The NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals and final debuted last season in Las Vegas.

Tyronn Lue says he wants to be coach of the Los Angeles Clippers longterm and declined to address directly speculation that the Lakers would target him in their search after firing Darvin Ham.

A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the United States via the Great Lakes to the rest the world.

Spurs prized draft pick Victor Wembanyama wants to suit up and play for the summer league team, but he will have to wait until the NBA 2K24 Summer League on July 7-17 in Las Vegas.

Golden State Coach Steve Kerr has said no playoff series truly begins until a team wins on the opponent’s home court.

With the Spurs' victory in Denver and the Lakers' loss to Phoenix on Tuesday night, San Antonio officially clinched a spot in this year's play-in tournament.

The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.

Let the summer games begin and we’re not talking about the Olympics!

Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso was arrested in College Station on Tuesday after he reportedly tried to board a plane while in possession of marijuana residue and drug paraphernalia.

The NBA playoffs should be entertaining, as they always are.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 07: The Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs lock arms during the national anthem prior to a game at Staples Center on January 07, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. “It was just crazy to see that many people storming the Capitol and people have guns drawn but don’t do anything. Before the game, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich blasted Trump, rioters and the lack of police force at the Capitol saying he believed that “Trump enjoyed” the events that took place. READ MORE:Spurs snaps Lakers 4-game winning streakTony Parker documentary about life in France and with Spurs now streaming on Netflix

(AP Photo/Darren Abate)LOS ANGELES – A trip to Los Angeles proved to be just what the San Antonio Spurs needed to snap out of an early-season slump. Two nights after beating the Clippers to snap a four-game losing streak, the Spurs picked up another win at Staples Center on Thursday, this time defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 118-109. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with a season-high 28 points and was one of five in double figures. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis added 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. San Antonio scored the first nine points and led the entire way.

James chose that year deliberately: His oldest son, LeBron James Jr., will graduate from high school in 2023. The uniqueness of 2020 has forced James and the Lakers to consider whether they should practice load management this season. James and the Lakers haven't decided on their plans for the regular season, with James saying there's “a fine line” between strategic rest and unnecessary inactivity. We think he’s going to be very effective and provide extraordinary value for every year he decides to play as a Laker. I’m sure he’ll hang many jerseys someday, but we hope one of those will be a Lakers jersey.”___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

For the first time in his long career, Rondo is the oldest guy on the team. “To be honest, I’ve been doing that for the last five or six years of my career,” Rondo said. I've been working to understand young talent, understand the (collective bargaining agreement). This is a young team with so much upside and versatility. ... We're on the the upswing for great things here in the city of Atlanta.”His future career can wait.

The 9@9: Amy Barrett confirmation hearings; hurricane Delta aftermath; Lakers win NBA FinalsPublished: October 12, 2020, 9:36 amThe 9@9 features some of the biggest stories making headlines at home, around the country and across the globe. Here’s what’s trending.

For the first time since Kobe Bryant’s fifth and final title a decade ago, the Lakers are NBA champions. James had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Lakers beat the Miami Heat 106-93 on Sunday night to win the NBA Finals in six games. James (Miami, Cleveland) and Danny Green (San Antonio, Toronto) added their names to that list with this title. HEAT SEASONMiami led the NBA with 94 games played this season — 30 more than Minnesota, which played the fewest in the NBA. The Heat finished with 1,247 3-pointers this season, including playoffs, 290 more than any other year in team history.

Former Laker’s player Pau Gasol has given a very meaningful name to his newborn daughter — one that honors the Bryant family. Gasol and his wife, Catherine McDonnell’s first child was named in honor of Kobe Bryant and his late daughter, Gianna. The newborn’s full name is Elisabet Gianna Gasol. Elisabet Gianna Gasol 😍, a very meaningful name for our super beautiful daughter!! Kobe and his daughter Gianna were victims of a helicopter crash, along with seven others, in Calabasas, California.

(CNN) -- Vanessa Bryant, wife of the late Kobe Bryant, is urging Congress to pass a new helicopter safety bill named for her husband and daughter who were killed in a crash earlier this year. “I believe there is a chance that Kobe and Gianna would still be alive today if their helicopter had been equipped with the safety equipment required by this pending federal legislation.”Her comments come after Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced the "Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act." Vanessa and Kobe Bryant were married in 2001 and were just a few months away from their 19th wedding anniversary. Vanessa Bryant has been candid on social media about missing her late husband and their daughter. At Kobe Bryant’s memorial, Vanessa Bryant said, “I couldn’t see him as a celebrity nor just an incredible basketball player.

The National Basketball Association said Tuesday night's Los Angeles Lakers game versus the Los Angeles Clippers has been postponed following the helicopter crash in California that killed nine people, including NBA legend and former Lakers player Kobe Bryant. The 41-year-old NBA legend died in a helicopter crash under foggy conditions in Calabasas, California. Visibility was so low Sunday morning that Los Angeles police had grounded its helicopters, police department spokesman Josh Rubenstein said. "It's a logistical nightmare in a sense because the crash site itself is not easily accessible," Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. We lost our beautiful wife and mom today in a helicopter crash," her husband Matt Mauser wrote on Facebook.

As first reported by TMZ Sports and later confirmed by ABC 7′s Curt Sandoval, longtime Lakers star Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash near his home in Calabasas, California Sunday morning. #BreakingNewsThis is not a joke-Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in CalabasasOur ABC7 Desk has confirmed#abc7eyewitness — Curt Sandoval (@abc7curt) January 26, 2020A first-round pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, Bryant delivered a Hall of Fame career. In his 20 seasons with the Lakers, Bryant was a five-time NBA Champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP, 18-time All Star and was voted the league’s MVP in 2008. He is the only player in Lakers history to receive that honor. Bryant retired as the third-leading scorer in NBA history, a mark that stood until LeBron James passed him for third all-time in Philadelphia on Saturday night.

SAN ANTONIO – First, it was the Lakers’ (unfortunate) win against the Spurs, then, it was “TACO TUESDAY" at Mi Tierra. That was the post-game celebration for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers after the team beat the Silver and Black 114-104. A Twitter video posted by user @Ooh_rhiann shows James, ex-Spur Danny Green, other Lakers players and their entourage at Mi Tierra in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. LeBron James and fellow Lakers party at San Antonio bar after win“TACO TUESDAY," James yells, seemingly at the top of his lungs, as the group leaves the iconic Tex-Mex eatery. LeBron’s big fourth quarter leads Lakers past struggling SpursA hostess who answered the phone at Mi Tierra early Tuesday morning confirmed that Lakers players dined at the Market Square restaurant after midnight.

SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE: The Spurs have lost to the Lakers at home. LeBron James had a big game for LA and the Lakers defense clamped down on San Antonio in the second half. “It’s the same Spurs team that I’ve played throughout by whole career,” James said at Monday morning’s shootaround. San Antonio will face three teams that have winning records, including two of the top three teams in the Western Conference. In the Spurs’ victory over the Knicks, Carroll led the Spurs bench with seven rebounds in 13 minutes of game action.