The first 50-point game of Austin Reaves' career: 51 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists in the Lakers' 127-120 win over the Kings. Deandre Ayton: 22 points, 15 rebounds. Rui Hachimura: 18 points. Marcus Smart: 11 points, 5 assists. Jake LaRavia: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

LAL 31-21 after back-to-back buckets from Rui Hachimura, who’s up to 10 points on 4-4 shooting through the opening 8 ½ minutes of Lakers-Kings.

The Lakers are starting Gabe Vincent, Austin Reaves, Marcus Smart, Rui Hachimura and Deandre Ayton tonight against the Kings in light of the team’s injuries (Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Jaxson Hayes, Maxi Kleber and Adou Thiero sidelined).

Brief @ocregister.bsky.social story on Lakers star Luka Doncic expected at be sideline for at least 1 week with a sprained left finger and lower left leg contusion: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/26/l...

Lakers say Jaxson Hayes (left knee soreness) has been downgraded to out for tonight at Sacramento.

Luka Dončić has been diagnosed with a left finger sprain and lower left leg contusion and will be reevaluated in approximately 1 week, per the Lakers.

The @ocregister.bsky.social story on Luka Doncic scoring 49 points and leading the Lakers to a 128-110 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/24/l...

Jaxson Hayes won't be available tonight vs. Minnesota.

Jaxson Hayes (left knee soreness) is questionable for tonight vs. Minnesota, the Lakers say.

The Lakers' court for NBA Cup games at Crypto.com Arena:

The Lakers were encouraged by today's film session of yesterday's season-opening loss to the Warriors because it showed many of their issues are fixable. Latest for‬⁩ @ocregister.bsky.social on the Lakers focused on learning from the controllables: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/22/l...

Whether it was a lack of discipline or attention to detail, the Lakers had enough "self-inflicted" lapses to undo the good from their season-opener against the Warriors – including Luka Doncic's dominant offensive performance. Latest for @ocregister.bsky.social: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/21/l...

Two pieces of news from this morning: 🏀 The Lakers have picked up Dalton Knecht's 2026-27 team option, a source confirmed. Knecht will have a $4.2 million salary for next season. 🏀 Maxi Kleber will be reevaluated in about 2 weeks with an oblique strain, the Lakers say.

Lakers' first official injury report of 2025-26: Maxi Kleber is listed as questionable for tomorrow vs. the Warriors because of a strained abdominal muscle. Bronny James isn't listed. LeBron James (right sciatica) and Adou Thiero (left knee surgery recovery) are sidelined.

Luka Doncic is entering his 1st full season with the Lakers, holistically refreshed, with LAL excited to get "the best version of him on a daily basis." Will Year 2 of the Luka-led era yield better results? The @ocregister.bsky.social Lakers 2025-26 preview: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/20/l...

Latest for @ocregister.bsky.social on Lakers backup center Jaxson Hayes pursuing a Slovenian passport to play alongside Luka Doncic on the national team: Story: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/19/l...

from @khobiprice.bsky.social's twitter account:

How much can be learned from the Lakers’ preseason slate when they only played one true “dress rehearsal”? Quite a bit despite the circumstances ahead of Tuesday’s regular-season opener against the Golden State Warriors. Latest for @ocregister.bsky.social: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/18/5...

Latest for @ocregister.bsky.social on Lakers’ Luka Doncic and Marcus Smart being set to make their preseason debuts tomorrow against the Phoenix Suns: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/13/l...

Latest for @ocregister.bsky.social on the Lakers' reaction to LeBron James' injury, the preseason plans for Luka Dončić and tomorrow's game against the Warriors: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/11/i...

from the twitter account of @khobiprice.bsky.social

No Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, Al Horford or Moses Moody tomorrow in Los Angeles. Curry is banged up, per Kerr, but plan is to play Tuesday in Portland.

Story for @ocregister.bsky.social on LeBron James missing the start of the Lakers’ 2025-26 season with nerve pain: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/09/l...

Three weeks from today is Oct. 30 – 5 games into the regular season. Four weeks is Nov. 6 (9 games).

This timeline means the Lakers will play 5-9 regular-season games before LeBron is reevaluated.

Lakers say LeBron James will be reevaluated in approximately 3-4 weeks for sciatica on his right side.

Lakers say Luka Doncic will not play in this weekend’s preseason games (tonight vs. Suns; Sunday at Warriors). The decision was a collaborative one with the team's performance after Luka's EuroBasket run with Slovenia this summer.

JJ Redick's goal of the Lakers being in "championship shape" has carried into camp. He joked that players probably didn't like him after finishing today with a conditioning drill. Gabe Vincent: "I told JJ...if we all hate you, but we all hate you collectively, that's great."

Luka Doncic made sure to mention that being in "championship shape" isn't just a physical demand, but a mental one, too:

Being in "championship shape" has been emphasized by JJ Redick since May. His response when asked how he evaluates whether the Lakers are up to that standard:

The Lakers' mantras displayed inside their practice facility:

"Certainly those guys gives us another weapon defensively.” Latest for @ocregister.bsky.social on what the Lakers are hoping Marcus Smart and Jarred Vanderbilt will be able to bring: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/01/l...

Latest for @ocregister.bsky.social on LeBron James being sidelined with a glute ailment to start training camp and the Lakers taking a cautious approach to LeBron's ramp-up process ahead of his unprecedented 23rd NBA season: www.ocregister.com/2025/09/30/l...

Latest for @ocregister.bsky.social on JJ Redick's contract extension with the Lakers: “We think he’s a special coach with a special voice that’s really helping us define the culture of Lakers excellence." www.ocregister.com/2025/09/25/l...

Where the Lakers stand entering Day 2 of free agency: 🏀 *12 players signed/agreed to terms for 2025-26 🏀 *$182 million in salary ($176.7 million fully guaranteed) 🏀 $8.2 million left of NTP-MLE 🏀 $5.1 million bi-annual exception 🏀 $13.9 million below 1st apron ($195.9 million)

The OC Register story on the start of free agency for the Lakers: adding Jake LaRavia, but losing Dorian Finney-Smith to the Rockets www.ocregister.com/2025/06/30/l...

Lakers have unveiled their new statement jerseys, which will debut during the 2025-26 season:

The OC Register story on LeBron James picking up his 2025-26 player option with Lakers for an unprecedented 23rd NBA season, Dorian Finney-Smith declining his option and where LAL stands entering free agency: www.ocregister.com/2025/06/29/l...

The OC Register story on the majority ownership sale of the Lakers to Mark Walter being expected to close later in 2025, with comments from Mark Walter and Jeanie Buss, who'll remain governor of the franchise "for the foreseeable future": www.ocregister.com/2025/06/25/l...

The OC Register story on the Buss family's historic sale of the Lakers: www.ocregister.com/2025/06/18/r...

With 3 min 52 sec remaining, Mark Daigneault called timeout and made the adjustment that won the Thunder Game 4. Nembhard had been guarding SGA extremely well. Thunder used the same action 3x to get Nesmith to switch, Shai kept scoring/getting the foul call.

Number of ball screens that SGA & Jalen Williams set for each other... Game 1: 1 Game 2: 2 Game 3: 0 Game 4: 9 (including 7 in the 4th quarter) The 9 is tied for the most screens they've set for each other in their 3 years together. via Second Spectrum

The Lakers will once again play in the California Classic Summer League: 🏀 July 5: vs. Warriors 🏀 July 6: vs. Heat 🏀 July 8: vs. Spurs

From today's edition of Lakers Insider for Bleacher Report: touched on potential center options the Lakers could target this offseason last week. This week, the focus was put on the wings - specifically players who'll be UFAs this summer. Today's full show: br.app.link/Nj0NoCbXITb

From this week's edition of Lakers Insider for @bleachereport.bsky.social: broke down a lesson the Lakers could take away from each Conference finalist. Also spoke about center options and key dates approaching over the next 1 1/2 months. The full show: br.app.link/F0fQ8R0rxTb

The newest music I was listening to this past weekend:

It's been a MINUTE but this is the new-ish music I've been listening to: