Gabe Vincent is expected to miss two to four weeks after undergoing an MRI on his sprained left ankle Monday, sources said, adding to the Lakers' mounting injury woes.

According to a report from ESPN, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic is slated to miss one week due to a wrist and leg injury.

The NBA season tips off with two Western Conference games on Tuesday night. NBC's doubleheader concludes with a marquee matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. An injury will sideline LeBron James,

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith sends cold-blooded five-word message to Lakers' LeBron James originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

In an article outlining ESPN's "Basketball Power Index" for the new campaign, he predicted that L.A. will finish eighth in the Western Conference this season, which would mean it would have to go through the play-in tournament for the fourth time in six seasons. This is despite the likelihood given for the team to avoid the play-in tourney.

Whatever his teammates have been saying have worked for Ayton the last two games as he first outplayed Rudy Gobert and then Domantas Sabonis, two players on max contracts. And Ayton is not taking it the wrong way as he knows his teammates are poking fun at him because they care:

Ja Morant and Kendrick Perkins likely won't be sending each other holiday greeting cards this year. The Memphis Grizzlies point guard responded to the ESPN's commentator's discussion about the network's coverage of the player and team with a post on social media:

The Los Angeles Lakers have officially entered their Luka Dončić era after acquiring him last February in one of the most shocking trades in NBA history. Throughout the summer, there was uncertainty about how the Lakers planned to build around him, but one thing was clear — Dončić wants to win now.