Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham admitted Lonnie Walker IV fell out of the rotation through no fault of his own but he remained ready when his number was called.
Anthony Davis proved to be the most dominant player on the floor, impacting the game on both sides of the ball against the defending champs.
The L.A. Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors 134-126, despite Warriors point guard Stephen Curry exploding with a 50-point game.
Stephen Curry has shot his way to the top of the NBA record book for 3-pointers.
Stephen Curry dazzled while receiving MVP chants and creating highlight reel plays throughout the game, recording 33 points and a game-high seven three-pointers as the Golden State Warriors routed the Los Angeles Clippers 105-90 on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center.
If you thought the Clippers were banged up, the Warriors made the trip down to Los Angeles from the Bay area with one of the most banged up rosters in the league. The Clippers defeated the Warriors 109-100 in a late fourth quarter rally led by Kahwi’s 36 points.
Kobe Bryant went to China for the first time in 1998, making the trip to Beijing to help operate an instructional basketball clinic for about a dozen kids. The local coaches working with him didn’t know a lot about the game. Barely anyone noticed that an NBA player was in town.
Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is showing his appreciation for Kevin Durant’s contributions to three successful seasons by promising that no other player will wear jersey No. 35 as long as Lacob is team chairman. Lacob released a statement Monday thanking Durant, the two-time NBA Finals MVP who helped the Warriors win back-to-back championships in 2017 and ’18 before his postseason was shortened by injury this year. Durant on Sunday announced he would be signing a contract to join the Brooklyn Nets. He is expected to miss all of next season while he recovers from surgery for a ruptured
DeMarcus Cousins shoves off assistant coach Jarron Collins and goes hard for the basket. He swishes a 3-pointer from up top, then hits a jumper inside the arc on the right wing. Cousins drives to the hoop and makes a shot from close range, then a turnaround jumper goes in before he moves to the left side to begin the sequence again.
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to- coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
Brown survived a frightening May kitchen fire at his Cleveland home with his younger son.