At 41, most athletes sit neck deep into retirement; LeBron James isn’t one of them. He is truly Father Time’s biggest rival. And it is safe to say, he is still dominating the floor at the highest level.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he's received "every indication" Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James plans to return for a 24th NBA season next fall.

Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Houston Rockets in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Sticking strictly to the math, the Lakers having to open their first-round series against Houston without Dončić (33.5 ppg) and Reaves (23.3) would seem to pose more than double the trouble the Rockets faced when Durant (26.0) was a late scratch from Game 1 of the teams’ first-round Western Conference series.

The Rockets and Lakers both have stars listed on Saturday's injury report.

According to an NBA mock draft, the Lakers may have an opportunity to select a Duke big man to help superstar Luka Doncic.

The Los Angeles Lakers face a tough test against the Houston Rockets without Luka Doncic.