NBA Fixtures: Los Angeles Lakers vs. LA Clippers — Tipoff, TV, and Injury Report

Updated October 23, 2026. The Los Angeles Lakers vs. LA Clippers NBA fixture remains scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers are the home team, and the official Lakers schedule lists a 7:00 p.m. tipoff in Los Angeles. The city is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−07:00) on the game date, so the same instant is Saturday, October 24, at 02:00 UTC. The game is in Week 1 of the 2026–27 regular season.

The latest game-specific availability update reviewed for this article is the NBA injury report issued October 22 at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−04:00). It lists several players as out and one Laker as questionable. Those are report statuses at that timestamp; the teams may submit later updates before tipoff.

Lakers vs. Clippers: fixture details

The official NBA game page and both teams’ schedules identify the matchup as Clippers at Lakers. The Lakers schedule places the game at Crypto.com Arena, while the Clippers schedule lists Los Angeles as the road destination.

Tipoff time and the UTC date change

For the arena listing and the teams’ Los Angeles schedules, use Friday, October 23, at 7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−07:00). The NBA matchup page also presents the start as 10:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−04:00) on Friday. Because Los Angeles is three hours behind Eastern Time on this date, those two local listings describe the same tipoff.

For readers using UTC, the time conversion crosses midnight: the game starts at 02:00 UTC on Saturday, October 24. October 24 is therefore the UTC calendar date, not the date shown on the Los Angeles arena schedule. If you add the game to a calendar, check that the selected time zone is set to Los Angeles or enter the UTC date and time explicitly; calendar software should then display the equivalent local start.

The listed time is the scheduled tipoff, not the time doors open or a guarantee that live coverage will begin at that exact moment. Ticket holders should follow Crypto.com Arena and team entry guidance for arrival details. Viewers should use the broadcast schedule for pregame programming and tune-in information.

Venue and Battle of L.A. context

This game is at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with the Lakers listed as the home side. That home designation matters for the fixture record: the Clippers are visiting, even though both teams represent the same city and play in the Los Angeles market. Do not use Intuit Dome as the venue for this October 23 game; that is the Clippers’ home arena and is scheduled to host the return meeting.

NBA coverage calls the cross-town matchup the “Battle of L.A.” The nickname reflects a rivalry between two teams sharing the city, while this particular fixture is a regular-season game early in the campaign. It falls in Week 1, so the schedule confirms the date, venue, and broadcast information, but it does not establish how either team will perform over the full season. The NBA’s Battle of L.A. coverage gives additional league context for the rivalry.

Latest Lakers and Clippers injury report

The latest document listed in the NBA’s 2026–27 injury-report index at review is the October 22 report, timestamped 9:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00). For the Clippers-at-Lakers game listed at 10:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00), it records the following:

• LA Clippers — out: Bradley Beal (right knee injury management), Brandon Ingram (right heel surgery), Jordan Miller (left rotator cuff surgery), Yanic Konan Niederhauser (right Lisfranc surgery), and Max Strus (right plantar fascia tear).
• Los Angeles Lakers — out: Cameron Carr (right oblique strain) and Adou Thiero (left knee effusion/swelling).
• Los Angeles Lakers — available: Walker Kessler, with a left finger splint listed as the reason.
• Los Angeles Lakers — questionable: Jake LaRavia, with a right ankle sprain listed as the reason.

“Questionable” is the status shown in the report; it does not confirm that a player will be active or unavailable. The document is a dated snapshot, so check the NBA’s injury-report index and the Lakers game listing for a later submission before tipoff. The two teams’ entries in this report do not give any listed player a suspension designation. That statement describes this report only, rather than a guarantee that no late availability change will occur.

Where to watch the Lakers broadcast

The Lakers’ official schedule lists Spectrum SportsNet and Spectrum SportsNet+ for this matchup. The team’s Watch and Listen page provides the current Lakers broadcast information, while the game listing is the practical place to recheck the specific matchup close to game time.

Spectrum SportsNet+ is a regional service. The NBA Help Center says it is available to people in the Lakers’ home television territory, which includes Southern California, Hawaii, and parts of Southern Nevada; the service’s eligibility lookup can confirm an address. Its help page also notes that viewers outside the territory can use NBA League Pass for local Lakers games, subject to applicable blackout rules. Rights and access depend on where you are watching and your subscription, so confirm the current terms with the official Spectrum SportsNet+ guide. The Lakers listing is the confirmed team broadcast information; it should not be read as a promise that either service is available in every country.

Next scheduled meeting

The teams are also scheduled to meet Wednesday, October 28, with the Lakers visiting the Clippers at Intuit Dome. The Clippers’ schedule lists a 7:30 p.m. start in Los Angeles, which is 7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC−07:00) on October 28 and 02:30 UTC on Thursday, October 29. That is a separate fixture, five days after the October 23 meeting; its venue and time should be checked on the official schedule in case of a later change.

For the current game, the key confirmed details are the Friday Los Angeles date, 7:00 p.m. PDT tipoff, Crypto.com Arena venue, and Spectrum SportsNet options. Use the official NBA matchup page, team schedules, and the latest injury report for final game-day availability and any schedule or broadcast changes.