https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/en-usCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comWed, 03 Jun 2026 23:11:00 +0200 The NBA Finals always comes with some extra pageantry, and that will again be the case this year as the league released the video that will open every broadcast on ABC, and it features Los Angeles Lakers legends Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and Jerry West:
Coverage throughout the 2026 NBA Finals will feature new cinematic broadcast op]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/kobe-bryant-magic-johnson-amp-jerry-west-featured-in-opening-video-for-2026-nba-finals/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/kobe-bryant-magic-johnson-amp-jerry-west-featured-in-opening-video-for-2026-nba-finals/ In addition to his offensive skillset, Dybantsa is also known for being a very strong defender and when thinking about the players he wants to match up against defensively, one of the main ones is Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic after getting t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/aj-dybantsa-watching-luka-doncic-live-was-craziest-performance/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/aj-dybantsa-watching-luka-doncic-live-was-craziest-performance/ In fact, Wembanyama joined Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and current superstar LeBron James as the only players this century to lead their team in scoring going int]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/victor-wembanyama-joins-kobe-bryant-amp-lebron-james-in-nba-history/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/victor-wembanyama-joins-kobe-bryant-amp-lebron-james-in-nba-history/ “It was very, very wild to say the least,” Paul said during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. “It was crazy times, our team at the time was owned by the league. The league owned our]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/chris-paul-spoke-with-kobe-bryant-before-trade-to-lakers-was-vetoed/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/chris-paul-spoke-with-kobe-bryant-before-trade-to-lakers-was-vetoed/ James is a huge Browns fan and has built a strong relationship with Garrett over the years, which the new Rams star spoke about.
“He’s been a positive force in my life,” Garrett said of James]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/new-rams-star-myles-garrett-makes-pitch-for-lebron-james-to-stay-with-lakers/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/new-rams-star-myles-garrett-makes-pitch-for-lebron-james-to-stay-with-lakers/ San Antonio won the championship in 1999 and the Knicks won the Cup title game in the first of three meetings between the teams this past season.Two weeks after the Knicks won their first NBA Cup championship, the Spurs clawed out a 1]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/2026-nba-finals-how-the-spurs-and-knicks-got-there/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/2026-nba-finals-how-the-spurs-and-knicks-got-there/ But there is also a proper way to study film and certain things to watch for and James broke down what he looks for in himself when watching the tapes.
“I think f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-reveals-what-he-looks-for-when-watching-film/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-reveals-what-he-looks-for-when-watching-film/ James has elaborate handshakes with seemingly every one of his Los Angeles Lakers’ teammates, but also plenty with other former teammates that stretch back to early in his career. There have even been times where James reunites with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-explains-how-he-remembers-handshakes-with-teammates/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-explains-how-he-remembers-handshakes-with-teammates/ Paul and James’ friendship stretches way back, more than two decades, when both were still in high school. And James recently opened up about their relationship and gave his tho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-chris-paul-is-one-of-best-point-guards-to-ever-play/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-chris-paul-is-one-of-best-point-guards-to-ever-play/ “I couldn’t be more excited to have Yao Williams join the Lakers business and lead our global partnership team,” Lakers Pres]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-hire-yao-williams-ii-as-vice-president-and-head-of-global-partnerships/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-hire-yao-williams-ii-as-vice-president-and-head-of-global-partnerships/ At the start of the offseason, Rob Pelinka made it clear that the Lakers would be hiring two assistant general managers. The first one has already happened as they are bringing in former New Orleans Pelicans executive Rohan Ramadas. Philadelphia 76ers executive Prosper Karangwa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-rumors-prosper-karangwa-expected-to-remain-with-76ers/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-rumors-prosper-karangwa-expected-to-remain-with-76ers/ One NBA legend recently gave his choice on the debate as well with Julius ‘Dr. J’ Erving being asked who he would take between the two. And Erving explained why he would take James over Bryant.
“I think LeBron is one-of-one,” Erving said when asked by The Schmo. “Kobe’s another sort of,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-julius-erving-picks-lebron-james-over-kobe-bryant/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-julius-erving-picks-lebron-james-over-kobe-bryant/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/luka-doncic-on-trying-to-bring-an-nba-team-to-rome/Fri, 29 May 2026 14:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/luka-doncic-on-trying-to-bring-an-nba-team-to-rome/ In addition to giving Adebayo the away, the NBA also will be making a $100,000 donation to his organization, Bam, Books & Brotherhood Foundation. That is the cool part about this award as they make a charitable donation selected by the award winner on their behalf.
“Bam Adebayo has followed in the path of Kareem and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/bam-adebayo-named-2026-26-nba-kareem-abdul-jabbar-social-justice-champion/Sat, 23 May 2026 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/bam-adebayo-named-2026-26-nba-kareem-abdul-jabbar-social-justice-champion/ But one thing that never changed was head coach JJ Redick’s belief in the big man and Ayton appreciated the support he received from Redick and the Lakers’ coaching staff.
“He’s really prou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/deandre-ayton-appreciates-jj-redick-amp-lakers-coaching-staff-having-his-back/Sat, 23 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/deandre-ayton-appreciates-jj-redick-amp-lakers-coaching-staff-having-his-back/ James has put more miles on his body than anyone in NBA history and it is starting to catch up. James has had some lingering injuries and other physical issues that force him to spend much of his offseason in rehab and recovery mode. But that isn’t the ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-happy-to-go-into-offseason-without-needing-rehab/Sat, 23 May 2026 19:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-happy-to-go-into-offseason-without-needing-rehab/ McCain, who grew up in California and went to high school in Corona, spoke about his earliest basketball memories involving Bryant after he helped lead the Thunder to a Game 3 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals
“The earliest (memory) of watching playoff basketball, I think I wanna say 2011 when I was seven,&rdq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/jared-mccains-earliest-basketball-memory-involves-watching-favorite-player-kobe-bryant/Sat, 23 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/jared-mccains-earliest-basketball-memory-involves-watching-favorite-player-kobe-bryant/ Ewing experienced this first-hand as well, telling a story about trying to warn then-Knicks coach Rick Pitino that Abdul-Jabbar was still someone who needed extra attention defensively.
&ldquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/patrick-ewing-believes-kareem-abdul-jabbar-deserves-to-be-in-goat-discussions/Sat, 23 May 2026 17:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/patrick-ewing-believes-kareem-abdul-jabbar-deserves-to-be-in-goat-discussions/ One of their recent additions was bringing on former Virginia head coach Tony Bennett as a draft advisor to Rob Pelinka. And with the 2026 NBA Draft around the corner in June, Pelinka spoke about how important that addition has been.
“Tony Bennett has been an invaluable addition to our Draft and scouting processes,” Pelinka said at his end]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/rob-pelinka-tony-bennett-has-been-invaluable-addition-to-lakers-front-office/Sat, 23 May 2026 15:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/rob-pelinka-tony-bennett-has-been-invaluable-addition-to-lakers-front-office/ “Well obviously the start of the season wasn’t the way I wanted to start out, obviously,” James said on the latest episode of his “Mind the Game” podcast. “Kind of started on the shelf, coming off the offseason when I was dealing wit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-breaks-down-his-23rd-nba-season/Fri, 22 May 2026 22:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-breaks-down-his-23rd-nba-season/