The Los Angeles Lakers have improved over last season's 17-win debacle but are facing a fourth straight trip to the NBA's draft lottery. The team started the year with 10 victories in its first 20 tries but has since flatlined, winning ... (Continue reading)
LOS ANGELES — Midway through the third period of the Los Angeles D-Fenders' 123-121 Saturday victory over the Grand Rapids Drive, 19-year-old rookie Brandon Ingram arrived confused at the Los Angeles Lakers' El Segundo practice facility. The Lakers had the day ... (Continue reading)
LOS ANGELES — After pleading with the Los Angeles Lakers' public relations staff, Julius Randle reluctantly removed his hat. "I really need a haircut, look at my chin," argued the 22-year-old forward, to no avail. Tending to a newborn can reorganize a ... (Continue reading)
LOS ANGELES — After pleading with the Los Angeles Lakers' public relations staff, Julius Randle reluctantly removed his hat. "I really need a haircut, look at my chin," argued the 22-year-old forward, to no avail. Tending to a newborn can reorganize a ... (Continue reading)
LOS ANGELES — Labor peace is at hand. On Friday, the NBA and the NBPA ratified the next collective bargaining agreement, which will run through the 2023-24 season. That's great news for basketball fans in general. A lockout was averted. It's the specifics ... (Continue reading)
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers started the season with such great promise, upsetting teams like the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls in the early going. The young Lakers were the buzz of the NBA, at least ... (Continue reading)
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a short-handed win on the road over the Chicago Bulls, 96-90, on the final day of November. Despite playing without starting guards D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young (both injured), the Lakers improved to ... (Continue reading)
LOS ANGELES — Most teams were flush with spending power when the NBA's salary cap jumped from $70 million to $94.1 million in July. The Los Angeles Lakers hit the summer with new head coach Luke Walton, the second pick in the ... (Continue reading)
LOS ANGELES — When the Los Angeles Lakers first convened for training camp in late September, center Timofey Mozgov came with a clear goal (and question) for the team. "I think we have to go into the playoffs, or why are ... (Continue reading)
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Golden State Warriors in early November with a 117-97 victory. The Warriors exacted revenge during a pair of games sandwiching the Thanksgiving holiday, demolishing the Lakers 149-106 on Wednesday in Oakland before ... (Continue reading)