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Four days after the best NBA game of his career, Lakers rookie Bronny James had a career-high 39 points in a G League game Monday, earning praise from his dad, LeBron.

Luka Doncic finishes with 32 points and LeBron James scores 24 points, but a fourth-quarter rally by the Lakers falls short in a 118-106 loss to Orlando.

Luka Doncic finishes with 34 points and LeBron James scores 17, but the Lakers can't keep pace with Coby White and the Chicago Bulls in a 146-115 loss.

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith ever-so-slightly walked back his comments on Bronny James after LeBron James' son and Lakers teammate has his best NBA game.

Former Lakers player Butch Carter has joined a class action lawsuit alleging Dr. Bradford Bomba Sr. sexually abused him at the University of Indiana in the 1970s.

As LeBron James, Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic watch from the bench, the short-handed Lakers prove to be no match for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in a 118-89 loss.

Luka Doncic scored 21 points in the first quarter to help the Lakers beat the depleted Denver Nuggets on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena.

Austin Reaves scores 30 points and Luka Doncic finishes with 21 points and 14 assists in the Lakers' 125-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

With an injured LeBron James watching from the sideline, Luka Doncic scores 33 points to lead the Lakers to a 107- 96 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

On the second night of a back-to-back, and without four starters, Austin Reaves produced 37 points, 13 assists, eight rebounds and four steals against the Nuggets.