# Stephen A. Smith skeptical of Lakers’ title chances because top three players are white > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/971024 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 2 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 7:30 AM · Read it: This July, the Los Angeles Lakers closed the LeBron James chapter—well, LeBron James chose to go to Philadelphia—and officially ushered in the Luka Dončić era. The Lakers acquired center Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz and re-signed Austin Reaves, forming a Big 3, if you dare call it that, of Dončić, Kessler, and Reaves. At the… ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 9:45 PM: [“Three Players Being White”: Stephen A. Smith Makes Controversial Claim About Luka Doncic’s Lakers Title Hopes]() — EssentiallySports (Sports) At 10–2, the Los Angeles Lakers have won six straight games and recorded their best start since the 2019–20 championship campaign. Luka Doncic is leading the league in scoring, while newly acquired Walker Kessler has quickly established himself as a valuable presence in the paint. The center already has six double-doubles and ranks third in - Nov 11, 2026, 7:30 AM: [Stephen A. Smith skeptical of Lakers’ title chances because top three players are white]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) This July, the Los Angeles Lakers closed the LeBron James chapter—well, LeBron James chose to go to Philadelphia—and officially ushered in the Luka Dončić era. The Lakers acquired center Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz and re-signed Austin Reaves, forming a Big 3, if you dare call it that, of Dončić, Kessler, and Reaves. At the…