Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht has been under fire following a separate situation the NBA has dealt with regarding Ja Morant.

Luka Doncic finished with 19 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and one block while shooting 6/17 from the field and 0/6 from the three-point range in 38 minutes of playing time. Many people reacted to his performance on social media.

The Lakers may be able to make a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade with the Bucks this offseason with this blockbuster offer.

The Los Angeles Lakers may need to lower their expectations if they plan to trade away Jarred Vanderbilt this offseason.

Golden State's switch-heavy scheme was a problem for Dončić and company. "That performance from me was unacceptable."

Six games now separate the Los Angeles Lakers from the start of the 2025 NBA playoffs following Thursday night's 123-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The game was in many ways telltale, reinforcing our overlying impression of these remade Lakers: that they are clearly dangerous yet also a somewhat-mysterious work-in-progress.

The Los Angeles Lakers made the trade for Luka Doncic because they thought he could really help their offense go up a level. Their offense was already really good, but he could take them to a truly elite level.

The Los Angeles Lakers are a very, very good team — that much is certain, but as we draw closer to the NBA Playoffs this team is looking much more like one that could see its run end in the Western Conference Finals,