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Russell Westbrook & Lakers Battle VS Hornets 114-117 With No LeBron And AD, Westbrook 35 Pts Lakers have been struggling as of late, entering Friday with a 3-6 record in their last nine games. Given the team's struggles, and the absences of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, it's not necessarily surprising Ball and Co. turned up the dial. Notable Stats LaMelo Ball, PG, CHA: 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 ST...

Lakers Blown Out By 76ers 87-105 With No LeBron, Anthony Davis Dominated With 31 Pts, 12 Rebs The Lakers missed James, who sat with a sore left knee. Head coach Frank Vogel relayed the news to reporters pregame. Anthony Davis did all he could to keep the Lakers in this game, scoring 31 points on 14-of-21 shooting and grabbing 12 rebounds. The rest of the team largely struggled, though, making 22-o...

Lakers Embarrassed In Denver 133-96, LeBron James 25 Pts, Lakers NO-SHOW The Los Angeles Lakers' topsy-turvy season has taken another dip. The Denver Nuggets handed L.A. its third straight loss Saturday night, absolutely smashing the Lakers 133-96 behind Nikola Jokic's eighth triple-double of the season and a Bones Hyland double-double. Denver moved to 22-19 on the season with the win, while the L...

Lakers Outlast King 122-114, LeBron James 31 Pts, Westbrook ZERO Turnovers LeBron James scored 14 of his 31 points in the final eight minutes as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the visiting Sacramento Kings 122-114 on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. Sacramento led 96-89 with 8:11 left in the fourth after a Davion Mitchell floater capped an 11-0 run, but James took over down the stretch. He hit two th...

Lakers Beat Timberwolves 108-103 Despite Westbrook TURNOVERS, LeBron 26 Pts, Monk 22 Pts, 4-9 3PT The Los Angeles Lakers got back to .500 with a 108-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. LeBron James led the way with 26 points as Los Angeles improved to 19-19. It ends his streak of seven straight 30-point games. Malik Monk added 22 points and Russell Westbrook had 20. It was a revenge...

LeBron James got his second start at center after turning 37, and continued to dominate in that role as the Lakers routed the Trail Blazers to ring in the New Year. The end of 2021 treated the Lakers a whole lot better than most of the year did. LeBron James got his second career start at center, Frank Vogel returned to the sidelines after several weeks away with COVID-19, and the team beat the br...

Lakers Get Road Win Over Rockets 132-123, Lakers Snap 5 Game Losing Streak, LeBron and Westbrook Both Triple-Double The Los Angeles Lakers are back in the win column. Finally. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 132-123 in Tuesday's Western Conference showdown at Toyota Center. LeBron James, Malik Monk, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook led the way in a balanced effort for the...

Lakers Fall To The Nets On Christmas Day Despite Comeback Effort, LeBron 39 Pts, Monk 20 Pts In their first game in a week, the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 122-115 on Christmas Day. The Nets had their previous three games postponed because of the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the NBA. The Nets were without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, who are among seven players on the team in he...

Lakers Suffer Embarrassing Loss To The Spurs 138-110, LeBron and Westbrook Combined For 66 Pts LeBron James did all he could to propel the short-handed Lakers to victory, scoring a game-high 36 points alongside nine rebounds and six assists. However, the rest of the Lakers largely struggled on both ends en route to the 28-point loss. Seven players were listed on the Lakers' injury report before th...

Lakers HC Frank Vogel Enters COVID Protocols; David Fizdale to Coach vs. Bulls The Los Angeles Lakers will be without head coach Frank Vogel for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bulls. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported Vogel was placed in the league's health and safety protocols ahead of the contest. That means David Fizdale will be the acting head coach. Fizdale has head coachi...

Lakers Lose Westbrook & Bradley Due To Health and Safety Protocols, Lakers Sign Isaiah Thomas Veteran point guard Isaiah Thomas had 42 points in his G League debut on Wednesday, and that performance reportedly was enough to impress the Los Angeles Lakers. According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, Thomas signed a 10-day contract with Los Angeles on Thursday. Thomas was last in the NBA near the en...

Austin Reaves To Sign 2-year Contract With Lakers, Reaves Will Be LA's 14th Roster Spot The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly filled out their 14th roster spot Sunday. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Purple and Gold will sign guard Austin Reaves to a two-year contract. The plan is to convert his deal to a standard NBA one after he was previously on a two-way contract with...

DeAndre Jordan to Sign 1-Year, $2.6M Lakers Contract After Clearing Waivers DeAndre Jordan will sign a one-year, $2.6 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers after clearing waivers, per Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic. Charania and Wojnarowski both reported that the Pistons intended to waive Jordan following a buyout, making him a free agent if he clears waivers. Charania and James...

Lakers Frontrunners To Sign Rajon Rondo Following Grizzlies Buyout | Rajon Rondo Lakers 2021 Rajon Rondo is set to don the purple and gold once again. After being bought out by the Memphis Grizzlies, ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Los Angeles Lakers are the most likely team to sign the 15-year veteran. Rondo will clear waivers on Monday and will likely be signed to fill the f...

Lakers Potential Starting Lineup 2021-2022 Season | Who Should The Lakers Start?!?! The Los Angeles Lakers have undergone extreme roster turnover over the past two seasons in the wake of winning a championship in 2020 and a first-round playoff exit in 2021. Heading into 2021-22, only LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Talen Horton-Tucker remain from the 2020 title team, though they recently brought b...

Lakers Free Agency So Far | Carmelo Anthony Lands In LA | Malik Monk And Kendrick Nunn Taking Less There is little doubt that the Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as one of the biggest winners following what was a frenzied Day 1 of free agency. LeBron James is well aware of his team’s epic haul over the past 24 hours and The King has taken to social media to share his reaction to the same. All LeBr...

Carmelo Anthony Signs With The Los Angeles Lakers | Melo Lakers 2021 | NBA Free Agency Carmelo Anthony and the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a contract on Tuesday, his manager Bay Frazier told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. This comes after NBA insider Marc Stein reported Monday night that Anthony was "weighing interest" from both the Lakers and the New York Knicks, where he previously spent six-plus...

Lakers Agree To Deals With Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard, Wayne Ellington In Lakers Reunion | NBA Free Agency 2021 The Los Angeles Lakers opened their free agency period by signing three familiar faces: Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, and Wayne Ellington. Ariza won a championship with L.A. in 2008-09, while Howard helped the Lakers to a title in 2019-20. He also spent one ill-fated season with the fran...

Lakers Nearing Deal To Acquire Russell Westbrook | Russell Westbrook Lakers | Lakers Trade Rumors The Los Angeles Lakers are nearing a deal with the Washington Wizards to acquire Russell Westbrook for Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and a 2021 draft pick, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Harrell has opted into his $9.7 million player option for next season, paving the...

Buddy Hield Lakers Trade Updates, Lakers Trade Rumors Rumors are running rampant ahead of the 2021 NBA Draft and the Los Angeles Lakers are at the center of quite a few of them. One rumor that has been discussed in recent days is the possibility of a Buddy Hield trade with the Sacramento Kings. The Lakers and the Kings have reportedly spoken about a trade involving Kuzma — and more — for Hield. Gi...

DeMar DeRozan says it would be a ‘great opportunity’ to play for hometown Lakers Almost all professional athletes envision playing for their hometown team at some point during their careers. And when that hometown is Los Angeles and the team is the Lakers, those feelings are often amplified. Or at least, that certainly seems to be the case for veteran San Antonio Spurs guard and 2021 unrestricted...

Lakers, Kings Discussed Buddy Hield Deal, Kyle Kuzma Linked To Trades | Buddy Hield Lakers Trade The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings have reportedly discussed a trade that would send Buddy Hield to Los Angeles. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported Kyle Kuzma would be part of the package, which has "gained some traction." ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski said the Lakers have been of...

Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan interested in joining LeBron James, Anthony Davis on the Lakers Let the rumors begin! For the Los Angeles Lakers, they should be plenty active and garner a ton of interest from the high-profile names with NBA free agency right around the corner. With a star duo of Anthony Davis and LeBron James, who wouldn’t want to team up and have a legitimate shot to walk away with an...

Lakers Eyeing Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook In Trades | Chris Paul Lakers | Lakers Trade Rumors Chris Paul's future is uncertain, as the Phoenix Suns point guard has a massive $44.2 million player option for the 2021-22 season. If he goes the free agency or sign-and-trade route, keep an eye on the Los Angeles Lakers. Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated reported Wednesday that, "According to source...

Lakers Expected To Search For ‘Potential Pathways’ To Reacquiring Lonzo Ball Lonzo Ball’s days in New Orleans are ticking closer and closer to an end as more and more reports surface. On Tuesday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported the Pelicans were not expected to match a significant offer sheet to Ball as he enters restricted free agency and also noted the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippe...