Basketball

MALIBU—Former NBA star Kobe Bryant, 41, was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26 in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. The athlete was just one of five people killed in the crash. TMZ was first to report that Byrant’s 13 year-old daughter, Gianna Maria Onore was killed in the crash. The basketball legend was traveling in his...

SAN FRANCISCO—Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, took his athletic talents from the basketball court to the golf course in the first annual Stephen Curry Charity Classic. The event transpired on Monday, September 16 at Harding Park Golf Course. Presented by Workday, the charity tournament was held to help raise money for the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation and PGA REACH. The...

PORTLAND, OR—Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals was a classic shootout, as the Golden State Warriors swept the Portland Trailblazers in overtime, 119-117, at the Moda Center on Monday, May 20. The Warriors became the first team since the Boston Celtics of the 1950s and 1960s to reach the NBA Finals five consecutive years. The OT classic witnessed Golden...

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Lakers Point Guard Lonzo Ball is suing a Gregory Alan Foster, 52, for defrauding the Ball family out of $1.5 million. It is alleged that longtime friend is the target of an FBI investigation. Foster and Ball’s father, LaVar Ball met 10 years ago when their sons attended the same middle school. Foster and Ball launched Big...

UNITED STATES—The 2019 NCAA Tournament has been a whirlwind for basketball teams. Several #1 seeds fell to the waistline, surprises were delivered and when the dust settled it was all down to #3 seeded Texas Tech doing battle against #1 Virginia. Yes, I will admit after my Spartans lost to Texas Tech, I was not that happy to see...

UNITED STATES—This was the weekend that I was waiting for. We went from 16 teams to 4 and it was a ton of surprises along the way. There is nothing more exciting than witnessing a ton of basketball games where the unpredictable happens. Top seeds were upset, underdogs rose to the top, and when the dust settled, we officially...

HOLLYWOOD—NBA star and former Golden State Warriors basketball player Nick Young was arrested on Friday, August 24, after failing to comply with police officers during a routine traffic stop in Hollywood. Young, 33, was driving when he stopped by officers during at a traffic stop at 11:55 p.m. After refusing to cooperate with officers he was arrested and charged with...

UNITED STATES—On Wednesday, July 18, the San Antonio Spurs traded two-time Defensive Player of the Year (2015 and 2016) and the second youngest Finals MVP (2014) in NBA history to the Toronto Raptors. Kawhi Leonard's complicated standoff with the Spurs organization came to an end. While Leonard has repeatedly made it clear through his camp that he wants to be a...

SHERMAN OAKS—Former UCLA basketball star Tyler Honeycutt was found dead on Saturday, July 7 after a shootout with police. Honeycutt, 27, was a former NBA player from Sylmar, California. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Honeycutt's mother called the police because he was behaving erratically. It is unclear what caused his erratic...

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Lakers shocked the entire sports world by signing the NBA's greatest player, LeBron James on Sunday, July 1. King James inked a 4-year contract for $153 million. The city of Angels rejoiced as news quickly spread; after five  years of agony and losing, the Purple and Gold are once again relevant. James, 33, is a four time...