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After suffering what JJ Redick called a mild hamstring injury, Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic missed the team’s win against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday as he was ruled out on the injury report. With the Lakers set to face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, Luka Doncic was officially […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are currently gearing up for the 2026 MLB season, in which they will look to defend their 2025 World Series title. Despite being the reigning two-time champions, the Dodgers were quite busy in the offseason, signing both Edwin Diaz and Kyle Tucker on the free agent market and drawing further rage […]

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers continued their winning ways with a comfortable home victory over the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers knew they’d be without Luka Doncic in this one due to a hamstring strain, but they got a troubling update when big man Deandre Ayton was scratched just before the game due […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes returned to the court on Saturday night in a 105-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors after serving a one-game suspension for shoving the Washington Wizards’ mascot, G-Wiz, during pregame introductions on January 30. The incident, which took place before the Lakers’ 142-111 win over the Wizards at Capital […]

It’s Super Bowl week, baby! It’s the final week of the 2025 NFL season, and it will end with a matchup that fans from the 2010s might find a bit familiar. The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl and are taking each other on in the final game […]

LOS ANGELES – Newly acquired sharpshooting guard Luke Kennard made his Los Angeles Lakers debut during the team’s 105-99 win against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. It was a mere two days after the trade deadline in which the Lakers dealt for Kennard in a deal with the Atlanta Hawks that sent Gabe Vincent […]

Following the NBA trade deadline, the Lakers had one open roster spot which they used to sign Kobe Bufkin to a two-year contract, as per Shams Charania of ESPN. Bufkin had previously played for the Lakers on a 10-day contract last month, and the team opted not to re-sign him to another 10-day. After his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors always deliver a show, but Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena felt a little different. With both teams missing their focal points, Luka Doncic and Stephen Curry, the evening belonged to the NBA legends. After the Lakers secured a gritty 105-99 victory, LeBron James and Curry embraced at […]

Luke Kennard had quite the positive remark to share about LeBron James ahead of his Los Angeles Lakers debut against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. The Lakers made the move to acquire Kennard from the Atlanta Hawks ahead of the trade deadline. They got the sharpshooter in exchange for Gabe Vincent and a […]

The battle at Crypto.com Arena is far from over, but the Los Angeles Lakers have already given their fans a moment to remember in this high-stakes matchup against the Golden State Warriors. With Luka Doncic watching from the sidelines due to a nagging left hamstring strain, the spotlight shifted to the newest sniper in town, […]

LOS ANGELES – With the Los Angeles Lakers taking on the Golden State Warriors in a primetime matchup on Saturday, new acquisition Luke Kennard was available to make his team debut. The Lakers acquired Kennard at the trade deadline in a deal with the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Gabe Vincent and a second-round pick. […]

While fans will see Luke Kennard make his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors, one player viewers will not see is star Luka Doncic, as his further status on his hamstring injury has been revealed. As Doncic’s injury severity with the Lakers has been speculated, head coach […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are set to play on Saturday night. The Lakers recently traded for Luke Kennard, so is he playing tonight vs. the Warriors? On the injury report, Kennard’s playing status is in question, as he is listed as “trade pending” ahead of the contest. The Lakers are hoping […]

The NBA has announced the full field for the 2026 AT&T Slam Dunk Contest as All-Star Weekend approaches in Los Angeles. As the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend draws closer to next week’s festivities, which run from Friday, Feb. 13 through Sunday night at Intuit Dome, the league revealed the players set to compete in this […]

LOS ANGELES – When the dust settled and the comeback was complete, the Los Angeles Lakers grabbed their second consecutive win as they knocked off the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. It was Austin Reaves dropping 33 points albeit on a minutes restriction that helped turn the tide in the fourth quarter. But the […]

As the G League has grown in stature, the collaboration between NBA teams and their affiliate has grown as well, like it has with the Los Angeles Lakers and their South Bay affiliate. South Bay head coach Zach Guthrie is in his second season on the job, and works in close conjunction with Lakers head […]

This is all about a very loud contender’s very quiet gamble. The Los Angeles Lakers entered the 2026 NBA trade deadline walking a razor-thin line between contention and vulnerability. With a superstar pairing as potent as Luka Doncic and LeBron James, the championship window felt both wide open and dangerously fragile. Yet when the deadline […]

The Los Angeles Lakers continue their homestand leading up to the All-Star break with a showdown against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. But as has been the case this season, they’re going to be short-handed. Luka Doncic suffered a hamstring injury during the Lakers’ win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, and he was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will enter Saturday’s game against the Golden State Warriors 31-19. They have won two straight after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, 119-115. But in the win, the Lakers suffered a big-time loss. Superstar Luka Doncic suffered a hamstring injury after playing just 16 minutes. Doncic left the game and did […]

The Los Angeles Lakers narrowly defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 119-115 on Thursday night as guard Austin Reaves tallied 35 points, six rebounds, and two assists while shooting 12 of 17 from the field and five of eight from distance. The performance served as another example of the growth Reaves has shown this season. Additionally, his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten healthy over the past few days after getting Austin Reaves back from a long injury absence, and he’s already shown that he was missed. Reaves is still on a minutes restriction, but against the Philadelphia 76ers, where Luka Doncic had to leave early because of an injury, they needed […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a big splash at the NBA trade deadline, trading for Luke Kennard from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Gabe Vincent. After the Lakers traded for the shooter, Lakers’ coach JJ Redick had a simple message for the newest player. “He’s one of the best shooters in the NBA and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a big blow on Thursday when Luka Doncic exited with a hamstring injury. After the game, Austin Reaves discussed the injury and what losing Doncic for any period of time would mean to the team. “Hopefully nothing major. We need him, he's our best player and the engine [for] a […]

Austin Reaves hasn’t lost a step. If anything, he might have found a fifth one while he was away. In just his second game back from a grueling five-and-a-half-week absence due to a calf injury, the Los Angeles Lakers guard put on a masterclass Thursday night. Reaves torched the Philadelphia 76ers for 35 points in […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers grabbed a come from behind win, 119-115, against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers, but the major concern following the game was the status of Luka Doncic who exited the game in the first half due to what was being called a leg injury, and he did not return to […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans are cursing the basketball gods during Thursday’s home matchup versus the Philadelphia 76ers. Just two nights after welcoming back Austin Reaves, LA watched the team’s top player suffer an injury. Luka Doncic grabbed at his leg before retreating to the locker room during the second quarter. He was eventually ruled out […]

LOS ANGELES – When the Los Angeles Lakers face off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night, their first game back home after an eight-game road trip, they will be short-handed in the frontcourt. The Lakers have a relatively clean injury report with the exception of rookie Adou Thiero, but reserve big man Jaxson Hayes […]

The 2026 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and the Los Angeles Lakers made only one deal, acquiring sharpshooting guard Luke Kennard from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Gabe Vincent and a second-round pick. We’ve already graded that deal in itself, but how does the overall trade deadline for the Lakers stack up […]

Former NBA guard Gilbert Arenas delivered a fiery reaction Thursday after the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Luke Kennard in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks ahead of the NBA trade deadline. Arenas shared his reaction on X, formerly known as Twitter, sharply criticizing the Lakers’ roster direction following the deal and expressing frustration with what […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got involved in the NBA trade deadline action on Thursday by sending Gabe Vincent and draft compensation to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for sharpshooter Luke Kennard, per Shams Charania of ESPN. The move allows the Lakers to add some more perimeter firepower while also moving on from Vincent, who had […]

Following a flurry of roster moves ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, former Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith has speculated that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James could return to Cleveland to close out his career. Cleveland recently reshaped its roster by acquiring James Harden from the Los Angeles Clippers and adding Dennis Schroder and […]

As the days counted down leading up to Thursday’s trade deadline, the main question on the minds of Los Angeles Lakers’ fans was what move, or moves, would the team make. That question was answered in part on the morning of the trade deadline as the Lakers acquired sharpshooting wing Luke Kennard from the Atlanta […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been busy over the past few days before the trade deadline as they try to set themselves up for the present and future. After acquiring Jock Landale from the Utah Jazz, the Hawks traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Golden State Warriors for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield late into the night. […]

On Thursday night, the Philadelphia 76ers will hit the road to take on the Los Angeles Lakers as their Western Conference road trip continues. Joel Embiid is on the injury report for this game, currently listed as questionable due to right knee injury management. Here’s everything we know about Embiid’s injury situation and his playing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are getting active at the trade deadline! With other contenders making moves a day before the deadline, LA is joining in on the trade frenzy. However, their trade is a little less flashy than other teams’ deals, trading guard Gabe Vincent to the Atlanta Hawks for Luke Kennard. “The Los Angeles […]

During the Lakers’ blowout victory over the Brooklyn Nets, LeBron James elected to rep HBCUs. James wore a Florida A&M-branded LeBron 23 player edition, a nod to the institution he’s partnered with over the past few years. In 2021, James and Nike forged a six-year partnership with the institution, and it was the first university […]

Following the one-year anniversary of the trade that shocked the NBA, Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Luka Doncic reflected on his transition from the Dallas Mavericks. Anthony Davis headlined a packaged deal for the Mavericks. Before the NBA world learned that Davis’ tenure with the Mavericks would be cut short due to his trade to the […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers return home from their eight-game road trip on Thursday against the Philadelphia 76ers, they will be short-handed in the frontcourt. Backup big man Jaxson Hayes has been suspended by the NBA for one game after he apparently pushed a mascot during the Lakers’ game against the Washington Wizards back on […]

It’s been a year since the insane blockbuster trade that shook the world. Luka Doncic is playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, trying to get them back to the NBA Finals. Anthony Davis was playing for the Dallas Mavericks, but more injuries never let him get comfortable there. Now, AD has been traded to the […]