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The Los Angeles Lakers’ 2026-27 schedule features several major games for Luka Doncic as he begins his first season leading the franchise without LeBron James. Los Angeles opens against Stephen Curry and the Warriors on Oct. 21. New center Walker Kessler then returns to Utah on Oct. 25 to face his former team. Doncic will […] The post Lakers schedule features major tests for Luka Doncic appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Magic Johnson wants Lakers fans to show love to LeBron James.
The new Los Angeles Lakers owners are opening up communications with Luka Doncic.
The Los Angeles Lakers have to utilize their limited draft picks properly.
Why I believe this team should outperform most win-total projections
Ken Burns, the brilliant documentarian, is fond of repeating a quote attributed to Mark Twain: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Burns usually says this in reference to landmark events that shaped the world in which we live, not something so trivial as the fortunes of a pro basketball team. Yet it can […]
An earlier version of this column originally ran in Club Sportico, our online newsletter community. Last week’s shocking Los Angeles Lakers sale agreement has left way more questions than answers, but one thing seems infinitely clear: Sports ownership is rapidly changing. As franchise valuations continue to climb, leagues like the NBA and even the NFL […]
The 10-time champion Boston Celtics entered the 1968-69 season with very few expectations. They were an aging group, with five of their nine core players age 30 or older. Their rivals were younger and getting better. The Los Angeles Lakers had traded for Wilt Chamberlain to team with Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, three of […]
The Lakers just signed Austin Reaves to a long-term deal, but are predicted to dump him if they can get one of Luka Doncic's great friends.
The federal investigation surrounding Mark Walter’s business empire is getting more specific. According to The Wall Street Journal, prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission have narrowed their focus to four entities that allegedly served as intermediaries between insurance companies Walter controlled and businesses connected to him. The entities identified by the Journal are ABS […] The post Mark Walter investigation takes another turn after Lakers sale appeared first on Hoops ...
Knicks The defending champion Knicks still have some roster work to do, particularly behind Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond. New York has 13 players on guaranteed standard contracts and sits roughly $3.27 million below the second tax apron, according to Yossi Gozlan of CapSheets. Owner James Dolan has already indicated that the Knicks don’t intend […] The post NBA Notes: Knicks, roster, Pistons, Cade Cunningham, Heat appeared first on Hoops Wire .
LeBron James may no longer be a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, but he continues to spend time with some of his former teammates. James was spotted at a golf course Sunday with Austin Reaves and his son Bronny James. The group was also filmed eating alongside Bobby Fairways, Joey Coldcuts, Fat Perez and […] The post LeBron James reunites with Austin Reaves for golf outing appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
The Philadelphia 76ers can look forward to embracing the Dillon Brooks-LeBron James rivalry.
The Los Angeles Lakers want to add Klay Thompson, and this makes the Dallas Mavericks' decision to trade Luka Doncic and rip him away from Thompson look even worse.
If there was one certainty about the Lakers’ offseason, it was that change was coming. But no one could have expected change to this degree. With several players going out — namely team cornerstone LeBron James — and several coming in, the roster looks drastically different from what it did this time last year. Even with […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are not giving up on Bronny James, but this is a crucial year for the young guard.
If Jeanie Buss remains team governor, Rob Pelinka is sound and secure in his current role with the Los Angeles Lakers.
There aren’t many great memories of the Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard era. What was supposed to be another title window opening for Bryant ended up being a season referred to as the Dwightmare. There was tension between Kobe and Dwight, players couldn’t stay healthy and it ended with a torn Achilles and a first-round […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are still a top-six team in the Western Conference.
The Lakers lost LeBron James, but Brian Windhorst believes Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves can still generate plenty of wins.
Political beliefs can end friendships, even in the NBA world. Sage Steele learned that the hard way. The former ESPN voice claims Doc Rivers and Steve Kerr treated her differently over her conservative views. What followed left her stunned, frustrated, and questioning the relationships she once valued. In her latest revelation on The Rubin Report, […] The post “DMs From This Man”: Ex-ESPN Host Exposes Doc Rivers, Steve Kerr’s Alleged Hypocrisy Behind Closed Doors appeared first on Essentiall...
The Los Angeles Lakers rode an emotional rollercoaster watching Rui Hachimura, and it will be the same but slightly different with Sandro Mamukelashvili.
Magic Johnson believes Lakers fans should give LeBron James a warm reception when he returns to Los Angeles with the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day. TMZ Sports asked the Lakers legend how the crowd should respond to James after his offseason departure. Johnson believes LeBron accomplished enough during his time with the franchise to deserve […] The post Magic Johnson urges Lakers fans to applaud LeBron James appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Hoops Rumors is checking in on the 2026 offseason for all 30 NBA teams, recapping the summer’s free agent signings, trades, draft picks, departures, and more. We’ll take a look at each team’s offseason moves and consider what might still be coming before the regular season begins. Today, we’re focusing on the Los Angeles Lakers. […]
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