2:53 PM ET Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000
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8:55 AM ET There is an amazing clip from ESPN’s The Jump in April 2018, the day after LeBron James‘ fourth career postseason game-winning buzzer-beater — a 3-pointer that put his Cleveland Cavaliers up 3-2 in their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers. That gave LeBron one more postseason walk-off shot than Michael Jordan, who
7:00 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2020 NBA champions, blitzing through the bubble playoffs with a 16-5 record and finishing off the Miami Heat in six games in the NBA Finals. Now what? As the league enters an offseason of more uncertainty, we’re taking a way-too-early look at where all 30 teams
3:22 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Police and California Highway Patrol officers shut down ramps leading to the Los Angeles downtown area after the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Finals on Sunday. Thousands of people gathered outside Staples Center after the team beat the Miami Heat in the bubble in Lake Buena
2:18 AM ET Anthony Davis was still soaked and feeling the buzz of the championship champagne when the Los Angeles Lakers‘ star big man was asked about his future and likely free agency. “I have no idea,” Davis said. “I don’t know.” After having 19 points and 15 rebounds and anchoring a suffocating defensive performance
1:24 AM ET When things were at their most difficult and trying during 100-plus days inside the NBA bubble, Rob Pelinka said he often heard Kobe Bryant’s voice in his head telling him to “stay the course” and “finish the task.” After the Los Angeles Lakers returned to the top by winning the franchise’s 17th
12:28 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL — Miami Heat All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler raised his game to a superstar level during the postseason, but the proud veteran is leaving the bubble with a sour taste in his mouth following Sunday’s 106-93 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals
10:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James has made it clear that his goal is to surpass Michael Jordan as the greatest player in basketball history. Sunday night, James took a step closer to doing so. James was named the 2020 NBA Finals MVP for leading the Los Angeles Lakers
10:08 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers went from missing the playoffs in 2019 to winning it all this season, and oddsmakers have installed them as the team to beat again in 2021. The Lakers, who finished off the Miami Heat on Sunday to win the franchise’s 17th NBA championship, are listed at the favorites
7:11 PM ET Goran Dragic is listed as active for the Miami Heat ahead of Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. While it’s unclear if Dragic will be able to play, this marks the first time since tearing the plantar fascia in his left foot in Game 1 that the