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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is "focused on making himself more dangerous off the ball," according to NBA insider Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints. Luka Dončić will be the primary ball-handler for the Lakers in 2025-26. James shot 37.6% from beyond the arc last season, the fourth-highest percentage of his...

The spotlight shifts to Katowice on Thursday as Slovenia, led by Luka Dončić, begins its EuroBasket 2025 campaign with an opening clash against host nation Poland. For Dončić, the matchup carries emotional weight. Poland stunned Slovenia in the 2022 quarterfinals, handing the 2017 champions a crushing exit. Before the opener,...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić explained why he wants LeBron James next to him on the Los Angeles Lakers during an interview with Darren M. Haynes of Sports Central LA. "Of course. I mean, he's one of the best basketball players ever," Dončić said about James. "So just for having him...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers opened up about his body transformation during an interview with Jordan Rose of Complex. Dončić has lost a ton of weight this offseason. "I mean, just trying new things," Luka Dončić said. "Like I said, me and my team put a...

The Los Angeles Lakers are not expected to make a trade before the 2025-26 NBA season, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka hasn't made an offseason trade since 2022, when he traded Stanley Johnson and Talen Horton-Tucker to the Utah...

Mark Cuban admitted he still regrets Luka Dončić’s shocking trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, saying he felt personally responsible for letting people down during the franchise-altering move. “We all were hurt when Luka got traded, me as much as anyone, because I felt like I let people down by...

The Los Angeles Lakers are not interested in Golden State Warriors forwards Jimmy Butler or Jonathan Kuminga in a potential LeBron James NBA trade, according to Lakers Daily. The Warriors have tried to trade for James "on multiple occasions," according to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. James,...

Dirk Nowitzki admits he remains conflicted about the Dallas Mavericks’ blockbuster trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, calling it one of the toughest transitions he has experienced as a lifelong Maverick. The deal, finalized last summer, stunned the NBA. Dončić — who had just carried Dallas...

The Golden State Warriors have tried to trade for Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James "on multiple occasions," according to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. James is friends with Warriors legends Stephen Curry and Draymond Green and Curry and James were teammates last summer on Team USA,...

NBA superstars Luka Dončić and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers "have maintained communication dating back to the onset of the summer," according to Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints. James facetimed Dončić on August 2 to congratulate him on his extension with the Lakers, who were the third seed in the...