
The Celtics and the curse of the champion
Boston is favorite to retain the title after the NBA Championship has gone to six different winners in six years

Boston is favorite to retain the title after the NBA Championship has gone to six different winners in six years

As the 2024-2025 NBA season approaches, the father-and-son duo embark on a six-game preseason, with the official season tipping off on October 22

The Boston Celtics start as favorites after having the best regular season record, followed by the defending champions of Denver

The Los Angeles team will face the defending champion Denver Nuggets on Saturday, while the Pelicans will play the Sacramento Kings

Pamela and Joe Bryant, estranged from their son since he married Vanessa Bryant, have put up for sale the championship ring that the basketball player won and gave them in 2000 for a mere $30,000. The athlete, who died in 2020, stopped them from selling his memorabilia 11 years ago

Thompson spent his first nine seasons as a pro with the Cavs before bouncing around. He’s also played with Boston, Sacramento, Indiana, Chicago and the Los Angeles Lakers

Stars compete for an invitation to the most coveted row in American professional sports. It’s free, but it comes with conditions, as a couple of popular models have discovered the hard way

The superstar’s oldest son made his collegiate debut for Southern California nearly five months after going into cardiac arrest during a workout

The single-match qualifiers will be played on December 4 and 5 and will decide who will compete in the semifinals at the T-Mobile Arena

Andreas Obst scored 24 points, Franz Wagner added 22 and Germany shredded the U.S. defense for much of the way in its first win over the Americans

The 18-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was stricken on July 24

Spain was well-represented, with Pau Gasol shouting out his national team — “mi familia” — before joining what may be the greatest international class of inductees in the Springfield shrine’s history

Dr. Merije Chukumerije, a consulting cardiologist for Bronny James, said in a statement issued by the hospital that James was “successfully treated for a sudden cardiac arrest”

The 18-year-old collapsed and was taken to the hospital. He is no longer in the ICU and is in stable condition

Austin Reaves agreed to a four-year deal that could be worth $56 million, and D’Angelo Russell returned to the Lakers as well on a $37 million, two-year deal

General manager Rob Pelinka and head coach Darvin Ham say they’ll speak with James soon about his future

James had 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and Anthony Davis 17 points and 20 rebounds for the Lakers, who never trailed in a commanding closeout victory

The 18-year-old James was a McDonald’s All-American just like his father, but he was among the few uncommitted elite high school basketball prospects heading into the summer

Golden State’s point guard became the first to score 50 points in a Game 7 on Sunday

Nicholson was a fixture in the last half-century of Lakers history, cheering on the team during several eras of success after getting season tickets in 1970

The race for the last two guaranteed playoff spots and the four berths into the play-in tournament is as muddled and murky as possible.

D’Angelo Russell added 17 points to help Los Angeles (34-35) move one game ahead of New Orleans (33-36) in the Western Conference standings

The number 16 shirt with which the Spanish player won two NBA titles at the Los Angeles Lakers was ceremoniously retired on Tuesday

The figure includes a newly agreed upon payment from the county of $13.5 million along with the $15 million a federal jury awarded Bryant’s widow

‘I’ll hold it for as long as I can, but I’m certain someone will come along in a couple years and try to break it,’ the player said

McClung has played mostly in the G League, where he ranks 36th in scoring this season at 19 points per game

The Utah Jazz traditionally don’t play home games on Sundays out of respect to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints