California [USA], May 16 (ANI): Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash in January last year, was inducted posthumously into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): After officiating for five seasons in the G League and working as a non-staff official in the 2019-20 NBA season, Indian origin Suyash Mehta was one of three to be promoted to the rank of full-time official at the start of the 2020-21 NBA season.
New York [USA], February 27 (ANI): Los Angeles Lakers' forward LeBron James on Saturday fired back at AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic's comment that athletes like him should not comment much about politics, rather they should stick to talking about the sport.
New York [USA], December 11 (ANI): Los Angeles Lakers fans have not even celebrated their team's record-equaling 17th NBA championship yet and their squad is less than two weeks away from embarking on their title-defense journey. Lakers' big man Anthony Davis agrees.
Orlando [US], October 12 (ANI): Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is named NBA Finals MVP for the fourth time in his career, earning a unanimous vote 11-0.
Orlando [USA], October 12 (ANI): The 2019-20 Los Angeles Lakers have attained basketball immortality as they have captured the 2020 NBA title with a win over the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Miami [US], October 10 (ANI): Miami Heat held their nerves on Friday (local time) to register a 111-108 win over Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals.
Los Angeles [US], October 7 (ANI): After facing a loss in Game 3, Los Angeles' Lakers star duo LeBron James (28p, 8a, 12r) and Anthony Davis (22p, 4a, 9r) helped their team to reach one step closer to the championship win with a 102-96 victory over Miami Heat.
Miami [US], October 5 (ANI): Miami Heat beat Los Angeles Lakers 115-104 in Game 3 of the 2020 NBA Finals on Sunday (local time) as Jimmy Butler recorded a 40-point triple-double (40p, 11r, 13a) to keep the Heat alive in the series at 2-1.
Los Angeles [US], September 27 (ANI): Los Angeles Lakers earned a comfortable 117-107 win against Denver Nuggets in Game 5 to win Western Conference Finals 4-1 and as a result, LeBron James will be making his 10th NBA Finals appearance.
New York [USA], September 17 (ANI): Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo were unanimously selected to the 2019-20 All-NBA First Team, the league announced on Wednesday.