Kendrick Perkins, former NBA player and current analyst, has publicly declared Luka Doncic as his top choice for the 2025/26 MVP award, tipping the Slovenian to establish himself a

O’Neal, who won three straight NBA titles with the Lakers, said the team has addressed its size and star power but warned that shooting could make or break their playoff run. Still, he expects the team to perform better in the upcoming season and make a push for homecourt advantage.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James is showing why he was worth the second-round draft pick in 2024. The former USC Trojans basketball player is still working

Heat Eyeing Warriors’ NBA Champion Defensive Guard After Marcus Smart-Lakers News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Miami Heat have continued to strike out on key free agents throughout the 2025 NBA offseason.

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher was announced as one of the new analysts for the NBA on NBC broadcast.

As the Lakers approach their 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.

New Minnesota Timberwolves majority co-owner Alex Rodriguez, one of the most prolific sluggers in baseball history, reveals that a pivotal chat with a Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Famer, while Rodriguez was still a rising MLB star,

Rising to third all-time on the scoring list, Kobe Bryant was drafted by the Lakers out of Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania in 1997. He quickly became a star, dueling with Michael Jordan in his first All-Star Game in 1998 and teaming with Shaquille O’Neal to bring Los Angeles a three-peat (2000, 2001, 2002).

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed rookie guard Chris Mañon to a two-way contract after his impressive effort for Golden State’s NBA summer league teams. The Lakers reached a deal Thursday with Mañon,