Lakers Guarantee Contracts For Bradley, Reaves Through 2022
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they would be retaining the contracts of both Avery Bradley and Austin Reaves for the remainder of the season on Friday.
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The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they would be retaining the contracts of both Avery Bradley and Austin Reaves for the remainder of the season on Friday.
Following the completion of his 10-day hardship exemption contract, the Lakers intend to re-sign forward Stanley Johnson to another 10-day deal.
James finished 12 for 26, warming up in plenty of time to carry the Kings to another win while they continue to search for continuity and teamwork near the midway point of a tumultuous regular season.
LeBron James scored 26 points, Malik Monk added 22 and the Los Angeles Lakers hung on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-103 on Sunday night for the first time in three meetings this season.
LeBron James moved his name up yet another all-time leaderboard on Sunday, as he now has the 4th most made free throws in NBA history.
Terance Mann and Reggie Jackson added 19 points apiece for the Clippers, who were coached for the second straight night by assistant Brian Shaw with coach Tyronn Lue in health and safety protocols.
LeBron James scored a season-high 43 points and extended his streak of 30-point games to seven in the Los Angeles Lakers' 139-106 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
Lakers' head coach Frank Vogel made his return from COVID-19 protocols on Friday night, leading the Lakers to a lopsided victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Pascal Siakam had 25 points and matched his career-high with 19 rebounds, while Fred VanVleet scored 31 points as the Raptors beat the Clippers 116-108 on Friday night.
Rajon Rondo had a limited role as a reserve with the up-and-down Lakers. The Cavaliers will ask him to do much more. Cleveland agreed to acquire the four-time All-Star guard Friday in a trade with Los Angeles for guard Denzel Valentine, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
LeBron James turned 37 on Thursday. The future Hall of Famer has now graced the hardwood courts of the NBA for 19 years, and he doesn't plan to stop anytime soon.
James had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his third triple-double this season, and it was his fifth consecutive 30-point game. Westbrook scored 24 points with 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his seventh of the season.
James Harden tied his season high with 39 points and had a season-best 15 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-108 on Monday night in a matchup of short-handed teams.
NBA players who test positive for COVID-19 now have a quicker path to return to play, after the league completed a significant update to its health and safety protocols on Monday.
Despite a 17-point comeback, the Clippers were unable to top the Denver Nuggets and reigning MVP Nikola Jocic who led all players with 26 points and 22 rebounds.
In light of the COVID-19 cases still plaguing the Lakers roster, they've added two more players on 10-day hardship exception contracts - Darren Collison and Stanley Johnson.
The Brooklyn Nets will be without star forward Kevin Durant on Saturday in the marquee Christmas Day game against the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles.
The Spurs routed the slumping Lakers 138-110 on Thursday night in the final event at Staples Center under the 22-year-old arena's original name.
Paul George had 17 points in his return to the lineup as the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Sacramento Kings 105-89 on Wednesday night.
The seats at SoFi Stadium were filled by the masked-up masses for the rescheduled Los Angeles Rams game as the NFL and the world pivoted with the rise in COVID cases.
Despite three Lakers scoring 20+ points, the Bulls powered through in the final minutes on the back of 38 points from Los Angeles native, DeMar DeRozan.
The Lakers will get some much needed help with the return of Ariza, with half of their roster restricted from play due to COVID-19 protocols.
Luke Kennard scored a season-high 27 points for Los Angeles. Terence Mann had 18 points, and Reggie Jackson added 16 points and 10 assists. Los Angeles forward Paul George, the team's leading scorer, sat out with a sprained right elbow.
An MRI revealed that Davis suffered an MCL sprain in his left knee during Friday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Phoenix Suns 111-95 on Monday night in the teams' first meeting since the Western Conference finals.
