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Position U: Which college basketball programs produce the best players at each position?
First-round picks such as John Wall, De’Aaron Fox and Rajon Rondo are a big reason Kentucky earned the title of Point Guard U. UCLA has had a number of good college PGs — Russell Westbrook, Lonzo Ball and Baron Davis also have had NBA success. Duke (Kyrie Irving, Jay Williams), Michigan State (Mateen Cleaves, Cassius […]
Continue readingThe Hall of Fame sneaker legacy of Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett
In fact, this year’s group marks just the second time in league history that three or more players who had their own signature sneakers will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, joining the 2016 class that featured Allen Iverson, Yao Ming, Shaquille O’Neal and Sheryl Swoopes. Bryant, Duncan and Garnett each represented a […]
Continue readingJaVale McGee calls Lakers ‘best team in the world right now’
LOS ANGELES — Wearing a jet-black Deion Sanders Atlanta Falcons jersey after a 112-103 win over the LA Clippers on Sunday, Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee made a declaration that would have made the boastful “Prime Time” proud. “It was very important,” McGee said when asked to put the Lakers’ win over their Staples […]
Continue readingHow LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers made their biggest statement yet
LOS ANGELES — It started most mornings over the summer around 3:30 a.m. No matter if he was at the gym he had built for himself on the set of Space Jam 2 at the Warner Bros. Studios lot in Burbank, California, or at the Los Angeles Lakers’ practice facility in El Segundo, LeBron James […]
Continue readingIt’s hard to ignore the importance of Lakers-Clippers III
There is no such thing as a must-win NBA game in March — but if the Los Angeles Lakers are going to reach their championship goals this season, they are going to have to start beating the LA Clippers. It’s why Sunday’s centerpiece game at Staples Center (3:30 p.m. ET on ABC) — officially a […]
Continue readingLakers’ Anthony Davis earns raves from LeBron James after dominant night
“In order to get a great talent like Anthony Davis, you have to give up something great,” Buss said. “But to have Anthony Davis as a Laker really is just … he’s even more impressive than I ever thought he would be. And so, it’s exciting what we have.” A night later, Davis played one […]
Continue readingWhich player had the best sneakers in the NBA during Week 19?
Every season, brands build out remarkably detailed themed sneakers, speaking to a player’s nuanced childhood story or a distant memory still fueling their path today. And then there’s Zion Williamson’s lighthearted, lightweight Air Jordan 34. The face of the Pelicans’ franchise and leading ambassador of Jordan Brand since signing on this summer, Williamson broke out […]
Continue readingMiami made the Jimmy Butler gamble that Chicago never could
It is Jan. 23 in the middle of another sun-drenched day along Biscayne Bay, and the Miami Heat have just wrapped up practice and a film session. Players are shuffling to the trainer’s room. Staffers float in and out of the double doors leading into the locker room. Teammates and coaches conduct interviews with members […]
Continue readingMavs’ Dwight Powell has surgery for season-ending Achilles injury
The team said Monday the surgery was performed by Dr. Bob Anderson in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The 28-year-old Powell could be ready for training camp in early October, although the timetable could be more in line with the start of the regular season. Powell went down with a noncontact injury in the first quarter of […]
Continue readingGone in 3.9 seconds: Where basketball took JamesOn Curry
HE’D REHEARSED THIS moment in his mind thousands of times. Pop off the bench like you’re sitting on a spring. Tear off your warm-ups, toss them aside and trot to the scorer’s table. Lean against it? Sit on the floor? Kneel? Pull the strings on your shorts tight and tuck in your jersey. Adjust your […]
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