Basketball

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Monday, March 22 that Elgin Baylor, former player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Hall of Famer, passed away from natural causes in Los Angeles at the age of 86. The Lakers said in a statement: "Former Lakers player and Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor passed away peacefully of natural causes today in...

SAN FRANCISCO–Klay Thompson dropped 30 points and hit eight 3-pointers to lead the Warriors past the Los Angeles Lakers 127-100 in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals series at the Chase Center on Thursday, May 4. The series is even at 1-1, the Lakers still managed to get the split with Tuesday nights opening victory. The incredible performance marked...

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...

UNITED STATES—I seriously love the month of March for several reasons. For those of us who live in that part of the country where we actual see all four seasons, March is a sign that spring and warm weather is right around the corner. In addition to that, March kicks off March Madness. It is the craziest, most unpredictable...

SAN FRANCISCO— On Thursday, August 20,  the Golden State Warriors learned during the virtual draft lottery that they will have the second pick in the 2020 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft set to take place on October 16. The NBA draft was supposed to happen in late June, yet the league postponed it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year...

DALLAS—The Los Angeles Lakers are playing their best basketball of the season extending their winning streak to three with a thrilling comeback victory against the Dallas Mavericks, 111-108 on Sunday, February 26. Early on, it was all Mavs with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving building a 27-point lead in the first half. Los Angeles, with help from some of the...

UNITED STATES—The Golden State Warriors will suit up to play the Houston Rockets for Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday, May 20. Though the Warriors were able to steal home court from the Rockets in Game 1, the Houston squad came back with a vengeance and a decisive victory in Game 2. Though Stephen Curry has returned...

UNITED STATES—It has arrived: March Madness is officially upon us! The NCAA has chosen its teams to compete during the pinnacle of college basketball where its either you win or you head home; there is NO SECOND CHANCES! This is what I love about March Madness. For those, who haven’t started to fill out your bracket, what are you...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN—UCLA advances to the Final Four  continuing their historic run through March Madness on Tuesday, March 30, as the No.11 seed UCLA Bruins pulled off another upset defeating the No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines, 51-49 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Bruins guard, Johnny Juzang was brilliant, torching Michigan with 28 points, his fantastic shooting kept the Bruins in the game...

LOS ANGELES—Anthony Davis was dominant in Game 3 on Saturday, May 6 leading the Los Angeles Lakers past the Golden State Warriors 127-97 at Crypto.com Arena. He scored 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Lakers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series. LeBron James filled up the stat sheet finishing with 21 points, eight rebounds...