SAN FRANCISCO — Fans from New Zealand and Australia held signs toward the camera. They had traveled thousands of miles to watch Warriors star Stephen Curry play. One sign crossed out “play” and replaced it with a frowning face. They were instead treated to a steady performance from LeBron James, who led the Lakers to a 119-103…
OKLAHOMA CITY — In the aftermath of their worst loss of the season, few Lakers players or coaches had spoken to Luka Doncic after he limped off the court in the third quarter Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Austin Reaves didn’t know the extent of Doncic’s hamstring injury, but he knew how the Lakers superstar would…
Imagn Images The Los Angeles Lakers entered Thursday’s showdown the Oklahoma City Thunder harboring “statement game” aspirations. After rolling through March as one of the NBA’s hottest teams, the Lakers had a chance to prove themselves as a true contender against the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed. Instead, they were humbled by the defending champions…
OKLAHOMA CITY — The score wasn’t the only thing that made this the Lakers’ worst loss of the season. Even more concerning than the Lakers’ 139-96 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday was watching superstar guard Luka Doncic hobble off the court with a left hamstring injury in the third quarter. Doncic went straight…
The tests kept coming in the month of March for the Lakers and they responded with the same resounding answer: We’re ready. Yet, even though the Lakers posted a 15-2 record last month, even though they beat some of the best teams in the NBA, they still have another big test on the horizon that…
