The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly plan to be active before the trade deadline, with a 3-and-D player among their priorities.

Jarred Vanderbilt has been largely out of the Lakers’ rotation since LeBron James returned to the lineup in mid-November, and coincidently, the team’s defense has sputtered. Vanderbilt isn’t a solve-all solution to the defensive end, but he is able to provide consistently in that regard.

The San Antonio Spurs held off the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday, Dec. 10 in a 132-119 victory in the final game of the NBA Cup quarterfinals. San Antonio had seven different players reach double figures in scoring, but guard Stephon Castle posted a 30-point double-double with 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

The Los Angeles Lakers can't run away from the very real, very threatening defensive problems that could, if not corrected, derail any hopes they have of competing for an NBA title.

At the UCLA Health Training Center, the Lakers were red-hot offensively early. They scored 41 points in the first quarter and held the lead for most of the first half en route to a 76-68 halftime lead. But afterward, South Bay went into a drought and got caught up in a dogfight.

A trio of Los Angeles Lakers standard roster players will sit out the club's vengeance quest against the Phoenix Suns. The last time these two Western Conferenc

Lakers veteran guard Marcus Smart spoke about how other teams are preparing their scouting reports against them.

During the Lakers' 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.