Los Angeles Lakers News

When LeBron James gives you this look, you know what that means 😭💔

A 41 year old man is having to still carry the load of his team. Pray for LeBron 😭

ICYMI, here's 23 yr old, 200 lbs Brandon Miller trying to move a 41 yr old, 250 lbs LeBron James by bumping him😭

Jaxson Hayes (left hamstring tendinopathy) has been downgraded to OUT for tonight’s game at Portland.

Enjoyed every minute of my time with @LakersNation! Had a blast working with @Matthew__Moreno, @DStarkand, @TrevorLane, @_MatthewPeralta, @TheeCoreyH, @rongutterman24 & @JeffSpiegel - From the day-to-day grind, epic Vegas trips & all the laughs! Good times, good dudes. Appreciate you all!

Lakers vs Blazers 🕖: 7:00 PM 📺: @SpectrumSN, @NBATV 📲: Spectrum SportsNet+ 📻: ESPN LA 710/980 KWFB

Together with @Delta and @BobHopeUSO, the Lakers invited Soni Rawtani, Master Sergeant U.S. Air Force, for a special day with the Purple & Gold. Honoring those who have served with Salute to Our Troops

The Lakers bench only scored 9 total points in the loss to Charlotte 😬 (h/t @LADEig)

Does Rich Paul have a point about Austin Reaves? I know a lot of Lakers fans got annoyed by his idea of trading Reaves but hear out me and @tomhaberstroh.

Hornets announcer Eric Collins on Luka Dončić: "This guy is a whiner."

Marcus Smart on what has to happen team-wise and identity-wise if games are going to be more physical: “We just have to start violent. I'm saying, they can't call them all. The toughest team sets the rules, so we just have to come out and be aggressive. Whether they call it or not, we can't change how we play because of it.”

Luka on if he thinks the Lakers get their opponent’s best shot every game & thoughts on Charlotte’s young core: “Maybe yes, maybe no. But I feel like Charlotte has a lot of young, great players. I know we saw them win some big games when they're all on a roll. LaMelo [Ball], Kon [Knueppel], Brandon [Miller], [Miles] Bridges. So, they have a good, young group. It's hard to play against them. Obviously, their record's not the best but they have some good ones."

LAMELO WAS SHOWING OFF IN LA 🔥 Hornets get the win over the Lakers with 30 PTS and 11 AST from LaMelo Ball 😤

The Lakers will play one more home game (Raptors on Jan. 18) before embarking on a loooong & tough eight-game road trip starting with the Nuggets on Jan. 20. They'll face the Blazers in Portland on Jan. 17 before the second game of a back-to-back in LA against Toronto.

The Lakers have now given up 120 or more points to an opponent 11 times this season and sit with a less-than-stellar home record of 11-8.

Final

Final: Hornets 135, Lakers 117.

LaMelo with the exclamation point, he hits another 3 and the Hornets lead 133-117. 1:30 to go.

And that LaMelo 3 is the dagger. Hornets 130-117. Less than 2 min to go.

Outside of LeBron and Luka, the Lakers are 5-20 from 3. Can’t have that kind of shooting from your role players and expect to win.

The 2026 Lakers are either gonna be Showtime Lakers or the 2016 Lakers. Absolutely nothing in between🤣

LaMelo hits an off balance 3 in the corner and this one feels over already.

As poorly as they‘ve played after the 1Q, the Lakers are right in this game. If they could just string together a couple of good defensive possessions, the game would change. And I realize that’s been the story the entire season lol.

Heading into the 4Q: Hornets 104, Lakers 93.

Kobe Bufkin’s energy on the glass has been impressive.