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• Lakers News: Pat Riley Gives Heartfelt Statement On Death Of Jerry West

  12-06-2024 22:11 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers and NBA world were shaken with terrible news when it was announced on Wednesday morning that Jerry West passed away at the age of 86.
  West is a Laker legend, winning the franchise’s first championship in Los Angeles in 1972 and later acting in multiple roles such as head coach and general manager.
  West’s impact on the Laker organization cannot be understated as he’s largely responsible for building it into one of the greatest sports franchises of all time
  
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• Lakers Rumors: LeBron James Returns To Los Angeles; Progressing Well From Injury

  13-03-2025 00:24 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have been bit by the injury bug lately, most notably LeBron James who suffered a left groin strain in the recent loss to the Boston Celtics.
  James did not seem concerned when talking about the injury after the game and initial reports indicated he would miss a week or two. The Lakers will still be cautious though and make sure the 22nd-year star is 100% before returning.
  Because of that, James has left the Lakers’ current road trip and returned to L.A. to continue hi
  
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• Lakers Injury Report: Luka Doncic Questionable, Jaxson Hayes Out Vs. Bucks

  12-03-2025 23:03 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks and Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle soreness) is not on it, signaling he will return after a one-game absence. Luka Doncic (right ankle soreness) is questionable while Jaxson Hayes (right knee contusion) is out.
  Additionally, LeBron James (left groin strain), Rui Hachimura (left patella tendinopahy) and Maxi Kleber (right foot surgery) remain out.
  It’s looking like another severely sho
  
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• Nets’ D’Angelo Russell ‘Traumatized’ By Second Lakers Stint

  12-03-2025 19:45 via lakersnation.com
  
  Earlier this season, D’Angelo Russell was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Brooklyn Nets for the second time in his career. It was under much different circumstances this time, as no one was criticizing Russell on his way out the door and the trade was purely for basketball reasons. But it was another relocation for Russell, who has been unable to find solid ground with a team for more than a couple seasons at a time.But the former Lakers guard seems to genuinely be enjoying his t
  
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• Rich Paul: Lakers’ LeBron James Has ‘Moved On’ From Stephen A. Smith Drama

  12-03-2025 18:56 via lakersnation.com
  
  LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith have been in an ongoing feud for the last week or so, stemming from comments the ESPN host made about Bronny James and LeBron as a father. James approached Smith during a Los Angeles Lakers game and appeared to tell him to stop talking about him and Bronny the way he has been.Smith then spoke about the encounter for 10 minutes on the following day’s episode of First Take and some other shows. All of this left fans wondering if James and Smith were going to
  
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• Bobby Portis: Bucks Will Be Fired Up To Beat Lakers For Darvin Ham

  12-03-2025 18:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers appear be in a better place now that they have head coach JJ Redick running the team instead of Darvin Ham.
  Ham spent two seasons in Los Angeles, leading them to the playoffs both times though still found himself looking for a new job after flaming out in the first round last year.
  He landed back on his feet with the Milwaukee Bucks and is doing well for himself as the team won the Emirates NBA Cup and is in the playoff mix. The Bucks notably didn’t celebrate their c
  
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• Lakers News: Jeanie Buss Regrets Not Allowing 2020 Championship Team To Defend Title

  12-03-2025 17:17 via lakersnation.com
  
  After winning a championship in the Orlando bubble in 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers made wholesale changes to their roster in hopes of being even better the following season.
  They let go of key players like Danny Green, Dwight Howard, JaVale McGee and Rajon Rondo while bringing in Dennis Schroder, Montrezl Harrell, Marc Gasol and Wesley Matthews.For a while, those changes appeared to be good ones as the Lakers started off 21-6 in the 2020-21 season. Unfortunately, injuries then set in after essen
  
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• LeBron James Happy To Have Markieff Morris Back On Lakers

  12-03-2025 15:05 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers trading for Luka Doncic was a shock to everyone, including the players that were involved in the deal.
  Doncic wasn’t the only player the Lakers acquired as they also brought in Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris in the blockbuster trade. Morris, of course, is a familiar face in L.A. after spending two seasons with the team, including in 2020 when they won the championship.
  At this stage of his career, Morris doesn’t play much but still is a valuable piece to a ros
  
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• Gabe Vincent Feels Lakers’ Loss To Nets Was An Outlier

  12-03-2025 14:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  Monday night saw the Los Angeles Lakers lose to the Brooklyn Nets in what was an uneven and disappointing game. Gabe Vincent played one of his best games of the season, scoring 24 points and hitting six 3-pointers, but the Lakers’ stars struggled, their defensive communication was poor and the Nets had a strong defensive strategy.The Nets chose to blitz the Lakers ball-handlers Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves in an attempt to force bad shots from the two or to force the ball into other playe
  
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• Lakers News: Rich Paul Won’t Put Timetable On LeBron James’ Groin Injury

  11-03-2025 22:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers were rolling until Saturday night when they not only lost to the Boston Celtics, but they also lost LeBron James to injury.
  James strained his groin midway through the fourth quarter and was not able to return despite the Lakers making a run. While he wasn’t concerned it will be a long-term injury, the expectation is still that he will miss at least a week or two.
  James’ agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports commented on the injury during an appearance on the Pat Mc
  
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• Lakers-Celtics Most Watched Non-Christmas NBA Regular Season Game In 7 Years

  11-03-2025 21:05 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics met in primetime on Saturday night for one of the most highly-anticipated matchups of the season for any team. The Lakers had won eight games in a row, 12 games against teams above .500 and had a 20-4 record in their previous 24 games. The Celtics were 13-3 in their last 16, and it was the first time in decades that both teams matched up this late in the season with both teams in the top two in their conferences.The game, in some ways, lived up to the hy
  
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• Lakers News: Luka Doncic & Austin Reaves Express Frustration With Officiating In Loss To Nets

  11-03-2025 20:15 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a disappointing loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in what was their first game with LeBron James out of the lineup due to a groin strain. Both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves struggled mightily, combining to shoot 11-of-40 from the field and 4-for-15 from deep. The Lakers did not play well enough to win, but they may not have gotten much help from officiating either.The Nets got 30 free throw attempts on the game compared to the Lakers 19. But more than that
  
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• Lakers News: Stephen A. Smith Claims He’s Never Been Critical Of Bronny James

  11-03-2025 19:25 via lakersnation.com
  
  Right in the middle of the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent game against the New York Knicks, LeBron James confronted ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, who was sitting courtside at Crypto.com Arena.
  LeBron did not hold back on Smith for his recent criticism of Bronny James, who is a rookie on the Lakers after being drafted in the second round. LeBron was notably not happy with Smith “pleading with him as a father” to end the Bronny experiment with the Lakers after he struggled when gett
  
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• Austin Reaves Doesn’t Sugarcoat His Poor Play In Lakers’ Loss To Nets

  11-03-2025 18:49 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers played their first full game since losing LeBron James to a groin strain for what is expected to be at least 1-2 weeks. It was a losing effort to the Brooklyn Nets, making L.A. 0-2 on their current East Coast road trip. The Lakers got a strong showing from some of their role players like Gabe Vincent and Jordan Goodwin, but it was the duo of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves that struggled against the lowly Nets.Reaves, in particular, couldn’t get anything going. The com
  
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• Lakers News: Mark Cuban Believes Mavericks Should’ve Gotten Better Return In Luka Doncic Trade

  11-03-2025 18:02 via lakersnation.com
  
  Even though he is no longer the majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban remains closely linked to the franchise. He is still a minority owner, but doesn’t have the final say as he once did for two decades. As such, many were very curious to hear how he felt when he found out about the Mavericks decision to trade superstar guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.
  Many have blasted the Mavericks for the trade, not only because they dealt away one of the NBA’s best player
  
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• Lakers News: Luka Doncic Takes Accountability For Poor Performance Against Nets

  11-03-2025 15:05 via lakersnation.com
  
  Without LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers needed to rely heavily on Luka Doncic to carry them against the Brooklyn Nets as they looked to get back on track.
  The Lakers entered the matchup incredibly shorthanded as they were also without Rui Hachimura, Dorian Finney-Smith and Jaxson Hayes. Without four of their key rotation members, Los Angeles had no choice but to feed Doncic the basketball and let him go to work offensively.
  However, Brooklyn anticipated the need to over utilize Doncic and t
  
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• Lakers News: JJ Redick Call Loss To Nets A ‘Low-Level Communication Game’

  11-03-2025 14:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers got off on the wrong foot to start their road trip, losing to the Boston Celtics in primetime.
  However, things went from bad to worse for the Lakers as they followed up the loss to the Celtics with one to a struggling Brooklyn Nets team. Los Angeles lost 111-108, a disappointing defeat that could come back to haunt them.
  The Lakers were incredibly shorthanded as they were missing LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Dorian Finney-Smith and Jaxson Hayes, but they still had enough t
  
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• Recap: Shorthanded Lakers Suffer Disappointing Loss To Nets

  11-03-2025 02:59 via lakersnation.com
  
  After losing to the Boston Celtics to snap their eight-game winning streak, the Los Angeles Lakers continued their road trip on Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets.
  The Lakers were severely shorthanded in this one without LeBron James, Jaxson Hayes, Rui Hachimura and Dorian Finney-Smith, and that proved costly as they suffered a disappointing 111-108 loss.
  Gabe Vincent, who entered the starting lineup with so many guys out, got off to a nice start with 13 early points including a trio of trip
  
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• LeBron James, Jaxson Hayes, Dorian Finney-Smith Out As Lakers Look To Bounce Back Vs. Nets

  10-03-2025 23:47 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers were already thin up front following their trade for Luka Doncic. But now with the groin strain suffered by LeBron James, the Lakers will be without nearly their entire frontcourt rotation as they head to Brooklyn to face the Nets.
  In addition to LeBron, Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle soreness) and Jaxson Hayes (right knee contusion) have both been ruled out for Monday night’s contest while Rui Hachimura (left knee tendinopahy) also remains out. Austin Reaves says t
  
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• Lakers Receive Award At Sloan Analytics Conference For Luka Doncic Trade

  10-03-2025 19:05 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ trade for superstar guard Luka Doncic will forever go down as one of the most shocking in the history of the NBA, if not all of sports. Not only did the Lakers acquire the face of the franchise from the Dallas Mavericks, but they also did so without any discussions or negotiations leaking out. It was a complete surprise, even to those involved in the deal.
  It had long been a question of who would be taking over as the franchise player once LeBron James retires, but
  
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• Austin Reaves Expects Lakers To Step Up In LeBron James’ Absence

  10-03-2025 18:02 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ eight-game winning streak was snapped on Saturday night to their historic rivals the Boston Celtics. Adding insult to injury, LeBron James exited late in the fourth quarter with a groin strain.
  Unfortunately, this came at a poor time as L.A. embarks on a daunting March schedule. The purple and gold now have six games in eight nights, with four being against playoff-caliber teams.
  With seeding becoming more important as the regular season winds down, staying at the s
  
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• Celtics’ Jayson Tatum Expresses How Much He Respects Lakers’ LeBron James

  10-03-2025 17:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has served as the face of the NBA for decades now and has shown no signs of slowing down despite being in Year 22.
  James entered the 2024-25 season looking fresh but has turned back the clock the past couple of months as he tries to get the Lakers in position to win another championship. James had been playing some of his best basketball of the regular season up until he was forced to leave the game against the Boston Celtics with a groin injury.
  While James
  
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• Lakers News: Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Shares High Praise For Luka Doncic

  10-03-2025 16:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  Saturday night was Luka Doncic’s introduction to the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics rivalry. However, Doncic is familiar with Boston given he faced off against them in last year’s NBA Finals.
  The 26-year-old All-NBA guard experienced struggles against the Celtics with how stout their defense is, with all five of their starters being able to defend at a high level. Those problems reappeared on Saturday, as Doncic could not get into a rhythm offensively due to Jaylen Brown&rsquo
  
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• LeBron James: Lakers Can Compete With Anyone, But Not At Celtics Level Yet

  10-03-2025 15:05 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have been arguably the best team in basketball over the last two months. Including Saturday night’s loss to the Boston Celtics, the Lakers have the best record in the league since Jan. 15 (20-5) with the No. 1 defense and the No. 3 net rating. LeBron James has been essential in this, as he carried the team through weeks without Anthony Davis or Luka Doncic on tail ends of the blockbuster trade.The most impressive part of the last 25 games for the Lakers is how they&r
  
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• Lakers News: Luka Doncic Emphasizes ‘Next Man Up Mentality’ With LeBron James Getting Injured

  10-03-2025 14:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  Luka Doncic’s tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers has been going about as well as anyone could have hoped for as he’s helped lead the team to the top of the Western Conference standings.
  Although Doncic started off his Lakers tenure slowly due to his long layoff from injury, he’s started to round into form and helped the team reel off an eight-game winning streak before it was snapped by the Boston Celtics. Not only did the loss halt some of their momentum, Los Angeles also saw
  
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• Lakers Injury Report: LeBron James & Dorian Finney-Smith Out, Luka Doncic & Jaxson Hayes Questionable Vs. Nets

  09-03-2025 22:09 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. LeBron James (left groin strain) and Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle soreness) are out while Luka Doncic (back soreness) and Jaxson Hayes (right knee contusion) are questionable.
  Additionally, Rui Hachimura (left patella tendinopahy) and Maxi Kleber (right foot surgery) remain out.
  James hurt his groin late in the loss against the Boston Celtics and said there is not much concern with the injur
  
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• Luka Doncic Discusses Facing Celtics For First Time Since 2024 NBA Finals & As Member Of Lakers

  09-03-2025 20:02 via lakersnation.com
  
  Less than one year ago, Luka Doncic was in the NBA Finals with the Dallas Mavericks against the Boston Celtics. His first time back in Boston after the Finals was under completely different — and unforeseen circumstances — as he is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers due to the midseason blockbuster deal with Dallas.Doncic’s Mavericks did not put up the best of fights against the Celtics, and being back at their home arena was sure to bring up some memories from that series.
  
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• Lakers Video: Celtics’ Jayson Tatum Excited Both Teams In Rivalry Are Contenders

  09-03-2025 19:04 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics is one of the NBA’s original rivalries. And that has stood the test of time, even as both teams have faded in and out of championship contention over the years. But Saturday night’s matchup between the two felt like the start of a new chapter in the rivalry, with both teams being headed by young stars in Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic.Tatum has been a part of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry for his entire career. But with the Lakers only being true
  
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• Lakers News: Luka Doncic ‘Fine’ After Hurting Back In Fall

  09-03-2025 18:29 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers saw their win streak come to an end on Saturday night against the Boston Celtics despite a strong effort — 34 points and eight rebounds on 11-for-22 from the field — from Luka Doncic. But both of the Lakers superstars walked away from Saturday’s loss with injury concerns.LeBron James suffered a groin strain and is expected to miss at least one to two weeks, maybe more. It’s his second groin strain as a member of the Lakers, and could take him out fo
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Initial Diagnosis On LeBron James Groin Injury

  09-03-2025 18:15 via lakersnation.com
  
  LeBron James continues to prove any doubters wrong as he’s putting up elite numbers in Year 22. James has been nothing short of fantastic the past couple of months as he’s helped put the Los Angeles Lakers squarely in the contender conversation.
  Unfortunately, James’ torrid stretch of play came to an abrupt halt after he was forced to leave the Lakers’ primetime matchup against the Boston Celtics with a groin injury.
  The injury was immediately concerning because of James&
  
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