The Latest Breaking News from Russell Westbrook

After Los Angeles won a championship in 2020, the front office has managed to create one of the worst rosters in the NBA.

The word around the NBA seems to be that the Lakers are waiting for the right trade offer to emerge before pulling the trigger on a deal.

The Los Angeles Lakers sit at 2-7 after a difficult start to the 2022/23 season, and the 17-time NBA champions could trade superstar Anthony Davis in an attempt to salvage the campaign

The Lakers fell short, both literally and figuratively, to a Cavs team that has tons of size, length and defense.

LOS ANGELES — Nearly 6,000 miles from the Crypto.com Arena in Limoges, France, a 7-foot-4 basketball prospect pushed the ball between his skyscraper legs before taking a one-footed three-point shot that swished through the rim, evoking some ungodly mix of Kevin Durant and Dirk Nowitzki.

LOS ANGELES — Almost every defense has the same goal: cut off the head of the snake.

The Lakers' defense had been strong to start the season, but it fell apart on Friday against the Utah Jazz.

There is nothing to salvage in Brooklyn. The Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era was a failure.

Lakers coach Darvin Ham is setting the bar very high for Russell Westbrook in his new role coming off the bench.