After the opening night slip against the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers have settled into form, winning six of their last eight. Their next test comes against the surging San Antonio Spurs,

Former Warriors, now Lakers guard, makes history in game against Kings originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. LeBron James and Luka Dončić missed Sunday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Golden State Warriors on opening night without LeBron James due to sciatica. Luka Doncic, now settled with Lakers, expresses excitement for his first season opener. Doncic states, “I don’t know if it’s a rivalry…but…it for sure is an exciting game.”

LeBron James showed rare detachment during the Lakers’ season opener against the Warriors, catching the attention of a team insider.

Jimmy Butler and Steph Curry led four Warriors in double figures as Golden State took down the Lakers in Los Angeles on NBA opening night.

It still wasn’t enough for the Lakers, though, who suffered a tough 119-109 loss to the Warriors in front of a capacity crowd at Crypto.com Arena. Despite Doncic’s valiant effort, the Lakers are down 0-1 to start the 2025-26 campaign.

The Sacramento Kings have already lost four of their last five games to drop to 2-5 early into their 2025-26 season, and now head into another challenging test

After much speculation, it appears the Golden State Warriors have made a final decision on who will start versus the Lakers begin the season.