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LOS ANGELES – When the Los Angeles Lakers traveled up north to face off against the Sacramento Kings last Sunday, they lost both Marcus Smart and Gabe Vincent due to injury during the game. As a result, two-way contract rookie Chris Mañon saw his first NBA minutes. Lakers head coach JJ Redick opted to play […]

Sometimes your dreams can trigger fond memories, and for Shaquille O’Neal, several of his involve Kobe Bryant. O’Neal told People that the late Los Angeles Lakers star has been appearing in his dreams recently and has been reminiscing about some of their career highlights. “If I lay there the first five minutes, I don’t go […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been staying afloat in the injury absences of Luka Doncic and LeBron James, thanks in large part to the heroics of Austin Reaves, who followed up back-to-back 40-plus point games with a buzzer-beater on Wednesday evening to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves. Reaves has been playing the best basketball of his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have had a mixed start to the season in the absence of LeBron James, who continues to recover from sciatica. Despite the 3-2 start, individually speaking, Austin Reaves has been flawless to date. And while he continues on his journey to earn global recognition, his teammate Rui Hachimura has revealed […]

On Wednesday evening, Austin Reaves continued his hot start to the 2025-26 season with a 28-point, 16-assist game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, capped off by a game-winning floater over Donte DiVincenzo as time expired. The Lakers had blown a 20-point second half lead at that time, but Reaves showed impressive poise in getting to his […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has enjoyed a stellar start to the new season. The 27-year-old’s first five games of the campaign have helped him carve his own place in NBA history and have captured the attention of one NBA legend in particular. Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett recently claimed that Reaves could be […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves continued his breakout stretch with another standout performance on Wednesday night, leading the team to a 116-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. His recent surge not only drew comparisons to Lakers legend Kobe Bryant but also sparked a bold take from former NBA player Chandler Parsons. During Thursday’s episode […]

Over the summer, it was announced that the Buss family would be selling its majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, with the deal yet to be finalized by the NBA. On Thursday, that final part of the process came to pass with a formal announcement from the league. “The NBA Board […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves continued his breakout stretch on Wednesday night, delivering another strong performance in a 116-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves and joining elite company in franchise history. With his latest effort, Reaves became the first Laker since Kobe Bryant in 2005 to open a season with five straight games of […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves delivered another standout performance Wednesday night, capping it with a game-winning shot to lift his short-handed team to a 116-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. After the win, Reaves joked about how his star teammates LeBron James and Luka Doncic might react to his performance while they continue to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are without their two best players in LeBron James and Luka Doncic, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to be down and out. Austin Reaves has stepped up in their place, and he has kept the Lakers afloat, scoring at a high level and making plays for others. In the Lakers’ […]

Austin Reaves helped guide the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves with a game-winning floater at the buzzer. The moment was a pivotal part of an elite showing that saw him drop 28 points and tally 16 assists. Reaves has enjoyed a strong start to the new season, and he’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-115 as Austin Reaves hit a game-winner to secure the victory. After the shot, the celebration ensued, and Lakers reporter Khobi Price got a unique reaction to the game-winning shot. “We got the coldest white boys in the league! We got the coldest white boys!”, a Lakers […]

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers etched out a 116-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, thanks to Austin Reaves’ game-winning shot. As a result, they are off to a 3-2 start with both LeBron James and Luka Doncic out on the injured list. However, head coach JJ Redick hinted at when both are expected to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 116-115 thriller that saw Austin Reaves deliver a game-winning floater at the buzzer. The Lakers’ social media team posted a photo of Reaves’ clutch bucket, and it’s an image that NBA fans won’t want to miss. “Art,” The Lakers’ media team tweeted with the photo. […]

There has been a lot going on in the sports world of Los Angeles, as there’s been some good and then some bad. The bad is that the Dodgers went down 3-2 in the World Series to the Toronto Blue Jays, and they are now one game away from elimination. The only thing that could […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ home crowd went from elation to heartbreak in a matter of seconds on Wednesday night. What looked like a hard-fought comeback win turned into a gut-wrenching defeat as Austin Reaves buried a floater at the buzzer to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-115 victory. For Julius Randle and the Timberwolves, […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from baseball immortality, and Davis Schneider made sure everyone knows the job isn’t done yet. The 26-year-old outfielder set the tone for Game 5 with a first-pitch leadoff home run that fueled the Blue Jays’ 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the club a 3-2 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of a quick, two-game road trip, one that began with a thrilling, 116-115 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves following Austin Reaves knocking down the game-winner. The road trip concludes against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, and the Lakers might get more reinforcements soon. Lakers rookie Adou Thiero […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’s current two-game road trip got off to a thrilling start after Austin Reaves sank a game-winner to bury the Minnesota Timberwolves, 116-115. The shot capped off what’s been a massive week for Reaves beginning with his career-high 51 points he dropped on the Sacramento Kings last Sunday in a win. Following […]

Wednesday night marked Luka Doncic’s third consecutive absence for the Los Angeles Lakers as he continues to deal with a finger and leg injury. LeBron James has been out all season thus far and is weeks away from returning, as per reports. But Austin Reaves is surely thinking that he’s got this. Reaves, who’s been […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves went at it on Wednesday night in a clash of two shorthanded squads, and it ended up being a regular season classic. The Lakers built a 20-point lead in the second half thanks to the hot shooting of Jake LaRavia before the Wolves mounted a comeback to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing legendary star power to Game 5 of the World Series vs. the Toronto Blue Jays. Retired NBA icon and Dodgers part-owner Magic Johnson will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium, creating a historic crossover between basketball royalty and baseball’s biggest stage. Fans at Dodger Stadium are […]

If anyone understands what it’s like to be tied 2-2 with the title up for grabs, it’s Magic Johnson. He’s been in a few jams himself during his time with the Lakers, so he knows what his Dodgers are faced with. Before the pivotal Game 5 of the World Series, Johnson, part-owner of the Dodgers, […]

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. After the game, Ayton revealed that the Blazers tried to rattle him all night with trash talk, led by forward Deni […]

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. One of those players in particular was Dalton Knecht, the Lakers’ first round draft pick from 2024, and a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a tough, 122-108 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, a game in which they were missing five key rotation players due to injury. The Lakers are set to embark on a brief, two-game road trip this week, and following the loss to the Blazers, head coach JJ Redick […]

On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers dropped to 2-2 with a home loss at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers. It was another big game from Austin Reaves, who followed up his 51-point masterpiece against the Sacramento Kings with 41 more on Monday, but ultimately, the Lakers’ lack of depth due to injuries […]

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. Speaking postgame via Spectrum SportsNet on X, formerly known as Twitter, […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has been the Lakers’ saving grace during their injury crisis, dropping 51 and 41 points on consecutive nights. But even his heroics weren’t enough against the Portland Trail Blazers, as the undermanned Lakers fell 122-108 on Monday. Following the loss, Reaves opened up about the challenge of playing shorthanded […]

The Brooklyn Nets parted ways with fan favorite Drew Timme before the start of the 2025-26 campaign. Yet, some speculated that the former Gonzaga star could return to fill the team’s final two-way spot. Any hopes of a reunion ended on Saturday. The Long Island Nets traded Timme and their 2027 first-round pick to the […]

Austin Reaves was coming off a 51-point outing in an impressive 127-120 win for the Los Angeles Lakers over the Sacramento Kings. But he and the Lakers did not have much time to celebrate that incredible, career-best outing. The Lakers had to lock in less than 24 hours later, as they had to face the […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers continue to navigate the absence of LeBron James and Luka Doncic due to injury, they were dealt another blow amid the second night of a back-to-back against the Portland Trail Blazers. Gabe Vincent, who had been one of the Lakers’ starting guards to begin the season, was ruled out for […]

LOS ANGELES – As the Los Angeles Lakers prepared to face off against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, much of the chatter pregame was still on Austin Reaves’ incredible performance from the night before when he dropped a career-high 51 points against the Sacramento Kings in a win. Reaves stepped in in the absence […]

Austin Reaves delivered the performance of his career on Sunday night, torching the Sacramento Kings for 51 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists in a thrilling showcase of efficiency and grit. But after the game, Reaves had fans laughing when he recalled his actual highest-scoring night ever, a high school game where he dropped 73 […]

Austin Reaves already knew what was expected of him when it was revealed that LeBron James would miss considerable time due to sciatica, but the recent Luka Doncic injury news forces the Los Angeles Lakers guard to enter savior mode. The Slovenian superstar himself called on Reaves to score 60 points in Sunday’s clash with […]

Leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 127-120 road victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night, Austin Reaves recorded a career-high performance. In the absence of LeBron James and Luka Doncic due to injuries, Reaves assumed full control of the Los Angeles offense, scoring a career-high 51 points, narrowly missing a triple-double with 11 […]

Austin Reaves has built quite a close friendship with Luka Doncic even though they’ve been teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers for a little less than nine months. The two always have quite a hilarious banter with one another, with Reaves clowning Doncic after he missed a free-throw on Friday night during their 127-110 win […]

Deandre Ayton is about as far as a fan favorite as one can get in his previous stops. The Phoenix Suns shipped him out for depth pieces. The Portland Trail Blazers decided that buying him out was worth it. And through his first game or so as a member of his newest team, the Los […]