Season after season, the Boston Celtics won the championship trophy, and Jerry West took home the consolation prize: praise for the runner-up. West would play brilliantly in the National Basketball ...

Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie, who led the Sparks to two titles, will be honored with a statue on Sept. 20 in the Star Plaza outside of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

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Before the Lakers successfully ended their first round playoff series against the Rockets, coach JJ Redick explained what makes close out games so challenging. “You have to kill them,” Redick said.

The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James made a strong postseason showing without Luka Dončić, falling quickly in the second round to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now, heading into the offseason, the ...

The four-time champion led the Lakers through the playoffs without Luka Dončić, while Austin Reaves missed most of the first round. Despite the best performance of the second-round series against the ...

The Los Angeles Lakers probably won't punctuate their 2025-26 NBA season with a "Mission Accomplished!" celebration. Despite a strong season and a first-round win over the Houston Rockets, the season ...

The Los Angeles Lakers went down swinging. Entering the day down 3-0 to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers rallied all the way down to the ...

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LeBron James and the Lakers have not been able to find traction against the deep and mighty Thunder. Harry How / Getty Images The Oklahoma City Thunder turned a decisive third quarter into a 131-108 ...

Here comes another opportunity for the Los Angeles Lakers against the defending NBA champions. It has been a rough Western Conference semifinals for the Lakers, who entered round two after beating the ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are on quite a roll these days. Fresh off a 64-win championship season in 2025, the Thunder replicated their win total in 2026 and are currently making a mockery of the ...