Letters: Mixed reviews from readers on Lakers’ blockbuster trade
As the texts started flying in last Saturday night regarding the Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic trade (was it real?), I harkened back to another…
L.A. native plans billboard campaign to protest Luka Doncic trade to Lakers
Many people from the Los Angeles area are thrilled with the blockbuster trade that made former Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic a member of the…
Magic Johnson says Luka Doncic must take ‘conditioning seriously’
Magic Johnson is over the moon about the Lakers’ surprise acquisition of former Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic over the weekend.On Sunday, the Showtime-era legend…
LeBron James gets a triple-double in Lakers’ win over Knicks
NEW YORK — If Madison Square Garden is indeed the NBA’s best stage, like JJ Redick described it, then what the Lakers decided to do before Saturday’s…
Lakers acquire Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis in blockbuster trade
NEW YORK — The Lakers pulled off a stunning trade Saturday night, sending center Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks for star guard Luka Doncic to set…
LeBron James doesn’t take a night off in Lakers’ win over Wizards
WASHINGTON — A Lakers player walked through the hallway outside the team locker room Thursday night and wondered how he was going to be able to mentally…
Lakers’ Anthony Davis and Clippers’ James Harden are NBA All-Stars
NBA coaches are obviously convinced: Victor Wembanyama is one of the league’s very best players.The San Antonio star and reigning rookie of the year is…
Anthony Davis to miss at least one week with abdominal injury
PHILADELPHIA — The Lakers will be without star Anthony Davis for the remainder of their Grammys trip after he suffered an abdominal muscle strain, the team…
Inside the Lakers’ complex approach to the NBA trade deadline
PHILADELPHIA — The pressure, intended or not, is on.Anthony Davis, in an interview taped with ESPN the day after the Lakers lost to the Clippers, said…
Anthony Davis and LeBron James lead Lakers to win over Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly a week ago, Lakers coach JJ Redick and LeBron James spoke about the margins of the game, the things that help provide…
Austin Reaves scores career-high 38 as Lakers edge Brooklyn Nets
The time had come, the Lakers decided, to make a choice.Since trading for D’Angelo Russell and playing him with Austin Reaves, the two guards largely…
In first game since wildfires, Lakers reflect on ‘bittersweet’ night
When Anthony Davis described watching the flames approaching his family home, he didn’t sound like a star player on the Lakers.He sounded like a concerned…
Lakers seek relief in return to court, but Spurs offer little solace
Most of the time, NBA teams do whatever they can to fight off distractions. Monday, the Lakers couldn’t have been more thrilled to have one.LeBron…
LeBron James says Lakers must ‘get uncomfortable’ to be great
HOUSTON — The curse of the NBA regular season is that it’s a monthslong slog from city to city, from hotel rooms and hostile arenas, with…
LeBron James breaks another Michael Jordan record in Lakers win
LeBron James stepped into a three-point shot on the far side of the court, the ball perfectly rotating through the Friday night air, before it…
LeBron James and Max Christie lead Lakers to win over Portland
The big picture demanded that the Lakers be smart; the small picture demanded the Lakers play a little tougher Thursday night.Anthony Davis, who missed most…
Lakers keep Cavaliers close early, but fall to potent Cleveland
The Lakers were again buried under an avalanche of Cleveland Cavaliers three-pointers, the spacing and the gaps on the court pulling the Lakers’ defense to…
Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves power LeBron-less Lakers to win
The hit was going to come, the Lakers and JJ Redick sure of it.Sacramento had been thrown into complete chaos, the Lakers taking two straight…
Austin Reaves’ buzzer-beater delivers Lakers to win over Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO — LeBron James walked through the visiting locker room Christmas afternoon and wondered if there was music playing inside the Chase Center.As a DJ…
Lakers rally late, then hold off Kings for another win
SACRAMENTO — The test was obvious the minute the Lakers got their schedule for the 2024-25 season.They would make one trip to Sacramento to face the…