The last time the Clippers picked in the top-five was in 2009, when LA won the lottery and selected six-time All-Star Blake ...

The winner of the NBA’s Eastern Conference and Western Conference meet annually in the Finals, which dates back to 1947 through the days of the original Basketball Association of America (BAA) and ...

Introducing the L.A. Times Sports Report Hall of Fame, where readers vote for Hall of Famers in various categories.

Join the debate on LeBron James' legacy as the crew ranks him among Lakers legends like Magic and Kobe! Carton and Tyrone ...

Jerry West’s career reads like a study in paradox: a player synonymous with excellence who was haunted by near-misses, a ...

It was during the NBA Finals in 2010. Kobe Bryant was asked a question about whether he thought he was the greatest Los Angeles Laker ever. The answer was immediate. "No," Bryant said. He wasn't being ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are relocating and rebranding. No, not those Lakers. Well yes, but not exactly. The Lakers announced ...

LeBron James proclaimed himself as the G.O.A.T. nearly a decade ago after he overcame a 3-1 NBA Finals deficit against the 73 ...

Fans respond to Jerry West’s “dream game,” where he picked 11-man rosters for both the Eastern and Western Conference teams..

The San Antonio Spurs lack of postseason experience was not much of a factor in their first playoff series since 2019. San ...

During your childhood, what do you recall Jerry (West) saying about Kobe (Bryant)’s pre-draft workout? Jonnie West: “That summer was pretty crazy, in general. Ryan and Kobe were a few months apart. I ...

What do you think is the golden era of basketball? Robert Horry: The golden era is to me I think when Magic and Bird had that ...