Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has been posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame according to an official announcement by the organization on Saturday. Bryant played 20 seasons in the NBA, all with the Los Angeles Lakers. Over those 20 years, he was an 18-time NBA All-Star, the 2007 NBA MVP, a two-time NBA Finals MVP,…

Kobe Bryant memorabilia has inevitably increased in value since the five-time NBA Champion’s sudden and shocking death on January 26, 2020. As an example, one avid collector snatched up a towel that Bryant draped over his shoulders during his farewell speech following the final game of his NBA season on April 13, 2016. Bryant finished with 60 points in the…

The latest installment in Kobe Bryant’s “The Wizenard” book series was released on Tuesday, the late NBA player’s widow revealed in an Instagram post, NBC News reports.

The two Los Angeles Lakers players that tested positive for COVID-19 on March 19, have both recovered and are symptom-free after a 14-day quarantine the team announced on Tuesday. The Lakers hired a private company to test players after it was announced that four members of the Brooklyn Nets had tested positive following a game against the Lakers on March…

Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell will lead a 16-player field of NBA players in an NBA 2K20 tournament airing on ESPN. The NBA, the players’ association and 2K announced the NBA 2K Players Tournament on Tuesday. Play begins Friday, and the winner of the week-long competition will receive a $100,000 donation to a coronavirus-related relief effort of their choice. Player…

Knowing when the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be solves one problem for USA Basketball. And it creates a few others. Let’s assume that the 2020-21 NBA season is over by next July, a premise that also assumes some sort of normalcy returns to the sports world and that the global coronavirus pandemic slows to the point where games can...

The number of known coronavirus cases within the NBA has doubled to 14.

Two Los Angeles Lakers players have tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Thursday. Players were given the option of being tested on Wednesday morning, and 14 did. However, the full team has yet to be tested according to multiple reports. The Lakers decided to test their players after it was announced that four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin…

If Tuesday’s announcement that two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant had tested positive for the coronavirus came as a surprise, then prepare for many more in the coming days. Durant was just one of a total of four players on the Brooklyn Nets that tested positive for COVID-19 according to a statement issued by the team. “Four Brooklyn Nets...

As the coronavirus continues to disrupts sports across the globe, athletes, coaches, and owners have joined together to help those affected by the pandemic. On Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers, L.A. Clippers, and L.A. Kings, three teams that each call Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles their home, have joined together to provide financial support for the myriad of...

The National Basketball Association has suspended its season for at least the next 30 days, and fans across the country are wondering what that means for already purchased tickets for games that won’t be played. Here in Los Angeles, the Lakers were expected to host the Houston Rockets on Thursday in front of a sold out crowd at Staples Center…

 In his second game as Brooklyn’s interim coach, Jacque Vaughn watched his Nets fight and scrap for 47 1/2 minutes to carve out a two-point lead over the powerhouse Lakers.. Then Vaughn had to watch from the sideline while Anthony Davis launched a last-second 3-pointer that would have undone it all. “It’s like the joy and pain of basketball,”...

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James changed his tune a few days after saying he would never play without fans in the arena. The NBA has been discussing possible changes with the growing concern over the coronavirus.

After losing the first two meetings involving Los Angeles’ two NBA teams, the Lakers finally claimed a victory over the Clippers, 112-103, on Sunday afternoon in front of a raucous crowd that was split on allegiance. Was Sunday a statement game for the Lakers? It sure felt like it. On the heels of beating the Milwaukee Bucks, the league’s...

Los Angeles Lakers forwards LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma, as well as Clippers forward Paul George, discuss the Lakers, 112-103, victory in the third round of the Battle for LA.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James says he won’t play if the NBA decides to play games inside empty arenas due to concerns of the coronavirus.

Los Angeles Lakers forward, LeBron James, discusses the Lakers clinching a playoff berth by virtue of their 113-103 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.

Hours after the NBA sent out a memo to teams to begin developing processes to play games without fans in attendance, the league’s biggest superstar has chimed in with his thoughts on the subject. “Nah, that’s impossible,” said Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James when asked about the possibility of playing an NBA game inside an empty arena. “I...