Nick Smith Jr. stepping up for the Lakers against the Blazers had all the makings of a feel-good Hollywood movie. The shorthanded Lakers relied on their two-way guy to play 27 minutes on the road and ...

Marquette basketball forced UAlbany into 23 turnovers on Monday as the Great Danes lost their season opener 80-53 to Shaka ...

Marcus Smart praised Nick Smith Jr. for his big performance to lift the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers to a win.

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Playing without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the Lakers get 29 points from Deandre Ayton, 28 from Rui Hachimura and 25 from Nick Smith Jr. in a 123-115 road win.

The Lakers’ early season commitment to playing hard has helped them weather injury storms and roster uncertainty.

A new NBA draft cycle is officially underway with college basketball back in action. Three No. 1 overall talents—Kansas' Darryn Peterson, Duke's Cameron Boozer, BYU's AJ Dybantsa—have created ...