Los Angeles Lakers

Hall of Fame basketball player Tracy McGrady says Michael Jordan would win over LeBron James in a 1-on-1 game, but it wouldn’t be easy. McGrady is starting ‘Ones Basketball League’ aimed to bring new life to the sport and attract new audiences.

Russell Westbrook told the media on Monday that he was “never given a fair chance” in his first year with Los Angeles.

Twitter had a lot to say after reports of Frank Vogel’s firing from the Lakers emerged before the final buzzer sounded in their regular season finale.

Malik Monk had a career-best 41 points and Austin Reaves set career highs with 31 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 146-141 overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night in a season finale devoid of star power. Three MVPs and five all-stars were inactive for a game that held little…

The Los Angeles Lakers are parting ways with head coach Frank Vogel.

The final game of the regular season is on Sunday and the Los Angeles Lakers are hoping to end the year on a high note after one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history mercifully comes to an end. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that the Lakers have historically underachieved this season. The 2021-22 Lakers...

Stanley Johnson scored a season-high 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 120-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. Wenyen Gabriel added 16 points as the Lakers wrapped up the home portion of their dismal season with their first win since March 21 despite playing without LeBron James, Anthony Davis,…

Klay Thompson scored 33 points with six 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors won their third straight game after dropping four in a row, running away late from the depleted Los Angeles Lakers for a 128-112 victory Thursday night. Jordan Poole added 19 points and a career-high 11 assists for the Warriors on a festive night at Chase Center, where…

The Los Angeles Lakers were supposed to contend for a championship this year, but that all fell apart. Twitter did not hold back.

Devin Booker scored 32 points and the Phoenix Suns won their franchise-record 63rd game of the season Tuesday night, beating a Lakers team minus LeBron James 121-110 to eliminate Los Angeles from the playoff race. It was a tight game during the first half but Phoenix used a 29-9 run in the third quarter to create separation. The rest of…

The Los Angeles Lakers mathematically cannot qualify for the play-in tournament, subsequently eliminating them from the playoffs.

Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 18 rebounds and six assists, and the Denver Nuggets moved into fifth place in the Western Conference with a 129-118 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Will Barton scored 25 points and Aaron Gordon added 24 points and eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who capitalized on LeBron James’ absence with a fourth-quarter surge…

CJ McCollum scored 32 points, Brandon Ingram added 29 against his former team and the New Orleans Pelicans spoiled Anthony Davis’ return from injury with another fourth-quarter rally in a 114-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the ninth-place Pelicans, who won for the sixth time in eight…

Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 17 rebounds as the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Jordan Clarkson scored 19 points, Mike Conley added 18 and Bojan Bogdanovic 11 in his return from injury as the Jazz continued their fight to…

LeBron James will miss the NBA playoffs this season. But how many times has that happened in his 19-year career? Here’s a look back at each time he fell short.

Luka Doncic scored 34 points in a triple-double and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Lakers 128-110 on Tuesday night with Los Angeles missing LeBron James because of an ankle issue while anticipating the return of long-injured Anthony Davis. James and Davis didn’t play after being listed as doubtful, which was actually an upgrade for Davis. The eight-time All-Star hasn’t...

Each and every time the Lakers take one step forward in their progress this season, they inevitably end up taking two steps backwards. That was the case again on Sunday when after victories against Eastern Conference playoff teams in the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers, they lost back-to-back games against the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Orleans Pelicans. The loss…

Brandon Ingram scored 26 in his return from a 10-game absence, and the New Orleans Pelicans rallied from 23 points down late in the second quarter to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 116-108 on Sunday night in a game with postseason implications for both clubs. New Orleans got an enormous boost from rookies Trey Murphy III and Herb Jones. Murphy,…

 Joel Embiid had 30 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 24 points and the Philadelphia 76ers hung on for a 126-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers without LeBron James on Wednesday night. Two nights after the Sixers surprisingly beat Eastern Conference-leading Miami despite playing without Embiid and Harden, both stars returned for a tougher-than-expected win over the up-and-down…

LeBron James scored 38 points, notched another triple-double and sparked memories of his time in Cleveland, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 131-120 win Monday over the Cavaliers, who had a horrid defensive night. It was James’ only visit home this season — other than the All-Star Game last month — and the star from nearby Akron thrilled fans…