LeBron James added 25 points, Austin Reaves scored 23 and Rui Hachimura had 21 when he left holding his left side with 10 minutes remaining — the Lakers didn’t miss him, going on a 12-2 run to stretch their lead to 19.

A former NBA star recently named Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura the best third- and fourth-string options in the league.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) and Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (28) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Denver. (AP

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick spoke to Rui Hachimura's 'outstanding' defense against Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic.

During the fourth quarter of the Lakers' win over the Nuggets on Saturday, forward Rui Hachimura headed to the locker room with an apparent injury.

The Los Angeles Lakers (35-21) are hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves (32-27) on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena in an important Western Conference matchup for both teams. Entering this contest just two games back of the second seed Memphis Grizzlies, the Lakers have been streaking with new superstar Luka Doncic.

While the Los Angeles Lakers made headlines with one of the biggest trades in recent NBA history, Japanese forward Rui Hachimura c

Just over three weeks after the trade that stunned the sports world, Luka Doncic and his Los Angeles Lakers will host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.

The Timberwolves cut into the Lakers' lead a bit by going on an 8-1 run in the final minutes of the second quarter. Nonetheless, the Lakers are up 58-47 at halftime. Their shooting has cooled off a bit, and Minnesota has warmed up a bit to 40.0% field-goal shooting for the half.