Shareef O’Neal and Scotty Pippen Jr will compete with the Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA Summer League ... read more »

Kiesha Nix has been entrusted with the responsibility to lead the Los Angeles Lakers in public service as the vice president of Charitable Affairs, making history as the first woman of color in a vice president position. ... read more »

ESPN and ABC to Televise First Round of NBA Draft; ESPN to Air Second Round. Microsoft Surface NBA Draft Combine 2021 Scheduled to Be Held June 21-27. NBA Draft Lottery 2021 Presented by State Farm® to Take Place on June 22 – ... read more »

Marques Johnson made historical strides in basketball; he ultimately had an All-Star NBA career.  He also was an actor, starring in several movies including “White Men Can’t Jump,” along with being a sports analyst and radio host. Johnson is currently a television color commentator for the Milwaukee Bucks. ... read more »

Among the Lakers retired jerseys is the no. 22 jersey which was worn by legendary player Elgin Baylor. He was drafted at a crucial time in the franchise’s history, back when they were the Minneapolis Lakers. ... read more »

The NBA today announced the postponement of NBA Draft Lottery 2020 and NBA Draft Combine 2020, both scheduled to take place later this month in Chicago. ... read more »

Since January, the Los Angeles Lakers desperately were in pursuit of pulling off a blockbuster trade that would pair LeBron James with 26-year-old superstar Anthony Davis. ... read more »

Auburn point guard Jared Harper says he will leave school at the end of the spring semester to enter the NBA Draft. ... read more »

Lonzo Ball will make his Lakers preseason debut as he takes the court for the first time in 195 days that he will share with new teammate LeBron James on Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors. Ball missed Los Angeles' first four preseason games as he recovered from arthroscopic surgery for an injury he sustained to his left meniscus. ... read more »

Laker fans can exhale. LeBron James will take the court in the Lakers’ first preseason game on Sunday (Sept. 30) against the Denver Nuggets. “We'll get him out there on Sunday,” Lakers coach Luke Walton reported at practice on Thursday, Sept. 27. ... read more »

The Lakers chose Wagner with the 25th pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, adding the versatile center as the next piece in their talented young core. ... read more »

The Houston Rockets believe they got a steal by adding Southern California's De'Anthony Melton with the 46th pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night ... read more »

The Los Angeles Clippers acquired point guard Shai Gilgeous Alexander in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets at the 12th spot for two future second round picks and selected shooting guard Jerome Robinson at 13 in the 2018 NBA Draft on Thursday, June 21. ... read more »

Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to- coast and all the stops in between and beyond. ... read more / view gallery »

One hundred players have notified the NBA that they wish to be removed from the list of “early entry” players eligible for selection in the 2018 NBA Draft presented by State Farm.  ... read more »