Stephen A. Smith made things personal and overstepped his bounds as a sports commentator in his feud with LeBron James, ...

(AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) defends the ball from Boston Celtics guard Payton ...

Dwight Howard won an NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, but after one season (2020-21) with the Philadelphia ...

LeBron James will reportedly not be with the ... James missed Monday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets, which dropped the Lakers to 40-23 overall. Things won't get much easier without the King in ...

Kevin Durant led the Suns (31-37) with 21 points while Devin Booker added 19 points as they both shot 6-of-17 from the field.

NBA MVP power rankings: LeBron James joins Top 5 ... and a Denver Nuggets victory Monday over the Thunder — the Lakers (40-23) slipped out of the No. 2 spot in the Western Conference.

LeBron James' injury couldn't have come at a worse time, but it also presents Luke Doncic and the Lakers with great opportunities.

Lakers star LeBron James exited with 6:44 remaining in ... James finished with 22 points on 11-for-23 shooting (0-for-6 from 3) with 14 rebounds and 9 assists. "Obviously, to get injured at ...

GO DEEPER How can Lakers survive LeBron James' absence ... James still nearly recorded a triple-double, but he needed 23 shots to score 22 points in an uncharacteristically inefficient shooting ...

Luka Doncic makes a late three-pointer, but the turnover-prone Lakers can't get a stop in the final seconds and suffer a ...

The Lakers, with Doncic and 40-year-old LeBron James, are suddenly one of the NBA's top defenses. Will it stay that way?

Despite a 22-point third-quarter deficit, the Lakers’ comeback falls short in a 111-101 loss to the Celtics. Luka Doncic ...