The Los Angeles Lakers are 2-2 to start 2025-26. That’s hardly the record they want to have, as they’d be 4-0 if it were up to them. Even so, they’re playing at or above expectations considering the circumstances.
NBA legend Paul Pierce has made his stance on the Los Angeles Lakers and their superstar Luka Doncic crystal clear, and he’s not impressed. Speaking on the debut episode of the “No Fouls Given” podcast alongside Danny Green and Big Wos, Pierce called out both the team and Doncic for what he sees as predictable play and defensive weakness.
The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in a rematch from the 2025 NBA playoffs first round. The Wolves played against the Lakers this past Friday, with Los Angeles coming out on top 128-110.
Deandre Ayton, on paper, was one of the best pickups for the Los Angeles Lakers, a team in search of a competent big man over the summer. Expectations were high, and in the absence of Luka Doncic and LeBron James due to injuries, Charles Barkley thought he would perform better than he has.
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.
Adou Theiro has yet to play any kind of games donning a purple and gold jersey. The Lakers rookie missed Summer League and preseason action while recovering from knee surgery.
The Los Angeles Lakers are 2-2 to start the 2025-26 NBA season. They began the year with a 119-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors before back-to-back wins over the Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings.
While the NBA is just a week into its 2025-26 season, the Los Angeles Lakers are facing significant adversity, sitting at .500 and having yet to field a full squad.
The Los Angeles Lakers have endured a turbulent start to the 2025–26 NBA season, opening at 2-2 despite being without Luka Doncic, LeBron James, and Marcus Smart.
Austin Reaves has become the Los Angeles Lakers’ primary star with LeBron James and Luka Doncic sidelined. His performance against the Sacramento Kings was magnificent with 51 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists.
In Calabasas, CA, Lakers fandom has found a new home at a coffee shop. However, this epicenter of purple and gold has nothing at all to do with espresso, but rather everything to do with cardboard.
After his 22-point, 15-rebound performance against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, Lakers center Deandre Ayton earned the praise of his head coach JJ Redick, who called it the best performance of the center's short career in L.A.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has yet to play this season. In the weeks prior to the regular season beginning, James was ruled out with a sciatica on his right side and was expected to miss the first few weeks.
The Los Angeles Lakers were severely shorthanded on Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, missing five players from their regular rotation. That meant more minutes for players like Bronny James, Nick Smith Jr.
One of the biggest offseason stories throughout the entire NBA involved Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic getting into the best shape of his career.
The Los Angeles Lakers could be having another star in the making, gradually coming out of the shadows of LeBron James and Luka Doncic. Austin Reaves’ recent performances certainly suggest so.
The Los Angeles Lakers dropped their second game of the 2025-26 season to the Portland Trail Blazers, but big man Deandre Ayton isn’t letting the chatter from his former team get under his skin.
Jaylen Brown's season began ignominiously when his Celtics lost their first three games — and his hair dye rubbed off on OG Anunoby. On Tuesday, he decided to do something about his hairline.
LOS ANGELES – With seven players out on the injury report, Monday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers presented an opportunity for some of the seldom-used players on the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster to step up.
Fifth-year Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has emerged as one of the exciting stories in an injury-maligned first week of the team's new 2025-26 season.