Lakers Injury Report: Rui Hachimura & Gabe Vincent Out, Jaxson Hayes Returns Against Pistons
The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for their Tuesday matchup with the Detroit Pistons and Rui Hachimura (right calf soreness), Austin Reaves (left gastrocnemius strain) and Gabe Vincent (lumbar back strain) are out while Jaxson Hayes (left ankle…
2026 NBA All-Star Voting Returns: Lakers’ Luka Doncic Leading Way, LeBron James & Austin Reaves In Top 10
Coming into the season, many expected Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard Luka Doncic to have his best years to date. Getting himself into outstanding shape in the offseason and having extra motivation after being traded away last season, there was…
Lakers News: JJ Redick Plans To Stick With Luka Doncic Rotational Shift
Before Sunday night's game against the Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick signaled that some changes may be coming to the team's rotation after three consecutive losses. Obviously, they would not have Austin Reaves for these changes,…
LeBron James Willing To Do ‘Whatever’s Needed’ For Lakers In Austin Reaves’ Absence
The Los Angeles Lakers played their first game Sunday night since the announcement that star guard Austin Reaves would miss at least the next four weeks due to a calf strain. This puts extra responsibility on Luka Doncic and LeBron…
Lakers News: Nick Smith Jr. Remained Confident, Ready To Make Most Of Opportunity
With the Los Angeles Lakers missing both Austin Reaves and Gabe Vincent -- the former for at least four weeks -- Nick Smith Jr. knew that his number was going to be called. This was made especially obvious after head…
Lakers News: Luke Doncic Acknowledges Effort Needs To Start With Himself & LeBron James
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has seemingly slowed down a bit after his hot offensive start to the 2025-26 season. Doncic endured a rough shooting slump and in turn the Lakers dropped three consecutive games for the first time…
Lakers News: JJ Redick ‘Bummed’ For Austin Reaves
Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves has been dealing with calf issues in recent weeks and that came to a head on Christmas Day when he was forced to leave the game at halftime. Calf injuries are not something to…
Rui Hachimura Confident Lakers Can Turn Things Around
Dating back to the summer, a popular debate in the Los Angeles Lakers community was if they would keep Rui Hachimura as their fifth starter or if they would get a defensive-minded player like Marcus Smart in there to complement…
Deandre Ayton Willing To Hold Himself & Lakers Accountable On Defense
Since arriving in Los Angeles, Lakers center Deandre Ayton is embracing a new role as a more defensive-minded center. After his previous tenure with the Portland Trail Blazers, head coach JJ Redick centered Ayton's role around rebounding and protecting the…
Rui Hachimura & Deandre Ayton Discuss How Lakers Will Make Up For Austin Reaves’ Absence
The Los Angeles Lakers have been dealing with injuries all season and that continues with it being announced that Austin Reaves will miss at least a month of action with a grade 2 calf strain. This injury is an unfortunate…
