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From Lakers' chemistry questions to a superstar sidekick with limited playoff experience, LeBron James faces daunting obstacles in pursuit of a fourth ring.
August 18, 2020 at 4:50 AM -
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As consequential as the Lakers' upcoming playoff series against the Trail Blazers might seem, the stakes can't compare to the literal life-or-death circumstances LeBron...
August 17, 2020 at 6:50 PM -
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Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Collins, who left the play-in game against Memphis on Saturday with an ankle injury, will not play in Game 1 of the first-round...
August 17, 2020 at 2:50 PM -
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Rajon Rondo will clear quarantine on Monday, but the Lakers are unsure when the point guard will be ready to suit up for the playoffs.
August 16, 2020 at 7:50 PM -
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For the first time since 2015, there isn't a clear-cut title favorite heading into the NBA playoffs -- due in large part to the Lakers' recent struggles in the...
August 16, 2020 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers appear to have won the least valuable No. 1 seed in NBA history.
August 16, 2020 at 4:50 AM -
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How many sweeps? How many upsets? Who will face the Lakers? Our experts make their picks for every first-round series.
August 15, 2020 at 4:50 AM -
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The West play-in will be decided by the Blazers-Nets game on Thursday.
August 13, 2020 at 5:50 PM -
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Lakers star LeBron James' voting-rights group has partnered with the Los Angeles Dodgers to make Dodger Stadium a polling place for the November general...
August 13, 2020 at 4:50 PM -
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All postseason matchups in both conferences are set with the exception of who will face the top-seeded Lakers in the first round.
August 12, 2020 at 11:50 PM -
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Thursday's games will decide which two teams compete in the West play-in for a chance to face the Lakers in the first round.
August 12, 2020 at 8:50 PM -
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Nike will launch "Mamba Week" on Aug. 23, which would have been the Los Angeles Lakers icon's 42nd birthday. It will be the first time Nike has released Bryant's coveted...
August 12, 2020 at 8:50 PM -
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Kyle Kuzma said there wasn't much that was going to stop him from taking the game-winning 3-pointer after he got the ball on an inbounds play with time running...
August 11, 2020 at 12:50 AM -
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T.J. Warren bumped his scoring average to an NBA bubble-leading 34.8 points after torching the Lakers for 39 on Saturday.
August 8, 2020 at 7:50 PM -
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The wildest day in the NBA bubble so far has featured a social media feud between the Blazers and Clippers and incredible clutch play in the Jazz-Nuggets game.
August 8, 2020 at 6:50 PM -
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Get a summary of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets basketball game
August 6, 2020 at 6:50 PM -
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LeBron James will sit out the Lakers' game Thursday against the Rockets for what Los Angeles lists in the injury report as a sore right groin.
August 6, 2020 at 11:50 AM -
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Lakers forward LeBron James said the NBA won't miss President Donald Trump as a viewer after Trump said he turns off games when he sees players kneeling for the national...
August 5, 2020 at 10:50 PM -
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The Lakers are re-creating the sights and sounds of home by having their own P.A. announcer record introductions.
August 5, 2020 at 1:50 PM -
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The Lakers dropped to 2-2 in Orlando while the Sixers and Magic await injury updates.
August 5, 2020 at 11:50 AM -
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Lakers guard Rajon Rondo will travel to Florida on Wednesday, and a league source told ESPN he will continue rehabbing his injured thumb closer to the league's setup at...
August 4, 2020 at 7:50 PM -
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LeBron James devoted more than half of his postgame media session to speaking on social issues after a win that clinched the Lakers' first No. 1 seed in the Western...
August 4, 2020 at 12:50 AM -
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Raptors coach Nick Nurse isn't worried if opponents are overlooking his team as a title contender, saying "we know we're tough to beat," while adding that he thinks the...
August 1, 2020 at 10:50 PM -
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Welcome to NBA games in August, featuring the last teams to make their seeding-game debuts.
August 1, 2020 at 9:50 AM -
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The Lakers and Clippers' fight for the Western Conference resumed with the NBA's restart Thursday night, and despite being in the league's bubble, "basketball is...
July 31, 2020 at 1:50 AM -
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Get a summary of the LA Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers basketball game
July 30, 2020 at 6:50 PM -
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As they sit atop the West with games about to restart, how did the Lakers arrive at this point in the second year with LeBron?
July 30, 2020 at 4:50 AM -
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Anthony Davis, who was poked in the eye Saturday and sat out a scrimmage Monday, says the plan is for him to play Thursday night.
July 29, 2020 at 11:50 AM -
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Montrezl Harrell has yet to return to Orlando and is expected to miss the Clippers' restart opener against the Lakers on Thursday, a source told ESPN, confirming a Yahoo...
July 28, 2020 at 8:50 PM -
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Saying that he "can't afford to" continue his tradition of powering down phone usage during the playoffs, LeBron James will "continue to check in with my family every...
July 28, 2020 at 5:50 PM -
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Anthony Davis, who was poked in the right eye during Saturday's scrimmage, might not be able to play in the Lakers' opener on Thursday.
July 28, 2020 at 10:50 AM -
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The Eagles paid tribute to longtime fan Kobe Bryant with a practice facility memorial wall depicting the Lakers legend's "10 Rules."
July 27, 2020 at 2:50 PM -
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Despite the permission of the Lakers, reerve guard Alex Caruso elected to bypass his sister's wedding in Texas to stay with his team in the NBA restart bubble.
July 21, 2020 at 7:50 PM -
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Lakers star Anthony Davis is approaching the NBA's restart in Florida like an extended road trip.
July 21, 2020 at 4:50 PM -
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Marcus Morris joined the Clippers for practice on Tuesday while brother Markieff was expected to join the Lakers in the NBA bubble later in the day.
July 21, 2020 at 8:50 AM -
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The NBA forecast panel answers the big questions about what's next for the Lakers' superstar.
July 21, 2020 at 5:50 AM -
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Lakers center Dwight Howard, who received a warning for not wearing a mask, questions the need for them in the bubble.
July 20, 2020 at 4:50 PM -
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Even as NBA players prepare for the season to restart and compete for an NBA championship, they have some time on their hands. Take a look at what they're doing with two...
July 19, 2020 at 9:50 AM -
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The Lakers center is donating his remaining salary to charity, part of an effort to keep focus on the issues that matter in the world.
July 18, 2020 at 8:50 PM -
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Lakers head coach Frank Vogel is backing LeBron James to win the MVP Award and Anthony Davis to earn Defensive Player of the Year.
July 18, 2020 at 12:50 PM -
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Howard said he was reported to the NBA's "Campus Hotline," set up to help protect players and staff participating in the league's restart in Orlando, Florida, for not...
July 17, 2020 at 12:50 PM -
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Lakers guard Rajon Rondo underwent successful surgery on his fractured right thumb Wednesday, according to the team. His timeline to return to full basketball activities...
July 16, 2020 at 1:50 PM -
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Frank Vogel said he expects Rajon Rondo, who fractured his right thumb last week, back sometime between the first and second rounds of the playoffs.
July 13, 2020 at 4:50 PM -
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Lakers guard Rajon Rondo suffered a broken right thumb during Sunday night's practice in Orlando, Florida, the team announced. Rondo will have surgery this week and the...
July 12, 2020 at 9:50 PM -
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Saying he tries to represent his family every time he steps onto the floor for an NBA game, Anthony Davis said Sunday he'll keep his last name on his jersey rather than...
July 12, 2020 at 5:50 PM -
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Lakers star LeBron James says he'll not have a social justice message on the back of his jersey when the league resumes July 30. Said James: "Just something that didn't...
July 11, 2020 at 3:50 PM -
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Lakers center Dwight Howard told CNN on Monday night that he will be joining his team in Orlando for the resumption of the NBA season.
July 6, 2020 at 8:51 PM -
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JR Smith was 'very depressed' when he was out of the league before the Lakers signed him.
July 6, 2020 at 4:50 PM -
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Lakers assistant coach Lionel Hollins, deemed a higher-risk individual due to underlying medical conditions, will not join the team next week for the restart of the...
July 3, 2020 at 3:50 PM -
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"I think our chances are higher just because we're all rested and we're all ready to go," Davis said Thursday. "If anything, our chances got higher and it's going to be...
July 2, 2020 at 3:50 PM -
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Coach Frank Vogel said Wednesday the Lakers will not seek a replacement player for Dwight Howard, who is currently quarantining with his family in Georgia, and they're...
July 1, 2020 at 5:50 PM -
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JR Smith, who worked out for the Lakers in February and hasn't played in an NBA game since November 2018, has signed with the team for the league's restart.
July 1, 2020 at 10:50 AM -
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GM Rob Pelinka says the Lakers have put a lot of thought into the mental aspect of the team's upcoming journey to Orlando.
June 30, 2020 at 4:50 PM -
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The Lakers are finalizing a deal with guard JR Smith, sources told ESPN.
June 29, 2020 at 9:50 AM -
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The NBA will resume on July 30 with a doubleheader featuring the Jazz vs. Pelicans and Lakers vs. Clippers.
June 26, 2020 at 4:50 PM -
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JR Smith has emerged as the Lakers' top candidate to replace point guard Avery Bradley, sources told ESPN.
June 23, 2020 at 10:50 PM -
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Lakers guard Avery Bradley informed team management he intends to sit out the season's resumption in Orlando, he told ESPN on Tuesday night. Free-agent scorer JR Smith...
June 23, 2020 at 8:50 PM -
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Danny Green said Friday he hopes Lakers teammates Avery Bradley and Dwight Howard and others across the league elect to play when the season resumes, believing that will...
June 19, 2020 at 2:50 PM -
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Lakers chief executive officer and governor Jeanie Buss shared a photograph of a letter on her Instagram account Friday containing racial and misogynistic epithets "so...
June 19, 2020 at 1:50 PM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Dr. Karida Brown as the team's director of racial equity & action. Brown will facilitate the team's outreach efforts to combat systemic...
June 18, 2020 at 9:50 PM -
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After Friday's NBA players' group call revealed just how adamant a faction of the league is against resuming the season in Orlando next month, members of the Lakers...
June 14, 2020 at 3:50 PM -
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Lakers star LeBron James, in conjunction with some of his friends and colleagues in the sports and entertainment world, has formed More Than a Vote, a nonprofit...
June 10, 2020 at 9:50 PM -
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Magic Johnson's "junior, junior hook" lifted the Lakers to victory 33 years ago today. But was it the greatest shot in Finals history?
June 9, 2020 at 5:50 AM -
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The Lakers' Jared Dudley said it's a "misconception" that the NBA would restart its season in a bubble location so closely monitored that players would be restricted...
May 20, 2020 at 7:50 PM -
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Lakers center Dwight Howard is mourning the loss of Melissa Rios, the mother of his 6-year-old son, he told reporters Friday.
May 15, 2020 at 7:50 PM -
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The Lakers will not be among the NBA teams reopening their team facilities on Friday, but head coach Frank Vogel said he is not worried about waiting as other teams...
May 6, 2020 at 8:50 PM -
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LeBron James doesn't want to hear about canceling the 2019-20 NBA season, tweeting "Nobody I know saying anything like that" and that he and the Lakers are ready to play...
April 30, 2020 at 12:50 PM -
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The Lakers and the Los Angeles mayor's office have been in contact to talk about potentially opening the practice facility for players before the shelter-at-home order...
April 28, 2020 at 12:50 AM -
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The Lakers received money from a coronavirus loan relief program but then returned it.
April 27, 2020 at 8:50 AM -
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As Michael Jordan's final season with the Bulls is being chronicled in a documentary, Lakers players and staffers are reminded that Kobe Bryant's final season also was...
April 24, 2020 at 9:50 AM -
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The Lakers legend won five titles and two Finals MVPs in his 20-year career. How do those postseasons stack up against each other?
April 15, 2020 at 6:50 AM -
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While social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic has kept the Lakers apart, team vice president Rob Pelinka said Wednesday that the players are finding ways to...
April 8, 2020 at 3:50 PM -
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The Lakers plan to ask select members of their senior-level personnel to voluntarily defer 20% of their salaries in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told...
April 7, 2020 at 12:50 PM -
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Lakers coach Frank Vogel said no one on the team's coaching staff was tested for the coronavirus because they were instructed not to be.
April 2, 2020 at 8:50 PM -
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All members of the Lakers who were tested for COVID-19 in the days after their game against the Nets on March 10 and were isolated for 14 days are currently symptom...
March 31, 2020 at 1:50 PM -
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The Hornets are staying in touch by breaking down a 2012 Lakers-Nuggets playoff series via video chats and text chains.
March 31, 2020 at 5:50 AM -
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Lakers forward LeBron James discussed how he's dealing with life during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the challenges the NBA has as it hopes to resume.
March 26, 2020 at 10:50 AM -
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Boston's Marcus Smart confirmed he has tested positive for the coronavirus, while the Lakers announced that two of their players had positive tests.
March 19, 2020 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers underwent testing for the coronavirus Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. The testing was administered to players only -- not the coaching...
March 18, 2020 at 11:50 AM -
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The Lakers will undergo testing for the coronavirus on Wednesday after the Nets say four players tested positive, sources say. The Lakers played the Nets in their last...
March 17, 2020 at 3:50 PM