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The LA Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers meet Friday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

Luka Doncic is set to return for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Clippers on February 20, 2026, after a four-game absence due to a hamstring strain. His return bolsters the Lakers' playmaking and scoring,

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Benjamin Royer: JJ Redick on Pat Riley, whose statue unveiling is Sunday: “I don't want to be 48, but I wish that I was maybe alive and well to watch, you know, 1980s basketball.” “What he was able to do as a head coach for the Lakers is — I think it's the North Star for any coach to be.”

Luka Dončić hasn’t pushed the Los Angeles Lakers to add a superstar-level co-star for when LeBron James is no longer on the team, according to NBA reporter Dave McMenamin of ESPN.

That legacy will be immortalized on Sunday when the Lakers unveil a statue of Riley outside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Riley will be the eighth Lakers legend to be commemorated with a statue outside their home arena, joining Elgin Baylor, Kobe Bryant, Chick Hearn, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jerry West.