NBA Trade Idea Gives Lakers' LeBron James, Luka Doncic New All-Star Teammate originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers were the third seed in the Western Conference this season. They faced the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs and had home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series.

LeBron James pushed back on the critics who claim his 2020 NBA championship was illegitimate since it came inside of the bubble.

Giannis Antetokounmpo defended criticism of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who was accused of having no offensive bag.

The NBA restarted the 2019-20 season at the end of July at the Walt Disney World bubble in Orlando, Florida. LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 championship against the Miami Heat in six games.

The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and they are expected to be busy making moves this offseason.

While you can't compare that championship to any other in league history because of once-in-a-lifetime circumstances, Caruso said his time with James as teammates taught him how to develop from an undrafted rookie into one of this era's best defenders.

While playing in Puerto Rico, Cousins had an altercation with a fan that was caught on video. Cousins took issue with the crybaby motion that the fan made, and that turned into each of them flipping each other off. It was a truly bizarre exchange that is, unfortunately, not unlike Cousins.

One NBA analyst proposed that the Los Angeles Lakers trade for Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen this offseason.  Eddie Bitar of Fadeaway World proposed the following trade idea between the Lakers and Jazz: Los Angeles Lakers Receive: Lauri Markkanen Utah Jazz Receive: Austin Reaves,