‘Not going to answer that’: LeBron James quiet on future after Lakers’ playoff exit
The futures of LeBron James and Darvin Ham with the Los Angeles Lakers are murky after their first-round playoff exit to the Denver Nuggets was confirmed
Forgotten picks to gas mask bongs: the strangest NFL draft moments
The league’s annual circus will descend on Detroit this week. We look back on some of the draft’s oddest and infamous moments
NBA play-in tournament: Warriors’ season ended by Kings as Klay Thompson held scoreless
Golden State’s season is over after a 118-94 defeat to Sacramento in the NBA play-in tournament on Tuesday night
December 2023
Grizzlies’ Ja Morant sinks epic winner at buzzer in return from 25-game ban
Ja Morant capped a 34-point season debut with a game-winning floater as time expired in the Grizzlies’ 115-113 victory over the Pelicans on Tuesday
LeBron James scores 30 as Lakers join Pacers in first ever NBA Cup final
The Lakers and Pacers will meet in the inaugural NBA Cup final after wins in their respective semi-final games on Thursday night
Indiana Pacers shock Boston Celtics to reach semi-finals of NBA Cup
Tyrese Haliburton’s triple-double helped beat Boston while the New Orleans Pelicans ended the Sacramento Kings’ hopes in the In-Season Tournament
April 2023
Josh Giddey’s career night propels OKC Thunder in NBA play-in tournament
NBA bubble watch: which teams will seal a playoff spot?
March 2023
Estranged family of late New Orleans Saints owner opt not to challenge will
The family of Tom Benson had argued the businessman had been manipulated into cutting them out of a succession plan
February 2023
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Which NBA rivalries could shape basketball’s next five years?
The modern-day uptick in team-switching has made for less of the classic rivalries that defined previous eras. But matchups like Zion v Ja and Celtics v Bucks are bursting with promise
January 2023
NBA midseason superlatives: Surprising Kings to Lakers questions
As the All-Star break looms, it’s time to look at the hits and the misses of the season so far
December 2022
The winning recipe: how the small-market Pelicans became legit title contenders
Zion Williamson’s showboat dunk at end of Pelicans’ win angers Suns
July 2022
Pelicans’ Zion Williamson inks rookie extension worth up to $231m, agent says
Zion Williamson has agreed to a five-year, $193m extension with New Orleans that has the potential to be worth as much as $231m, according to his agent
April 2022
Philadelphia 76ers close out Raptors, joining Suns and Mavs in second round
Hawks and Pelicans keep seasons alive with NBA play-in tournament wins
February 2022
Lakers slump continues as home fans boo LeBron and Co in Los Angeles
Fans at crypto.com Arena voiced their displeasure with boos for most of the second half as the Lakers’ woeful form continued
August 2021
Video shows LAPD officer putting knee to neck of Pelicans’ Jaxson Hayes
An LA police officer briefly pressed a knee to the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes as the Pelicans center gasped “I can’t breathe” during a July incident
July 2020
LA Lakers and Utah Jazz squeak by as NBA reopens amid player protests
Zion Williamson leaves NBA's Disney World bubble for family medical matter
