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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 […]
22 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
22 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
23 days ago | 6 reads
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 […]
23 days ago | 3 reads
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’ […]
24 days ago | 3 reads
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 […]
24 days ago | 5 reads
Before the 2026 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, All-Star Saturday will bring in three promising events that will gather past, present and future superstars in the NBA. Start time and TV schedule What: State Farm Three-Point Contest, Kia Shooting Stars Challenge, AT&T Slam Dunk Contest When: 2 p.m. PT p.m. PT, Feb. 14 Where: Intuit Dome Watch: […]
24 days ago | 3 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Lakers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. While the Lakers were buyers at the trade deadline, they did more window shopping than anything else. Sure, […]
25 days ago | 3 reads
Thanks to Luka Dončić’s best effort to recover from his hamstring strain, it appears likely that he will be representing the Lakers in the All-Star Game on Sunday. Luka dealt with a hamstring strain for more than a week that caused him to miss the last four Lakers games before the All-Star break. While he […]
25 days ago | 3 reads
The NBA season is a marathon, and at some point during the race, exhaustion sets in long before the finish line is within reach. That’s where the Lakers find themselves 54 games into their season. They’ve been dealing with injuries all year long, and Luka Dončić is currently out with a hamstring strain. Record-wise at […]
25 days ago | 2 reads
Despite entering the All-Star break injured, Luka Dončić seems to be heading towards a good place regarding his hamstring. The Laker superstar has missed the last four games due to the injury, and currently, his availability for the All-Star game is up in the air. However, the Lakers have remained optimistic that he avoided a […]
25 days ago | 4 reads
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers defeating a Mavericks team that sits 16 games under .500 wouldn’t typically be a feat to cheer about. However, given that LA was playing without their starting center Deandre Ayton and their superstar Luka Dončić, the result was harder to achieve than the standings indicate. Luckily, the Lakers have LeBron James. […]
26 days ago | 6 reads
LeBron James and the Lakers haven’t always been a match made in heaven. A generation of Kobe Bryant fans who viewed LeBron as the rival were now watching him suit up in purple and gold and forced to reckon with it. Things haven’t been seamless for his time in Los Angeles, but it hasn’t stopped […]
26 days ago | 3 reads
A strong third quarter and a triple-double from LeBron James saw the Lakers head into the All-Star break on a high with a comfortable 124-104 win over the Mavs on Thursday. LA won the third period 32-19 and the second half 60-41, blowing the game open and putting away a Dallas team all-too-happy to lose. […]
26 days ago | 4 reads
This week was a mixed bag for the Lakers. On the plus side, they won a pair of games and got Austin Reaves back. On the negative side, they lost to the top two teams in the West, Luka Dončić got hurt and LeBron James said they weren’t a championship team. Add it all up, […]
26 days ago | 3 reads
The Lakers (32-21) will take on the Mavericks (19-34) in their last game before the All-Star break. A victory would not only put them back in the win column after a brutal back-to-back against the Thunder and Spurs, but it’d ensure they win the season series against Luka Dončić‘s former team. Start time and TV […]
27 days ago | 3 reads
While the Lakers were reportedly optimistic that Luka Dončić’s hamstring strain wasn’t major, it has forced him to miss the last three games. Now, the team has ruled him out for LA’s upcoming game against Dallas. This is the last game before the All-Star break and with the festivities happening this week, Luka’s participation in […]
27 days ago | 2 reads
Rui Hachimura began the year as a starter for the Lakers, but after a quarter of the season passed and the starting unit struggled to win their minutes, he was relegated to the bench. He’s since embraced the sixth man role and is solely focused on helping the Lakers win. As a reserve player, Hachimura […]
27 days ago | 3 reads
The NBA’s All-Star weekend is an opportunity for the league to showcase its talent. The main event is the All-Star Game, but the 3-point Contest, Rising Stars Game, and the Slam Dunk Contest are also important fixtures of the festivities. For any NBA player, being involved in the weekend is an honor, but for Jaxson […]
27 days ago | 2 reads
Whether it was the plan all along or not, the next chapter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ franchise will be written this summer. The time and place were all but confirmed after the team held on to their assets at the trade deadline. Their lone move — swapping Gabe Vincent’s expiring contract for Luke Kennard’s […]
27 days ago | 2 reads
The significantly undermanned Lakers were overwhelmed by the Spurs in a 136-108 loss on Tuesday night. It’s the second loss in a row with one more game left until the All-Star break. The game started as we all expected, with Victor Wembanyama dominating. After a 3-pointer from Julian Champagnie to open the scoring for San […]
28 days ago | 4 reads
After an embarrassing beatdown in Oklahoma City earlier this season, Monday felt like a big step forward for the Lakers. However, at the same time, it felt like a big missed opportunity. The Lakers found a formula in the third quarter that let them not only get back into the game, but take control of […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
One of the crazier rule changes the NBA has made in recent years was the 65-game minimum for players to qualify for awards. It’s led to some truly wonky results like a whole host of the league’s top defenders being ineligible for Defensive Player of the Year and plenty of deserving players missing out on […]
28 days ago | 8 reads
The most predictable schedule loss is turning out exactly as you’d expect. After playing the Thunder on Monday in the first game of three in four nights, the Lakers are resting basically everybody against the Spurs on the second night of the back-to-back. In the injury report released on Tuesday afternoon, the Lakers listed LeBron […]
28 days ago | 3 reads
While Father Time has been unable to stop LeBron James, the NBA rules have found a way to do it. LeBron James has been ruled out for LA’s upcoming game against the Spurs, meaning he will not reach the 65-game threshold needed to be eligible for NBA awards. This means that LeBron’s All-NBA streak will […]
28 days ago | 2 reads