EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will not return from injury in time to start the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, leaving Los Angeles without its two leading scorers. “They’re out indefinitely,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said after Tuesday’s practice at the Lakers’ training complex. “I won’t have…
As the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up their regular-season schedule, Luka Doncic traveled to Europe to pursue specialized treatment options for his Grade 2 hamstring strain suffered on April 2. He reportedly headed to Spain and underwent an injection procedure in an attempt to speed up the recovery process. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, the…
The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most storied franchises in NBA history and are accustomed to winning championships and advancing to the postseason. They’re not used to being the underdog (especially a big one) in the first round of the playoffs. Advertisement But with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sidelined for at least…
Finishing with a 53-29 record in the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers finished as the fourth seed in the Western Conference. They accomplished this despite several injuries to key players throughout the season, and despite many national experts predicting before the season began that they would simply be a tournament team. The Lakers will…
Entering the final weekend of the 2025-26 NBA regular season, the Houston Rockets are assured of their playoff spot. However, its seed remains very much in doubt. There are three teams in close competition for spots 3 through 5 in the Western Conference’s eight-team playoff bracket. The Denver Nuggets are 52-28, while the Rockets and…
Bronny to LeBron and vice versa: James family makes NBA history for Lakers originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. It’s hard to imagine this happening again in the NBA, at least once LeBron James has retired. Advertisement On Thursday night, Bronny James helped his…
Luka Doncic’s injury suddenly changes everything for the Lakers at the worst possible time originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. For most of the night, it was already looking like a tough matchup for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then,…
The modern NBA has become giant. Many teams have put the small-ball experiment in the rearview mirror, and the double-big lineups of yesteryear have resurfaced. Among the giants, however, is the Washington Wizards’ 6-foot-9 center Julian “JuJu” Reese. Advertisement The undrafted rookie’s NBA career is about as young as it gets. After starting the season…
Luka Dončić’s MVP march continued in Indianapolis, where he scored 21 first-quarter points and 43 total in a 137-130 victory over the hapless Pacers. He became the first player to average 40 points in six road games since Michael Jordan in 1986, according to ESPN. Advertisement Jordan, then 23 years old, actually averaged 41.3 points…
If an uninformed fan were to judge Marcus Smart simply by his statistics, that fan might conclude that Smart is just another role player for the Los Angeles Lakers. But he’s played a pivotal role in their recent nine-game winning streak, and when he was ruled out of Monday’s game against the Detroit Pistons with…
