L.A. Lakers Great Elgin Baylor Left his Mark on NBA Basketball
March 23, 2022
Lakers legendary forward Elgin Baylor will be remembered for his acrobatic style of play and creative shooting abilities
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Jerry West
When Kobe Died, A Piece of All of Us Died: Los Angeles Remembers Kobe and Gianna Bryant with a Public Celebration of Life Service
February 27, 2020
A crowd of 20,000 people rose to their feet and cheered as Vanessa Bryant and the Bryant family emerged out of the Staples Center tunnel towards the rose-adorned stage positioned near center court for Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s public memorial service on Monday morning.
The Clippers are Coming to the City of Inglewood
August 1, 2019
The Los Angeles Clippers revealed last Thursday, renderings of the team’s sports and entertainment arena in Inglewood, planned to open in 2024, when their current lease at Staples Center ends. The Inglewood Basketball & Entertainment Center will include an 18,500-seat world-class arena along with a sports medicine clinic, community courts, park spaces, educational facilities, restaurants and shops. The proposed site will be located on West Century Boulevard between South Prairie Avenue and South Yukon Avenue, and will also be home to the team’s business and basketball offices, training facility, community and retail spaces.
Zion Williamson Wins Big at College Basketball Awards
April 25, 2019
Some of college basketball’s biggest names were honored at the 2019 ESPN College Basketball Awards. Duke standout Zion Williamson and Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu were crowned with the John Wooden award, the most respected honor in college basketball.
Legislation Aimed at Speedy Completion of Clippers Arena
June 14, 2018
Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager Dove (D- Los Angeles) along with Inglewood city officials and private business owners held a press conference on the future Clippers Arena site, to garner community-wide support for a bill aimed at ensuring the project meets environmental standards while maintaining “vital” community interests.
National Sports Beat (6/8-6/14/17)
June 8, 2017
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from end up coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
College Players Unite with Legends at Basketball Awards
April 14, 2016
Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield and University of Connecticut (UCONN) Huskies forward Breanna Stewart won the John Wooden award for male and female Player of the Year.