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Lakers Star Appears to Have Silenced His Dad-Bod Critics

Luka Doncic unveils ripped physique after spending the summer getting serious

(Newser) - Lakers star Luka Doncic is showing off a serious offseason transformation, revealing on NBC's TODAY that he took an unprecedented one-month break from basketball to focus entirely on reshaping his body. The Slovenian guard, who has faced regular criticism over his conditioning, appeared on the cover of Men'...

LeBron James Will Stay but Pushes Lakers to Improve
James Sticks With Lakers
Jun 29, 2025 12:00 PM CDT

James Sticks With Lakers

Star exercises $52M option option instead of becoming a free agent

(Newser) - LeBron James has decided to return to the Los Angeles Lakers for a record 23rd NBA season, bypassing free agency by exercising a $52.6 million option, his agent said Sunday. The league's all-time scoring leader wants to compete for a championship for at least one more season and...

Lakers Set Record With $10B Sale
Lakers Set Record
With $10B Sale
Jun 19, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Lakers Set Record With $10B Sale

Buss family ends four-decade run as Lakers owners

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Lakers are changing hands in the most expensive sports team sale ever. Jeanie Buss and her family have agreed to sell majority control of the team to Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners and a sports investor who is also part of the Los Angeles Dodgers'...

LeBron James Is 1 Point Away From 50K Milestone
LeBron James Hits
Another Huge Milestone
UPDATED
Mar 5, 2025 5:03 AM CST

LeBron James Hits Another Huge Milestone

He's the first NBA player with 50K combined points

(Newser) - LeBron James became the first player to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and postseason on Tuesday night, surpassing the mark with a three-pointer early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 136-115 win over New Orleans, the AP reports. "I mean, that's...

All Eyes on a Rare Duo as NBA Season Starts
LeBron, Bronny James
Make NBA History
UPDATED
Oct 23, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

LeBron, Bronny James Make NBA History

As expected, LeBron and Bronny James played together in regular-season opener

(Newser) - As many expected, NBA history was in fact made Tuesday night when LeBron James and his son, Bronny James, became the first father-son pair to play together in a regular-season basketball game. LeBron was in the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers' season-opening game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and...

LeBron, Bronny James Make NBA History

Father, son played together in a Los Angeles Lakers game for the first time

(Newser) - LeBron James and his son Bronny made NBA history Sunday night when they played together for the first time during the Los Angeles Lakers ' preseason game against Phoenix, the AP reports. LeBron and Bronny are the first father and son to play in any NBA game at the same...

Bronny James Ends Up on the Same Team as Dad (for Now)

It's possible, though not clear how possible, they could play together

(Newser) - It was the dream that LeBron James first floated a few years ago, the notion of playing in the NBA alongside one of his sons. And it's a step closer to reality now. Bronny James—the eldest son of the NBA's all-time scoring leader and four-time champion—was...

Lakers Hire JJ Redick for His First Coaching Job
Lakers Hire
First-Time
Coach
Jun 20, 2024 3:55 PM CDT

Lakers Hire First-Time Coach

Choosing JJ Redick could encourage LeBron James to stay with team

(Newser) - JJ Redick is being hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells the AP . It will be the first coaching job—other than children's youth teams—for the former guard. The 39-year-old Redick is an extraordinary choice by the...

NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West Dies at 86
NBA Hall of Famer
Jerry West Dies at 86
OBITUARY
Jun 12, 2024 9:30 AM CDT

NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West Dies at 86

Former Laker had been selected 3 times to HOF, was considered the basis for NBA logo

(Newser) - Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. West, nicknamed "Mr....

New Kobe Bryant Statue Has a Bit of a Problem
Apparently No One
Proofread This
Kobe Bryant Statue
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Mar 16, 2024 4:40 PM CDT

Apparently No One Proofread This Kobe Bryant Statue

LA Lakers say they'll fix the 3 typos found on the bronze structure outside Crypto.com Arena

(Newser) - A 4,000-pound bronze statue of late Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was unveiled last month outside of LA's Crypto.com Arena, showing the NBA legend walking off the court in his No. 8 jersey after scoring 81 points in a 2006 game against the Toronto Raptors. Now,...

What LeBron Did Last Night Is Hard to Fathom

NBA star became the only player to reach 40K points, a mark unlikely to be matched

(Newser) - It was an otherwise ho-hum layup. But when Lebron James hit it with 10:39 left in the second quarter Saturday night, he became the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 points.
  • "Being the first player to do something, it's pretty cool in this league,
...

A Weird Thing Is Unfolding in NBA, NHL Playoffs

A possibility of four sweeps is possible, as LeBron James floats idea of retirement

(Newser) - The Lakers are out of the NBA playoffs, and LeBron James is talking retirement as a result. After the Denver Nuggets swept Los Angeles in four games in the Western Conference finals, James told reporters Monday night that he is considering retirement after 20 years, reports CNN . “We’ll...

LeBron James Breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Scoring Record

He's now the NBA's career scoring leader

(Newser) - LeBron James became the NBA's career scoring leader on a stepback jumper late in the third quarter, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record during his 38-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers' 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, the AP reports. James surpassed the mark held...

Ticket Prices Hit Stratosphere to See LeBron Smash Record

You can pay $69K to see LA Lakers forward become NBA's all-time scoring leader

(Newser) - If you'd planned on catching a Los Angeles Lakers game in the near future, you might want to hold off for a few days, unless you're independently wealthy and really want to see history being made. CBS MoneyWatch reports that ticket prices for Tuesday's game at Crypto....

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Pans HBO Series as 'Drearily Dull'

The former Lakers star says 'Winning Time' is 'deliberately dishonest'

(Newser) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar slammed the HBO series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty for being both "deliberately dishonest" and "drearily dull." The review appeared on the Lakers legend's personal website Tuesday, per Variety . The series is described by HBO as "go[ing] back in time...

LeBron James Tests Positive for COVID-19

Lakers superstar is said to be asymptomatic, will miss several games

(Newser) - LeBron James, fresh off a suspension, is now sidelined by the NBA's health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID-19. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar, who has said he is fully vaccinated, took a lateral flow test that returned a positive COVID-19 result on Tuesday, per TMZ Sports...

LeBron James Hit With $15K Fine for Obscene Gesture

This after he'd been suspended earlier in the week for hitting Detroit center Isaiah Stewart in the face

(Newser) - On Friday, LeBron James was fined $15,000 for an obscene gesture by the NBA, which also warned the Lakers superstar about using profane language. James made the gesture after making a shot late in Los Angeles' 124-116 overtime victory in Indiana on Wednesday night, reports the AP . He'd...

LeBron James Gets Two Fans Ejected
LeBron James Gets
Two Fans Ejected
Nov 25, 2021 7:21 AM CST

LeBron James Gets Two Fans Ejected

He said Pacers fans went 'outside the line with obscene gestures and words'

(Newser) - LeBron James returned from his first-ever suspension Wednesday night for the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Indiana Pacers—and he had two fans ejected from their courtside seats in Indianapolis. With 2:29 left in overtime, the two Pacers fans, a man and a woman, were escorted out by...

An Unfortunate First for LeBron James
LeBron James
Suspended for
First Time
Nov 23, 2021 12:30 AM CST

LeBron James Suspended for First Time

One-game suspension issued after strike to opponent's face

(Newser) - During the Los Angeles Lakers' Sunday game against the Detroit Pistons, LeBron James' arm made contact with opponent Isaiah Stewart's face, leading to blood, a game stoppage, and both players being ejected from the game—just the second time James has ever been ejected. And now, for the first...

NBA's 'Bubble Kings' Are Crowned
Los Angeles Lakers
Win It for Kobe
Oct 12, 2020 12:01 AM CDT

Los Angeles Lakers Win It for Kobe

They're the champions of this challenging basketball season

(Newser) - The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy. This season, for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, had it all. And it ended in the only fashion that they deemed would be acceptable, with them back atop the basketball world. For the first time since Kobe Bryant's fifth and final...

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