Mychal Thompson was a key piece of the Los Angeles Lakers’ back-to-back championship teams in 1987 and 1988. Those teams, led ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are honoring another one of their legends, revealing a statue of Pat Riley against the Boston Celtics.

Pat Riley built one of the greatest legacies the NBA has ever seen. The 81-year-old won a championship as a player, captured five more as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, added ...

The Los Angeles Lakers were the NBA's premier franchise in the 1980s. The Purple & Gold captured five titles during the decade and were filled with popular figures from top to bottom, including Pat ...

The Los Angeles Lakers’ four-sentence statement on the death of Jerry West could’ve been less perfunctory, more heartfelt – more like the warm remembrance Miami Heat president and former Lakers coach ...

Feb 22, 2026; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss watches at unveiling of statue of former Lakers coach Pat Riley at the Crypto.com Arena.

On the season premiere of Backstage: Lakers... An inside look at the first practice of the season as JJ Redick takes the mantle of head coach. Plus, in the war room as the Lakers draft Bronny James, ...

In nine years as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Pat Riley won four NBA titles, did not lose more than 28 games in a season and never once finished out of first place in the Pacific Division. Now in ...