During the Lakers' 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.

Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook joined Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James as just one of two players in NBA history to amass 25,000 points and 10,000 assists on Friday.

Collin Gillespie is off to a historic start with the Suns, joining only Russell Westbrook and LaMelo Ball with one of the rarest bench performances in NBA history.

During the Lakers' 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.

The Los Angeles Lakers got a painful wakeup call on Wednesday. They entered the contest with the Oklahoma City Thunder having won six of their last seven games, but they were annihilated in that one. OKC won, 121-92, and it wasn't even that close.

Tim Bontemps takes the pulse of the league on OKC's chase for 70 wins, the potential post-Trae Hawks and more first-month standout storylines.

Mikal Bridges makes unlikely NBA history not seen since Dwyane Wade originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Winning one MVP puts you among the elite. Winning multiple? You're in a tier reserved for athletes who reshape their sports. Across the four major North American leagues, the MVP leaderboard is a cross-era mix of icons,