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‘LeBron has the worst whistle of any star’: Lakers rip officiating after playoff loss to Thunder
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5/8/2026

‘LeBron has the worst whistle of any star’: Lakers rip officiating after playoff loss to Thunder

Players huddle around refs to voice frustrationOklahoma City win 125-107 for 2-0 series leadCunningham lifts Pistons past CavaliersLakers coach JJ Redick criticized the way LeBron James is officiated and guard Austin Reaves complained about treatment from the referees after Los Angeles lost 125-107 to the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.A number of Lakers players gathered around the referees at midcourt after the game and Reaves voiced his frustration to crew chief John Goble. He felt that while players were jockeying for position during a jump ball during the game, Goble crossed the line. Continue reading...

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Broken bodies everywhere: are injuries about to be declared winners of the NBA playoffs?
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5/4/2026

Broken bodies everywhere: are injuries about to be declared winners of the NBA playoffs?

A host of stars have gone down with injuries this postseason. For as long as the league resists change, its players will pay the priceShould we just cancel the rest of the NBA playoffs and declare injuries the winner? They’ve already dominated this postseason far more than a team possibly could. The Oklahoma City Thunder are playing without their second-best player, Jalen Williams, after what feels like his 10th hamstring injury. In the series against the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Donte DiVincenzo tore his achilles, and Anthony Edwards gruesomely hyperextended his knee. Wolves’ backup Ayo Dosunmu put up a heroic 43 points in Game 4, then returned to the bench two games later to nurse an injured calf. The Nuggets lost Aaron Gordon to a calf strain midway through the series and played entirely without Peyton Watson, who was sidelined by a hamstring strain.Jayson Tatum’s record-quick comeback from an achilles tear was the feelgood story of the season, at least until he hurt his leg, which ruled him out of a vital Game 7 that his Boston Celtics lost to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Los Angeles Lakers’ starting rotation lacks Luka Dončić until further notice and played four of six games against the Houston Rockets without another of their stars, Austin Reaves. The Rockets’ Kevin Durant played 78 of 82 regular season games, then missed every game of the Lakers series but one thanks to a bad knee and a bone bruise in his ankle. We of course had to save the most ridiculous injury for last: Victor Wembanyama was knocked out by the court itself after tripping on a drive and whacking his jaw on the hardwood. (He missed all of one game and wishes he could have missed zero.) Perhaps it was an omen. Continue reading...

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Austin Reaves Optimistic for Game 5 Return After 4-Week Oblique Injury
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Austin Reaves Optimistic for Game 5 Return After 4-Week Oblique Injury

Austin Reaves is optimistic to return for Game 5 against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday after missing about four weeks with a Grade 2 oblique strain. The Lakers guard will be a game-time decision but has progressed in his rehab from one-on-one workouts to larger group scrimmages. He hasn't played since suffering the injury on April 2, missing the final five regular season games and the first four playoff games. The Lakers lead the series 3-1 and will host Game 5 with a chance to advance.

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Luka Doncic Hamstring Recovery Advances as Lakers Lead Rockets 3-1
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Luka Doncic Hamstring Recovery Advances as Lakers Lead Rockets 3-1

Luka Doncic is progressing in his recovery from a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, having resumed controlled on-court movement for the first time since sustaining the injury on April 2. Sports doctor Jesse Morse projects a return window of 10-14 days, potentially between May 6-10, which would place him available for the second round if the Lakers advance. The Lakers hold a 3-1 series lead over the Houston Rockets and can close out the first round in Game 5 on April 29 in Los Angeles.

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Luka Doncic Resumes On-Court Work as Doctor Projects 10-14 Day Return Timeline
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Luka Doncic Resumes On-Court Work as Doctor Projects 10-14 Day Return Timeline

Luka Doncic has resumed controlled on-court movement after weeks of limited activity, marking the first sign of progress from his Grade 2 left hamstring strain sustained April 2. Sports doctor Jesse Morse projects a 10-14 day return window, potentially May 6-10, provided there are no setbacks. The Lakers star will not return in the first-round series against Houston, with the team holding a 3-1 lead and Game 5 scheduled for April 29.

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LeBron James is 41. And he’s somehow still carrying his team in the playoffs
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4/20/2026

LeBron James is 41. And he’s somehow still carrying his team in the playoffs

The Lakers star would have been expecting to play a supporting role as he burrows into his 40s. But injuries means he has assumed a familiar roleLeBron James must be so sick of this. If he wanted to experience being the best player on an otherwise thin team, he could simply remember the Cleveland Cavaliers’ run to the NBA finals in 2007. Or the 2015 NBA finals when his best teammates, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, suffered injuries. Or the 2018 season, which convinced SNL to make a spoof of James’ support staff. “I’m 53 years old,” one of LeBron’s “teammates” says in the clip. “I have seven kids, and two of them are also on the Cavs.” It’s 2026, James is a Los Angeles Laker, his two best teammates are hurt, and one of his kids actually is on the team.How on earth did we get here, again? James is 41. The story of his season was his labored yet successful pivot into the Lakers’ third option, behind Luka Dončić (who was having one of the best stretches of his career before tweaking his hamstring in a humiliating loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder) and Austin Reaves (who strained his oblique in the same game). Both men are in their primes. James, on the other hand, has been plagued with what some observers may call old guy injuries: he missed the start of the season due to sciatica; he’s sat out a couple games since thanks to arthritis in his left foot. So how – how – is it that Dončić and Reaves were the ones felled by injuries and James is the iron man? Aren’t the rules that athletes in their 20s get to enjoy energy and health, while those in their 40s have to retire and become mediocre pundits? Continue reading...

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