Anthony Davis was impressed by what he saw from Jarred Vanderbilt in his return to the Lakers' rotation on Saturday.

Saturday night was the first of a six-game road trip for the Los Angeles Lakers and it also marked the long-awaited return of Jarred Vanderbilt. With that, Vanderbilt gives the Lakers and Anthony Davis some much-needed help on the defensive end of the floor.

Vanderbilt (foot) isn't listed on the Lakers ' injury report for Thursday's game against Washington, Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com reports.

Just like any high-stakes division matchup, tempers flared throughout the game. Late in the first quarter, Warriors center Kevon Looney met Lakers superstar Anthony Davis at the basket with a shove to the ground, resulting in a common foul being called.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis strained his abdomen Tuesday and will be reevaluated in about a week, the team announced Wednesday. He has returned to Los Angeles for treatment of the injury.

The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Philadelphia 76ers for the second and final time this season, and it will be without their star defensive forward, Jarred V

Anthony Davis will always have his issues ... featuring the piece has been viewed 2 million times. Jan. 25, 2025 Jarred Vanderbilt, out since Feb. 1 because of foot injuries, checked in during ...

Davis hasn't just given the front office a directionless mandate to improve the team — he has ideas on how it should be done, namely that the Lakers trade for a center so that he can slide to the 4, which he has long stated is his preferred position. Rob Pelinka, I hope you're listening.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been waiting for Jarred Vanderbilt to return to evaluate their approach to the NBA Trade Deadline.

One night after going off for 42 points and 23 rebounds in Charlotte, the star suffered the injury early in the Lakers’ blowout loss in Philadelphia on Tuesday

The star big man will sit out the remaining three games of the Lakers' road trip before the team likely provides another update on status ahead of its Feb. 6 home game against the Warriors. In the meantime,

Jarred Vanderbilt makes a small, but important impact in his season debut as the Lakers also benefit from a big game from Anthony Davis to defeat the Warriors.