Interestingly enough, an interconference overtime thriller not involving the San Antonio Spurs made for unfortunate history for them. After defeating the New York Knicks 113-109 Thursday night, Lakers star LeBron James tallied win No. 1,002 to become the third-winningest player … Read More
In acquiring five-time All-Star Luka Doncic, the Los Angeles Lakers not only added one of the top young stars in the NBA to its roster, helping the team maintain its status as a contender in the present, but the club, … Read More
Carmelo Anthony spent one season as a teammate of LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers (2021-22). In addition, they are notably good friends who have known each other for a very long time. (2002) 18-years-ago today, LeBron and Carmelo … Read More
Tim BontempsMar 6, 2025, 06:15 PM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. … Read More
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — James Harden delivered another 50-point game Wednesday night, putting on a throwback performance in the Clippers’ new arena. The All-Star guard reached that total for the first time with Los Angeles and the 24th time in his … Read More
The Detroit Pistons couldn’t make it a clean sweep against James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. As the 11-time NBA All-Star was a scoring machine, the Clippers prevented the Pistons from building a three-game winning streak. … Read More
Yahoo Sports NBA contributing writer Tom Haberstroh and NBA writer Dan Devine discuss the Lakers superstar’s surprisingly low odds to win his 5th Most Valuable Player award – and why it might not be such a crazy thought that he … Read More
All eyes were on LeBron James on Tuesday night as the Los Angeles Lakers faced off against the New Orleans Pelicans. On a night when the entire NBA world waited for the moment when LeBron scored 50,000 points, numerous other … Read More
Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning. 🚨 Headlines 🏀 The Mavs are in hell: The Mavericks’ season continues to reach … Read More
LeBron James made more wild NBA history Tuesday night as he became the only player to score over 50,000 combined regular season and postseason points in his career. The 40-year-old accomplished that feat while scoring a game-high 34 points in … Read More