Mike Trudell

The Lakers (20-25) face the Grizzlies (31-13) on Friday evening in the first of three matchups this season. The game tips at 7:00 p.m. on Spectrum SportsNet and 710 ESPN radio.

At age 38, LeBron James completed the best 20th season in NBA history; in terms of raw statistical production (28.9 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 6.8 apg, 1.5 spg), there’s never been anybody close.

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On Thursday afternoon at the team’s practice facility, Lakers VP of Basketball Ops Rob Pelinka and Head Coach Darvin Ham expressed their collective hopes and goals for a season in which the ultimate goal will be delivering the 18th Larry O’Brien trophy to Los Angeles.

The Lakers (11-8) wrap up a 4-game trip with a contest at Oklahoma City on Thursday night, on the second night of a back-to-back in what’s been a B2B heavy schedule of late. The game tips off at 4:00 p.m. Pacific on Spectrum SportsNet.

The Lakers (45-33) built upon a 5-1 road trip with an impressive 116-97 victory over Cleveland on Saturday afternoon, ahead of the second game of a back-to-back set against Minnesota (53-24) on Sunday evening. The game tips at 7:00 p.m. on Spectrum SportsNet.

For Mamba Day, we pulled nine of Kobe’s best moments while wearing the No. 24 in the second half of his career.

The Lakers are set to open their 2024-25 preseason with not just one, but two games in Palm Springs at Acrisure Arena, the newly-opened venue that hosted the Lakers to conclude last year’s preseason.

On Wednesday afternoon at the UCLA Health Training Center, new Lakers head coach JJ Redick and VP of Basketball Ops Rob Pelinka took questions from assembled media members to tip off the 2024-25 season, covering a range of topics

JJ Redick has only been on the job for a few months, but the head coach of the Lakers has already coined two phrases that tell a lot about his philosophy as a leader:

 •Focused Joy •Basketball Sicko