Freddie Freeman missed the Los Angeles Dodgers’ series opener against the Atlanta Braves on Monday, but for a rather unexpected reason.

Freddie Freeman was out of the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers' game Monday night against the Atlanta Braves, after a shower "mishap."

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is out of the lineup against his former team, the Atlanta Braves, after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle

According to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, Freeman had a “mishap” in the shower over the weekend and re-injured the ankle he had surgery on over the winter.

Freddie Freeman was not in the Dodgers' lineup for Monday's series opener against the Braves because of a "little mishap" where he slipped entering the shower at home, aggravating his surgically repaired right ankle,

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Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is out of the lineup against his former team, the Atlanta Braves, after slipping in the shower.

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was out of the lineup Monday night against the Atlanta Braves after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle, an incident that manager Dave Roberts labeled "a little mishap.

Freddie Freeman was out of the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers' game Monday night against the Atlanta Braves, after a shower "mishap."

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:24 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Customers in Los Angeles County could see their bills a bit higher starting Tuesday, as sales tax across the county will increase.

Voter-approved Measure A, which will fund homeless services and initiatives, is going to raise sales taxes across Los Angeles County.

A pair of teams jockeying for position at the top of the West standings play their second of three games against each other this regular season on Monday, March 31 when the Houston Rockets visit the Los Angeles Lakers at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

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Pregame analysis and predictions of the Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA game to be played on March 31, 2025 on ESPN.

The Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets game became must-see TV for NBA fans on Monday evening as the Lakers' Luka Doncic, LeBron James and other star players battled coach Ime Udoka's Rockets. The game fetched high prices courtside as fans including the usual and new assortments of celebrities took in the action at the Crypto.

Luka Doncic had 20 points while LeBron James added 16. But not to be overlooked was the big contributions of Los Angeles' second unit, particularly the pair of Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent. Finney-Smith and Vincent provided a huge shot in the arm of the Lakers' offense with their excellent shooting from deep.

The Lakers won another game with heavy playoff implications, this time against the Rockets, and this time, they had to endure lots of poor shooting.

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a big win on Saturday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. With just eight games remaining before the NBA postseason, the Western Conference playoff race is heating up,

Los Angeles is three games behind the Rockers in the standings, so this will prove to be a crucial game for them. Ahead of their game against the Rockets, the Lakers provided an injury update on star forward LeBron James that will be worth monitoring.

The Los Angeles Lakers have plenty of ammunition to make deep postseason runs in the Western Conference. Although the franchise has lost four of its last six games, its ceiling is higher than it was before acquiring Luka Doncic on Feb.

Reaves notched 31 points (8-16 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 10-10 FT), eight assists, seven rebounds, one block and one steal over 37 minutes during Saturday's 134-127 win over Memphis. Reaves stuffed the stat sheet and led the Lakers with a game high in points,

Following their recent performance, Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick shared his insights on the team’s play and the