LeBron James excused from Lakers' practice; status for next game is unclear amid foot injury
LeBron James was excused from the Los Angeles Lakers' practice on Wednesday for personal reasons.
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LeBron James was excused from the Los Angeles Lakers' practice on Wednesday for personal reasons.
Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell added 28 points with 14 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-98 without LeBron James.
LeBron James will sit out Sunday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers due to left foot soreness, the NBA career scoring leader's first missed game of the season.
Trae Young hit a 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks held on for their sixth straight win, beating the slumping Los Angeles Lakers 134-132.
Tyler Herro scored 21 of his 31 points in the third quarter and the Miami Heat set a franchise record for assists in beating the Los Angeles Lakers 134-93 on Wednesday night.
Julius Randle scored 18 points and Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Los Angeles Lakers 109-80.
Anthony Davis had 33 points and 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 27 points and 14 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 105-104.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on for a 101-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA Cup game.
Anthony Davis had 19 points and 14 rebounds, LeBron James finished with 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-101.
Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant each scored 23 points and the Phoenix Suns celebrated the healthy return of both players with a 127-100 win over the Los Angeles Lakers to snap a five-game losing streak.
Nikola Jokic scored 34 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 24 as the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 127-102.
Franz Wagner hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds to play, and the Orlando Magic roared back to snap the Los Angeles Lakers' six-game winning streak with a 119-118 victory.
LeBron James says he's taking a break from social media.
Dalton Knecht tied the NBA's single-game rookie record with nine 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 37 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 124-118 for their sixth consecutive victory.
The Los Angeles Lakers will honor head coach Pat Riley, who won four titles during the team's "Showtime" era, with a statue outside of Crypto.com Arena.
Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues.
Clayton Kershaw outpitched Max Scherzer in a matchup for the ages, and Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1.
Matt Vierling's three-run homer in the eighth inning led the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Hundreds of fans flocked to Dodger Stadium well before game time on Friday in hopes of securing a highly-anticipated Lakers-Dodgers crossover bobblehead featuring NBA legend Kobe Bryant.
Los Angeles Chargers tackle Rashawn Slater suffered a torn patellar tendon in practice Thursday and will miss the upcoming season.
Shohei Ohtani homered for his 1,000th career hit and struck out a season-high eight in four innings on the mound, but the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3.
Junior Caminero hit his 29th and 30th homers, Christopher Morel had a go-ahead shot and six Tampa Bay pitchers combined to strike out 16 in the Rays' 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.
Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.
A sex toy landed near Indiana's Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in L.A. while the Fever played the Sparks in the latest of several such incidents.
A Kern County Fire Department firefighter suffered major injuries when their truck rolled nearly 200 feet down a steep hillside near the Canyon Fire on Friday night.
Thousands of San Fernando Valley residents were expected to remain without water through the weekend as repair work continues days after their service was first interrupted on Tuesday.
Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues.
Both the suspect and deputy were treated at a local hospital.
A mysterious fireball blazed across the sky in broad daylight on June 26, sparking hundreds of siting reports in Georgia and South Carolina.
Thousands of San Fernando Valley residents were expected to remain without water through the weekend as repair work continues days after their service was first interrupted on Tuesday.
A woman was saved on Friday after she plunged 300 feet off the side of the Angeles Crest Highway, according to authorities.
A former Los Angeles Police Department officer was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping for ransom just months after he was previously arrested for alleged insurance fraud.
Police said that the hidden camera was connected to a battery pack and concealed in pouch outside of a home last week.
If convicted as charged, the fire captain faces up to five years in prison.
An Orange County employee was fatally shot by an off-duty deputy at a Tustin apartment complex on Friday morning, authorities said.
Police said that several surrounding units at the complex were struck by gunfire, but no one was injured.
Firefighters say that 19 cars were completely destroyed and four others sustained damage in the massive fire early Wednesday morning.
Police said the wrong-way driver was speeding when he crashed, triggering a multi-car crash that left two people dead five others hospitalized.
Orange County's John Wayne Airport is now one of four across the country to take part in the "Families on the Fly" campaign, a streamlined option for traveling families who typically travel with tons of items like strollers, backpacks and more for their children.
The 39-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after she ran through a red light on Cal Oaks Road and slammed into a car driving through the intersection, police said.
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputies helped wrangle a wayward bull that wandered onto the Jurupa Valley High School campus on Friday.
Deputies said that the suspect and victim were involved in a crash, which quickly turned into an argument between the two drivers.
The Redlands Police Department said they found evidence connected to the 2023 disappearance of Emilio Ghanem.
The suspect was arrested in Boyle Heights over the weekend, nearly 20 years after he allegedly shot and killed two brothers in Moreno Valley.
Residents in the Rancho Palos Verdes have been living in fear that one day their homes might slide down the edge of the slope. Just when they thought they were going to be receiving funds to help, it got ripped away. Jeff Nguyen reports
Ross Palombo breaks down the latest numbers from ICE.
KCAL News reporter Ross Palombo reviews the charging documents, which outline the suspect's criminal history.
Senior Investigative Reporter Ross Palombo checks into the safety record of the LA County Sheriff's training facility following a deadly explosion that killed three deputies.
Is Los Angeles really the most intense immigration enforcement spot in the country? Senior reporter Ross Palombo dives into the numbers from federal government's own data.
Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues.
A mysterious fireball blazed across the sky in broad daylight on June 26, sparking hundreds of siting reports in Georgia and South Carolina.
Logan Coleridge thought his long-lasting symptoms were from a concussion until an MRI found an alarming, unexpected abnormality.
Matt Vierling's three-run homer in the eighth inning led the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Police in Atlanta say the suspect is dead after a shooting near Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters.
California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis has announced that she is ending her campaign to run for governor in 2026.
The proposed settlement comes weeks after the DOJ accused UCLA of "antisemitism and bias."
Texas House Democrats who have left the state to block a vote on redistricting were hosted by California leaders on Friday.
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to stay a lower court's order blocking immigration stops in Southern California.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Lawmakers in California are expected to consider a bill that would allow cities to designate so-called "hospitality zones" where bars and restaurants can serve alcohol until 4 a.m.
A proposal brought on by Northern California lawmaker is seeking to improve the process of cleaning up abandoned shopping carts in the state, which are often a source of blight on streets and waterways.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Head Colorado Buffaloes football Coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders revealed his bladder cancer diagnosis for the first time on Monday morning.
Health officials at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital say that they have noticed a spike in pediatric cases of Valley Fever in recent months.
The Health and Human Services secretary said he is "retiring" all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which helps set recommendations for vaccines.
Dr. Timothy Johnson says that by cutting more than $1.8 billion in grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Trump administration risks destroying America's medical research infrastructure and prompting a "brain drain" of scientists to other countries.
Some of the free supplies being provided include at-home COVID-19 test kits, condoms, fentanyl test strips and naloxone.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a pause to the enrollment of more low-income immigrants without legal status for state-funded health care benefits in 2026 as California faces a steep budget deficit.
California is filing a lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump's tariffs, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
At an Oakland hearing Tuesday, attorneys for State Farm Insurance made their case for an emergency rate hike that could impact insurance rates for millions of Californians.
Lawmakers in California are expected to consider a bill that would allow cities to designate so-called "hospitality zones" where bars and restaurants can serve alcohol until 4 a.m.
Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues.
Clayton Kershaw outpitched Max Scherzer in a matchup for the ages, and Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1.
Matt Vierling's three-run homer in the eighth inning led the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Hundreds of fans flocked to Dodger Stadium well before game time on Friday in hopes of securing a highly-anticipated Lakers-Dodgers crossover bobblehead featuring NBA legend Kobe Bryant.
Los Angeles Chargers tackle Rashawn Slater suffered a torn patellar tendon in practice Thursday and will miss the upcoming season.
Brandon Blackstock battled cancer for more than three years, his family said.
Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy "WKRP in Cincinnati," died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer known for hits like "Don't Touch Me," has died at 85.
Justin Timberlake, who wrapped up a two-year tour Wednesday, shared he has Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness, on Instagram.
Highland Park residents are at odds over the impact that a week's worth of filming for the latest Quentin Tarantino project could have on their city and businesses.
Chef Chris Feldmeier joined KCAL News on Saturday morning to show off some summer offerings of Love & Salt in Manhattan Beach.
In this week's episode of the Westways Weekender, we take a visit to the gorgeous shores of Del Mar in San Diego County, where Anlleyn Venegas previews just some of the incredible things that foodies and nature lovers can explore.
A Kern County Fire Department firefighter suffered major injuries when their truck rolled nearly 200 over a ridge and down a steep hillside in Castaic near the Canyon Fire on Friday night. Alys Martinez reports.
Temperatures are expected to drop, but not too much, after a blazing hot Thursday and Friday in Southern California. Marina Jurica reports.
A former LAPD officer has been arrested on kidnapping allegations just months after he was arrested for an insurance fraud scheme that is still under investigation. Mike Rogers reports.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
