Basketball

UNITED STATES—On Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4, Lebron James and Anthony Davis re-signed new contracts with the Los Angeles Lakers. Anthony Davis, 27, a Lakers Forward, signed a 5 year contract for $190 million, which is the maximum contract a player can sign, with an option for easy termination after the fourth year.  Davis is on track to...

LOS ANGELES—For years, since the Lakers got LeBron James and the Clippers acquired Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the battle for Los Angeles has primarily felt like a marketing tool- lacking any true rivalry or sense of meaning with something important on the line. Well, this game was critical for playoff positioning with only two games remaining before the...

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—It is a good time to be a San Francisco native or at least an optimistic one. The Oakland As may not have made it through, but the Giants are repping in the NLDS, and the Golden State Warriors are looking better than they have looked the last two seasons. Sunny days in the bay. Fans and locals...

UNITED STATES—So after 2 weeks of what many would call non-stop basketball in the NCAA Tournament, we now have our Final Four. The first week delivered plenty of stunners as we discussed last week, and this second week of matchups also delivered a few surprises along the way. Who would have ever expected Loyola Illinois to make such a...

LOS ANGELES—Former Cleveland Cavaliers star J.R. Smith was seen in a video released by TMZ beating up a man who vandalized the former NBA Champion’s car during a protest in Los Angeles on Saturday, May, 30.  He stated in a video he posted online that he parked his vehicle in a residential area away from stores where the looting happened...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Golden State Warriors redeemed themselves after a Game 1 collapse with a 107-88 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, June 5 at Chase Center in San Francisco. The 2022 NBA Finals is even at 1-1 as Golden State played with a sense of urgency, and in signature style pulled...

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—On December 10, the Los Angeles Clippers announced they would sign six-time NBA All-Star and five-time All NBA forward Paul George with a multi-year contract extension. For the club policy, the terms of the agreement were not publicized. “This is an important moment for our franchise and our fans, to secure a long-term commitment from one of the premier...

MEMPHIS, TN—The Los Angeles Lakers opened up the 2023 Playoffs with a 128-112 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 on Sunday, April 16 at FedExForum. This impressive victory was spearheaded by Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves and were instrumental in the second half. The Lakers have a 1-0 series lead, and the Purple and Gold fans are smelling...