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Jabari Smith Jr in his Rockets uniform

Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. takes a shot at Lakers in middle of playoff series

You at least cannot accuse Jabari Smith Jr. of frontrunning. The Houston Rockets forward Smith spoke with reporters on Tuesday before Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. Houston is …

Luka Doncic in a Lakers uniform

Lakers get worrisome news on Luka Doncic injury return timeline

The Los Angeles Lakers are up 3-1 in the first-round series against the Houston Rockets, and they have done that without Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic. There is a chance that Reaves could return for Game 5 on Wednesday, but Doncic remains out for …

Marcus Smart playing for the Lakers

2 Lakers players get fined for criticizing the referees

Two Los Angeles Lakers players are now feeling the wrath of the league office. The NBA announced on Monday that Lakers guards Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard have been fined. Smart is being fined $35,000 for “questioning the integrity of the game …

LeBron James looks on

LeBron James suffers an embarrassing low for the first time in his NBA career

LeBron James is an incredible ageless wonder, but he can’t always beat Father Time. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward lost one of those battles on Sunday. In Game 4 of the Lakers’ first-round series against the Houston Rockets at …

Rockets with possession and the lead in game 3 against the Lakers

Rockets had one of the most catastrophic choke jobs ever to end Game 3

The Houston Rockets snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on Friday to fall one game away from postseason elimination. The Rockets led 101-95 with just over 30 seconds left in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers at …

LeBron James looks on

LeBron James takes a jab at Kevin Durant’s real height

LeBron James knows that height is a touchy subject for Kevin Durant. While talking about the threat that Houston Rockets star forward Durant presents to the Los Angeles Lakers, James brought up a particular topic that’s often viewed with …

Stephen A. Smith on a set

Stephen A. Smith makes brutal prediction about Lakers’ playoff chances

The NBA playoffs field is set, and LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will face Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets in the first round. Unfortunately for LA, Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic are out with injuries, making the playoff path even more …

Kenyon Martin looks on

Kenyon Martin takes a shot at the Lakers and their ‘4 white boys’

Kenyon Martin is not a believer in the Los Angeles Lakers heading into the playoffs. The retired former NBA All-Star Martin made waves this week with his comments about the Lakers on Gilbert Arenas’ “Gil’s Arena” show. Martin …

JJ Redick in a black Lakers sweater

JJ Redick admits rivals eager to face injury-hit Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers enter the final weekend of the 2025-26 NBA regular season in a vulnerable position, short-handed due to significant injuries. With star guard Luka Doncic sidelined by a Grade 2 left hamstring strain and key contributor Austin …

The Lakers logo at half court

Lakers legend Michael Cooper has landed a college basketball head coaching job

Michael Cooper, a five-time NBA champion as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, is now a head coach in college basketball. Cooper has been hired by Cal State Los Angeles, a Division II school, according to Benjamin Royer of The Orange County …

Luka Doncic in a Lakers uniform

Details surface on Luka Doncic’s unusual injury treatment

Luka Doncic is going experimental as he attempts to return to the lineup as soon as humanly possible. The Los Angeles Lakers star Doncic was diagnosed last week with a Grade 2 hamstring strain. He suffered the injury during a humiliating loss on …

LeBron James looks on

LeBron James shares his honest reaction to Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves injuries

LeBron James embodied every Los Angeles Lakers fan when he found out he was going to carry the team’s offense by himself. The Lakers veteran went from third option to first option in a matter of days over the weekend. First, Luka Doncic was …

Luka Doncic looks on

Details emerge on Lakers’ plan for Luka Doncic

The Los Angeles Lakers are in scramble mode to get Luka Doncic back on the floor. Doncic hurt his hamstring during what was essentially garbage time of the Lakers’ Thursday game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers were trailing by 32 …

Austin Reaves in warmups

Austin Reaves is forced to miss the remainder of the regular season

Austin Reaves will not be seeing action for several weeks. The Los Angeles Lakers guard has been diagnosed with an oblique injury and is expected to miss not only the rest of the regular season but also games in the playoffs, according to Shams …

Tobias Harris wearing a headband

Lakers linked to a former 20-ppg scorer

The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be going for one half of “Bobi and Tobi.” Veteran NBA forward Tobias Harris of the Detroit Pistons will be an early free-agent target for the Lakers, Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reported on Friday. Siegel …

Luka Doncic looks on

Lakers announce bad news about Luka Doncic’s hamstring injury

The 2025-26 Los Angeles Lakers season has officially entered the danger zone. Lakers superstar Luka Doncic will be out indefinitely due to his left hamstring injury, Shams Charania of ESPN reported on Friday. Doncic is set to miss at least the …

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