Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves is again listed as questionable for Game 4 of the team’s series against the Houston Rockets. Before Game 3, Reaves was listed as questionable for the first time in three weeks. He tried to try it, according to reports, but after warming up he was ruled out. Advertisement Reaves…
“For him, the whole season has been about finding consistency,” coach JJ Redick said. “When he’s at his best, we’re an elite basketball team. That’s the reality. He raises our ceiling a lot, and he’s on both sides of the ball. It’s not like he can score 24 points, although when he scores and shoots,…
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…
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…
When the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a late seven-point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets in overtime on Saturday, their biggest heroes were Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic. Reaves scored nine of his final 20 points in the fourth quarter, including his intentionally missed free throw, which he converted into the basket that forced…
Lakers’ Bronny James Gets Disappointing G-League News Ahead of Knicks Showdown originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers have been doing well since their three-game losing streak in late February. Advertisement The 17-time NBA champions have won four of their last…
It’s been a week for the Los Angeles Lakers. On the court there was a comeback against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, followed by a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night in which head coach JJ Redick said his team didn’t trust each other on the court. In between was a lengthy…
The Lakers reportedly tried to outbid the Bucks, Clippers and Kings by $75 million. Luka Doncic’s lob threat originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to get the ball rolling after a prolonged stretch of bad basketball. The team…
Lakers starter increasingly frustrated by lack of usage, says JJ Redick originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the NBA’s most confusing teams through the first third of the season, posting a 21-11 record and sitting in…
Does the NBA’s Christmas Day schedule mean anything? As we rank the 10 teams playing this holiday season, it’s an interesting question after the NBA Cup, which made early-season games feel more meaningful. Advertisement Unlike the NFL’s three-game Christmas Day schedule, which features just two playoff-bound teams in three mostly meaningless games, the NBA’s five-game…
