Prepared to be down LeBron James, the team has already also had Luka Dončić, Marcus Smart, Jaxson Hayes, and Gabe Vincent miss time, and on the second night of a back-to-back in just their fourth game of the season had just seven of their 14 regular contract players available.

Luka Dončić was upgraded to questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers’ road game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 31.

If I stop now, it was all for nothing. ” That’s been Luka Doncic’s mantra since joining the LA Lakers, focused on winning his first championship.

As the Lakers have continued to battle without Doncic, shooting guard Austin Reaves has stepped up to carry the scoring load. On Wednesday, coach JJ Redick shared that Doncic was trending in the right direction, saying the team hoped to have him back within the “next couple of games” ( h/t Dave McMenamin of ESPN ).

Lakers blow a 20-point lead before Austin Reaves hits the game-winner in victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Austin Reaves lifted the Los Angeles Lakers over the Timberwolves on a buzzer-beater and got lots of love from LeBron James and Luka Doncic.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/lakers as Lakers Rule Out Guard for Timberwolves Game, Bringing Total to 6 Players Out. The Los Angeles Lakers will be without their offseason addition, Marcus Smart, for their matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.

LeBron James and Luka Doncic could not believe how Austin Reaves delivered yet again for the Lakers, this time nailing a game-winner.

Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves talked about getting redemption with his game-winner against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Madison Beer has been racing hearts again thanks to her photo from a Lakers game. The singer recently attended a basketball game in Los Angeles alongside beau Justin Herbert. For the occasion, she opted for a sleeveless top,

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has not played in a game this season while dealing with a right sciatica injury.