After Wednesday's loss, L.A. head coach JJ Redick praised the effort of LeBron James, who had 39 points and went 6-of-11 from 3-point range. "I think LeBron was fantastic tonight," Redick said. "Biggest thing that stood out. … He played hard. Almost 40 ...

After a promising 3-0 start to the new NBA season, Los Angeles has fallen back into some old routines on the floor. It's more been about the effort level of the team but the Lakers know that they can be better.

Shorthanded and undersized, the Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t afford many mistakes in their road trip finale at Memphis. With Anthony Davis out after suffering a left heel contusion the previous game in Detroit and Rui Hachimura out after dealing with an illness that has spread across the locker room over the past couple of weeks,

As expected, the Los Angeles Lakers assigned Bronny James to their G League affiliate South Bay on Thursday, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Per

Bronny has played in three games for the Lakers, scoring four points in 13 combined minutes of action. LeBron and Bronny made NBA history on Oct. 22 when they became the first father and son to play together during the Lakers' season-opening win over Minnesota.

The Los Angeles Lakers have assigned rookie Bronny James to their G League affiliate, South Bay, and sources told ESPN that he is expected to debut for the team Saturday against Salt Lake City.