After suffering a three-game losing streak on the road to the Heat, Bucks, and Bulls — the Knicks bounced back with two dominant home victories versus the Bulls and Wizards by 12 and 17 points. New York has five straight home games on deck as apart of this seven-game home stand.

When Bryant joined the Los Angeles Lakers after the 1996 Draft, Van Exel had already played three years for the franchise and was an important member of the team. Even though Kobe came straight from high school, which meant he skipped a level (college) to get to the pros, his otherworldly talent was obvious.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak as Ex-NBA Big Kendrick Perkins Makes a Bold Claim About LA Lakers Duo. The Los Angeles Lakers are thriving, and LeBron James hasn’t even stepped foot on the court yet.

Denver also remains highly ranked, while the preseason predicted top teams in the East have stumbled to start the season.

The Buss family's four-decade run as majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers is ending as the NBA approved the sale of the team to Mark Walter.

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers are 4-2 in the 2025-26 season and coming off an impressive win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Doncic returne

In men’s college basketball, Mercyhurst opened its 2025-26 season with a road trip to Evanston, Illinois to face Northwestern out of the Big Ten. Head coach Gary Manchel’s Lakers, who trailed by just 11 points at halftime,