On Wednesday the NBA announced the group drawings for the 2025 in-season tournament known as the NBA Cup. The NBA teams are split into six groups of five teams, the Mavericks landing in the West B group along with the LA Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans and, of course, Luka Doncic and the LA Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers could potentially lose a valuable piece of their rotation to free agency this offseason.

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Colorado Rapids 3-0, Los Angeles FC faces Dallas. LAFC is 7-5-4 against Western Conference opponents. LAFC is 3-0-1 when it scores more than two goals. Dallas is 4-8-3 against conference opponents. Dallas has a -10 goal differential, scoring 27 goals while allowing 37.

The Lakers will begin by participating in the California Classic, which starts for them on Saturday, July 5. The main Las Vegas summer league starts on Thursday, July 10, and on that day, they will take on Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers' first four games of the main summer league have been announced.

Lakers reportedly inquired about Walker Kessler, Onyeka Okongwu before attempting to trade for Mark Williams at 2025 deadline

Washington slugger James Wood became the first major leaguer since Barry Bonds to be intentionally walked four times in a game in the Nationals’ 7-4, 11-inning win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.

The latest sports news includes Cooper Flagg's readiness for the Mavs, Ron Washington's health limiting his role, Masai Ujiri's exit from the Raptors, NHL labor agreement extension, Caitlin Clark's injury,

LeBron James is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers next season. On Sunday, ESPN's Shams Charania reported that James is picking up his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season. James' announcement came after the Lakers' first season with Luka Dončić ended in disappointment despite being favorites to make it far in the West.

Chris Paul, the future Hall of Fame point guard who has been named to 12 All-Star teams, reportedly wants to play close to his home in Los Angeles as his career winds down, according to NBA insider Marc Stein.