NBA2K21 honors Kobe Bryant with Mamba Edition covers
NBA legend Kobe Bryant will be honored with NBA2K21 Mamba Edition covers, it was revealed Thursday.
NBA plans to let players show social-justice messages on jerseys
The NBA announced that players will be able to show social-justice statements on the backs of their jerseys when the season restarts on July 30 in Orlando, following delays linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
Welcome back: The NBA sets the schedule for season restart
The NBA released its complete game schedule and national television schedules on Friday night.
Atlanta Hawks make Juneteenth a paid holiday for employees
Starting this year, the commemoration of the end of slavery will be a permanent, paid holiday for all Hawks employees.
AP source: NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
The plan, once approved, would have 13 Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams going to Disney, and the cutoff being that teams must be within six games of a playoff spot at this point. Playoffs would start in August, and the NBA Finals will likely stretch into October, the person said.
Wes Unseld, 1969 NBA Rookie of Year and MVP, dies at 74
Wes Unseld, the NBA legend who led the then-Washington Bullets to the NBA championship in 1978 has died, his family says. He was 74-years-old.
Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach, dies at 78
Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who was a fixture for decades in Utah and took the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday. He was 78.
Lakers training center reopens for individual player sessions
The Los Angeles Lakers training center in El Segundo has reopened for individual player sessions under a strict protocol established by the NBA, team doctors and guidance from government health officials.
Clippers team up with local artist to create special merchandise for mayor's COVID-19 fund
The Los Angeles Clippers announced they have teamed up with local artist Mister Cartoon to release a limited-edition L.A. Relief Fund merchandise collection, in which 100% of the proceeds will go toward the Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles.
Lakers return $4.6 million from stimulus loan program
The Los Angeles Lakers have repaid a loan of roughly $4.6 million from coronavirus business relief funds after learning the program had been depleted.
NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at earliest
The May 8 date is far from firm, the NBA said, warning teams that it “may push this timing back if developments warrant," according to the Associated Press.
Jacqueline Cruz, mother of Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, dies of COVID-19 complications
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Monday that Jacqueline Cruz, the mother of star Karl-Anthony Towns, has died from complications due to Coronavirus.
Nike to honor Kobe Bryant’s spectacular NBA career on ‘Mamba Day’
Nike is honoring the career of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on April 13 for “Mamba Day,” a day that marks the final game of his astonishing NBA career four years ago.
Vanessa Bryant reacts after Kobe Bryant is posthumously inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
Vanessa Bryant, with her eldest daughter Natalia by her side, reacted to her late husband Kobe Bryant being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday in an interview with TSN.
Lakers legend Kobe Bryant named in elite 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame class
Kobe Bryant was already immortal. Now he’s officially a Hall of Famer as well.
Karl-Anthony Towns says his mother has coronavirus, in coma
Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns announced on social media late Tuesday night his mother has contracted the coronavirus.
2 Lakers players test positive for COVID-19
The Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday that two of its players have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Lakers to get coronavirus tests after 4 Nets get COVID-19
Los Angeles Lakers players will be tested for coronavirus Wednesday, after news broke Tuesday that four members of the Brooklyn Nets -- the Lakers' final opponent before NBA games were suspended on March 11 -- have tested positive for the virus, according to multiple reports.
Kevin Love donates $100G to Cleveland Cavaliers, arena staff after season suspended
Following the suspension of the NBA season on Wednesday, Kevin Love said he would donate $100,000 to arena and support staff of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Kawhi Leonard wins first Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP award
Los Angeles native Kawhi Leonard made it look effortless, nailing one 3-pointer after another and nearly matching an All-Star Game record.