The Los Angeles Lakers just wanted to secure a memento for rookie Adou Thiero. It came with an argument after the buzzer. Thiero, who made his NBA debut Saturday night, scored his first career points in the Lakers’ 119-95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. In five minutes of play, Thiero scored four…
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Jake LaRavia, the first free agent the Los Angeles Lakers contacted this summer, couldn’t believe he was there, face-to-face with someone he’d wanted to meet ever since he fully invested in this part of his life. Being in the NBA had granted him this kind of opportunity, to approach the people…
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić has the top-selling jersey in the NBA this season, becoming the first international player to do so, according to the NBA and the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association), which release the list of best sellers. Dončić also breaks the long reign of LeBron James and Steph Curry at the…
The morning after the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić, fans gathered outside American Airlines Center to protest the move. They brought signs declaring their Mavericks fandom dead and laid flowers near the statue of franchise icon Dirk Nowitzki. A few fans even held a mock funeral, carrying a coffin to the south plaza as Wiz…
It was a simple concept for an advertisement. A man in a gray sweatsuit removed a “77” Texas license plate off a purple sports car and replaced it with a purple “77” California license plate. “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” by George Strait played in the background. As the car revved up, the message…
Luka Dončić getting traded to the Los Angeles Lakers stunned the basketball world and it’s had an instant impact on his trading cards. But where does it go from here? Dončić was one of the darlings of the pandemic-era sports card boom. After making his NBA debut in the 2018-19 season, he was rapidly ascending…
LOS ANGELES — A few hours before tip-off between the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, Chris Paul called JJ Redick. The two started in the backcourt together for four years with the LA Clippers nearly a decade after competing against each other in the ACC (Redick as a Duke Blue Devil and Paul…