The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a close 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz. While this is a positive result, Marcus Smart hinted at some problems with the team’s performance.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick credited the team's second-half defense for improving against the Utah Jazz.

Luka Doncic delivered a triple-double, LeBron James powered through pain for a double-double and the Lakers rallied to beat the Jazz in Utah on Thursday.

The Utah Jazz will take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in Salt Lake City tonight. The good news for Jazz fans is that it looks like LeBron James will be playing. It does appear that the Lakers will not have Gabe Vincent suit up as he’s dealing with some lower back tightness.

When LeBron James came to the Lakers in 2018, he instantly made them relevant again. But they badly needed productive big men, and they took a flyer on Johnathan Williams, an undrafted 6-foot-9 rookie out of the University of Missouri and Gonzaga University.

The Hornets knocked down a franchise record 24 three-pointers in a 133-126 win over the Hawks. Jalen Johnson had 43 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in that defeat. The Pelicans, Trail Blazers and Mavericks all snagged overtime victories.

The last time, the Utah Jazz were sacrificial lambs for LeBron James’ 23rd season debut. This time they’re planning a different outcome when they host the Los Angeles Lakers.

The brother of Los Angeles Rams star Puka Nacua was arrested for allegedly taking a Lakers player's car without permission. According to records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Samson Nacua was arrested in West Hollywood on Saturday, Dec. 13, and booked on a felony charge.

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O'Neal knows a thing or two about playing a long career. O'Neal played 19 seasons in the NBA, including eight years in