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LOS ANGELES – Before the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2025-26 season got underway on Tuesday, the team was dealt an injury blow. It was announced that reserve big man Maxi Kleber had suffered an oblique injury and would be sidelined for at least the next two weeks. Maxi Kleber joined the Lakers as part of the […]

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers opened the 2025-26 season by hosting Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. It is Doncic’s first full campaign with the Lakers since the blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks in February, and fans are expecting nothing less than another masterful all-around showing. […]

Luka Doncic is going to be out for revenge as he enters his first full season as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. They will be opening the season at home, welcoming the Golden State Warriors in a battle between two division rivals. At this point, there are many questions surrounding the Lakers roster […]

Although it took several months to reach a conclusion to the Jonathan Kuminga contract saga, the Golden State Warriors understand how important the 23-year-old forward is to their 2025-26 blueprint. And that is why they are inserting him into the starting five for Tuesday night’s season-opening showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers, via ClutchPoints NBA […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Maxi Kleber will miss the start of the 2025-26 NBA season with an oblique strain, the team announced on Tuesday. Kleber will be re-evaluated by the team’s medical personnel in approximately two weeks. Kleber, 33, joined the Lakers during the 2024-25 season as part of a six-player trade involving the Dallas […]

Luka Doncic’s trade to the Los Angeles Lakers shook the entire NBA, with the longtime Dallas Mavericks hero arriving in LA back in February this year. The Lakers acquired Dončić (plus Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris), while Dallas received Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick. Now, it turns out that an unlikely […]

LOS ANGELES – Although LeBron James will be sidelined for the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening night game against the Golden State Warriors, the game will still have plenty of star power with Luka Doncic on one side and Stephen Curry on the other. While Luka Doncic and Stephen Curry probably won’t be guarding each other […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers tip-off the 2025-26 NBA season, they will be without LeBron James as he recovers from a nerve injury. With James sidelined possibly until mid-November, the first few weeks of the Lakers’ season are going to be Luka Doncic’s time to shine. Ahead of the start of the Lakers’ season, we’ll […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will face a stiff challenge to open the season as they will take on the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. The Lakers, who won’t have LeBron James due to a sciatica injury, and the Warriors split their two meetings in the preseason. Golden State won the first one, […]

Earlier in the month, LeBron James had fans thrown for a loop with his “Second Decision” advertisement for Hennessy, refuting a prospect that he was retiring. In outrage, a Lakers fan filed a lawsuit against James over allegations of fraud and deception. However, on Monday, the fan made the choice to drop the lawsuit, per […]

LOS ANGELES – Every season, NBA teams invite multiple players to training camp and preseason, players that have absolutely no shot at making the team’s final regular season roster. But what the general public might not see is the behind the scenes work that those players put in on a daily basis. For Los Angeles […]

The NBA season is set to start in just a day, and the drama around the league is still taking shape. Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James had a public spat last season, and it doesn’t seem like the ESPN personality has gotten over it just yet. After going on The Pivot to talk about […]

Recently, reports have been surfacing about just how ugly things got between Russell Westbrook and LeBron James during their time as teammates with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. The team missed the playoffs altogether in 2022 and ended up trading Westbrook before the deadline the following year. The reporting has […]

Ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2022-23 campaign, Russell Westbrook felt betrayed by All-Star LeBron James amid trade rumors that LeBron was pushing for a reunion with Kyrie Irving. The only problem at the time was fitting Westbrook into the deal, which was a move that the Brooklyn Nets weren’t interested in making at the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently preparing for the upcoming 2025-26 season, in which they will begin the season with LeBron James on the sidelines. It’s been a steady climb up for the Lakers over the last few years since their disastrous 2021-22 season, in which Russell Westbrook was their point guard and they missed […]

As Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James enters his 23rd NBA season, his Decision 2.0 faked out many people anticipating that 2025-26 will be his last season, including former player and FanDuel Sports analyst, Lou Williams. The marketing for James’ second decision was a Hennessey ad, which didn’t sit well with Williams, as he explained […]

LOS ANGELES – During the Los Angeles Lakers’ 117-116 loss to the Sacramento Kings during their final preseason game, reserve big man Jaxson Hayes exited early after he suffered a wrist injury. After the game, Lakers coach JJ Redick revealed that X-rays came back negative but that he wouldn’t have a definitive update until practice […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in this sort of weird transition phase. They know that time is running out on LeBron James’ career. James dealing with a sciatica issue is a telltale sign of his age, and at this point, with the NBA’s all-time leading scorer taking up a huge percentage of the team’s salary […]

LOS ANGELES – When the Los Angeles Lakers reconvened from the offseason earlier this month, it was the first time that Luka Doncic would have a full training camp and preseason with the team. Doncic was acquired by the Lakers in the now infamous trade ahead of last season’s deadline, and he had to acquiesce […]

With the start of the 2025-26 NBA season set to tip-off on Tuesday, many teams are in the process of trimming their training camp rosters to get down the maximum of 15 standard roster spots and three two-way contract spots. Some roster cuts have been a little surprising, while others, such as the Los Angeles […]

Russell Westbrook recently signed a one-year contract worth just over $3.6 million with the Sacramento Kings. He was in attendance at Friday’s preseason matchup between the Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers and met with some young fans who wanted his autograph. The 36-year-old guard approached the young fans who held up jerseys of the […]

Luka Doncic didn’t hold back when asked about the Los Angeles Lakers and their biggest key to success heading into the new NBA season. His insight into the Lakers’ mindset has caught the attention of players and analysts alike. Despite a disappointing 1–5 NBA Preseason, this Lakers team still displayed flashes of brilliance and encouraging […]

In the final game of the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason, there was a slight moment of panic for the team. Backup center Jaxson Hayes came up hurt after a dunk attempt, going to the bench after. Afterwards, it was revealed that the center had a wrist contusion and was ruled out for the rest of […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers dropped their final preseason game, 117-116, against the Sacramento Kings on Friday, a game that served as a tune-up before their season opener against the Golden State Warriors next week. But there was slight concern following the game regarding backup center Jaxson Hayes who left the game early […]

LOS ANGELES – With LeBron James out to start the 2025-26 season due to a nerve injury, the majority of the playmaking and ball-handling duties for the Los Angeles Lakers are going to fall on Luka Doncic are going to fall on Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. After Doncic sat out the first three preseason […]

The absence of LeBron James until mid-November will be a prominent sore spot for the Lakers. However, Austin Reaves reminds the media that the Lakers have to forge ahead together, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “We have to do it as a collective” he said. Additionally, Reaves mentioned his growth from his rookie year to […]

Former NBA star and Hall of Famer Steve Nash expressed doubts about how effectively Deandre Ayton will mesh with Luka Doncic as the Los Angeles Lakers prepare to open the 2025-26 regular season next week. Speaking on The Zach Lowe Show, Nash discussed his concerns about Ayton’s offensive role and questioned whether the center’s style […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing to open the season without LeBron James, who is sidelined with sciatica in his right side. The 40-year-old star has been ruled out for several weeks. However, he is expected to return around mid-November as the Lakers manage his injury recovery with care. James’ diagnosis was confirmed after he […]

Austin Reaves has become one of the more impactful players on the Los Angeles Lakers in recent seasons. Rumors about the next contract Reaves will receive have swirled — but it remains to be seen which team that contract will be with. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, Reaves will not be signing a contract […]

With the rumors surrounding LeBron James and his status with the Los Angeles Lakers this upcoming season, some analysts are theorizing about possible teams that could acquire him in a trade. As James is taking a patient approach with his injury for the Lakers, Bobby Marks and Kevin O’Connor discuss the New York Knicks as […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are just one win away from returning to the World Series after beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 in Game 3 of the NLCS. But star shortstop Mookie Betts made it clear after the game that the team isn’t celebrating just yet — and he’s taking inspiration from a familiar L.A. legend. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is enjoying the remaining days of the offseason before they dive into another challenging campaign. James will be out for at least a month due to a sciatica injury. He said he will be “overly cautious” with his recovery and will be re-evaluated in three weeks. For now, he […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has drawn comparisons to Hall of Fame guard Kobe Bryant from another Hall of Famer, Paul Pierce. Gilgeous-Alexander is on a mission to surpass Bryant. He revealed his vision after leading the Thunder to their first championship in franchise history last season, as Shai isn’t satisfied with just one […]

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James conned the NBA world into thinking he was retiring in a “decision” that instead turned out to be an ad for Hennessy. James has never been shy about leveraging his star power in the pursuit of making some extra cash, which is why some fans suspect he may […]

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 126–116 in the NBA Preseason, but the postgame spotlight belonged to Austin Reaves. During the game, cameras caught Reaves hilariously recreating a classic LeBron James meme from the NBA Bubble. The funny moment hit social media right away, where fans flooded timelines with laughter and turned […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has a teammate angling to join the Slovenian national team. Jaxson Hayes, a veteran big man going into his seventh NBA season, is reportedly working on finding a way to become a naturalized player once he gets a passport. “That’s my guy, we’re working on getting me a Slovenian […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had no answer for the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter on Wednesday and absorbed another loss in the preseason, 121-94, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Mavericks improved to 3-1, while the Lakers fell to 1-4. Every face-off between the two teams will always have extra sauce due […]

The Los Angeles looked to improve on their preseason record as they faced the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Lakers have only won one of their four preseason assignments. They are coming off a loss to the Phoenix Suns, 113-104, on Tuesday, even with Luka Doncic seeing action. Doncic […]

The Dallas Mavericks were looking for back-to-back wins in the preseason as they went up against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Obviously, there’s recent history between the two teams. But for the Mavericks, they also have a bright future in the form of Cooper Flagg. The 18-year-old rookie […]