In a perfect world, any centers the Lakers acquire will either be a veteran on an expiring contract, a young center on a ...

Apr 22, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; The Los Angeles Lakers logo at center court during game three of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Crypto.com Arena.

Current Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 2017 to 2019. ... They did not play much together in Los Angeles, but Ball and Randle were teammates there in 2017-18.

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James, as he has done countless times in his career, saw an opening in transition defensively and darted toward the ball. He wasn’t sure if he could catch the hyper-quick ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking for center relief after Jaxson Hayes struggled during the playoffs, and the team's overall lack of big men has noticeably hurt them. A possible option for the ...

They’d dominated the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first-round series, but Edwards did not want the Wolves to be happy with a split. He wanted them to bear down, strike another blow and ...

C hanges will likely be coming to the Los Angeles Lakers' roster this summer. The team suffered from a very weak center rotation and a lack of guard and wing depth following the Luka Doncic trade ...

Since acquiring Dončić on February 3, Los Angeles has had to implement small ball lineups against opponents without a true center. The Timberwolves out-rebounded the Lakers 65 to 48 in Game 5 ...

Rudy Gobert had playoff career highs of 27 points and 24 rebounds, Julius Randle added 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves advanced in the NBA playoffs with a 103-96 victory over the Los ...

The Lakers also missed free throws. In Games 1 and 2, Los Angeles converted 34 of its 36 (94.4%) free throws. On Friday, the Lakers went 13-of-20 (65%) from the line, with James missing three ...

For his part, James missed a couple of shots within about four feet of the basket. But he did not miss the moment. It came with 2:43 left and the Lakers up 90-81 and still in danger of a collapse.

The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs series on Friday, ... “Any opportunity he can to put that ball in the basket, he does it.