And while Dončić, and to a lesser extent Austin Reaves, did their thing in the opener, glaring flaws emerged. The Lakers weren’t athletic enough. The Lakers weren’t well-positioned enough. The Lakers weren’t connected enough.

Jimmy Butler scored 31 points, Stephen Curry added 23 and the Golden State Warriors overcame Luka Doncic’s 43-point performance to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-109 on Tuesday night in both teams’ s...

“The ocean is my favorite thing, and the beach,” he said during training camp.

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers open their r egular season Tuesday night at home against the Golden State Warriors. It signals a changing of the guard with Luka Dončić, who is expected to take over the team's leadership role while LeBron James plays out what's left of his 23 career.

The Golden State Warriors open the season against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday.

Jimmy Butler, who has missed some time this preseason with a knee injury, is expected to play in his first season opener alongside Steph Curry and Draymond Green for the Warriors after arriving from M...