Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is the recipient of the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy as the 2020-21 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, the NBA announced today.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is almost averaging a triple-double with 25.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 8.0 assists. It is safe to say that James should be in the running for league MVP this season.
Big sports stories during an unprecedented year
LaMelo Ball has risen from being the youngest member of a high school phenom trio to a top prospect in the NBA Draft.
Fans arrived in droves, packing the Los Angeles Southwest College gym to witness elite talent compete in the 46th season of Drew League playoff basketball Saturday and Sunday.
The third annual NBA Awards marked the end of the 2018-19 NBA season on Monday, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal hosted this year’s awards. The evening brought out the NBA’s rising stars and legends, league executives and celebrities from Kareem Abdul Jabbar to Mark Cuban, 2 Chainz to Samuel L. Jackson.
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.