Given the financial struggles his family endured throughout his childhood, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is very protective when it comes to his money.

When it comes to the NBA Preseason in 2025, the Los Angeles Lakers have maxed out. This season, the team will enter the regular season with six preseason games

In Sunday's preseason matchup against the Golden State Warriors, Ayton scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and five assists in the Lakers' 126-116. While preseason results aren't important, the performance of players is perhaps a prelude to the regular season.

The Lakers will be without James for the start of the season as he recovers from a sciatica on the right side. But James isn't the only player dealing with an injury. On Monday, L

As the Lakers embark on their 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.

Deandre Ayton calls himself the anchor of the Los Angeles Lakers’ defense after the preseason win over the Warriors.

The Houston Rockets’ Kevin Durant (+4000) has the seventh-highest odds on the board, but he’ll probably split some credit with Alperen Şengün. So we’ll keep him out of the MVPS for now. For this group, Jokić has the edge unless Milwaukee wins a bunch or OKC wins 70 games.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/warriors as NBA Fans React to Jonathan Kuminga's Insane Dunk in Warriors-Lakers.