NBA
How JJ Redick ‘caught the bug’ and became the Lakers’ head coach
The former NBA player and broadcaster says competition and service drive him in his first coaching gig, “a perfect marriage of the now and the future” with the Lakers.
Dalton Knecht, Anthony Davis lead LeBron-less Lakers to preseason victory over Suns
The first-round draft pick and the All-Star big man score 35 points apiece, with Knecht scoring or assisting on the Lakers’ final 22 points in a 128-122 overtime win in Phoenix.
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard sidelined indefinitely to begin season
With the opener less than a week away, the six-time All Star is still rehabilitating the knee that became inflamed during Team USA’s pre-Olympics training camp in Las Vegas. He has not taken part in any team drills during the preseason and won’t for the
The Audible: On SoCal’s two sports obsessions, the Dodgers and the Lakers
Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss some of the week's sports issues.