The bad news for Ayton is that he is now nursing an elbow injury. The Lakers announced on Wednesday night that Ayton has been ruled out of the Jazz game due to a sore left elbow.

Defensive deficiencies have caused the Los Angeles Lakers some headaches in recent games ahead of Thursday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.

Lauri Markkanen questionable for tomorrow's game against the Lakers due to right groin injury management, Jazz say. It's minor injury for the Jazz star, so nothing that's likely to keep him out long-term or multiple games, but it could put his status up in the air for their upcoming contest against Los Angeles.

The Suns' head coach Jordan Ott had a few choice words for the referees after his team's game against the Lakers.

This game will give the Lakers an opportunity to start addressing the issues that the Spurs exposed on Wednesday, including transition defense, the inability to stop the ball at the point of attack and late rotations out to 3-point shooters following dribble penetration.

The Los Angeles Lakers could be without one of their centers for their 2025 NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup against the San Antonio Spurs.

The San Antonio Spurs held off the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday, Dec. 10 in a 132-119 victory in the final game of the NBA Cup quarterfinals. San Antonio had seven different players reach double figures in scoring, but guard Stephon Castle posted a 30-point double-double with 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Fan voting for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game is set to begin with Los Angeles Lakers stars Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves eligible.

The Lakers (18-7) look to build another winning streak as they continue their current four-game road trip at Salt Lake City, where they will take on the Utah Jazz (10-15). This is already the third game between the two teams this season, with Los Angeles winning the last two.