On the popular 7PM in Brooklyn podcast, Smith sent a cold-blooded five-word message to James ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season.

In an article outlining ESPN's "Basketball Power Index" for the new campaign, he predicted that L.A. will finish eighth in ...

No time will be wasted to renew a modern NBA rivalry on Opening Night of the 2025-’26 NBA season, when Steph Curry and the Golden Warriors visit Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers.

As another NBA season is about to begin, ESPN's host and analyst, Stephen A. Smith, blasted Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron ...

The Lakers will open the season missing some frontcourt depth as backup big man Maxi Kleber has an oblique strain and will be ...

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith shocks everyone on "First Take" with his bold NBA Finals prediction as the 2025-26 season tips off.

The NBA season tips off with two Western Conference games on Tuesday night. NBC's doubleheader concludes with a marquee ...

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Luka Dončić appeared in a video dropped by the team in advance of the squad's ...

Smith’s beef with James dates back to March 2025, when LeBron was caught on camera giving Smith, who had just agreed to a ...

The Los Angeles Lakers were already lacking center depth, and the latest news from the team puts their rim-protection in ...

Catch opening night, where the Warriors are set to take on the Lakers, Tuesday, October 21. Here's everything you need to ...

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly picked up the rookie-scale team option in wing Dalton Knecht's contract for the 2026-27 ...