The shirt’s been inside LeBron James’ extra locker since the day he received it, a facsimile of the Lakers’ iconic golden jerseys with No. 77 on the front and “Doncic” on the back.

The Lakers recovered from a knee scrape of a playoff opener Tuesday to leap up and kick the stunned Minnesota Timberwolves in the teeth. Now, now. That wasn’t so hard, was it? In turning a dread ...

James galloped back the other way, powering past Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Naz Reid for a layup for two of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 13 fourth-quarter points. Advertisement The clutch basket ...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers looked like themselves for a quarter. Luka Dončić preyed on the Minnesota Timberwolves in pick-and-rolls. When the Timberwolves sent additional help ...

It’s a bit of a weird situation as the Lakers head into the playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves, their roster overhaul and strange December making it hard to really look to the past for ...

Rudy Gobert had playoff career highs with 27 points and 24 rebounds, Julius Randle added 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves advanced in the NBA playoffs with a 103-96 victory over the Los ...

Jaxson Hayes has started all three games for the Los Angeles Lakers in their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but that doesn't mean they've fully trusted him. Despite those ...

The most surprising result from the first day of the 2025 NBA playoffs was the Minnesota Timberwolves' 117-95 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first-round series. After taking ...

Luka Doncic scored 37 points and LeBron James added 19 for Los Angeles, who had trouble defending the three-point line or slowing Minnesota's running game, which got kick-started off the Lakers ...

After trading for former Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic in early February, the Los Angeles Lakers found their groove in the Western Conference and positively altered their regular-season ...

Color us shocked ... ESPN's panel of NBA experts have unanimously predicted that the Los Angeles Lakers will take out the Minnesota Timberwolves in their Western Conference first-round series set ...

Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points, Naz Reid added 23 with six 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame Luka Doncic's 37-point Lakers playoff debut for a 117-95 victory over Los Angeles ...