The Los Angeles Lakers‘ bench has drawn attention this season, largely for the wrong reasons. Despite their star power at the top of the rotation, the Lakers rank last in the NBA in bench points per ...

With Austin Reaves sidelined due to a Grade 2 gastrocnemius strain for at least the next four weeks, and with Gabe Vincent continuing to miss games due to a back ailment, the Los Angeles Lakers' guard ...

Two-way guard Nick Smith Jr. had another signature game for the Los Angeles Lakers in their 125-101 win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, the third game in which coach JJ Redick feels Smith won for ...

Nick Smith Jr. delivered 21 points with five three-pointers off the bench, stepping up as Austin Reaves sits with a calf strain injury. The Lakers answered their coach’s criticism with a complete ...

Austin Reaves suffered a calf injury that would take him out for the next month. He sustained the injury earlier in December, but he re-aggravated it during the Los Angeles Lakers' Christmas Day game ...

Steps up with 21 points off bench Smith logged 21 points (8-14 FG, 5-10 3Pt), three rebounds and one assist across 24 minutes during Sunday's 125-101 win over Sacramento. Impact Head coach JJ Redick ...

Since he played Aaron “I’m the damn fool who shot him” Burr in the hit musical Hamilton, winning a Tony and Grammy for the role, Leslie Odom Jr. has become one of the most recognizable stage and ...

During a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, Nick Smith Jr. was an unlikely hero who had a game he will surely never forget. Smith Jr., who is signed on a two-way contract by the ...

With Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, LeBron James and Gabe Vincent sidelined, the Los Angeles Lakers desperately needed a shot in the arm against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. That’s exactly ...

The smell of opportunity hung thick in the air at the Los Angeles Lakers’ practice facility this week. While other teams scrambled to finalize their rosters, the Lakers quietly made one of the ...

With training camp starting for the Los Angeles Lakers this week, they made a roster move on Monday. They signed Nick Smith Jr., a 6-foot-2, 185-pound guard, to a two-way contract. Smith, 21, played ...