As the texts started flying in last Saturday night regarding the Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic trade (was it real?), I harkened back to another…

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Magic Johnson is over the moon about the Lakers’ surprise acquisition of former Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic over the weekend.On Sunday, the Showtime-era legend…

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HOUSTON —  The curse of the NBA regular season is that it’s a monthslong slog from city to city, from hotel rooms and hostile arenas, with…

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Forget good. The Lakers want to be great.That was coach JJ Redick’s halftime message Friday night to the Lakers, his frustration with the team’s lack…

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The big picture demanded that the Lakers be smart; the small picture demanded the Lakers play a little tougher Thursday night.Anthony Davis, who missed most…

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SAN FRANCISCO —  LeBron James walked through the visiting locker room Christmas afternoon and wondered if there was music playing inside the Chase Center.As a DJ…

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The bet the Lakers made on Bronny James always carried a tremendous amount of baggage, their second-round draft pick impossible to separate from the team’s…

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Max Christie reclined in his locker while a recent Grizzlies game played on the Lakers’ locker-room television. He looked relaxed and ready to go.However, he…

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TORONTO —  The play was set in motion more than an hour before tip off Friday night in Canada, Lakers guards D’Angelo Russell and Max Christie…

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PHOENIX —  The plan, at least how it was conceptualized, was for the Lakers to come to Phoenix on Thursday night and go through an exercise…

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