Please allow us to elaborate. Mavs-Lakers is a marquee matchup regardless, but this site and date are sublime. February 12 is Thursday and All-Star weekend begins the following day – a mere 13 miles away, at the Clippers’ Intuit Dome.

Apr 30, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) moves the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) during the first half in game five of first round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Dec 25, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (left) and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (right) talk before the game at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

The Lakers' 27-point fourth-quarter comeback against the Mavericks is the second-highest in NBA history to date.

However, according to one of James' top critics, Stephen A. Smith, there are at least a couple of reasons why LeBron should not be offended by being left out of the Lakers loop this summer.

Magic Johnson loves that Jeanie Buss will continue to serve as Governor of the Los Angeles Lakers after the sale to Mark Walter.

Lakers' LeBron James Approves Wife and Daughter’s Dance Moves originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had a proud family moment this week and it wasn’t on the basketball court.

It's now time to take a look at Byron Scott, one of the central figures during the Showtime era in the 1980s. Scott grew up in Inglewood, Calif., just blocks away from The Forum,