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Notable moments in championship parade history

L.A. became the second team to win the Super Bowl on their home turf (SoFi Stadium), a feat last achieved by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium. The Rams’ parade on Wednesday was particularly sweet as neither the Los Angeles Lakers […]

From Jordan to LeBron, our experts pick every NBA franchise’s greatest dunker

A dunk is worth just two points, but the best dunkers in the world always find ways to make it feel like more. From signature in-game slams to unforgettable posterizations to you-had-to-be-there dunk contest moments, players from generations past and present have left an indelible mark on the game with their ability to finish at […]

LeBron James, a noted New York Yankees fan, might be rooting for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series

Wait, is LeBron James now a Los Angeles Dodgers fan? The Los Angeles Lakers superstar, who just won his fourth NBA title, has a fickle relationship with his baseball loyalties. James has long claimed to be a fan of the New York Yankees. “I’m a supporter of winners,” James told the New York Post in […]

LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan: Why the GOAT debate is different now

That gave LeBron one more postseason walk-off shot than Michael Jordan, who of course played fewer playoff games than LeBron — 81 fewer after James and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the franchise’s 17th NBA title Sunday. Rachel Nichols, host of The Jump, displayed Jordan and James’ respective numbers on go-ahead shots in the last […]

NBA Finals: The scenes of a Lakers title celebration like no other

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Drake’s latest hit, “Laugh Now Cry Later,” was blaring in the Los Angeles Lakers’ makeshift locker room at AdventHealth Arena. And fresh off his fourth NBA championship, LeBron James needed a quieter place to talk. Drenched in Champagne, goggles strapped to his face, holding a lit cigar in one hand […]

How LeBron James and Jeanie Buss squashed Lakers drama

When their schedules finally aligned, on an off night in early March 2019, it wasn’t exactly an ideal time for either. James and the Lakers had just lost five in a row, the fifth being a particularly galling 120-107 loss to the Kyrie Irving-led Boston Celtics at Staples Center. The groin injury that had bothered […]

LeBron James, Chris Paul received advice from Barack Obama during stalemate

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Following a contentious players’ meeting Wednesday that left the NBA bubble on the verge of bursting, LeBron James and Chris Paul led a subcommittee of players who reached out to former President Barack Obama for advice. The Los Angeles Lakers star, along with his good friend and the president of […]

NBA playoffs 2020: Everything to know about the 17 teams that can still win the title

After 66 scrimmages and more than 80 seeding games — and plenty of fishing — the matchups for the 2020 NBA playoffs are finally set. And in an unprecedented atmosphere that could negate the benefits of home-court advantage, we could be in for another wild two months inside Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex […]

Jazz, Pelicans, coaches and refs kneel during national anthem as NBA returns

The only noise inside the HP Field House was the anthem itself, as musician Jon Batiste played the national anthem on guitar and piano, shown on a video board with an image of the American flag ribboned around it. None of the people aligned along the baseline — in three rows stretching from one end […]

NBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]