6:10 AM ET The longest season in NBA history is finally complete. More than a full calendar year after teams reported to training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers were crowned champions, accepting the Larry O’Brien Trophy on Sunday night inside the NBA’s campus environment at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The NBA’s bubble was
Rajon Rondo picked up his second NBA title Sunday night. Did that push him over the threshold and into the Basketball Hall of Fame? The year of our Lord 2020 will forever be known as a time when the concept of normalcy was turned on its head. But for one brief moment Sunday night normalcy,
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Bad Coaching in the NFL: Farewell to Quinn-Sanity! by Mike Tanier New Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan is wasting no time making changes, as he’s already fired four assistants. New Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan has been on the job for less than a month, but he’s already
11:12 AM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Clippers assistant coach Ty Lue’s candidacy for the Rockets‘ head-coaching job has
After winning the 2020 NBA title, the Lakers are now measured against their champion predecessors. How do they stack up? The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2020 NBA Champions. Yet, in the immediate aftermath of their victory, one may wonder about how they compare to other recent squads who also hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy
5:30 PM ET Stan Van Gundy is meeting with New Orleans Pelicans officials on Tuesday, emerging as one of four expected finalists for the franchise’s coaching job, sources tell ESPN. Another New Orleans finalist — LA Clippers assistant Ty Lue — has a meeting set for this week, too, sources tell ESPN. Van Gundy’s reputation
When the Lakers look to repeat as NBA champs in 2021, who will be their greatest challengers? After one of the most bizarre and unorthodox postseasons ever, the Los Angeles Lakers are 2020 NBA champions. It’s a difficult championship to gauge, even before diving into how it impacts the Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James GOAT
7:25 AM ET Who is the greatest player of all time: Michael Jordan or LeBron James? Those aren’t the only two candidates, but they do dominate the debate — which got new life this week when the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship, giving James his fourth title. We asked our ESPN Forecast panel
Marcus Smart was heard screaming at someone in the locker room after the Celtics Game 2 loss to the Heat. The Boston Celtics fell down 2-0 to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals and Marcus Smart is not happy about it. Multiple NBA reporters described Smart screaming in the locker room after the
10:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The 17th NBA title in Lakers franchise history is still fresh in the minds of their fans, but any public celebration of it in Los Angeles will have to wait. The Lakers announced Monday that due to safety precautions related to COVID-19, the team will hold off on any
The Lakers obliterated the Heat in Game 6 of the 2020 NBA Finals to win the title. The Miami Heat absorbed a punch from LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals, taking it in stride and countering with one of their own, courtesy of Jimmy Butler. That
Enjoy this script treatment for a basketball remake of the classic sports movie The Sandlot, starring the Miami Heat‘s Jimmy Butler. There is one all-time greatest moment in the history of sports, and it didn’t happen in the 1932 World Series. So, this story will not include Babe Ruth, but it could include Bill Russell
2:53 PM ET Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000
8:55 AM ET There is an amazing clip from ESPN’s The Jump in April 2018, the day after LeBron James‘ fourth career postseason game-winning buzzer-beater — a 3-pointer that put his Cleveland Cavaliers up 3-2 in their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers. That gave LeBron one more postseason walk-off shot than Michael Jordan, who
LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis, (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Texans won’t back down from their Tom Petty Bill O’Brien spite win by John Buhler Both of the Lakers’ stars had a strong case but in the end, LeBron James, not Anthony Davis, is the 2020 NBA Finals MVP. Essentially everything about
12:00 AM ET THE OTHER DAY Jeanie Buss sent a text to Phil Jackson, the previous coach to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a title. This was not an unusual occurrence. The two have remained friends and talk often. But the reason for this text was extraordinary. Buss’ team was on the verge of
Twitter had a meltdown over the crazy finish to Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals. The 2020 NBA Finals heard you say they were boring, and they responded with a Game 5 for the ages. As the Miami Heat faced elimination Friday night, trailing 3-1 in the championship series, Jimmy Butler and Duncan Robinson
1:13 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green said he and his fiancée have received death threats on social media in the aftermath of his missed 3 late in Game 5 of the NBA Finals that could have helped L.A. win the championship. After Blair Bashen, the former Purdue
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 04: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) Tampa Bay Rays troll Astros by destroying trash cans after ALDS win (Video) by Josh Hill With a chance to win the NBA Finals in five games, LeBron James opted to pass to Danny
7:23 AM ET THE CLOSET INSIDE Buzz Williams’ office at the Bradley Center was, at most, 5 feet deep. He thinks it had a chair or a small couch inside. He’s pretty sure there was a light. But he’s not sure it would’ve mattered to Jimmy Butler either way. Butler just needed a space to
Buddy Hield has already given up on Luke Walton. Former Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach Luke Walton’s first season in charge of the Sacramento Kings did not go as planned. While the team made it to the Orlando bubble, they missed the postseason again, all while dealing with injuries to stars Marvin Bagley III and
6:33 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis (right heel contusion) is listed as probable for Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Sunday. Davis acknowledged on Friday after the Lakers’ Game 5 loss to the Heat that he originally suffered the injury during the Western Conference finals against
Oct 9, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) passes the ball against Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) during the fourth quarter in game five of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Down year opens the door for Oakland A’s to
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 17: Kristaps Porzingis #6 of the Dallas Mavericks (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Yankees vs Rays MLB live stream reddit for Game 5 of ALDS by Mark Powell Lakers vs. Heat NBA live stream reddit for Game 5 of the Finals by Mike Luciano The Dallas Mavericks announced
4:48 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA upheld the two calls Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel took exception with in L.A.’s 111-108 Game 5 loss to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals on Friday, however the league did find two other calls that should have gone the Lakers’ way. In
7:25 AM ET LeBron James has lived through many NBA Finals games in which he’s played great and lost. It’s one of the stories of his career. But the Game 5 duel James staged with Jimmy Butler in the Miami Heat‘s season-saving 111-108 victory Friday over the Los Angeles Lakers instantly goes in the pantheon
Would Rajon Rondo be a Hall-of-Famer with a second NBA championship? The Los Angeles Lakers have two Hall of Fame locks on their team in LeBron James and Dwight Howard, as well as a guy who is on track to end up in Springfield in Anthony Davis. If the Lakers are able to pull out
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – FEBRUARY 04: Head coach Alvin Gentry of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) 3 offseason moves the White Sox must make after early playoff exit by Sean Sears Sam Darnold might miss time due to shoulder injury picked up on TNF by Mike Luciano Alvin Gentry might head
As a sign of respect for Julius Erving, new Philadelphia 76ers head coach Glenn ‘Doc’ Rivers said he won’t be going by Doc anymore. There’s no question Doc Rivers is one of the most talented and respected coaches to ever don a shirt and tie on an NBA sideline. The veteran head coach has now
5:43 PM ET Kristaps Porzingis underwent surgery to address the lateral meniscus injury in his right knee suffered during the playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks announced Friday. According to the team’s statement, Porzingis will begin rehabilitation immediately with no set timetable to be cleared for basketball activities. Sources have told ESPN that the Mavs are optimistic