"Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are both being held out of the lineup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers announced, one day after the pair played nearly 40 minutes apiece in a 130-120 win over the Miami Heat ," wrote Dave McMenamin.

Portland enters the matchup 4–2, led by Deni Avdija (22.7 ppg), Jerami Grant (20.7 ppg), and Jrue Holiday (18.2 ppg, 8.7 apg). The Blazers are a young, scrappy, defense-first group that ranks fifth in the NBA in defensive rating—a strength that could challenge a short-handed Lakers squad and force early miscues and havoc on the defensive end.

A Portland Trail Blazers star has been downgraded with a fresh injury prior to the team's scheduled Los Angeles Lakers clash on Monday. More news: Blazers GM Ba

Lakers guard Austin Reaves jokes that LeBron James and Luka Doncic would tell him “I suck” after his game-winner vs. Timberwolves.

The Lakers, who open the season Tuesday vs. Golden State, are adjusting to being without LeBron James, which affects the starting rotation, defense and more.

Los Angeles later posted a clip of Smart blocking Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s layup in the second quarter as well. The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder finished the first half with five points (2-5 FG, 1-3 3-point) as well as two rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one rejection in 14 minutes.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has determined how he's going to kick off his first 2025-26 game without All-Stars LeBron James or Luka Doncic, both of

The Los Angeles Lakers could not find a way to overcome the Golden State Warriors, losing 109-119, despite a massive 43-point outing from Luka Doncic. For the Lakers, Doncic’s near triple-double debut,

After returning from the LA Lakers’ injury list last Friday, Luka Doncic immediately powered them to a 117-112 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Without a doubt, the Slovenian has been on another level this season,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/lakers as Lakers Rule Out Guard for Timberwolves Game, Bringing Total to 6 Players Out. The Los Angeles Lakers will be without their offseason addition, Marcus Smart, for their matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.