As the Los Angeles Lakers won without LeBron James in the lineup, Charles Barkley suggested his injury might be fake.

Lakers guard Austin Reaves jokes that LeBron James and Luka Doncic would tell him “I suck” after his game-winner vs. Timberwolves.

Austin Reaves is having a week. Refusing to rest on a career-high 51 points in a win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, and his 41-point performance vs the Portland Trail Blazers one day later,

In an article outlining ESPN's "Basketball Power Index" for the new campaign, he predicted that L.A. will finish eighth in the Western Conference this season, which would mean it would have to go through the play-in tournament for the fourth time in six seasons. This is despite the likelihood given for the team to avoid the play-in tourney.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves said he "kind of probably blacked out" as his buzzer-beater found the bottom of the net in Wednesday's 116-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The sale of the Los Angeles Lakers is set to be completed sooner rather than later as the 2025-26 season is underway.

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