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Latest Sporzzio coverage, playoff reads, and explainers about the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Jonathan Kuminga accepted less reported multiyear money from Minnesota because the short contract and player option give him a faster route back to free agency, while a defined starting role offers a chance to improve his market. The gamble could help both sides, but his fit beside Rudy Gobert will test his shooting and decision-making.
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Jeanie Buss has a court-backed argument against selling the Buss family’s remaining Lakers shares, but the outcome is unresolved. The dispute centers on whether a 2017 order protecting her control can prevent the family trust from selling the stake she needs to remain governor.
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The 2026-27 NBA season begins October 20 with an NBC and Peacock tripleheader and ends April 11. Here are the biggest games, broadcast details and the reason each team initially has only 80 assigned matchups.
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Josh Kushner and Bob Iger have agreed to buy the Lakers at a reported $12.5 billion valuation, but the transaction still needs NBA approval. Jeanie Buss is expected to remain governor, while any meaningful changes to basketball operations will come later—not automatically with the sale.
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The 2026 NBA Cup begins October 30, sends eight teams to single-elimination play and ends December 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Here are the groups, national TV schedule, tiebreakers and impact on the 82-game season.
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The 2026 NBA Christmas schedule features five games on ABC and ESPN, beginning with a Spurs-Knicks Finals rematch and including LeBron James’ first scheduled trip back to Los Angeles as a 76er.