LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The LA Lakers defeat the Utah Jazz, 140-126, at Crypto Arena on November 18th, 2025 and The Sporting Tribune's John Panganiban was there to capture the following TST Images:

Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James made his season debut with the Lakers on Tuesday, marking the beginning of his record-breaking 23rd season in

Luka Doncic would be correct in his assessment that the Lakers defense has room for improvement. Through the first 15 games of the season, the Lakers are middle of the pack at 17th in the league in defensive rating at 115.3. But in an interesting development, Doncic is one of the best on the team in defensive rating.

The Lakers has announced that they’ll assign Bronny James to the South Bay Lakers, the team’s G-League affiliate.

Tip-off between the Jazz and Lakers lands at 8:30 p.m. MT in Crypto.com Arena, where Utah will have a chance to rattle off a second-straight win in the process of spoiling the season debut of LeBron James, who's officially been upgraded to active for his first game of the season.

Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Former Vol Dalton Knecht played four minutes and did not record statistics for the Lakers. Luka Doncic led Los Angeles with 37 points, while Austin Reaves scored 26 points and Deandre Ayton totaled 20 points.