AROUND the NBA:

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10...ng-window/


Inside The NBA is moving to 1 hr long, pregame and postgame.

[Mavs2021]

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10...ng-window/


Inside The NBA is moving to 1 hr long, pregame and postgame.

After the whole Jimmy Kimmel fiasco Disney was not going to risk f****** with Inside the NBA, too.

[Winter]

LeBron is going to miss the start of the season. May be gone until mid-November.

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2025/10/lebr...eason.html

[KillerLeft]

LeBron is going to miss the start of the season. May be gone until mid-November.

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2025/10/lebr...eason.html

The part of me that hates the Lakers and delights in their failures rejoices. The part that realizes all NBA fans, those who love LeBron and those who hate him, will miss him soon when he retires is sad.

[michaeltex]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/lakers-deandre-ayton-delivers-bad-news-for-la/ar-AA1OaEmb?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=68e9069bb7ba4584b8884bec1911697d&ei=64


From the article:

While he is set to play a crucial role for the Lakers, Ayton told reporters Wednesday he has not worked with Luka Doncic and LeBron James with less than two weeks before the season begins.

I haven’t,” Ayton said of playing with both superstars. “Something I’ve just been waiting on, just gotta prepare. JJ (Redick) and the coaching staff probably have something put together for us to really build chemistry.”

“DA got a couple of days with Luka last week,” Redick said. “No one’s gotten any time with LeBron, not just DA. That’s just reality.”

James is currently dealing with a nerve issue in his glute, and will be sidelined for at least three to four weeks due to sciatica on his right side. He will be out for the start of the 2025-26 season.

Ayton is essentially the Lakers’ X-factor heading into the 2025-26 season. After losing Anthony Davis in the blockbuster trade that shocked the league last February, Los Angeles played small in the playoffs and it cost them.

I wish Luka the best, but I admit to schadenfreude where LAL is concerned. A couple of things here...

Sciatica can be an ongoing problem. It may get better in a few weeks, but it may be an issue all season. LBJ may go into retirement with a whimper instead of a bang.

Luka is still "recovering" from his summer schedule so that Ayton has only had a couple practices?

If Ayton is the X-factor for the LALs, then they are in deeper feces that anyone expects. Ayton has put up serious numbers in the past, particularly at PHX, but, IMO, LAL is hanging their hopes on past performance not current reality.

While he is set to play a crucial role for the Lakers, Ayton told reporters Wednesday he has not worked with Luka Doncic and LeBron James with less than two weeks before the season begins.