Austin Reaves was willing to throw himself under the bus for the Lakers’ biggest issue through their first two games. But he didn’t mean to drag fellow Lakers star guard Luka Doncic down with him. It’s hard to be too critical of the Lakers after their first two games of the season – home wins over the Warriors on Wednesday and Clippers on Friday.

Luka Dončić banked in the exclamation on the first half right before the buzzer of the LA Lakers' season opener against the Golden State Warriors.

After a transformative offseason on the floor and off, there are still massive unanswered questions for this Lakers team.

Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg claimed he "lost respect" for Luka Doncic in the Lakers' blowout win.

There’s a common idiom that most NBA players follow when it comes to the league’s best players: Don’t poke the bear. But when it came to Luka Doncic on Wednesday night during the Lakers’ season-opening blowout win over the Warriors at Crypto.