It will cost a lot to buy Los Angeles Lakers season tickets next season. The Lakers’ ticket prices will reportedly skyrocket next season, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.

Online basketball personality Rob Perez revealed a 2026–2027 season-ticket invoice with a 14% price increase and a 3% “Admin Fee” if the price was not paid in full. Perez posted that the five-month and nine-month payment plans were available for the previous season without a percentage penalty.

ESPN reported that a season ticket in the 300 level has increased from $5,494 in 2024-25 to $6,192 in 2025-26 to $9,035 for 2026-27. This is reportedly a 45.9% hike going into next season, compared with a 12.7% hike in the last renewal cycle.

The Lakers’ most notable change between now and last season was October’s approved sale of the team to new owner Mark Walter. The Lakers reportedly sent a statement saying the prices reflect today’s market and the demand to see the team.

The Lakers are also banking on the legacy of the franchise and its current players to justify the prices.

Walter, who also owns the Los Angeles Dodgers, saw that team set a franchise record in attendance during its second straight title run. The Lakers last won a championship in the 2020 bubble season.

Right now, it is uncertain if LeBron James will still be with the Lakers next season. James will be an unrestricted free agent after this season, and next season will be his 24th if he decides to play. Austin Reaves has a player option and is reportedly expected to opt out of his $14.9 million player option for 2026-27 to pursue a long-term extension.

Currently, the Lakers have a record of 34-21 and are fifth in the Western Conference standings.

The Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns’ double-overtime clash wasn’t so much a classic as a slog. Until the final five seconds.

A game in which the two teams shot a combined 38.1% from the field saw one of the wildest endings of the NBA season, with Jevon Carter making a game-tying 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left for the Magic and Jalen Green then making the game-winning buzzer-beater for the Suns, who won 113-110.

With the Magic down 110-107 and 5.7 seconds left, Carter got the ball and had his first shot blocked at the perimeter by Grayson Allen. However, the ball ended up in the hands of Magic forward Tristan Da Silva, who passed it back to Carter and watched the veteran make the 3-pointer from the corner.

Only 1.1 seconds were left on the clock after Carter’s make, with triple overtime looming. The Suns advanced the ball and opted to go to Green, who was previously 5 of 26 from the field and 1 of 10 from 3-point range.

He finished the game 2 of 11 from deep.

It was a significant win for the Suns, who also lost breakout star Dillon Brooks to a broken hand in the first quarter. The win improves their record to 33-24, pushing them to two games back from the sixth-place Minnesota Timberwolves for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the Western Conference.

With Brooks leaving early and Devin Booker out at least a week with a right hip strain, Grayson Allen led the Suns in scoring with 27 points on 8-of-22 shooting off the bench, plus 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Collin Gillespie also had 19 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds.

Desmond Bane led the Magic with 34 points, and Paolo Banchero also had a big game with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists.

Dillon Brooks’ breakout season has been one of the most surprising stories of the NBA season. That story is now on hold.

The Phoenix Suns star sustained a broken left hand seven minutes into Saturday’s 113-110 victory over the Orlando Magic, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. He reportedly does not yet have a timetable to return. 

Brooks scored five points and grabbed three rebounds in the Magic game before he went down.

It’s a rough development for the Suns, who also have Devin Booker out for at least one week with a right hip strain.

Brooks has made his presence felt since joining the Suns in an offseason trade that sent him and Jalen Green to the Suns, while Kevin Durant was sent to the Houston Rockets. Brooks, 30, has averaged a career-high 21.2 points per game, plus 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals on 44.1% shooting this season.

Brooks’ presence went beyond his numbers. He served as a stabilizer, enforcer, defensive presence and a veteran on a young team.

The Suns have also been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA, currently holding a record of 33-24 after bringing in new head coach Jordan Ott this offseason and despite having both Devin Booker and Green miss portions of the season.

With Brooks out, the Suns can be expected to rely on Green, Grayson Allen and Collin Gillespie to pick up the scoring load. Green filled in for Brooks when Brooks missed Thursday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. Allen scored 27 points against the Magic.

Brooks spent his first six years with the Memphis Grizzlies before playing with the Rockets for two seasons.

Pablo López’s season is over before it even began.

The Minnesota Twins’ starting pitcher has “significant tearing” in his ulnar collateral ligament, general manager Jeremy Zoll said Tuesday via MLB.com’s Matthew Leach. At the time, Zoll said Tommy John surgery was “very much on the table.”

López got a second opinion on his elbow this week and revealed Friday that he will indeed require elbow surgery and miss all of 2026. It’ll be the second Tommy John surgery of his career.

The 29-year-old right-hander cut short a Monday bullpen session after he felt soreness in his elbow. The two-inning workout was part of the pitcher’s preparation ahead of representing Venezuela at the World Baseball Classic. He will no longer participate in the tournament.

The Twins’ Opening Day starter each of the past three seasons, López made only 14 starts during an injury-hampered 2025. He landed on the injured list in early June due to a Grade 2 teres major strain in his right shoulder.

Three months later, López returned to action but made only three more starts before his season came to an end due to a right forearm strain.

In three seasons since coming over in a trade with the Miami Marlins for Luis Arráez, López has made 78 starts for the Twins, throwing 455 innings, striking out 505 batters and recording a 1.16 WHIP. He was an All-Star in 2023.

The Twins went 70-92 last season and finished last in the AL Central. They have made the playoffs just four times since 2017 and have won only one playoff series — the 2023 AL wild card — since 2002.

Huntington Beach (Calif.) four-star quarterback Brady Edmunds is the first 2027 QB prospect to land an invitation to the Elite 11 Finals this summer.

The 6-foot-5 Ohio State commit was among the many signal-callers competing at Saturday’s Los Angeles Elite 11 Regional — just the second regional of the year. He impressed and will now return in a few months.

There are few higher honors for high school quarterbacks than being invited to the event, which will celebrate its 27th year in 2026. It bring together 20 of the country’s elite signal-callers for three days of competition and training in Los Angeles during the month of June.

Elite 11 alumni include Carson Palmer, Andrew Luck, Matthew Stafford, Tim Tebow, and more recently Trevor Lawrence, C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young and more. Last year’s Elite 11 Finals featured 16 of the top 25 quarterbacks in the Rivals Industry Rankings, including five of the top six players at the position.

This story will be updated.

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No. 1 Michigan and No. 3 Duke chose to give the nation a potential preview of the two teams expected to compete for the final in April. Both programs aim to make significant noise during March Madness, and this game will serve as a crucial test of their prowess.

The main event of this matchup is the heavyweight battle in the paint between Duke’s Cameron Boozer and Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg.

Lendeborg has evolved into a star, blending his established defensive identity with a more polished offensive game in Michigan’s offense.

The Duke freshman is frequently mentioned in discussions for national awards. Regarding individual matchups, the contest between Boozer and Lendeborg is among the most intriguing to watch in this event.

The Sporting News compares the future first-round picks as Duke takes on Michigan.

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Cameron Boozer vs. Yaxel Lendeborg stats comparison

Cameron Boozer vs. Yaxel Lendeborg season stats

Cameron Boozer draft projection

Boozer is widely regarded as a leading candidate to be selected within the top three picks of the 2026 NBA Draft. As an exceptional freshman at Duke University, he is presently recognized as a member of a consensus “Big Three” alongside Darryn Peterson from Kansas and AJ Dybantsa from BYU).

Most major outlets currently position Boozer at overall pick number three; however, some evaluators regard him as a strong contender for the first overall selection, owing to his high baseline performance and statistical dominance.

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Yaxel Lendeborg draft projections

Lendeborg is anticipated to be selected in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, with rankings generally situating him between the late lottery (pick 10–14) and the mid-first round (pick 15–20).

Following his withdrawal from the 2025 draft to enroll at Michigan as a graduate transfer, he has reinforced his reputation as a “plug-and-play” prospect capable of immediate contribution at the NBA level.

Where is Cameron Boozer from?

Boozer is from Miami, Florida, but he was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, while his father, Carlos Boozer, was playing for the Utah Jazz. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, the same school that produced this year’s Heisman Trophy winner, Fernando Mendoza.

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Where is Yaxel Lendeborg from?

Lendeborg is originally from Puerto Rico, before his family moved to the Dominican Republic briefly. He was then raised in Pennsauken, New Jersey.