For a moment, he thought Smith did the right thing, and that the joke was on him, Young said, per Gil’s Arena. “I was confused. The way he looked so confident, I thought they were winning,” Young said ...

Unheralded Nick Smith Jr led the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers to an upset victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Just before the start of training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers filled their final two-way spot by signing former first-round pick Nick Smith Jr. Smith was recently let go by the Charlotte Hornets ...

Playing without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the Lakers won at Portland on Monday night behind a combined 57 points from starters Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura and an unexpected 25-point ...

Lakers two-way contract guard Nick Smith Jr. dropped in multiple three-pointers during a road win against the Blazers.