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Luka Doncic is calling a technical foul on his ex-fiancée, essentially telling the court she should consult a map before filing legal docs over their 2 children ... TMZ Sports has learned. The Lakers superstar filed docs Friday asking an L.A. County judge to dismiss Anamaria Goltes' request for child support and attorneys fees, because she filed it in California ... when she knows the kids live in Slovenia.
Luka Doncic scored 51 points Thursday, his highest-scoring game with the Lakers, and L.A. rolled over the Chicago Bulls 142-130 in LeBron James' return from a three-game absence. "It feels special," said Doncic, who checked out late in the fourth quarter to a standing ovation, with James imploring the crowd to cheer louder. "Obviously, to have a 50-point game in here, it feels very special."
Lakers fans were not as fired up, but they were hot, booing when news of Adebayo’s 83 points was delivered inside Crypto.com Arena before the Lakers’ 120-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. “Honestly, it hurts,” said Los Angeles’ Erik Ortiz, who was 6 years old when Bryant had his 81-point night. “And it’s kind of messed up. All those free throws? No disrespect, but it didn’t feel earned.” “A disrespect to the game,” said Robert Horry, who played with Bryant in L.A. for seven seasons. “To me, don’t cheat the game. If you’re gonna play like that, that’s cheating the game.” “But,” Horry added, diplomatically, “scoring 83 points is still hard regardless if you cheat the game or not.”
L.A.-based sports marketing and talent representation giant Wasserman is changing its name to The Team starting Monday. The branding shift comes as the agency’s founder & CEO Casey Wasserman is selling off an estimated 40% stake valued at approximately $2B. It was revealed in late January that he exchanged emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted co-conspirator, in 2003.
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Lamar Odom has checked out of rehab after completing a 30-day program at iRely Recovery in Los Angeles. The 46-year-old former NBA star entered the program after getting arrested for DUI. At the time his arrest news broke, Odom stated neither alcohol nor narcotics played a role in the arrest ... but police said Odom's car reeked of weed when he was pulled over and said Odom admitted to smoking earlier in the day.
The LA insider explained that there is some "bad blood" between the two teams, not surprising given that they are city rivals. "There's a little bad blood there, I would say, between the ownerships," Buha said. "Like, I don't think it's two franchises that like love each other." For context, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss once nicknamed Clippers owner Steve Ballmer "Ballz," and the Lakers still have some "egg on their face" from the Ivica Zubac trade with the Clippers. "I don't think the Clippers would love trading Kawhi to the Lakers," Buha noted. "And at that point, if you're forced to trade him, I think the league's not gonna be like, 'You have to trade him to the Lakers, you have to trade him to team X.' It's gonna be, 'Alright, let's get into a bidding war here.'
Before this month’s trade deadline, Los Angeles could trade only its 2031 first-round pick. But this summer, the Lakers could trade three first-rounders, in 2026, 2031 and 2033. Los Angeles could put together a package around those three picks, perhaps a sign-and-trade involving impending unrestricted free agent Austin Reaves and other players.
Benjamin Royer: Jeanie Buss on Pat Riley: “Even though Pat hasn't worked here for more than three decades, those remain Laker principles in large part because of him. That's why it was so important to us to recognize Pat with this statue right here in the heart of downtown LA.”
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Ramona Shelburne: The Pat Riley statue unveiling here in LA is all kinds of 1980s Showtime swag. But apparently the real place to be was the private party last night in which a certain four-letter diva showed up.
The Pat Riley statue unveiling here in LA is all kinds of 1980s Showtime swag. But apparently the real place to be was the private party last night in which a certain four-letter diva showed up. pic.twitter.com/RLS7IH5L7b
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) February 22, 2026
The statue unveiling is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Sunday, a few hours before the Lakers take on the Boston Celtics. Riley’s coaching tenure was marked by the fierce rivalry between the Lakers and the Celtics, with the teams meeting in the NBA finals three times in the 1980s. Los Angeles won two of those matchups, suffering a bitter seven-game defeat in 1984.
Ex-Cleveland Cavaliers star Darius Garland was initially “kind of skeptical” when he learned he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. That mentality changed once he put it all in perspective and noticed the sun was shining — literally and figuratively — in “big market” Los Angeles the next morning. “I’m super excited about L.A. life,” Garland told Andscape. “The first day, I literally called my mom and said, ‘This is the first time I’ve seen sun in February.’ Waking up to the sun instantly changed my whole mood. I woke up earlier, getting a little bit of sunlight before I headed out to practice, just enjoying the scenery, riding around a little bit. “I already know the layout of the land. I’ve been here for a couple years in the summertime. So, I’m pretty used to seeing a lot of faces, and I’ve connected with a couple people. I’m excited being in a big market. And just being in L.A. playing for the Clippers is one thing. So, I’m super excited for it.”