Luka Doncic scored 49 points and became the fourth player in NBA history to begin a season with back-to-back 40-point performances, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 128-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday evening, and if you're wondering how you can watch all the action live, you've come to the right place. The Lakers lost their 2025-26 regular-season opener on Tuesday to the Golden State Warriors,

The reserve center, who played 14 minutes in the season-opening loss to Golden State on Tuesday, was ruled out for Friday’s playoff rematch with Minnesota because of left knee soreness.

Deandre Ayton attacking the rim with force fueled hope inside the Lakers' locker room that this year’s team has a higher ceiling.

If approved, Walter's $10 billion valuation of the Lakers would set a new record for the most expensive team sale in U.S. history, beating out the 2025 sale of the Boston Celtics for a valuation of $6.1 billion.

Former Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard joked about rejoining the team in a separate role for the organization. Howard was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September, cementing his legacy as one of the game’s finest centers, who helped the Lakers to their 17th championship in 2020.

The major storyline is Luka Dončić guiding the Lakers to a dominant win over a top-tier foe in the Western Conference, dispatching Minnesota by a final margin of 128-110. However, the Slovenian’s individual excellence is to be marveled at:

The Los Angeles have had an uneven start to their 2025-26 campaign. While 21-time All-NBA superstar power forward LeBron James recovers from a sciatica injury t