For years, Brook Lopez has been a productive and reliable center in the NBA. He entered the league in 2008 as the No. 10 pick in the draft, and he had played two years at Stanford University after spending a decent chunk of his childhood in the San Fernando Valley.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick got his first look at Dallas Mavericks star rookie Cooper Flagg in Wednesday's preseason game, and he had some high praise for the youngster.

The Charlotte Hornets reportedly waived a former Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks guard on Thursday before the start of the 2025-26 NBA season.

Michael Beasley, the No. 2 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, was one of the game's more naturally talented scorers during his prime. A 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward, he could get buckets in bunches, and during his lone season at Kansas State University, he averaged 26.2 points on 53.2% field-goal shooting and 12.4 rebounds a game.

The Los Angeles Lakers have a starting lineup prediction as the regular season is already less than a week away. Future Hall of Famer LeBron James is projected

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion was spotted cheering for her boyfriend, Klay Thompson, in Wednesday’s preseason matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers. The American hip-hop star was sitting courtside as she watched Thompson help lead the Mavs to a 121-94 win against a shorthanded Lakers side.

Celtics sign son of former Lakers forward, five-time NBA champion to support Jaylen Brown originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Boston Celtics made an interesting roster move a week before their opening night contest against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Because star forward LeBron James is expected to miss the first two to three weeks of the regular season with sciatica, the Lakers' starting five is up in the a