After a seismic 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California Friday night, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George seemingly ignited an aftershock just hours later, once the news broke out in the NBA. ... read more »

The NBA announced the finalists for six awards that honor top performers from the 2018-19 regular season: Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, Kia NBA Sixth Man Award, Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Kia NBA Most Improved Player and NBA Coach of the Year.   ... read more »

What was heralded to be the combination that would turn the Lakers around in James, Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka, soon became evident that the best laid plans can go awry.   ... read more »

Lakers’ star LeBron James will participate in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game Draft on Thursday, at 4 p.m. PT that will be televised live on TNT during the “NBA All-Star Draft Show.” James remains arguably the greatest active player in the NBA, so it came as no surprise that he led the Western Conference in becoming the West's’ All-Star captain for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game. ... read more »

Looking to get their first win of the season, the Los Angeles Clippers (1-1) defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder (0-2) 108-92, at Staples Center on Friday night thanks to a flurry of runs in the first and fourth quarter. ... read more »

The Los Angeles Lakers announced the signing of LeBron James as a free agent Monday night, confirming the seismic shift created by the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player's decision to leave Cleveland for the 16-time champion franchise on the West Coast. ... read more »

George could have left, gone to the Lakers to join LeBron James, and no one would have complained. It would have been the easiest thing. ... read more »

Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond! ... read more / view gallery »

Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to- coast and all the stops in between and beyond. ... read more / view gallery »

Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond. ... read more / view gallery »

Paul George said all the right things when asked if he'd consider staying with the Oklahoma City Thunder instead of leaving in free agency this summer. ... read more »

The Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s depleted roster to land a 106-81 win. ... read more »

After a competitive first quarter, the Lakers could not contain the Oklahoma City Thunder. The OKC led by as much as 39 points in their 133-96 victory. ... read more »

Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond. ... read more / view gallery »

Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to coast and all the stops in between and beyond. ... read more / view gallery »