The Los Angeles Lakers ' recent extended slump continued on Saturday when they lost 132-116 to the Portland Trail Blazers. In that game, they were without Luka Doncic, Denadre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes, but all three returned to action on Sunday when they hosted the Toronto Raptors.

During the Christmas Day showdown with Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers not only lost the game against the Western Conference heavyw

The Los Angeles Lakers have had an uneven start to the season, and an NBA analyst recently gave their season a disappointing grade. ESPN's Kevin Pelton handed out midseason grades to every NBA team Monday. Pelton wasn't kind to the Lakers, giving them a C-minus.

Luka Doncic sat out Saturday's blowout loss with an injury. LeBron is TBD. Here's the latest on the status of the two Lakers stars vs. the Raptors.

DeMarcus Cousins questions the Lakers’ direction and predicts LeBron James will end his career by returning to the Cavaliers.

Lakers trade target Giannis Antetokounmpo makes basketball history never done before in NBA originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers could strike gold by acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks before the trade season ends.

Malik Monk has been the subject of trade rumors, and in this mock scenario, he is sent to the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the top teams in the Western Conference.