A long-enough glance at the Lakers’ schedule for the upcoming regular season , which the NBA released on Thursday afternoon, will reveal a stark pattern.
Because even though their slate is well-balanced between home and road games on a monthly basis, the Lakers’ 2025-26 regular season features lengthy clusters of them hosting games at Crypto.com Arena and playing outside of Southern California, evident by them having both the league’s longest homestand and its longest road trip in the upcoming season, according to ESPN.
The Lakers’ longest stretch of games away from their home arena will come when they play eight road games across 15 days for their annual Grammy road trip. This will include a matchup against the Clippers on Jan. 22 at the Intuit Dome, bringing the Lakers back to Southe