcourt hit a turbulent patch against the crosstown rivals. Playing against the LA Clippers in the Intuit Dome, the box score showed another productive night for Luka Doncic.
Jeanie Buss found herself back in the headlines after reports surfaced about the Los Angeles Lakers governor’s frustration with LeBron James. Minority owner and governor of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeanie Buss, has publicly denied claims suggesting she doesn’t appreciate LeBron James’ impact on the franchise.
Two weeks before the trade deadline, LeBron James was asked the obvious question. Does he still want to be with the Lakers through the end of the season?
LeBron James is not interested in revisiting old feelings. Or anyone else’s. After the Lakers’ road loss to the Clippers on Thursday, LeBron addressed ESPN’s recent report detailing tension between him and team governor Jeanie Buss and made it clear he believes his mission in Los Angeles is already complete.
The 2025-26 season has already been a whirlwind for Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bufkin. He started out with the Brooklyn Nets, was cut in training camp, joined South Bay in the G League, was called-up briefly by the Memphis Grizzlies amid injury woes and is now on a 10-day contract with the Lakers.
With two weeks left before the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 5, rumors are swirling about the intentions of teams around the league, with the Los Angeles Lakers being mentioned more often than not as a franchise that could make some moves to shake up its roster.
The Lakers are expected to be heavily active at this season’s NBA trade deadline. Despite limited flexibility, experts predict that Rob Pelinka will be busy in negotiations for upgrades in several key positions.
The NBA trade deadline is two weeks away, with teams around the league needing to ramp up their efforts to make moves before the buzzer sounds on Feb. 5.
The Lakers know what the problem is. Fixing it before February 5 is the harder part. They need perimeter help. Real help. Not just another name. Not just a move for the sake of movement.
One of the best and most endearing storylines surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers in the early part of the season was the budding bro-mance between backcourt partners Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
With the Los Angeles Lakers recently struggling, many basketball analysts have started to turn their attention to the team. That’s not entirely surprising because LA is one of the biggest markets in basketball.
Lakers governor Jeanie Buss harbored resentment toward LeBron James and considered trading him at one point, ESPN’s Baxter Holmes claims in a lengthy examination of the state of the franchise while it was under control of the Buss siblings.
The Los Angeles Lakers have gone 7-7 since Austin Reaves suffered a calf strain on Christmas Day. They're hoping to get the high-scoring guard back during one of their toughest stretches of the season.
Former NBA lottery pick Cam Reddish is headed to the G League, sources tell Marc Stein of the Stein Line (Twitter link). According to Stein, Reddish has signed a G League contract.