The Lakers have a defensive rating of 116.8, which is 23rd in the NBA. The Denver Nuggets are the only team currently in a playoff position with a worse defensive rating and that’s just by decimal points, as Denver sits at 117.

Lakers forward Rui Hachimura has missed six games because of right calf soreness, but he's on track to possibly return this week.

The Los Angeles Lakers found out that two of their rumored trade targets are being taken off the market before the Bucks game.

JJ Redick after practice on Sunday said Hachimura was a full participant in practice, according to Lakers Nation’s Daniel Starkand. Hachimura then confirmed to local media that

The team’s ‘best catch-and-shoot guy’ missed the last five games with a calf strain but could be back in the lineup for Monday’s game at Sacramento.

The Lakers had a great shot at victory in the closing moments of Friday's game versus the Bucks, but they blew it.

Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder has been suspended for three games after an incident in which the NBA says Schröder confronted and attempted to strike an opposing player following the Kings' 125-108 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 28.

Luka Doncic, who had an off shooting night by making only eight of 25 from the field, fouls out and LeBron James, who had 26 points, has a late turnover.

Bobby "Slick" Leonard made his name during his three seasons at Indiana University Bloomington in the early 1950s. He averaged 15.5 points a game there and hit the game-winning free throw that gave the Hoosiers a win in the 1953 NCAA championship game over the University of Kansas.