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While Shaquille O’Neal’s tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers is remembered for three championships and his unprecedented dominance that made Shaq one of the Purple & Gold legends, his exit from L.A.

On Wednesday night, the 8-3 Los Angeles Lakers travel to Oklahoma City to square off against old pal Alex Caruso's 11-1 Thunder. The action tips off at 6:30 p.m. PT. While 21-time All-NBA power ...

As we get started on Monday, here’s a reason to look forward to Friday, as announced by the West Seattle High School PTSA: West Seattle High School PTSA will host its Fall Fundraiser on Friday, ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are certainly not in the market for Ja Morant no matter how cheap the price. If a rival Western Conference team trades for the disgruntled point guard, however, that would be a ...

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama entered Wednesday shooting 84.6 percent on shots within three feet of the basket this season. Chris Coduto / Getty Images Playing in Los Angeles for the first time this ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a solid start to the season. They sit with a 6-2 record through their first eight games and are coming off arguably their best win of the season against the Portland ...

Luka Doncic missed time this past week after suffering multiple injuries, with his leg and finger suffering some knocks. But Doncic returned to action on Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies and ...

Doncic also surpassed the record of the late Kobe Bryant, who posted 146 points through the first four games of his unforgettable 2005-06 campaign, when the “Black Mamba” averaged 35.4 points through ...

Robert Horry on Austin Reaves: "He might be the next logo (Jerry West)" — Lakers Daily (@LakersDailyCom) October 30, 2025 The Logo Horry is referring to is Jerry West. It’s unlikely Reaves ever ...

Miami’s already tough road three-game Western swing got much more complicated on Friday when Lakers star Luka Doncic was cleared to return from a finger sprain and leg contusion. Barring a setback in ...