Former FS1 host fires petty remark at Lakers' Luka Doncic after record-breaking start originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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

The 2025-26 regular season is in full swing, and the Los Angeles Lakers aim to bounce back after losing to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. After a tough preseason and season opener loss, they face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday,

The Lakers started Luka Dončić, Gabe Vincent, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachiumra and Deandre Ayton in a Friday night preseason matchup with the Sacramento Kings, per NBA reporter Jovan Buha. Lakers head coach JJ Redick said this lineup would serve as a preview for Tuesday night's season opener against the visiting Golden State Warriors, per Buha.

The Los Angeles Lakers are taking it easy this preseason. In fairness, LA has an extensive, six-game preseason slate, including two back-to-back games this week

Don Chaney, a 6-foot-5 guard who was taken by the Boston Celtics with the No. 12 pick in the 1968 NBA Draft, wasn't a high-scoring player, but he was an excellent defender. He was named to the All-Defensive second team five times and earned two All-Star game selections in his 11 seasons in the league.

The 92 points also placed Dončić ahead of Michael Jordan for the fourth-most in the first two games of a season in NBA history. "It's felt great," Dončić said of his electric start to the year. "We should have won the first game,