Lakers star limps off early vs. Thunder in NBA Playoffs
Digest more
The Lakers are moving on to the second round of the NBA playoffs and will face the defending world champion Thunder.
Oklahoma City and L.A. are tied 1-1. These sides met often in the days of the Seattle SuperSonics, OKC’s franchise predecessor. But there have only been a pair of series between the Thunder and Lakers, and they happened within a two-year span.
LeBron James, Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers are down 2-0 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Playoffs, but now the series comes to Crypto.com Arena. Luka Doncic remains out, but the rest of the Lakers will get the backing of a rowdy arena as they seek to avoid a 3-0 hole.
Tickets for the 2025-2026 season are on sale now on Ticketmaster.com. Ticketmaster will be the only authorized seller of Lakers Tickets for the Lakers games at
Here’s everything you need to know to watch Game 2 of the Thunder vs. Lakers series, including the start time, TV channel and live stream information.