Sinking Lakers must throw LeBron James and Anthony Davis overboard
Dear LeBron, … ask out.Dear A.D., ... follow him.This is my Christmas wish for a Lakers franchise that has lost the town to the Dodgers,…
Playing without LeBron James, Lakers still dominate Portland
The Lakers had little choice Sunday night in their return to Los Angeles, a style of play chosen for them instead of them choosing it.LeBron…
LeBron James goes old school to lead Lakers past the Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY — The clock ticked down and the ball, like it has for most of the last two decades of professional basketball, was in…
Lakers’ 6-game winning streak ends in late collapse to Magic
The Lakers had their chances with the only shot easy enough to have the word “free” at the front of it.In the final minutes of…
How the Lakers landed hot-shooting rookie Dalton Knecht
Almost 11 months ago to the date, Dalton Knecht was in his worst slump of the season. The jump from the Big Sky Conference to…
Red-hot Dalton Knecht scores 37 points as Lakers win sixth in a row
LeBron James stood at midcourt early in the fourth, his hands on his hips while a faint cheer began to echo through the building.“M-V-P. M-V-P.”For…
Anthony Davis says ‘the eye is fine’ and won’t miss Lakers’ next game
Lakers star center Anthony Davis will not miss time because of his latest eye injury, he said Tuesday after practice.“The eye is fine,” he said.Davis…
Anthony Davis sustains eye injury in Lakers’ win over Toronto
JJ Redick caught himself before the 10th game of his coaching career Sunday night.The young Lakers coach was about to use an old coaching saying,…
Bronny James makes G League debut with LeBron, Lakers VIPs watching
There was one gold Lakers jersey for sale at the pop-up merchandise stand in the lobby outside the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo…
Lakers star Anthony Davis unsure how bad his foot injury might be
DETROIT — Anthony Davis was unsure whether the foot injury he sustained during Monday’s loss to Detroit would linger, projecting a different tone than the times…
Lakers can’t hide from their defensive issues in loss to Pistons
DETROIT — JJ Redick, the mathematically inclined Lakers coach, knows the sample sizes are too small as the Lakers enter their third week of the season.…
LeBron and Bronny James get bitter homecoming, Lakers lose to Cavs
CLEVELAND — LeBron James, like he has countless times in this arena on this floor, planted his foot on the court and exploded for a one-handed…
LeBron James’ gambit doesn’t pan out as Lakers lose to Suns
PHOENIX — LeBron James, near the end of a brutally tough shooting night, intentionally missed a free throw to try and create an offensive rebound and…
Anthony Davis dominates opener as Lakers’ offense runs through him
The two friends and teammates on the U.S. gold-medal-winning Olympic basketball team in Paris during the summer had a tense exchange in the heat of…
Inside the mindset that led JJ Redick to coaching — and his first win
JJ Redick had always fought. He fought the jeers ACC crowds poured onto him while he became one of the best — and most hated…
Rookie Dalton Knecht shows why the Lakers think they got a steal
Dalton Knecht, the Lakers’ rookie guard, clutched the game ball inside his locker after he dominated the final minutes of the Lakers’ overtime win Thursday…
Lakers LeBron James, Anthony Davis to make preseason debut
LeBron James and Anthony Davis will make their preseason debut Sunday against the Phoenix Suns at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, the two Lakers stars…
Lakers’ JJ Redick knows importance of delegating coach duties
JJ Redick was given advice on how to deal with his first day of practice as a new coach with the Lakers.So on Tuesday, when…
LeBron James rides momentum of ‘great summer’ into new season
LeBron James was staring at his basketball mortality in the face.His team had been swept in the Western Conference finals the prior spring and his…
Plaschke: LeBron James’ golden Olympics wasted on tarnished Lakers
He carried this country to gold.But he might not be able to carry the Lakers into the playoffs?He was the leader of the team that…