The Los Angeles Lakers are members of the Western Conference in the NBA. The franchise was founded in 1946 as one of the original eight teams. The team has won 18 championships, 19 conference titles, and 34 division titles.
The team dons a number of jerseys in purple, gold, black, and white. The Lakers are one of only four NBA teams that do not have a mascot.
How to live stream the Los Angeles Lakers
You need to choose a streaming service to watch the NBA without cable or satellite TV. The NBA does have its own streaming service, the NBA League Pass, which is $16.99 per month. However, you can also stream NBA TV through most providers, including YouTube TV, Sling TV, and Fubo.
These are the best services for live streaming the Los Angeles Lakers this season:
Best for single game: FuboTV
FuboTV offers you more than 250 channels of live TV and the option to watch on 10 screens at once. You can try FuboTV with a seven-day free trial period.
FuboTV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, FOX, FS1, FS2, Golf Network, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network.
Most live sports: YouTube TV
YouTube TV's base plan is $49.99 per month for two months for new subscribers ($72.99 per month regularly). The base plan includes over 100 live TV channels, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and NBA TV.
Most affordable: Sling TV
Sling TV suggests the streamer's Orange Plan for the game, which costs $20 for the first month and $40 monthly after that.
Sling TV’s sports channels feature ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBA TV, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network.
Where do the Los Angeles Lakers play?
The Lakers play at the crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, which they share with the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. It's located in downtown L.A., on Figueroa Street. The name changed from Staples Center to crypto.com Arena in December 2021.
Construction started on the original Staples Center in March 1998. It opened its doors in October 1999. Staples Center was affectionately known as, 'The House that Kobe Built,' in honor of the 20 years Kobe Bryant spent playing for the Lakers in Staples Center. Bryant retired in 2016, and died in 2020.
Crypto.com Arena seats 19,067 for basketball games.
Who is the head coach for the Lakers?
The head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers is JJ Redick.
Redick played college basketball for Duke University before he was drafted by the Orlando Magic. He also played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans, and Dallas Mavericks.
Redick retired from the NBA as a player in 2021, and began coaching when the Lakers hired him in 2024.
Who is on the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024-25 season?
The Los Angeles Lakers roster includes several big names, including LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
LeBron averages 27.1 points per game, while Davis averages 24.2 points per game. They are the team leaders among the starting five. The rest of the starting five includes Rui Hachimura, Max Christie, and Austin Reaves.
The Lakers also made NBA history before the 2024-25 season started, by drafting LeBron "Bronny" James Jr. On Oct. 23, 2024, LeBron and Bronny became the first father-son duo to appear in a game together.
How did the Lakers perform in 2023/24?
In the 2023-24 season, the Lakers finished with a 47-35 record overall. Los Angeles ended the regular season in seventh place in the Western Conference. They had a 28-14 record at home, and a 19-21 record on the road.
The Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the 2023-24 playoffs, in a 4-1 series loss to the Denver Nuggets.
