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.

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

LeBron James was overheard telling friends that his wife Savannah James wants him to 'retire in the next year or so' just before he announced he would return for a record 23rd NBA season on Sunday, June 29.

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 Los Angeles Lakers recently shook things up when they were sold to Mark Walter, who is also the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The move ends the longtime ownership of the Lakers by the Buss family, although Jeanie Buss will still have considerable influence within the organization.

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.

No. 70 currently belongs to offensive lineman Juice Scurggs, who could be fighting for a roster spot after two underwhelming seasons. Scruggs, whom the Texans traded up for in 2023 out of Penn State, was expected the long-term starting center after an All-Big Ten season. So far, he's struggled to maintain consistency at both center and right guard.