LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Houston Rockets for a 101-94 victory Tuesday night, April 21, and a stunning 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Marcus Smart had 25 points and seven...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant 's injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their first-round playoff...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Kevin Durant first faced each other in the playoffs way back in 2012, when the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to win James ' first NBA championship. The superstars met again in 2017 and 2018, and Durant 's Golden State Warriors beat James...
EL SEGUNDO, California (AP) — LeBron James and Bronny James made NBA history last season when a father and son played together for the first time. They took their family dynamic to another level this season by playing meaningful minutes together and even getting the first father-to-son assist in...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James probably thought he was done playing this particular role. After so many seasons in which James valiantly carried otherwise ordinary teams to extraordinary achievements, the greatest scorer in NBA history was not even the Los Angeles Lakers ' focal point this...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 18 points, six assists and four rebounds in the first half, and the Los Angeles Lakers tuned up for the postseason with a 131-107 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night, April 12. Rui Hachimura and Deandre Ayton each had 22 points and 10 assists. James and Luke...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LeBron James had 26 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds but didn 't get to compete against rival and pal Stephen Curry as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors, 119-103, on Thursday night, April 9. James shot 11 for 17 and made three 3-pointers. He...
DALLAS (AP) — The bleak timeline for Luka Doncic 's return from injury was already out there when the Los Angeles Lakers got word that Austin Reaves also wouldn 't play again in the regular season. LeBron James woke up from a nap to find out about the prognosis on Reaves ' strained...
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — A pair of NBA head coaches defended Memphis and its culture Friday, April 3, following criticism by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James that the Grizzlies should just relocate to Nashville. Current Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo and Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic, an...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers ' regular season with a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring, the team announced Friday, April 3. Doncic is the NBA 's top scorer and the driving force behind the Lakers ' surge into the third spot in the...
EL SEGUNDO, California (AP) — LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season due to sciatica that will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday, Oct. 9. The 40-year-old superstar will be sidelined at least until the end of October with...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had another “decision” to announce. Turns out, it was an ad. The Los Angeles Lakers star teased that he would have something to say Tuesday, Oct. 7. The “decision” reference is a nod to how he announced in July 2010 that he was joining the Miami Heat. It...
