The morning after the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić, fans gathered outside American Airlines Center to protest the move. They brought signs declaring their Mavericks fandom dead and laid flowers near the statue of franchise icon Dirk Nowitzki. A few fans even held a mock funeral, carrying a coffin to the south plaza as Wiz…
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets in a thriller, 104-98, on Monday, March 31, at Crypto. Com Arena. Bench duo Gabe Vincent and Dorian Finney-Smith had a top-flight shooting performance. Vincent and Finney-Smith combined to hit six three-pointers each, and each scored 20 points as they led the Lakers (46-29) to their third…
Josh Giddey capped a wild game-ending sequence with a half-court shot at the buzzer to give the Chicago Bulls a 119-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. The craziness began with the Bulls trailing 115-110. Patrick Williams hit a 3-pointer with 9.8 seconds left to narrow the deficit to two. A sloppy…
Retired Real Madrid legend Toni Kroos recently caught up with Los Angeles Lakers star Luka DončiÄ after a game at Crypto.com Arena. The German midfield maestro, who hung up his boots in 2024 after a decorated career, posted a picture with DončiÄ on Instagram, sparking a wave of reactions from fans and fellow athletes. Kroos…
LOS ANGELES — Amid all the chaos and disruption of the past month-plus for the Los Angeles Lakers, they have firmly established themselves as among the best teams in the league. Since Jan. 15 — their first win after the Los Angeles wildfires — the Lakers have the league’s best record at 15-4. They rank…
Activity at the NBA trade deadline reshaped the league for years to come with maneuvers that will take weeks, if not months, to fully process. There are winners and there are losers, as outlined below, but no cheap shots. There is also a fundamental sea change under way as to who calls the shots. LeBron…
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. You know a trade is a historic blockbuster — and completely out of nowhere — when everybody assumes the initial report was because of internet hacking and tomfoolery at its most devious. But all of the headlines and text messages you received about this…
LOS ANGELES — It was one week into his new job as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers when JJ Redick had a sudden rush of horror. He had just hired his first two assistant coaches, and he couldn’t have been more pleased. Nate McMillan had 19 years of NBA head-coaching experience. And Scott Brooks…