Heading into Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers were set to take on a rebuilding Brooklyn Nets who were coming off their worst loss in franchise history against the L.A.

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night ... With that being the case, head coach JJ Redick is expecting Russell to try to take it to the Lakers on Friday.

The Lakers can't afford another long-term absentee, especially someone like Dorian Finney-Smith, their best wing and switch defender. Finney-Smith is also adjusting with every game. The Lakers are ...

The Los Angeles Lakers earned a 134-96 victory against the Washington Wizards on Thursday. LA will battle a much more ...

Los Angeles head coach JJ Redick expects his former point ... 41/33/93 shooting splits over four appearances with the Nets. He’s missed five of Brooklyn’s nine games since joining the team ...

Nets' D'Angelo Russell fired shots at former coach JJ Redick and ex-co-star LeBron James ... After returning to Brooklyn in December via trade, Russell has been slotted into his usual role as ...

Friday night's matchup between LA and Brooklyn marks Russell's first opportunity to face his former team since rejoining the Nets on Dec. 29, and JJ Redick expects the 28-year-old to put on a show.

Finney-Smith hasn't taken long before fitting in head coach JJ Redick's system on the new-look Lakers. As for D'Lo, it is his second stint with the Nets. Now, for the first time since the trade ...

On Sunday, Redick and general manager Rob Pelinka's team was linked to two Eastern Conference centers as potential trade targets, including a former first round pick who has come within shouting ...

And a trade with Brooklyn in December cemented it — the ... but only when it became clear the Lakers actually might lose. Lakers coach JJ Redick was upset with the effort, particularly on ...