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The Lakers have arrived in 2026, and the guys from Lakerholics.com have returned for their thoughts on what the Lakers' direction may be in the coming year. The Lakerholics are back as they share their thoughts on the LakeShow in 2026 as part of another great Lakers Weekend right here on the Lakers Fast Break podcast! Check out Yaron Weitzman's book, "A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams an...

Happy New Year for the Lakers as they start out 2026 with the first of two home matchups against the Memphis Grizzlies. And with the game going back-and-forth leading into the final couple of minutes, it took one of the NBA's best clutch teams to win it as Luka Doncic (34 points), LeBron James (31), and Jake LaRavia (21) provided the "Leadership" necessary to pull out the close victo...

Happy New Year, everyone! We start 2026 with some NBA Observations as Legend from I Got Next Sports Media stops by to provide some predictions for the new year. Tune in as he and Gerald talk about which players and teams Legend has on his mind that have him predicting some big things for the future this calendar year. Also, does Legend have a prediction (or two) for the league as well? Find out as...

The Lakers close out 2025 with a matchup against the Detroit Pistons. And with LeBron James (17 points on 6-17 shooting, including 3-10 from 3) looking every bit like the 41 years he turned on Tuesday, the Lakers also looked old and slow as they fell behind early and despite coming back in the third quarter to tie the game, the Pistons easily tuned up their engine and blew smoke in LA's faces...

With 2026 on the horizon, the guys from the LFB stare into the crystal ball to share thoughts on what could be ahead, with some predictions for the new year. Plus, the guys preview the last game of 2025 for the Lakers against the Detroit Pistons (on LeBron's birthday), and ponder why Rui Hachimura's injury woes are not helping his cause for a bankable future. We try to see the future as on...

The Lakers hoped to end their losing skid as they continued the homestand with a Sunday night matchup with the Sacramento Kings. And after listening to Coach JJ Redick's outbursts to the press, and getting to be a full witness to more at practice on Saturday, the Lakers did come out more defensively as they turned in a small lead in the first quarter to a much larger one in the second and thir...

It's Christmas Day, and the Lakers, for the 27th straight time, are part of the festivities as their matchup this year is at home vs. the Houston Rockets. And the Lakers right from the start continue their awful efforts on defense, and with the referees holding their whistle (11 free throws as a team), and getting pounded on the boards (HOU 48-25 over LA with 17 of them offensive), led to a Ch...

The Lakers finish off the current road trip before Christmas with a return to Phoenix as they face off against a revenge-minded Suns team for what happened in a Lakers win nine days earlier. But the Lakers' problems on defense continued as a returning Austin Reaves (17 points) picked up four quick fouls in the first half, and the rest of the team (sans Luka, Rui, and Gabe), including LeBron Ja...

Calif is back as he and Gerald preview the upcoming slate of NBA games for Christmas and what has transpired for these teams so far. They also get into this season's rookie class, and if it is working out to be a better class than last season's. They also have thoughts on some under-the-radar trade targets teams should be interested in to improve their playoff chances. The guys are back to...

The Lakers continued on with their holiday road trip with a stop very close to home as they faced the LA Clippers in the Intuit Dome on Saturday night. But the Lakers, short three starters already, fell behind early and never caught up, with only LeBron James (36 points) providing anything resembling offense. Things went from bad to worse as the Lakers added insult to injury by losing Luka Doncic...

The Lakers continue the road trip before Christmas with a Thursday night tilt in Salt Lake City against the Jazz. And with Austin Reaves still out of the lineup, and their defense taking the first half off (giving up 78 points), it took a Luka Doncic triple-double (45 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, 5 steals, 1 turnover) and LeBron James (28 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 turnovers) with his b...

Calif Poncy is back with more NBA Observations as he and Gerald take on the latest topics in the NBA world. Tune in as the guys discuss what the trading market can be for the Lakers and other NBA teams now that, as of 12/15, 90% of the league becomes trade-eligible. They also discuss the NBA Cup and if San Antonio's victory over OKC this past weekend has opened up any holes for other teams whe...

Due to the fallout of the NBA Cup qualifying losses, the Lakers and Suns meet up for the first of two trips on Sunday to the Valley of the Sun over the next nine days to face the Suns. And despite not having Austin Reaves in the lineup, shooting 19% on 3-pointers as a team, and LeBron and Luka shooting 3-19 from three and committing 14 turnovers, the Lakers used a 24-0 run in the third and fourth...

The Lakers and Spurs met on Wednesday night in the Quarterfinal round of the 3rd annual NBA Cup, with a chance to meet up with the Oklahoma City Thunder this weekend in Vegas. But the Lakers weren't ready for Vegas as San Antonio's effort and quickness proved to be too much for the Lakers to handle as the team's defense suffered and their offense sputtered in a 132-119 loss to San Anto...

Calif Poncy has returned as he and Gerald preview this week's NBA Cup, and look at who will come out to Vegas and hoist up the league's newest in-season trophy. Plus, we fill in the gaps over the last two weeks on the Rookie of the Year and MVP races, solidifying them. Also, who are the NBA's best second-year players, and if this year's draft is better than 2024's? All this and...

The Lakers finish off their latest road trip with a returning Luka and LeBron as they head for some cheesesteak in Philly against the 76ers. And with Austin Reaves struggling from the field, it took a triple-double from Luka (31 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists) and a frisky LeBron (29 points) as the Lakers closed out the game strong to get the 112-108 victory to stay second place in the Western Co...

The guys from lakerholics.com are back as they go over how the month of December is shaping up for the Los Angeles Lakers as they continue the road trip with a stop in Philly on Sunday. Tune in as the guys talk about Austin Reaves' play so far and what his current value may be next summer, LeBron's streak ending and how he'll be used from here, and how JJ can find a consistent rotation...

With LeBron James and Marcus Smart out of the lineup, and Luka Doncic still on family leave, the Lakers and Austin Reaves (36 points, 8 assists, 10-12 FT's) took to the court on Friday night against their longtime archnemesis, the Boston Celtics. And with the odds stacked against them, a surging Celtics team took their momentum and used it on the Lakers to the tune of 24 threes (53% for the ga...

The Lakers started out on their first road trip in December by heading to the Great White North, where they faced off against the Raptors. And with Luka taking the day off to celebrate the birth of his second child, the Lakers fought off the pesky Raptors as Austin Reaves scored 22 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter, and despite LeBron James failing to score in double digits for the first time...

The Lakers closed out the homestand with a Monday night tilt against the Phoenix Suns. And despite Devin Booker leaving the game for Phoenix after just ten minutes, and Luka Doncic (38 points, 11 rebounds, 9 turnovers) scoring big numbers again in the first, the Lakers collapsed going into the half and never recovered as the Suns' Dillon "The Villain" Brooks (33 points) and Collin Gi...

The Lakers finished off Group B Play in the NBA Cup on Black Friday against the Dallas Mavericks in Los Angeles. After a back-and-forth first half, the starting lineup took over with Austin Reaves (38 points, 8 rebounds) putting his imprint on the game, Luka Doncic (35 points, 11 assists) reminding Mavs fans why they miss him, Deandre Ayton (17 points, 8 rebounds) with some size to offset the retu...

Calif Poncy is back as he and Gerald share thoughts on how Oklahoma City has continued its success without skipping a beat, and reflect on the Paul George trade that helped make it happen. Plus, on the other side of that trade, the once-mighty Clippers have stumbled to start the season, and the guys go into detail about whether the ship has crashed into the harbor for this season. And since they d...

NBA Cup action continued for the NBA on Tuesday night as the Lakers and Clippers faced off to see who could break the tie at the top of Group B. And in one of their best offensive showings of the season, it was again the fourth quarter defense that paced the team as Luka Doncic (43 points, 13 assists. 9 rebounds, 7-12 from 3), Austin Reaves (31 points, 9 rebounds), and LeBron James (25 points, 6 r...

The Lakers, after five days off, head into Salt Lake City for another tour of duty against the Utah Jazz. It wasn't pretty, as the Lakers struggled to get some distance against the Jazz until the fourth quarter. And even when they did, they let Utah back in the game in the closing seconds, but a missed shot by Keyonte George at the buzzer let the Lakers escape Salt Lake with a 108-106 victory...

The guys from lakerholics.com are back as they go over the return of LeBron on Tuesday against the Jazz, and where LeBron can take the team moving forward. They also discuss the recent news of Jesse and Joey Buss being fired from the front office, and how the removal of virtually the entire Scouting Department will affect the team's upcoming draft in 2026. The Lakers news keeps on coming, and...