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The Los Angeles Lakers face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Adou Thiero got the game ball for his first NBA points thanks to a nice gesture from Giannis.

Gabe Vincent returns to the Lakers lineup after an injury. Find out how this affects the team's strategy moving forward. The post Lakers Get Good News on Gabe Vincent appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Always playing it cool, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander apparently had some bulletin board material. After Gilbert Arenas recently said that Doncic is still ahead of him in the all-time rankings because of his longer track record, he warned his podcast co-host about their ESPN matchup.

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of multiple NBA teams that have been asked to surrender "documents and records" to the league as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal gambling operations, The Athletic and ESPN reported Sunday.