LeBron James finally teamed up with Stephen Curry during the Paris Olympics, and the top scorer in NBA history got more than a gold medal out of the experience.
The Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to stun the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers, picking up their fourth win in five games after earning a 119-117 victory on Monday night at Crypto.com Arena.
Facing a young and talented Cleveland Cavaliers team, the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to put together a complete performance due to cold shooting in the second half.
Clippers are continuing to struggle to get wins. They only shot 35% from the field and made nine of 41 three-pointers from deep. Paul George is in a slump as he only scored 12 points, he said his legs felt “heavy.”
Former NBA sharpshooter JR Smith made news recently on Wednesday when he announced he has enrolled at North Carolina A&T and plans to join the men’s golf team while pursuing a degree in liberal studies.
The National Basketball Association today announced two updates to its game schedule for the 2020-21 season
On the first night of the Los Angeles Lakers’ arrival to the NBA bubble in Orlando, FL, newly signed J.R. Smith took to Instagram Live to give his followers a behind-the-scenes look into what players were experiencing. He lightheartedly criticized everything from his view of the parking lot to the size of the blanket the NBA provided pointing out that it was too small for most NBA players who are well above average height. He questioned how players were expected to stay healthy with the bags of candy that were placed as snacks in each players’ room. He went on to show his teammates in the hallway simultaneously grabbing their first meal and ran through the dinner menu. Before long, Smith shared with his captive audience that he was instructed to shut it down.
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard J.R. Smith as a Substitute Player for the NBA season restart, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
As the third quarter came to a close Kawhi Leonard grabbed the rebound off a Cavaliers miss, pushed the ball up the court, stopped, and rose up for a 26-foot three pointer for a season-high 43 points.
On Monday, just one day after it was announced that LeBron James was named the Associated Press’ Male Athlete of the Decade, James was celebrating his 35th birthday. That honor comes not only with his athletic achievements but entrepreneurial skills and community endeavors such as opening the I Promise School and producing the sequel to “Space Jam.”
The Los Angeles Lakers have named Jason Kidd, Lionel Hollins, Phil Handy, Miles Simon, Mike Penberthy and Quinton Crawford as assistant coaches on Head Coach Frank Vogel’s staff, it was announced today. Also named to Vogel’s staff are Greg St. Jean as player development coach/advance scout, Dru Anthrop as head video coordinator/player development coach and Jon Pastorek, as assistant video coordinator/player development coach.
New Orleans Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, David Griffin, joined ESPN’s The Jump with Jorge Sedano, Ramona Shelburne and Dave McMenamin to clear up his recent comments on LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
On this day June 14, 2019, a Sports Illustrated magazine cover called LeBron James “The Chosen One” and the name stuck.
Dallas Mavericks guard-forward Luka Dončić and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young have been unanimously selected to the 2018-19 NBA All-Rookie First Team.
Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka has been suspended three games without pay and Cleveland Cavaliers forward Marquese Chriss has been suspended one game without pay for their involvement in a fight during last night’s game between the Raptors and the Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena