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.
LeBron James’ receding hairline has been a topic of discussion among the NBA community for years now. Some speculate out of amusement, but there are many, including Jaylen Brown, who are genuinely curious.
Quick, when was the last time Dalton Knecht had a good game? Considering he had a bad Summer League and a lousy preseason, he hasn’t had a decent statistical game since the spring when he scored 27 points against the Blazers in the final regular season game.
Austin Reaves has performed well for the Los Angeles Lakers in their past two games. Without LeBron James or Luka Doncic, the undrafted guard has stepped up his game.
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.
The Los Angeles Lakers have opened the 2025–26 season with a 2–2 record, but the team is already dealing with significant injury setbacks. As Luka Doncic continues to recover from a left finger sprain and left leg contusion, Los Angeles lost another player during Sunday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, Marcus Smart.
There is currently a $10,000 reward to recover Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O'Neal's missing Land Rover. The original price of the car was a reported $180,000, but according to the Los Angeles Times' Chuck Schilken, he paid even more to have it customized to fit his more than 7-foot self.
After being a fun underdog story early in his career, Austin Reaves has established himself as a bona fide star in the league. What was once a joke about the Lakers having a Big 3 with LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Reaves has become a fact as the franchise transitions into the Luka Dončić era.
Bronny James was called out by a former No. 1 pick following the Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Since the Lakers were without Luka Doncic and LeBron James against the Trail Blazers, head coach JJ Redick had to expand his rotation.
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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.
With so many injuries throughout the roster, the Los Angeles Lakers had just 10 players in uniform for their game against the Portland Trail Blazers on the second night of a back-to-back.
LeBron James is spending his career twilight evaluating complex factors as he wrestles with how to finalize his storied NBA career, just like the late Kobe Bryant did a decade earlier.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been severely shorthanded to begin the 2025-26 NBA season. Head coach JJ Redick went into the season knowing that LeBron James,
In his now-eighth season in the NBA, Luka Doncic is averaging a whopping 28.6 points per game for his career; the Slovenian is ranked third all-time in that category.
The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to stay above water at the start of the 2025-26 season with their two superstars out of action. In their absence, a handful of players are getting opportunities to show what they can do in an expanded role, and one of them is former Tennessee Vols start Dalton Knecht.
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick didn’t sugarcoat the challenge his team faces without its two stars. Following Monday night’s 122-108 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, Redick acknowledged the offensive struggles that have emerged with both LeBron James and Luka Doncic sidelined.
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to be wihtiou LeBron James, but the sooner they can get their franchise player back into action, the better. Ahead of the season, it was announced that James would miss the first few weeks of the regular season with the expectation that he could be back by mid-November.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Gabe Vincent drew rave reviews from people like head coach JJ Redick during training camp for his leadership on and off the floor, earning him a role in the rotation.
Before the Lakers lost 108-122 to the Trail Blazers on the second night of a back-to-back, it was confirmed that they are currently heavily depleted and playing without stars earning over $130 million from their $195 million payroll.
The Los Angeles Lakers may only need to survive for a few more weeks without the services of LeBron James. James, the Lakers superstar, is on track for a return to the lineup in mid-November, Dave McMenamin of ESPN reported on Monday.
The Lakers don’t expect to be without Luka Doncic for long. ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported Monday that the team believes “giving him some time right now should be enough” for Doncic’s recovery, adding that the All-Star guard is expected back in the lineup next week.
Deandre Ayton was widely criticized for his underwhelming performances in the first two games of the new Los Angeles Lakers season. All that changed Sunday.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic has been diagnosed with a left finger spain and a lower left leg contusion, the team announced Sunday via Dan Woike of The Athletic.