LA Lakers star LeBron James has divided the basketball world on his GOAT status. He has been fiercely compared to Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan in the debate, with former NBA player Matt Barnes ...

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal led the LA Lakers ... Bryant joined the Lakers as its draft pick in 1996 while O'Neal signed as a free agent that same year. While the partnership yielded results ...

Quarterback Jayden Daniels is one of the best young QBs in the NFL. After getting drafted with the second pick in the 2024 ...

Former 10-time All-Star Los Angeles Lakers center/power forward Anthony Davis, the returning centerpiece of the Dallas Mavericks' stunning blockbuster trade of ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers, June 16, 1975: Like Chamberlain, he had a title and multiple MVPs when the Lakers traded ...

Hall of Fame finalist Carmelo Anthony, who finished a prolific NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers during an otherwise ill ...

The annual ranking of the region’s pro/college teams considers competitive success, historic importance in the market, ...

Nicknamed "Jellybean," Bryant was a 1975 first-round draft pick by the Golden State Warriors ... His death comes four years after his son, Kobe, and granddaughter, Gianna, were killed with ...

"We passed on Kobe in that '96 draft," Marks said ... The Nets had the eighth pick in that draft, and Bryant was on the board when it was their turn. As much as they wanted to pick him ...

On the fifth anniversary of Kobe Bryant's death, columnist Bill Plaschke remains in mourning while sharing what the Lakers legend might have done for L.A.

Moses Malone was an imposing force in the paint. The aggressiveness he had in his domain on the hardwood was one of the many ...

Dallas sent the ultra-entertaining guard to the Los Angeles Lakers for all-star forward Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a ...