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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope says he will not be able to play in three Los Angeles Lakers?road games outside California in the next few weeks due to a modified 25-day restriction stemming from a plea agreement he reached on a misdemeanor offense while he was a player for the Detroit Pistons. If the Lakers guard complies with this restriction, he is slated to miss the Lakers' games at Houston on Dec. 20, at Houston again on Dec. 31 and at Minnesota on Jan. 1. The only other Lakers road game during the 25-day restriction, which was given to Caldwell-Pope following a court appearance in Michigan this past week, is at Golden State on Dec. 22. Caldwell-Pope will be able to play in Continue to Article

December 16, 2017 6:25:pm EST

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed the team's loss Thursday night in Cleveland because of travel restrictions from his drunken driving arrest last season while with the Detroit Pistons. ''This is a legal matter, stemming from an incident that occurred last season while Kentavious was a member of another NBA team,'' the Lakers said Saturday in a statement The Los Angeles Lakers are abiding by the terms of a program for Kentavious that were established for him by a court in the state of Michigan. The Los Angeles Times, citing people familiar with the situation who weren't authorized to speak publicly, reported that Caldwell-Pope missed the game in Cleveland because he had to return to California to begin an intensive 25-day probation program that includes travel restrictions. Continue to Article

December 16, 2017 6:01:pm EST

Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors had a heck of a road trip. Not only did the Warriors win all six in a six-game trip for the first time in franchise history, but Kevin Durant's statline in Friday's win over the Detroit Pistons was also historic Continue to Article

December 09, 2017 1:03:am EST

Kevin Durant celebrates the first 6-0 road trip in Warriors history. Kevin Durant has been absolutely sensational since he returned to the Golden State Warriors starting lineup after nursing a sprained ankle. Steph Curry’s own ankle injury triggered an uptick in Durant’s usage and with one less mouth to feed, Durant has been stunting on opponents and rather than skip a beat, he’s ratcheted it up a notch. Continue to Article

December 08, 2017 11:53:pm EST

A Ben Simmons triple-double was not enough to help the Philadelphia 76ers complete their comeback as the Los Angeles Lakers survived 107-104 in the NBA. Simmons posted his third triple-double of the season by scoring 12 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds Continue to Article

December 08, 2017 1:19:am EST