April 6, 2022 Superstar-laden Lakers to miss NBA playoffs two seasons after winning title The Lakers will miss the playoffs a few years after winning the championship.
April 5, 2022 Lakers without LeBron again as they face playoff elimination The Los Angeles Lakers again will be without star LeBron James as they try to stave off playoff elimination.
April 5, 2022 Magic Johnson blames LeBron James for Lakers not signing DeMar DeRozan Former Lakers great Magic Johnson says LeBron James is to blame for Los Angeles not signing DeMar DeRozan in free agency.
April 4, 2022 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar critical of LeBron James, explains remarks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was critical of LeBron James and the way the Los Angeles Lakers star chooses to use his heightened platform.
April 3, 2022 Nikola Jokic gets 38, leads Nuggets past LeBron James-less Lakers Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 18 rebounds and six assists, and the Denver Nuggets moved into fifth place in the Western Conference with a 129-118 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
April 1, 2022 Jazz snap five-game skid with win over Lakers Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 17 rebounds as the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
March 30, 2022 Mavericks rout Lakers with LeBron James sitting, Anthony Davis near return Luka Doncic scored 34 points in a triple-double and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Lakers 128-110 on Tuesday night with Los Angeles missing LeBron James because of an ankle issue while anticipating the return of long-injured Anthony Davis.
March 24, 2022 Joel Embiid, Sixers hold off LeBron James-less Lakers Joel Embiid had 30 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 24 points and the Philadelphia 76ers hung on for a 126-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers without LeBron James on Wednesday night.
March 22, 2022 LeBron James leads Lakers over Cavs in Ohio return LeBron James broke them all out — the fadeaway jumper, the fly-through-the-lane shot, some signature dunks, one over former teammate and friend Kevin Love, the patented pregame chalk toss.
March 22, 2022 LeBron James dunks over former teammate Kevin Love: 'I hate it had to be him' LeBron James emphatically dunked over his former teammate Kevin Love during a matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
