Sciatica to keep LeBron James out of Lakers lineup for several weeks
LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season due to sciatica that will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks.
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LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season due to sciatica that will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks.
The Los Angeles Lakers know head coach JJ Redick will be a part of their future going forward, and plan to give superstar forward LeBron James every chance to do the same.
The Los Angeles Lakers selected Adou Thiero in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft in Brooklyn on Thursday.
Former Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers center Vlade Divac underwent emergency surgery after breaking a hip in a fall from his motorcycle in Montenegro, doctors said Friday.
Rudy Gobert had playoff career highs of 27 points and 24 rebounds, Julius Randle added 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves advanced in the NBA playoffs with a 103-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of their first-round series.
Kevin Love announced his father's death in an Instagram post Sunday night.
Jaden McDaniels converted a three-point play with 39.5 seconds left for the lead and stole the ensuing inbounds pass from LeBron James, leading a rally by the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 116-113 win over the Los Angeles Lakers that put them up 3-1 in the first-round series.
Luka Doncic had 31 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers fought back to even their first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 94-85 victory in Game 2.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards put on a fine performance in a Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, but it's his antics off the court that have drawn the attention of the NBA.
Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points, Naz Reid added 23 with six 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame Luka Doncic's 37-point Lakers playoff debut for a 117-95 victory over Los Angeles.
General manager Rob Pelinka has received a contract extension from the Los Angeles Lakers less than three months after he acquired Luka Doncic.
Dalano Banton scored 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers ended the season with a 109-81 victory over the playoff-bound Los Angeles Lakers, playing without Luka Doncic and LeBron James.
The Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 140-109 victory over the Houston Rockets.
The Lakers clinched a playoff spot with Wednesday's victory over the Mavericks.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder ran away from the Los Angeles Lakers 136-120 after Luka Doncic was ejected.
Luka Doncic scored 30 points and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 126-99.
Luka Doncic had 35 points, Austin Reaves added 30 and LeBron James had 27 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 124-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
Stephen Curry scored 37 points, Brandin Podziemski added 28 and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 123-116 for their fourth win in a row in a potential first-round playoff preview.
Luka Doncic had 20 points and nine assists, and Gabe Vincent added 20 points on six 3-pointers in the Los Angeles Lakers' 104-98 victory over the Houston Rockets.
Austin Reaves had 31 points and eight assists, Luka Doncic added 29 points and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 134-127 win over Memphis in the Grizzlies' first game under interim coach Tuomas Iisalo.
Patrick Williams and Coby White hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the closing seconds for the Bulls, who trailed by five points with 12.6 seconds remaining.
Jordan Goodwin has agreed to a standard two-year NBA contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
LeBron James had a buzzer-beating tip-in to cap a 10-point fourth quarter, Luka Doncic scored 34 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 120-119 on Wednesday night.
Franz Wagner had 32 points and eight assists, Paolo Banchero added 30 points and seven rebounds and the Orlando Magic sent the Los Angeles Lakers to their third straight loss, 118-106.
Coby White scored 36 points, Josh Giddey flirted with a quadruple-double and the Chicago Bulls wrecked LeBron James' return from injury with an impressive 146-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Officials say there was an explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a military explosives plant, and there are some confirmed deaths.
Based on the preliminary investigation, Huntington police said the motorcycle was traveling southbound on Beach Boulevard, and the pedestrian was crossing Beach Boulevard outside of the crosswalk when the crash took place.
The government shutdown entered its 10th day Friday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan. Follow live updates.
Police said a man and a woman fled the scene on foot and ran toward a large apartment complex.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for democracy in her country.
Officials say there was an explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a military explosives plant, and there are some confirmed deaths.
Based on the preliminary investigation, Huntington police said the motorcycle was traveling southbound on Beach Boulevard, and the pedestrian was crossing Beach Boulevard outside of the crosswalk when the crash took place.
The government shutdown entered its 10th day Friday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan. Follow live updates.
Police said a man and a woman fled the scene on foot and ran toward a large apartment complex.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for democracy in her country.
Based on the preliminary investigation, Huntington police said the motorcycle was traveling southbound on Beach Boulevard, and the pedestrian was crossing Beach Boulevard outside of the crosswalk when the crash took place.
Police said a man and a woman fled the scene on foot and ran toward a large apartment complex.
Altadena residents are collecting holiday ornaments to bring back joy to their community, which was devastated by the Eaton Fire.
The pursuit suspect crashed into a sidewalk shortly after.
The California Highway Patrol recovered $200,000 worth of Apple products during a traffic stop in Los Angeles.
Fullerton police said the two CSUF soccer players were rushed to the hospital after colliding with a box truck last week.
Orange County authorities have arrested a couple who allegedly stole expensive items, including a Babe Ruth-signed baseball and a rare comic book collection, from the clients of their house-sitting service.
Police say that the hit-and-run driver had previously struck a U-Haul in Rancho Mission Viejo. While fleeing the scene, she stopped the truck in the middle of traffic on Laguna Beach, where she was hit and killed on Wednesday night.
Huntington Beach police arrested the suspect, who they believe broke into churches while posing as an electrical contractor, on Wednesday.
Police said that the girl was walking home from school on Thursday afternoon when a man tried to force her into his car.
The 71-year-old Apple Valley man was allegedly recording underage girls at the Victorville Fairgrounds over the weekend, San Bernardino County deputies said.
A 48-year-old Hesperia resident was arrested for the incident that happened early Tuesday morning in Montclair, police said.
A security camera captured a person running away from a Corona home with a 13-foot Jack Skellington statue.
Riverside police arrested two Inland Empire men for an alleged murder-for-hire case.
The suspect was arrested after stealing both a pickup truck and several thousand dollars' worth of musical instruments from a home in an unincorporated part of Hemet on Thursday.
More than 300 properties in the Pacific Palisades that were partially or completely burned in the January wildfires have received brush clearance citations, a KCAL News investigation has revealed. Ross Palombo reports.
The former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city and Mayor Karen Bass nearly six months after she was removed as chief. KCAL Senior Report Ross Palombo has more on the legal move.
New data shows a dramatic increase in immigration arrests in our area. As Senior Reporter Ross Palombo found, we can now see exactly where these detainees are going.
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.
Officials say there was an explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a military explosives plant, and there are some confirmed deaths.
The government shutdown entered its 10th day Friday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan. Follow live updates.
Kyle Schwarber homered twice, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of their NL Division Series.
A Texas bishop showed Pope Leo XIV a packet of letters from immigrant families "terrorized" by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported.
Airports in several U.S. states are seeing flight delays as the government shutdown enters a second week.
The government shutdown entered its 10th day Friday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan. Follow live updates.
The viral exchange has posed the question: How bad, or good, is this interaction for Katie Porter's campaign for California governor?
In this ongoing series, CBS News California Investigates correspondent Julie Watts presses candidates in the 2026 California governor's race on top issues including redistricting, immigration and homelessness.
The announcement comes days after President Trump presented a 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza.
A Texas bishop showed Pope Leo XIV a packet of letters from immigrant families "terrorized" by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
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.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a series of bills aimed at expanding access to reproductive health care and strengthening privacy protections for patients and providers in California.
LA County Department of Public Health officials said that four cases were reported between late July and August, and that the patients lived in central Los Angeles and the Antelope and San Fernando valleys.
Health officials say that the child developed a condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, which can develop in someone who had a measles infection early in life.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended firing the director of the CDC at a hearing before a Senate committee on Thursday.
California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii announced the formation of a health alliance to guide residents on vaccines and immunizations because of what a joint statement called "the politicization of science" by the federal government.
A charity that accepted donations of vehicles that would pay for breast cancer screenings for low-income patients agreed Thursday to pay a $3.8 million fine and to restrictions on future fundraising activities in 19 U.S. states, including Colorado.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Target CEO Brian Cornell, who helped reenergize the company but has struggled to turn around weak sales in a more competitive retail landscape since the COVID pandemic, plans to step down Feb. 1.
Drivers of electric vehicles across California will soon lose privileges to drive in the carpool lane solo, as the Clean Air Vehicle decal program is set to end next month.
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.
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM — who became world-famous as the chaplain and biggest fan of the Loyola University Ramblers men's basketball team — has died.
LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season due to sciatica that will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks.
Pierce, who played for the Clippers from 2015 to 2017, was arrested on the 101 Freeway after he was found asleep behind the wheel of his Range Rover on Tuesday.
Despite not getting the NLDS sweep in Game 3, the Dodgers still need just one win to clinch over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.
Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore scored during the shootout and the Los Angeles Kings spoiled Pavel Dorofeyev's hat trick and Mitch Marner's debut in a Vegas uniform with a 6-5 win over the Golden Knights.
Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," was released at midnight Friday. Swift wrote and produced the album with Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback.
Dutch producer pitches her AI creation, Tilly Norwood, as the next Scarlett Johansson, and says several agents are vying to represent it.
Doctors are warning of a food trend inspired by the popular Netflix movie "KPop Demon Hunters" that is leading to serious burn injuries.
Dolly Parton is postponing her upcoming Las Vegas concerts over recent "health challenges," she announced Sunday.
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Bad Bunny will lead the 2026 Super Bowl halftime festivities at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
Families of transgender kids across Southern California are facing a new problem when it comes to getting gender-affirming healthcare. LAist Producer Kevin Tidmarsh discusses reasons why it has become harder for families to access care.
Didi Hirsch has been providing mental health services to the Southern California area for over 80 years. Vice President of Crisis Care Shari Sinwelski said mental health is just as important as physical health.
After major setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles Unified School District is seeing an improvement in students test scores. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho attributes the positive increase to intervention courses, enrichment programs and dedicated staff.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta responds to the recent news that New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted. Bonta called the news a “political persecution” and said it’s “an abuse of power.”
Temperatures in Southern California will begin to cool down heading into next week. The tropical moisture will continue to increase the chance of rain and scattered showers.
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.
