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
12:00 AM ET THE OTHER DAY Jeanie Buss sent a text to Phil Jackson, the previous coach to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a title. This was not an unusual occurrence. The two have remained friends and talk often. But the reason for this text was extraordinary. Buss’ team was on the verge of
10:52 PM ET “Let’s speak the truth.” This is how LeBron James started trying to figure out a way to get another title. It was June 2018 and his Cleveland Cavaliers were down 3-0 to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals and about to be wiped out by them for the second consecutive
10:01 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Capping the longest season in NBA history with a dominant final flourish, the Los Angeles Lakers won it all for the first time in a decade. 350 days after the season began, the Lakers have won the 2019-20 NBA championship. In a 103-93 close-out Game 6 of
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