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However, the Purple and Gold shrugged off the defeat with a dominant win over the Washington Wizards. The Lakers walked away with a 134-96 win where the likes of LeBron James, Shake Milton, and Rui Hachimura spearheaded the team's offense.

If they decide to push for the playoffs, ClutchPoints proposed a trade that would send Washington Wizards swingman Corey Kispert to the Sixers. The Wizards are nowhere near playoff contention, so trading Kispert would make sense. The proposed trade is as follows:

The Los Angeles Lakers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Washington Wizards at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Capital One Arena. The Lakers might want some stickum for this one as the team gave up 22 turnovers on Tuesday.

The Lakers did almost everything right when they steamrolled the Wizards to get their seventh win in their last nine games.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been tipped to trade for the $30 million center amid Joel Embiid's injury problems.

The Washington Wizards (6-40) welcome the Los Angeles Lakers (26-19) to Capital One Arena Thursday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the

The Los Angeles Lakers have a prime opportunity to get back on track despite being shorthanded against the Washington Wizards.

Playing without injured Anthony Davis, LeBron James has 24 points and 11 assists and six others score in double figures as the Lakers dominate from the outset in a 134-96 win.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James saw his first real NBA action since opening night, falling to Tyrese Maxey and the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 118-104. And Bronny, in 15 minutes, did not perform well, at least according to coach JJ Redick.

LeBron James is listed on the injury report with left foot injury management, and it's not certain if he will suit up.

The Los Angeles Lakers head to Capital One Arena to face the Washington Wizards in a non-conference matchup. The Lakers are 26-19, which puts the team in fifth place in the Western Conference. The Wizards are 6-39, which puts the team in last place in the Eastern Conference.