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Another Lakers legend officially joined those cast in bronze around Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. Pat Riley, architect of the Showtime era, had his own statue unveiled just hours prior to the Lakers and Celtics renewing their rivalry, a fitting follow-up for a man who spent his career in LA besting Boston. Unsurprsingly, Riley’s ceremony was […]
When Mark Walter purchased the Lakers, the franchise moved from the “mom and pop shop” jokes to one of the richest owners in the league. There are plenty of benefits that should come with Walter’s arrival. The front office will be expanding with President of Basketball Operations Rob Pelinka already stating they won’t be sparing […]
Nearly 42 minutes into Friday’s game against the Clippers, Marcus Smart hadn’t even taken a shot or scored a point. In true Smart fashion, he proceeded to hit back-to-back baskets and score all seven of his points in the final 6:32 of the game. While Luka Dončić took a lot of the focus for his […]
The Lakers (34-21) will take on the Boston Celtics (36-19) on Sunday as they look to split the season series against their arch rivals. They will also be honoring Pat Riley by unveiling his statue outside Crypto.com Arena. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics When: 3:30 p.m. PT, Feb. 22 Where: Crypto.com […]
On paper, the Lakers are poised for a huge summer of spending. Through multiple transaction windows, the Lakers have planned for the summer of 2027 as the time when they strike big. The problem with their plan, and one they currently have entirely predicted, is that the unrestricted free agency class is rather underwhelming. It […]
LOS ANGELES — With just 28 games left to play coming out of the All-Star break, the Lakers are entering the final phase of the season. That means every game becomes increasingly important as teams jockey for playoff positioning and attempt to set themselves up for postseason success. In the Lakers’ first game back from […]
In their first game back from the All-Star break, the Lakers beat the Clippers 125-122. The game began with Brook Lopez going on a personal 5-0 run for the Clippers. Austin Reaves scored the first five points for the Lakers. The offense started to pick up for the Lakers, who were now shooting 80% from […]
UPDATE: Lakers fans can breathe a sigh of relief as LeBron James has been upgraded from questionable to available for the team’s game against the Clippers. During his pregame media availability, Lakers head coach JJ Redick said that LeBron felt some soreness in his knee after Thursday’s practice and was a game-time decision. With LeBron […]
While most of the NBA season is over, the most important stretch is about to begin. The Lakers are currently fifth in the West but only one game back from the No.3 spot. So, they can still gain ground and even homecourt for the playoffs if they go on a run. But do they have […]
The Lakers are back on the floor on Friday when they take on the L.A. Clippers for the final time in the regular season. The purple and gold look to even the season series against their inter-city rivals. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. L.A. Clippers When: 7 p.m. PT, Feb. 20 Where: Crypto.com […]
Even if it is well past the midway point of the season, the second-half push that comes after the All-Star break is very real. With the playoffs quickly approaching, the sense of urgency builds and crescendos throughout the postseason. For the Lakers, a rocky January dropped them into a crowded pack in the middle of […]
With Austin Reaves dealing with a calf strain that sidelined him for months and limited his playing time upon returning and Luka Dončić missing four consecutive games with a hamstring strain, it’s been a while since the Lakers have been fully healthy. However, coming out of the All-Star break, they appear to finally have their […]
After a very long hiatus, we’re going to bring back the mailbag for the second half of this season and heading into a very important and likely franchise-altering offseason. We’re also going to change things up a bit. There won’t be a full week between the questions and the answers as it limited what types […]
The Lakers are moving quickly to fill a recently-opened role in the front office. On Thursday, the team announced Lon Rosen as the new President of Business Operations. Rosen is replacing Tim Harris, who announced earlier in the week to the organization he’d be stepping down, which the Lakers also confirmed. Rosen served as an […]
The Lakers were relatively quiet at the trade deadline aside from swapping Gabe Vincent for Luke Kennard. That’s in part because their proximity to their first-apron hard cap (less than $1.5 million away) limited what they could do. That shouldn’t be the case this offseason. The Lakers have long been projected to boast max or […]
The Lakers are looking at an offseason with a ton of cap space and a handful of roster spots available, but how are they going to use these resources to build a winner around Luka Dončić? They are flirting with being a top-four team in the Western Conference, but to truly be a contender, they […]
A franchise and its biggest star need to be aligned, and it appears the Lakers have that with Luka Dončić. The Lakers traded for him last February, and he showed that he wanted to stay here by signing an extension in the summer. Since then, every move has been about building around Luka and maintaining […]
When the Lakers were sold to Mark Walter, the initial conversations focused on keeping things relatively the same. Jeanie Buss was going to remain the governor of the Lakers, and while an injection of money was imminent, perhaps it didn’t mean people were going to be leaving. Well, just a couple of months into the […]
The union between LeBron James and the Lakers has been a long and prosperous one, but with no contract for next season and retirement questions swirling, what happens next is a mystery. LeBron will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, and he can either retire as a Laker, go to another team, or return […]
At All-Star Weekend, LeBron James refused to answer questions about his basketball future. That hasn’t stopped the rest of the NBA from speculating about what’s next for King James, though. Will he retire after this season? Will he re-sign with the Lakers? Or will he head back home to Cleveland and spent one last year […]
Six and a half minutes remained in the second quarter of a dog fight between the Lakers and a shorthanded Dallas Mavericks team. With a timeout, head coach J.J. Redick calls for a switch in their defense from traditional man coverage to zone, leading to three straight stops and pushing a six-point lead to a […]
The NBA found some (unexpected?) success with its new All-Star format on Sunday, even if it ended in a bit of a dud. Luka Dončić and LeBron James took part in the three-team, USA vs. World format for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game which saw a trio of really exciting games before an underwhelming championship […]
This year’s All-Star weekend main event, the All-Star Game, will take place on Sunday. The selected All-Stars will be divided into three teams: Team World, Team Stars and Team Stripes. Start time and TV schedule What: NBA All-Star Game When: 2 p.m. PT, Feb. 15 Where: Intuit Dome Watch: NBC, Peacock This year’s All-Star Game will feature […]
Stop if you’ve heard this before, but the Lakers had someone in the dunk contest put up a dud. Jaxson Hayes competed in Saturday’s Dunk Contest at All-Star weekend and in a move that probably shouldn’t have been shocking given the history of Lakers competing in the event, it was a very underwhelming showing. Hayes’ […]
Ivica Zubac’s departure from the Lakers is still quite a sore spot. Not only was he traded for a journeyman center who had a fairly specific niche role, but the future franchise cornerstone was dealt across the hallway to the Clippers, forcing fans into a front row view of how badly the Lakers failed. It […]