Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James played the final seven minutes of his team's 126-105 road loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday evening.

The Los Angeles Lakers continue their West Coast swing Friday night in Boston with an old-time NBA rivalry matchup with Jaylen Brown and the Celtics.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Boston Celtics on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 (12/5/25) at TD Garden in Boston, Mass.

LeBron James will have to wait a few more days to begin a new double-digit scoring streak. The Lakers announced their superstar will sit out their road matchup with the Celtics on Friday, a tilt that comes a day after he failed to log at least 10 points in a regular-season game for the first time since 2007.

Giannis Antetokunmpo is at the center of trade discussions, with both Shams Charania and Jamal Collier of ESPN reporting the superstar and his team, the Milwaukee Bucks, are having conversations about their future together.

Derrick White leads Boston to a 146-101 win over Washington by dropping 30 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists in 29 minutes. Jordan Walsh (22 points) and Payton Pritchard (20 points) did their thing in the Celtics’ third straight dub.

Rui Hachimura made a 3-pointer off a pass from LeBron James as time expired to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 123-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. The assist to Hachimura ensured that James’ NBA-record streak of 1,

Former NBA veteran Elden Campbell, who spent most of his 15-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and later won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons, has died.

Elden Campbell, who spent the bulk of his 15-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers before beating his former team in the 2004 Finals, has died. He was 57.

The Milwaukee Bucks would receive the expiring contracts of Rui Hachimura, Maxi Kleber, and Gabe Vincent. They would also take on Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht, Adou Thiero, and acquire four first-round pick swaps as well as a 2031 first, and a 2032 second-round pick.