Rookie guard Dalton Knecht is back on the Los Angeles Lakers after the trade that briefly sent him to the Charlotte Hornets was rescinded. After the team's loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, Knecht spoke to reporters for the first time since the whirlwind week started and said that the entire experience was a "crazy time" and "felt like a movie.

Kevin Garnett feels the anticipation of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles may result in the Lakers winning that year's NBA championship.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been rejuvenated by the most shocking trade in NBA history; instead of feeling out what the future holds for them in the post-LeBron James era, the Lakers have managed to secure a more concrete path to sustainable contention over the next decade or so,