During the Christmas Day showdown with Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers not only lost the game against the Western Conference heavyw

It appears as if some of the NBA players had fun with their All-Star Game ballots. Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reported Monday that two NBA players voted for Bronny James as an All-Star starter. What's more, four voted for Isaac Jones, who has a grand total of five points this season.

Lakers' Bronny James actually received NBA All-Star Game starter votes originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The wonderful thing about NBA All-Star voting is that everyone gets a say.

In doing so, Ayton joined some elite company. He became only the fourth player in Lakers history to have 20 points and 10 rebounds while making every single one of his shot attempts in a game, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal and Mitch Kupchak.

Game summary of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors NBA game, final score 110-93, from January 18, 2026 on ESPN.

The Los Angeles Lakers have had an uneven start to the season, and an NBA analyst recently gave their season a disappointing grade. ESPN's Kevin Pelton handed out midseason grades to every NBA team Monday. Pelton wasn't kind to the Lakers, giving them a C-minus.

The Los Angeles Lakers got back in the win column against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night, and a big reason for that was the play of Deandre Ayton inside.