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James, Davis help Lakers win for first time this season

LeBron James scored 26 points and Anthony Davis added 23 to help the Los Angeles Lakers to their first win of the season with a 121-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets.

Basketball Hall of Fame enshrines its new Class of 2022

The Basketball Hall of Fame has added 16 new members.

Analysis: Banchero’s summer debut was a smashing success

Paolo Banchero's debut was a smashing success and that had nothing to do with the Orlando Magic winning their Summer League opener against the Houston Rockets in Las Vegas on Thursday night.

The Frenetic Basketball Nostalgia of Winning Time

Three basketball-loving writers discuss the first season of HBO’s controversial series about the 1980s Lakers.

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Jerry West: 'If I have to, I will take this all the way to the Supreme Court'

NBA legend Jerry West made his first public comment on his beef with HBO and its depiction of him in the series 'Winning Time.' He's not messing around.

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Powell returns, Clippers beat Suns for 3rd straight win

Norman Powell scored 24 points after being out two months, Paul George added 19 points in three quarters to go over 15,000 in his career, and the Los Angeles Clippers edged the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns 113-109.

Celebrating 75: Cleveland again welcomes back NBA's greats

The NBA is honoring its 75th anniversary team during the All-Star Game, but the league won’t be able to duplicate the magic from 25 years ago in its return to Cleveland.

Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argue is vital for protecting democracy has collapsed.

Nick Saban and Jerry West sign letter asking Joe Manchin to support voting rights legislation

The letter was also signed by other sports icons.

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Nick Saban and Jerry West sign letter asking Joe Manchin to support voting rights legislation

The letter was also signed by other sports icons.

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NBA at 75: Dr. J says players from many eras built league

Hall of Famer Julius Erving says the commercial success he and other NBA players enjoyed in the 1980s didn't just happen.

Stern, talent influx led to NBA transformation during 1980's

When the 1980's began, the NBA “was in trouble.”.

The top 75 — plus 1 — players in NBA history are revealed

For the NBA’s 75th anniversary team, 75 players weren’t enough.

The NBA at 75: From a very modest beginning, to a behemoth

It started in 1946 with 11 teams and 160 players.

Green headlines list of shooting guards in NBA draft

Jalen Green is among the top shooting guards in next week's NBA draft.

Giannis the Great: Bucks star making his mark in NBA Finals

Giannis Antetokounmpo shook his head, unwilling to place himself in the class of the only player with a longer streak of 40-point games in an NBA Finals.

Leonard, George each score 31, Clippers tie series with Jazz

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George each scored 31 points — the second straight game they have both had over 30 points — and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Utah Jazz 118-104 in Game 4 Monday night to even their Western Conference second-round series at two games apiece.

Doncic scores 42, leads Mavs over Clippers 105-100 in Game 5

Luka Doncic scored 42 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. hit two free throws with eight seconds left, and the Dallas Mavericks edged the Los Angeles Clippers 105-100 to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Doncic and Mavs beat Clippers 127-121, take 2-0 series lead

Luka Doncic scored 39 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 28 and the Dallas Mavericks again outshot the NBA’s best 3-point team in a 127-121 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Jerry West reflects on the life and legacy of Kobe Bryant

Jerry West was the man who brought Kobe Bryant to the Lakers. The former GM reflects on Kobe's career and his relationship with the late basketball legend.

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As Kobe Bryant heads into Hall of Fame, was he greatest Laker ever?

Magic Johnson and others have called Kobe Bryant the greatest Laker of all time. But other Lakers greats have expressed less certainty.

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Wie West, Feng back on leaderboard at ANA Inspiration

Michelle Wie West was back on a major championship leaderboard Thursday at the ANA Inspiration.

New mom Wie West looks forward to first-tee nerves again

It's been nearly two years since Wie West last played a competitive round on the LPGA Tour, and nine months since she gave birth to daughter Makenna. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)SAN DIEGO – New mom Michelle Wie West is looking forward to being nervous again on the golf course. It’s been nearly two years since she played a competitive round on the LPGA Tour and nine months since she gave birth to daughter Makenna. “I’m definitely nervous but also grateful to feel nervous again,” Wie West said in a videoconference Wednesday from the course in northern San Diego County. “That moment that Tiger had with Charlie, that is the first thing that popped to my mind and that’s been a huge motivation and that’s been a new dream of mine,” Wie West said.

Elgin Baylor, Lakers great and aerialist pioneer, dies at 86

FILE - Elgin Baylor stands next to a statue, just unveiled, honoring the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers great, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, in this Friday, April 6, 2018, file photo. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, of natural causes. The Lakers announced that Baylor died in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side. Baylor’s second career as a personnel executive for 22 1/2 years with the woebegone Los Angeles Clippers was far less successful, but he remained a beloved figure in Los Angeles and beyond. A Los Angeles County jury unanimously ruled in the Clippers’ favor in March 2011, refusing to award any damages.

Agent: LeBron inks 2-year, $85 million extension with Lakers

LOS ANGELES – LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $85 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Davis and James teamed up last season and won the Lakers' 17th championship in the bubble in central Florida. Instead, James has committed to play through his 20th NBA season with the Lakers, where he moved in 2018 after title-winning tenures in Cleveland and Miami. Los Angeles famously gave a two-year, $48.5 million extension to Bryant when he was 35 years old in November 2013. For instance, Davis could structure his deal to allow Los Angeles to pursue a third superstar in free agency next summer.

Comforts of NBA bubble not lost on Lakers' Danny Green

That’s just fine with Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green. Sunday would be his 257th career postseason appearance, two shy of matching Derek Fisher for the most in NBA history. He entered Game 3 of the NBA Finals seven free-throw attempts shy of matching Shaquille O’Neal (2,317) for another postseason record. It’s the 20th NBA Finals game for Foster, the 10th for Brothers and the first for Fraher. It’ll be the eighth finals game for Zarba, the fifth for Goble and the first for Brown.

Michelle Wie West gives birth to a daughter

Michelle Wie West now has a little one of her own. The former U.S. Women's Open champion announced on Instagram that she and her husband, Golden State Warriors executive Jonnie West, are parents of a daughter born Friday. Kenna baby, I have waited my entire life to meet you, Wie, the former U.S. Women's Open champion, wrote on Instagram. They named her Makenna Kamalei Yoona West. Kamalei is a Hawaiian for beloved child.Wie and West, the son of NBA great Jerry West, were married in August.

Petition created to honor Kobe Bryant in NBA logo

More than 1,100,000 signatures have been added to a change.org petition to change the NBA logo to feature Bryant, as of 10 p.m. Monday evening. Fans have been taking a stand on social media to honor Bryant’s legacy, on and off the court. As one of the most influential basketball players of this generation, the love for the Bryant family has been overwhelming. After their sudden death on Sunday, friends and family have been sharing their condolences and memories across various social media platforms. Organizers say the change.org petition is “an attempt to immortalize him forever.”

Fans remember Kobe Bryant outside Staples Center

Chants of "Thank you Kobe" drowned out the sounds of the Grammy Awards red carpet at the Staples Center on Sunday, as hundreds of fans gathered in Los Angeles to mourn NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Staples Center gets filled withTHANK YOU KOBE chants pic.twitter.com/xeKag9YWvl Ball Realm (@TheBallRealm) January 26, 2020The Staples Center, home to the Los Angeles Lakers, where Bryant spent his entire NBA career, displayed a photo of Bryant on the outdoor billboards as crying fans laid wreaths, flowers, candles and signs of appreciation outside the arena. He played like that, he walked like that, he was just a confident young man," Johnson told CBS Los Angeles. @Lakers fans gather outside of Staples Center in Los Angeles - chanting "Kobe! - to say farewell to Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

cbsnews.com

Grammys 2020: All the winners and highlights

Grammys honor Kobe Bryant at Staples CenterKobe Bryant's memory was in the hearts and minds of the artists at the Grammys Sunday night. But despite the news of his death, and the past 11 days of controversy surrounding the suspension of Grammy CEO Deborah Dugan, the focus was on celebrating the year's best music. Billie Eilish was the night's big winner. The 18-year-old is the youngest person ever to sweep the top four Grammys: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist. Kevin Frazier recaps the night's highlights.

cbsnews.com

Trump to honor NBA legend Jerry West with Medal of Freedom

(CNN) - President Donald Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to famed basketball player Jerry West in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon. Clutch -- will be the sixth professional athlete to whom Trump has presented the medal, the highest civilian honor in the US. West was drafted by the Lakers in 1960, shortly before the franchise relocated to Los Angeles. During his time in leadership for the Lakers, West helped rebuild the team, bringing on Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in the 1990s. Trump has diverged from some of his predecessors, who took to celebrating several Medal of Freedom honorees at large, public ceremonies inside the White House.

Stars hit the links in the Pro-Am of the Greenbrier Classic

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WVa. Tiger Woods had an early tee time and wrapped up his round on the 18th hole before noon. White Sulphur Springs got a taste of Hollywood, or rather, Louisiana. While the Pro-Am stars wrapped up play after their rounds. The golf stars will align Thursday as the first day of the Greenbrier Classic tournament begins.

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