Smith's status is in doubt for the Lakers' first meeting with the Nets since acquiring him in a Dec. 29 trade.

Here is the latest news you need to know about the Los Angeles Lakers, including former LA guard D'Angelo Russell giving his opinion on being traded to the Brooklyn Nets.

Austin Reaves finished with 38 points and the Lakers held on for a 102-101 win after former guard D'Angelo Russell missed a three-pointer in the final seconds.

It’s been a couple of weeks since the Los Angeles Lakers traded guard D’Angelo Russell and Maxwell Lewis to the Brooklyn Nets, marking the end of the second stint with the Lakers for Russell. As Russell gets ready to face the Lakers tonight,

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It doesn't look like the Lakers will be adding this player at the trade deadline, despite some interest from LA.

Buha's take has a lot of validity to it. The Lakers currently occupy the sixth seed in the Western Conference. They are only two games back of the Denver Nuggets for a top four seed in the conference. That gap should be one that can be closed with small improvements.

The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves at a crossroads ahead of the February 6th trade deadline. Despite holding two, and potentially three, first-round picks they could leverage for a significant trade,

The Nets had no answers in Wednesday’s 59-point loss to the Clippers, but Friday’s matchup against the Lakers played out much differently with a healthy D’Angelo Russell in the fold, even with Cam Johnson still sidelined because of a right ankle sprain.

Rookie Stephon Castle impressed with 20 points of his own for San Antonio. Devin Vassell chipped in 21 while Victor Wembanyama had 19 points, 12 boards and six blocks. The team falls to 19-21 on the season and have now lost five of their last six games.

Austin Reaves and LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a close win over D'Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets.