Lakers

28 March 2025

• Lakers crumble in stunner, losing to Bulls on Josh Giddey's half-court shot at buzzer

  Josh Giddey hit a half-court shot over LeBron James at the final buzzer as the Lakers squandered an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter in a 119-117 loss.

• Lakers sign Jordan Goodwin, waive Cam Reddish

  The Lakers sign guard Jordan Goodwin for the rest of the season after he used up his allotted days with the team on a two-way contract as of Wednesday.

• LeBron James' tap-in at the buzzer snaps Lakers' three-game losing streak

  The Lakers let a double-digit lead evaporate late in the fourth quarter before LeBron James tapped in Luka Doncic's missed floater just before the buzzer sounded to beat Indiana.

• Stephen A. Smith would've 'swung on' LeBron James had he touched him. Lakers star trolls him

  LeBron James continued his feud with Stephen A. Smith on 'The Pat McAfee Show,' comparing him to Taylor Swift, while Smith said he would've 'swung on' James had the Laker 'put his hands on' him.

• Straight Outta L.A.: Ice Cube's new BIG3 team is the Riot and 'here to shake things up'

  Naming Los Angeles' BIG3 team the Riot might be controversial, but league founder Ice Cube says the moniker 'represents the resilience, passion, and unbreakable spirit of' the city.

• Lakers' Bronny James scores career-high 39 points in G League game: 'I belong out there'

  Four days after the best NBA game of his career, Lakers rookie Bronny James had a career-high 39 points in a G League game Monday, earning praise from his dad, LeBron.

• Lakers can't find a way to talk through their defensive issues in loss to Magic

  Luka Doncic finishes with 32 points and LeBron James scores 24 points, but a fourth-quarter rally by the Lakers falls short in a 118-106 loss to Orlando.

• LeBron James returns from injury, but Lakers look lost in blowout loss to Bulls

  Luka Doncic finishes with 34 points and LeBron James scores 17, but the Lakers can't keep pace with Coby White and the Chicago Bulls in a 146-115 loss.

• Stephen A. Smith: 'I might have been wrong' about Bronny James' NBA readiness

  ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith ever-so-slightly walked back his comments on Bronny James after LeBron James' son and Lakers teammate had his best NBA game.

• Former Lakers player says Bob Knight knew of Indiana team physician abuse allegations

  Former Lakers player Butch Carter has joined a class action lawsuit alleging Dr. Bradford Bomba Sr. sexually abused him at the University of Indiana in the 1970s.