Opening Night for the NBA on NBC and Peacock closes with a West Coast clash of superstars as Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors visit Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Crypto.com Arena at 10 p.

70 – Wembanyama is 70 blocks away from 500 in his career. With a career average of 3.7 BPG, he is on pace to reach this milestone in his 136th career game, which would be tied with Mark Eaton as the third fastest player to reach 500 career blocks. He’d also join Josh Smith as the only players to reach 500 before the age of 22.

Ahead of the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, it’s time for us to release our Luka Doncic bold predictions for the Lakers.

Top pick Cooper Flagg got the start and played 28 minutes in Wednesday's preseason game between the Mavericks and Lakers.

Who will be available to play and who will not be available for the Lakers in their regular-season opener against the Warriors?

Deandre Ayton has gone through plenty of ups and downs in his career, but he seems to be finding his footing with the Lakers.

The 2025-26 NBA season tips off with an opening doubleheader featuring the Thunder-Rockets and Lakers-Warriors. Here's the TV schedule and game times.

LeBron James will miss Tuesday’s season opener, and his absence is the main reason the Lakers flipped from 3½-point favorites to 2-point underdogs to the Warriors.