LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The NBA's Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz on Wednesday, Aug. 23, pledged the proceeds of their October 8 pre-season game in Hawaii to wildfire relief efforts on Maui. The Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz, pictured in a 2023 NBA Summer League game in July, will play their...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Reigning champion Denver will host the Los Angeles Lakers to open the new NBA regular season while French prodigy Victor Wembanyama will make his regular-season debut the following night in the 2023-24 league schedule revealed on Thursday, Aug. 17. San Antonio Spurs' Victor...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- LeBron James will switch his jersey number from 6 to 23 for his 21st NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers announced. *LeBron James. (AFP)* The move, confirmed on Saturday night, July 15, on social media by the Lakers, is a tribute to the late NBA legend Bill Russell,...
LOS ANGELES (AFP)--Los Angeles Lakers team chief Rob Pelinka said Tuesday he hoped LeBron James would continue his NBA career but said the NBA superstar had "earned the right" to retire. James, 38, stunned the basketball world late Monday after telling ESPN he was considering calling time on his...
LOS ANGELES (AFP)—Nikola Jokic outdueled LeBron James as the Denver Nuggets completed a 4-0 Western Conference championship sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, May 22, to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. *Nikola Jokic receives the Most Valuable Player...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- LeBron James refused to concede defeat on Saturday, May 20, after the Los Angeles Lakers slumped to a playoff loss to Denver Nuggets that leaves them needing to rewrite history to reach the NBA Finals. *LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after missing a shot during...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will attempt to overcome the formidable challenge posed by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets as the Western Conference playoff finals get under way on Tuesday, May 16. *N* *ikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets drives the ball past...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Los Angeles Lakers ran defending champions Golden State out of the NBA playoffs in dominant style on Friday, May 12, beating the Warriors 122-101 to advance to the Western Conference finals. *LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers attempts a layup against Klay Thompson of...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- It's a White House divided -- not over politics but the NBA playoffs as Vice President Kamala Harris cheers on the Golden State Warriors and her husband Doug Emhoff backs the Los Angeles Lakers. *(FILES) US Vice President Kamala Harris listens to Golden State Warriors basketball...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Thursday, May 11, that star big man Anthony Davis is showing no signs of concussion and he expects Davis to play Friday when the team tries to close out the Golden State Warriors in the NBA playoffs. *Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors kept their NBA title defense alive on Wednesday, May 10, with a 121-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, who saw star center Anthony Davis depart after taking a blow to the head. *Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors dribbles against...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Unheralded bench player Lonnie Walker led a fourth-quarter rally as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors to leave the NBA champions on the brink of elimination from the playoffs on Monday, May 8. Â *Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors takes a pass in...
