3:56 PM ET LA Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank has been honored with the NBA Executive of the Year Award, it was announced Thursday. Frank, who helped orchestrate the franchise’s biggest offseason by signing Kawhi Leonard as a free agent and trading for Paul George in July 2019, received 10 first-place votes and
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3:46 PM ET The Miami Heat are one game away from elimination in the NBA Finals, but they remain as confident as ever about their chances to get back into the series against the Los Angeles Lakers and climb out of a 3-1 series hole in Game 5 on Friday night. “We think it’s a
7:15 AM ET NBA Insiders Will the Los Angeles Lakers complete a championship run Friday night or will the Miami Heat rediscover the formula that gave them their only win of the series so far? Which of the Lakers’ All-NBA duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis has the inside track at NBA Finals MVP?
7:00 AM ET After the NBA season shut down on March 11, discussion quickly turned to the big questions about the rest of the season: when, where and how. As it turned out, the when was July, after more than 100 days away. The where was the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista,
6:47 AM ET With a win on Friday night against the Miami Heat, LeBron James would secure his fourth NBA championship and add yet another accolade to his already amazing resume. But while a potential Los Angeles Lakers title will undoubtedly awaken the take monsters in GOAT arguments about James vs. Michael Jordan, let’s leave
5:10 AM ET Not so long ago, Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo seemed completely lost to Nigeria. Now, it appears he could maybe, possibly, perhaps be on the verge of playing his international basketball for the African country as they actively court him to do so. What a difference a year makes. Last summer, the
8:17 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers will try to win their 17th world championship in Black Mamba fashion. The Lakers will wear their special “Black Mamba” uniforms which are styled in honor of the late Kobe Bryant. The Lakers were slated to wear the black alternative uniforms in Games 2 and 7 of the
12:52 PM ET As LeBron James chases his fourth NBA title, it is his off-court championship that is being recognized. The Los Angeles Lakers star will be featured on Wheaties boxes — along with the students and community from his I PROMISE School. The brand unveiled the box Wednesday, noting, “Champion is not who you
3:19 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James woke up from his pregame nap on Tuesday and included two words in a text to the Los Angeles Lakers‘ group chat that said it all: Must win. “We see the message from our leader,” Anthony Davis said after the Lakers’ 102-96 Game 4 victory
1:43 AM ET Miami Heat All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler still believes his team can turn things around in the NBA Finals despite the fact that the Los Angeles Lakers took a commanding 3-1 lead after a 102-96 Game 4 win on Tuesday night in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Butler, who has praised his team’s mental