Playing without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the Lakers won at Portland on Monday night behind a combined 57 points from starters Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura and an unexpected 25-point performance from reserve guard Nick Smith Jr.

Both had impressive games against the Minnesota Timberwolves, with LaRavia scorching hot, missing one shot, and finishing with 27 points. Injured NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards watched from his team’s bench at the home game and created a viral moment thanks to a fan yelling out a significant question.

The crossover between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Lakers — arguably the top-two flagship franchises in the city — is even further deeply woven t

According to Howard, he was still nursing a shoulder injury at the time, but he chose to play anyway. The Lakers suffered a terrible loss to the Boston Celtics, and D12 already felt something was off, as he was never taken out of the game despite it being garbage time.

Whenever LeBron James suits up for the first time during the 2025-26 NBA season, he'll be tipping off the last year on his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are both being held out of the lineup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers announced, one day after the pair played nearly 40 minutes apiece in a 130-120 win over the Miami Heat ," wrote Dave McMenamin.

In men’s college basketball, Mercyhurst opened its 2025-26 season with a road trip to Evanston, Illinois to face Northwestern out of the Big Ten. Head coach Gary Manchel’s Lakers, who trailed by just 11 points at halftime,

The Miami Heat announced earlier tonight that Norman Powell will miss tonight's game against the Los Angeles Lakers due to the groin injury he's been dealing wi