The Lakers star gave high praise to his rival Warriors for pulling off one of the biggest moves of the NBA offseason.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James likened the Warriors' trade for Jimmy Butler to Golden State signing Kevin Durant in 2016.

"I've had to go against them when they added Kevin Durant," LeBron said. "Jimmy Butler is great, he adds a toughness to them, he adds a championship-DNA type of guy. It's always the same, they always figure it out, they always add someone that makes them dynamic."

You might not think the Warriors are a title contender yet, but it's hard to ignore the subliminal message in LeBron's reaction to them.

Back in action on Friday against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Lakers will need to go a bit deeper into their bench do to Rui Hachimura being out. Speaking with reporters before the game, Redick announced Knecht will be moved back into the rotation after not playing against Golden State.

The Golden State Warriors are reportedly considering a bold 4-for-1 trade strategy aimed at acquiring rising superstar Anthony Edwards. In a move that could significantly alter the landscape of the NBA,

On Thursday, behind 37 points from Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors upended the Los Angeles Lakers (in L.A.), 123-116. They're now 20-5 since acquiring Jimmy Butler ahead of the trade deadline, and this run has us headed to the hot-take machine for Golden State's final week of 2024-25.

Gary Payton II, who has missed the past three games with a partial tear in his left thumb, participated in the team’s shootaround at UCLA on Thursday morning. He was ruled out of the team’s game against the Lakers, but the team announced he will be listed as day-to-day moving forward.