We're literally one of the worst shooting teams in the NBA right now," JJ Redick said after his team beat the Jazz to improve to 12-4.

On Friday, the South Bay Lakers defeated the Santa Cruz Warriors by 20 points. Two days later, the two teams met again at UCLA Health Training Center for a rematch, and while the Lakers were victorious again, it wasn't easy this time.

When their stars struggled to find a rhythm and with their offense flatering, the Los Angeles Lakers found a way to win. Austin Reaves quiet, relentless force is the steady hand guiding the team's winning in a myriad of ways while navigating a puzzling early-season quandary.

NBA action is intensifying, as the league is turning quickly to December. That also means the NBA Cup picture is clarifying.

LeBron James missed the Los Angeles Lakers' first 14 games due to sciatica, which caused pain on the lower right side of his body. He returned to action on Tuesday, when the Purple and Gold played the Utah Jazz. In his season debut, James tallied 11 points, 12 assists, three rebounds and one steal, as the Lakers secured the 140-126 victory.

The Memphis Grizzlies plan to sign guard Kobe Bufkin via 10-day hardship exception, sources tell ESPN. Bufkin, the No. 15 pick in the 2023 draft, gets called up from the Lakers' South Bay G League team and enters his third NBA season.

Claire Rothman, a trailblazing sports and entertainment industry executive and trusted aide of former Lakers' owner Jerry Buss, died Saturday at the age of 97.

The Los Angeles Lakers' season is going better than anyone expected when the team arrived at media day, and superstar LeBron James said he was dealing with scia