Second-year Lakers forward Brandon Ingram vows he has ‘more to show’
SACRAMENTO — With his own family across the country in North Carolina, second-year Lakers forward Brandon Ingram had a plan to secure a home-cooked meal in Los Angeles. Maybe more than one. “I’ll be...
View ArticleLakers’ league-low free-throw percentage concerns Luke Walton
EL SEGUNDO — The Lakers are giving away points and giving away games. That’s Luke Walton’s opinion, and he’s not wrong. The Lakers are shooting a league-worst 70.5 percent from the free throw line,...
View ArticleWhicker: Give Lakers’ Lonzo Ball room to breathe, and then we’ll see
There were plentiful reasons to see the Lakers and Clippers Monday at Staples Center, but only one issue. It was the Daily Tracking Poll for Lonzo Ball. Overrated? Underrated? The next All-Star lock?...
View ArticleWith Larry Nance Jr. back from injury, Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma savors his time...
LOS ANGELES — For 11 games, Kyle Kuzma held down the Lakers’ starting power forward spot. He averaged more than 18 points per game, burnishing both his resume and growing legend. The return of Larry...
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Blake Griffin injures left knee in Clippers’ victory over Lakers
Los Angeles Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan dunks as Los Angeles Lakers’ Brook Lopez looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Los...
View ArticleSteph Curry, who paved the way for Lakers’ Lonzo Ball, is rookie’s next...
EL SEGUNDO — For members of the Ball family, the 3-point line is merely a suggestion. In high school and at UCLA, it was not uncommon for Lonzo Ball to pull up from just past midcourt and shoot. Same...
View ArticleLakers use path to playoffs in crowded Western Conference as motivation
EL SEGUNDO — Despite losing their past two games to teams with lesser records, the Lakers woke up on Tuesday to find they sat just one game out of the playoff picture. Absurd, right? It’s much too...
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Brandon Ingram turns heads before Lakers fall to Steph Curry, Warriors in OT
Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram, left, and Golden State Warriors forward Jordan Bell vie for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in Los...
View ArticleYoung Lakers struggle with transferring lessons from one game to the next
EL SEGUNDO — On the drive back to his Manhattan Beach home after a narrow loss to the defending champions on Wednesday night, Luke Walton’s mind drifted. Why couldn’t the Lakers play that way two...
View ArticleLakers’ Kyle Kuzma named Western Conference Rookie of the Month
EL SEGUNDO — Kyle Kuzma found himself locked in a shooting competition on Friday with an unexpected challenger. Assistant coach Miles Simon, his usual counterpart in the regular competition alongside...
View ArticleDenver point guard Jamal Murray’s late-game taunt against Lakers ‘immature,’...
LOS ANGELES – All Denver point guard Jamal Murray had to do was dribble out the clock Saturday night. Lakers players were untucking their jerseys, their night presumably done after a major fourth...
View ArticleLakers hope to avoid another long December cold spell
LOS ANGELES — All those seasons playing youth basketball on teams coached by his father, four years at Chino Hills High, one at UCLA, and Lonzo Ball could not remember ever losing this many games in a...
View ArticleLakers scratching their heads over turnover woes
EL SEGUNDO — Two days removed from when his team last committed a turnover, Luke Walton continued to harp on what he perceives to be the Lakers’ biggest issue in this, their season of giving … the ball...
View ArticleWhile Lakers wait on Lonzo Ball, the Sixers are cruising with Ben Simmons and...
EL SEGUNDO — While Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have emerged as the significant payoff the Philadelphia 76ers banked on with their years of tanking, the Lakers are still awaiting the same kind of...
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Brandon Ingram’s late 3-pointer helps Lakers edge 76ers, end 5-game losing...
Los Angeles Lakers Julius Randle, right, drives to the basket against Philadelphia 76ers Richaun Holmes, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in Philadelphia....
View ArticleLakers stay the course as LaVar Ball ramps up criticism of Luke Walton
CHARLOTTE — There was no mistaking the boastful baritone that caromed off the concrete hallways of the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Thursday. “I heard him while I was in the locker room,”...
View ArticleHeisler: At least UCLA’s done with LaVar Ball; the Lakers aren’t
LaVar Ball has created a monster. Its name is LaVar Ball. Last week while he created (more) headlines, pulling middle son LiAngelo out of UCLA, saying he will take him and LaMelo, whom LaVar had...
View ArticleLakers’ Brandon Ingram shows hometown fans how much he has grown
CHARLOTTE — The hundreds of people who made the four-hour drive from Kinston, N.C., to Charlotte a year ago to cheer on Brandon Ingram witnessed a sub-par performance from a rookie reserve still...
View ArticleLonzo Ball’s inconsistent fourth-quarter role not an issue in Lakers’ locker...
NEW YORK — If anyone other than a certain parent objects to Lonzo Ball’s minutes during the fourth quarter of Lakers games, they aren’t saying it. “That’s what the team is for,” Lonzo Ball said after...
View ArticleWith Lakers, Lonzo set to face Knicks, Big Baller meets Big Apple
NEW YORK — Professional basketball has been played at a building called Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan since 1925, when a barnstorming team called the Original Celtics defeated the...
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