After a wild NBA season that saw the Los Angeles Lakers start slow, add Luka Dončić and eventually surge to 50 wins and the West's third seed, they were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Behind a monster 27-point, 24-rebound performance from Rudy Gobert, Minnesota won 103-96 on the road to end the series in just five games.

Rudy Gobert recorded two playoff career-highs to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 and advance to the NBA Western Conference Semifinals.

Many thought the Los Angeles Lakers would make a deep postseason run after trading for Luka Doncic at the trade deadline. While there were big question marks on the roster, many believed Doncic’s pairing with LeBron James would be more than enough to push the Purple and Gold to a deep postseason run.

Restoration efforts for a mural depicting a Lakers legend received a boost from the team’s newest star. Luka Dončić provided a $5,000 donation Tuesday to help restore the mural featuring Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna that was vandalized in downtown Los Angeles.

Luka Doncic has stepped up to pay the entire expected cost of restoring a vandalized mural depicting Kobe and Gigi Bryant in downtown Los Angeles