Pregame analysis and predictions of the LA Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA game to be played on December 18, 2025 on ESPN.

BOTTOM LINE: Utah hosts the Los Angeles Lakers after the Jazz took down the Dallas Mavericks 140-133 in overtime. The Jazz are 6-11 in conference matchups. Utah allows the most points in the Western Conference, giving up 126.1 points and is allowing opponents to shoot 48.8%.

Patricia Heaton revealed why she left Los Angeles for Nashville, citing high crime, taxes, and homelessness in a podcast interview with Dave Rubin.

On Monday, LA28 announced fans would be able to register for tickets from January 14, 2026 and that at least one million would be priced at $28.

The Los Angeles District Attorney's office says Nick Reiner will be a "medical miss out" and will not appear in court Tuesday. Nick Reiner has been booked on murder charges in the killings of his parents,

The Port of L.A. expects to close the year having moved more than 10 million containers for only the third time in its history. But it expects a 7% drop in 2026.

That is, until LA's MVP candidate and face of the franchise, Luka Dončić, decides to play Santa for the entire Lakers organization. Luka Dončić was traded to Los Angeles last season in one of the most shocking and unnecessarily messy trades of all time, with his hometown Mavericks sending shots at Dončić on the way out.