Wilt Chamberlain explains why his legendary 1972 Lakers squad, despite a 33-game winning streak, may have been "mediocre" ...

The Los Angeles Lakers held two practices this week to work on their struggling defense, then gave up 78 first-half points to the Utah Jazz. Their offense was good enough to still come away with a 143 ...

On the heels of the new year, ESPN analyst Zach Kram picks a moment from each basketball season that NBA fans will most ...

All of the talk is about 73 wins. But in order for the Oklahoma City Thunder to break that legendary record, they likely need to grab another on the way — 33. That's how many games in a row the ...

Wilt Chamberlain scores an NBA regulation-game record 73 points to lead the Philadelphia Warriors to a 135-117 triumph over the Chicago Packers. 1971 — Lenny Wilkens of the ...

With only one movable first-round pick at their disposal, the Los Angeles Lakers face a critical decision ahead of the NBA trade deadline: reinforce the frontcourt or upgrade their faltering perimeter ...

Fueled by tight defense and some big 3s from non-shooters, the Lakers' pushed their record in clutch time to 11-0 this season ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are 0.5 games behind the third seed and one game behind the second seed in a stacked Western Conference, but they are not genuine title contenders. Over the last week or so, ...

Championship-clinching basketballs from the 2000 NBA Finals -- which markedKobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal's first title together and the Los Angeles Lakers' first title since 1988 -- and the 2001 ...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić has averaged 34.7 points, 8.8 assists and 8.7 rebounds per game this year, and that performance has placed him in the MVP conversation. In an interview that aired ...

The Knicks won the 2025 NBA Cup but will not raise a championship banner. “Knicks will not raise an NBA Cup championship banner at Madison Square Garden, sources tell ESPN.” The team prefers focusing ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. LeBron James refused to look too far into the future to say what kind of team the Lakers might be when the ...