Few can boast the impressive resume of current Miami Heat team president and former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Pat Riley. Riley won an NBA championship with the Lakers as a player in 1972, won five titles between his time as the head coach of the Lakers and Heat, and has won two titles as an executive with the Miami Heat.
Jarred Vanderbilt has found his way back into the Los Angeles Lakers rotation. He was a DNP coach’s decision for nine out of 10 games between Nov. 18 and Dec.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in February of 2023, when he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 38,387 total points.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been connected to seemingly every defensive wing on the trading block, as the 19-8 Lakers have struggled mightily on defense this season.
The Los Angeles Lakers spent much of last season evaluating their options in the frontcourt without ever settling on anyone for the center position. One of the players who got reps in there last year and this season is now heading to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Grizzlies will sign center Christian Koloko to a 10-day contract using the hardship exception, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Koloko, 25, began the season on a two-way deal with the Lakers, but he was waived in late November to create an opening for the team to add Drew Timme.
Back in 2017, the Los Angeles Lakers retired Kobe Bryant’s legendary No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys. It was the perfect moment to reopen the greatest debate in NBA Draft history: ’96 vs.
No one has played more NBA seasons than Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James as he is in the midst of his 23rd year. As he gets set to turn 41 years old on Dec.
During Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour in 2016, he was getting a chance to compete against new faces of the league with one of them being Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Even though the Lakers lost to the Clippers, Bronny James added another winning performance. The eldest son of LeBron James was demoted to the G League and performed to secure a 131-119 win.
All-time great power-forwards Kevin Garnett and arguably one of the greatest players of all time LeBron James had several important battles with each other in their career.
Throughout LeBron James‘ stellar career, few players can think of the times when they went up against the Akron native and have not seen his best. The 23 years he has spent in the league are littered with examples of how great the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has been.
Hoops decide games, but controversies and ejections fuel the fire. The Phoenix Suns-LA Lakers games delivered exactly that: two nail-biters laced with high-stakes drama between LeBron James and Dillon Brooks.
On July 4, 2025, LeBron James posted a video on Instagram with the caption, “Day 2 of officially trying this out.” The NBA’s all-time leading scorer was seen swinging a golf club, and fans thought it was just another celebrity dabbling in a hobby.
The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a big blow during Saturday’s 103-88 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers when Luka Doncic became their latest starter to go down with an injury.
LeBron James has played more Christmas Day games than anyone in NBA history. It hasn’t made the decision any easier. Asked about suiting up for his 20th Christmas game this week, James was honest.
The Los Angeles Lakers are currently competing for the No. 2 spot in the West, so the fans should be happy with this squad, right? As it turns out, that’s not the case, with Adin Ross recently calling the entire team out.
The Los Angeles Lakers spotlight followed Bronny James into the G-League on Sunday night, and he delivered under it. Earlier this season, after earning his first career start, James stepped into another proving ground.
Bronny James was at the center of a significant development for the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, roughly 24 hours after Luka Doncic suffered a leg injury in their disappointing 103-88 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Los Angeles Lakers star forward Luka Doncic shouldn't have much to criticize when looking back at the first quarter of the season. The 26-year-old leads the NBA in points scored per game with 35.2, and boasts the third-most assists per game with 9.1 (against a less-than-ideal 4.2 turnovers).
LOS ANGELES – Over the past couple of seasons, Gabe Vincent has been able to carve out a bit of a leadership role with the Los Angeles Lakers. Vincent has become a respected voice not only in the Lakers’ locker room, but across the league in general.
Every professional sports league has a period in its schedule where teams aren’t playing their best, and right now the NBA is right in the middle of that period (December-January).
Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart was hit with a $35,000 fine by the NBA for his actions toward referees during Thursday’s game. Smart was fined for making an “obscene gesture” at halftime of Thursday’s game against the Utah Jazz, the league said in a statement.