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LeBron James wasn’t ready to make any decisions about his future in the painful moments immediately after his 22nd NBA season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round playoff exit. “I don’t have the answer to that,” James said Wednesday night when asked how long he will continue to play. “Something I’ll sit down with my wife and my...

The No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs, drawing several fan reactions.

The Los Angeles Lakers so-close-and-yet-so-far first season with Luka Dončić has come to an end.  Dončić, who led the Dallas Mavericks all the way to the NBA Finals last season, couldn’t help the Lakers get out of the first round in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, as the Minnesota Timberwolves dispatched of the Lakers 103-96 in Game 5 at Crypto.com...

A mural of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, in downtown Los Angeles has been vandalized, and police are looking for clues surrounding who did it.

A mural of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi has been vandalized in downtown Los Angeles. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on April 29, 2025. 

Luka Doncic finished with a team-best 38 points in the Game 4 road loss. The Lakers host Minnesota Wednesday.

The Los Angeles Lakers are the higher-seed in their first round playoff series with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but you wouldn’t know it through the first three games of the series. Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels combined for 59 points as the Timberwolves surged past the Lakers in the second half for a 116-104 victory in Game 3 of their best-of-seven…

Luka Dončić had 31 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers fought back to even their first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 94-85 victory in Game 2 on Tuesday night. LeBron James scored 21 points and Austin Reaves added 16 for the third-seeded Lakers, who rebounded from their blowout loss in Game 1 by…

The banners hung high. The building buzzed with playoff electricity. Luka Dončić looked like a man ready to author his first legendary postseason chapter in purple and gold. For the first eight minutes of Game 1, it felt like a storm was brewing inside Crypto.com Arena — but no one saw the tornado that was about to touch down a…

It’s funny how the calendar works. Six months of NBA basketball have brought us here — back to the beginning, and somehow to the brink. Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series that feels anything but ordinary. It’s the kind of matchup that doesn’t just whisper intrigue — it…

General manager Rob Pelinka has received a contract extension from the Los Angeles Lakers less than three months after he acquired Luka Doncic. Owner Jeanie Buss also announced Friday that Pelinka received a promotion in his second title, moving from vice president of basketball operations to president of basketball operations. The Lakers announced no details of the extension for Pelinka,…

With Boston looking to end a 50-year franchise drought, Jalen Brunson’s health questionable for the Knicks and Luka Dončić making his Lakers playoff debut, here are the biggest storylines to watch entering the 2025 NBA playoffs.

Dalano Banton scored 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers ended their season Sunday with a 109-81 victory over the playoff-bound Los Angeles Lakers, playing without Luka Doncic and LeBron James. Rookie Dalton Knecht had 27 points for the Lakers (50-31), who had won the last six meetings with Portland. The Lakers had already locked up the third seed in…

Luka Dončić had 39 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 140-109 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Austin Reaves scored 23 points for the Lakers, who also clinched the Pacific Division title for only the second time in the last 13…

Mayor Karen Bass, businessman Rick Caruso and Lakers head coach JJ Redick are rebuilding the Palisades Recreation Center.

Luka Dončić scored 45 points in his first game in Dallas since being traded to the Los Angeles, helping the Lakers wrap up a playoff spot with a 112-97 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night. Dončić ‘s emotional return came two months after a seismic trade out of nowhere that sent the five-time All-Star to Los Angeles. The 26-year-old...

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic couldn’t hold back tears after watching the Dallas Mavericks’ tribute video for him.

Luka Dončić will return to Dallas in a Lakers jersey Wednesday night to face the Mavericks for the first time since the stunning trade. The Mavs are expected to play a tribute video before the game and place shirts for Dončić on all seats.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-120 on Tuesday night after Luka Doncic was ejected. Doncic scored 23 points before leaving the game in the fourth quarter following his second technical foul. The Thunder outscored the Lakers 29-12 the rest of the way. Jalen Williams added 26 points for the Thunder,…

The heart of Texas will be beating louder than ever on Wednesday night, and not because of barbecue or bluebonnets, but because the beloved basketball superstar Luka Dončić is coming home. Nearly two months after the blockbuster trade that sent shockwaves through the NBA, Luka’s return to the American Airlines Center is shaping up to be something more than...