LeBron says Lakers facing test without several 'big pieces' - ESPN
ATLANTA — The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a brutal four-game trip Friday after being edged by the surging Atlanta Hawks 134-132 in overtime.
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ATLANTA — The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a brutal four-game trip Friday after being edged by the surging Atlanta Hawks 134-132 in overtime.
PALM DESERT, Calif. — LeBron James will not play in the Los Angeles Lakers' preseason debut Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN. James, 39, will be held out for rest but is expected to play in L.A.'s second game Sunday at Acrisure Arena against the Phoenix Suns.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Before the Los Angeles Lakers opened training camp for their first practice Tuesday, new coach JJ Redick gathered the players for a dinner in Beverly Hills to discuss the identity they will attempt to forge.
With top contenders such as the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder getting even better, expect another battle in a stacked Western Conference.
The 1992 USA Olympic men's basketball team, better known as the "Dream Team," is widely considered the best collection of basketball talent to ever share the court. Headlined by superstars Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, the team also featured eight more Hall of Famers including Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, David Robinson, Clyde Drexler, and John Stockton to give it 11 in total.
Not counting the not-so-secret tunnels inside of Crypto.com Arena, there were — at most — 100 feet between the cozy interview room in which Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was explaining how long it takes to to build a championship team Thursday night after his team took a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in their first-round playoff series, and the makeshift, cavernous room in which L.A.'s LeBron James and Anthony Davis were trying to reckon with how quickly their championship hopes were fading.
The first round of the NBA playoffs continues on Saturday with four games. But perhaps the most interesting game is between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. The Heat stepped up in Game 2 and considering the history between these two teams, I'm curious how the Celtics will respond in Game 3. There's two prop bets from this game that I like in addition to two from the other games.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. LA Clippers might not be the NBA's most storied rivalry, but there is always buzz whenever these two teams meet in downtown L.A.