The Los Angeles Lakers hired former Dodgers executive Michael Spetner as chief strategy and growth officer, signaling a push to expand the franchise's global brand and business strategy.
Starting Thursday night in Denver, the sixth-place Lakers will play six of eight games against teams higher than them in the Western Conference standings.
Jaxon Hayes and Marcus Smart fueled a decisive 14-0 fourth-quarter run that lifted the Los Angeles Lakers to a 110-101 comeback win over the New Orleans Pelicans, keeping them out of the Western Conference play-in tournament race.