When the Los Angeles Lakers misplaced Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, their high two scorers in the course of the common season, simply two weeks earlier than the beginning of the 2026 NBA playoffs, it appeared like a deadly blow to their probabilities of not solely contending for the NBA title, however of even making…
There’s a distinction between being snubbed…and inconvenience. The indisputable fact that Lakers superstar Luka Doncic missed out on being named an NBA MVP finalist falls into that class. He was the inconvenience that voters didn’t fairly know learn how to deal with. Because his historic season doesn’t match neatly into the field they’ve spent years…
The Los Angeles Lakers count on to be with out star guard Luka Dončić for the rest of their first-round sequence with the Houston Rockets, however Austin Reaves has returned to on-court exercise and could return if the Lakers are in a position to lengthen this matchup, in line with ESPN. The Lakers have a…
Jaxson Hayes and Luka Doncic could possibly be the brand new duo on the worldwide stage after the Los Angeles Lakers middle shared some excellent news. Hayes desires to play in worldwide tournaments with a nationwide workforce. With the expertise that USA Basketball has, the previous Texas middle has a slim likelihood of being a…
Getty Reed Sheppard #15 of the Houston Rockets defends towards the dribble of Marcus Smart #36 of the Los Angeles Lakers, who’s making an attempt to fill in for injured Luka Doncic. It was not what we’d have anticipated from the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday evening in the opening sport of their first-round collection…
Well, a man who appeared an entire lot like Los Angeles Lakers famous person Luka Dončić confirmed as much as Saturday night time’s NBA playoff house Game 1 sporting a really acquainted jersey. Indeed, a Luka lookalike (whose title is seemingly Tom Biddle) in the No. 77 jersey and his LeBron James jersey-wearing pal (apparently…
Despite not playing a sport for the Dallas Mavericks in over a 12 months, Los Angeles Lakers celebrity Luka Doncic just helped his previous crew without even realizing it. Dallas has been campaigning exhausting for Cooper Flagg to win Rookie of the Year over the previous couple of weeks. From giving “Ain’t No Pressure” packing…
Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic and Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham are eligible to win NBA end-of-season awards after profitable appeals. Traditionally, gamers should function in a minimal of 65 common season video games to be eligible, however Cunningham performed 63 and Doncic performed 64. Doncic, 27, and Cunningham, 24, each lodged challenges to the rule…
The Los Angeles Lakers want to provide LeBron James some severe assist in the event that they need to keep alive in the playoffs lengthy sufficient for Luka Doncic to return, and Rui Hachimura stands out as the key. With Doncic and (possible) Austin Reaves out for almost all of the primary spherical, the Lakers…
Dave McMenaminApr 14, 2026, 05:46 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Multiple Authors EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — After placing his group by its first apply in preparation for the playoffs,…