With four days off, the Lakers had some competitive fun with another sport ahead of Sunday’s game against the Jazz in Salt Lake City.

While they’ve spent plenty of time practicing this week, they also took some time away from the court to be competitive as well. On Friday, the team held a pickleball tournament which was won by Jake LaRavia and assistant coach Beau Levesque.

During the Lakers' 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.

The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a good start to the season. LA sits at 11-4 through their first 15 games of the season and were at their healthiest in their l

The latest injury report on Lakers center Deandre Ayton after he missed practice before Sunday's matchup against the Jazz.

Bob Boozer was a 6-foot-8 forward who came into the NBA during the 1960-61 season after he was the No. 1 pick in the draft by the Cincinnati Royals a year earlier. Just prior to the 1965-66 season, the New York Knicks traded him to the Lakers for Dick Barnett.

Here we dive into where the Lakers rank as a team in notable categories and where their top stars have been among the best of the best as L.A. sits third in the West at 11-4.