Lakers

06 June 2026

• Luka Doncic invests in purchase of Italian basketball team with eye on NBA Europe

  The Lakers' star is part of an investment group that buys Vanoli Cremona with intent to move the club to Rome and prepare for NBA Europe expansion.

• A new board game mocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for 'foul baiting.' He wants it destroyed

  A lawyer representing Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is calling for the destruction of all copies of an extremely limited-edition, Operation-style board game mocking SGA for 'foul baiting.'

• 'Bonkers' bribery case raises questions about why NBA star Terry Rozier would allegedly risk millions by participating

  Veteran NBA point guard Terry Rozier — who has made $162 million in salary — is accused of agreeing to a $100,000 bribe to help gamblers win prop bets.

• Shaikin: For Dodgers, getting to playoffs is not good enough for Mark Walter. For Lakers?

  The Lakers can learn a lot by watching what Mark Walter did his first couple of years after buying the team.

• Lakers layoffs part of sweeping changes to business operations

  More than a dozen people were informed they would be losing their jobs, including those in marketing, communications and team content.

• Swanson: NBA's anti-tanking draft reform might be great for Lakers but is bad for basketball

  The NBA's owners are expected to meet Thursday to approve new "anti-tanking draft reform" via a "3-2-1 lottery." It's likely to be convoluted, but can it help the Lakers?

• Lakers hire former Pelicans executive Rohan Ramadas amid front office expansion

  The Lakers made their first hire as they expand their front office this offseason, selecting Rohan Ramadas to be an assistant general manager.

• Firing Jason Kidd removes the last reminder of the Luka Doncic trade from Dallas

  Mark Cuban's comments saying that Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was complicit in the trade of superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers perhaps contributed to Kidd's firing.

• Letters to Sports: Another split decision on future of LeBron James and the Lakers

  Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on the future of LeBron James and the Lakers, the Dodgers problems, the Angels and more.

• Lakers continue retooling of organization with plans for more hires

  Two new assistant general managers will help in scouting and player development plus analytics, while their El Segundo training facility will get upgrades.