Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers have been known for their defensive identity over the past two seasons. The combination of LeBron James and Anthony Davis alongside a wide variety of 3-and-D role players made them...
SAN FRANCISCO — Oh you thought Russell Westbrook would have a pedestrian Los Angeles Lakers debut? Come on, now. This is the Lakers we’re talking about. Westbrook took the court for the first time in a...
Trevor Ariza had an arthroscopic debridement procedure performed on his right ankle Wednesday, the Lakers announced. The veteran forward will be re-evaluated in eight weeks. Ariza has not played for the Lakers this preseason, and with...
Two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol announces retirement; Lakers to retire his No. 16 jersey, per report
Two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol held a press conference Tuesday morning to announce his retirement from basketball. The 19-year NBA veteran had an illustrious career spanning two continents. He started the first four years of his...
The Los Angeles Lakers dropped the preseason opener against Brooklyn Nets, 123-97, but there were some flashes to build on. Los Angeles trailed 84-81 after three quarters, but Brooklyn’s deeper reserves had no trouble against the...
The 2021-22 NBA season is around the corner, and the year’s first preseason game is set for this weekend. The Los Angeles Lakers will host the Brooklyn Nets at the Staples Center on Sunday. Both teams...
Getty Images Earlier this week, the Phoenix Mercury put on a brilliant performance in Game 2 of their semifinal series against the Las Vegas Aces, winning 117-91 thanks to a playoff career-high 37 points from Diana...
As a basketball player growing up in Los Angeles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was impossible not to idolize and emulate Kobe Bryant on the court. It was no different for Russell Westbrook,...
A few years ago, Carmelo Anthony was out of the NBA and struggling so much to find a roster spot that there was a chance his career was done. Now, Anthony is in training camp with...
New Lakers center DeAndre Jordan, posing for photos during media day, said Saturday that he’ll adapt to any role needed because “I’m still gonna be a team-first guy.” (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) DeAndre Jordan is a...