Lakers Media Day 2023: LeBron James dedicating season to son Bronny

LeBron James is dedicating his 21st NBA season to his son, and Bronny James’ encouraging recovery from sudden cardiac arrest is foremost in his mind while the top scorer in NBA history gets back to work this week.

Iconic mural of Kobe and Gianna Bryant in danger of removal

The owner of a building in downtown LA wants a mural of Kobe and Gianna Bryant removed by the end of the month.

Kobe Bryant's daughter Natalia throws first pitch at Dodgers game for Lakers night

Natalia Bryant, the daughter of the late Kobe Bryant, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch as the Dodgers will hold a "Lakers Night" to celebrate the Purple and Gold.

Kobe Bryant Day: How the Lakers legend embraced being a girl dad

As Kobe and Vanessa Bryant had four children together – all girls – the Laker legend embraced his role as "Girl Dad" during and after his storied NBA career.

Babies born on Kobe Bryant's birthday received Lakers care package from UCLA Health

As August 23 marks what would've been Kobe Bryant's 45th birthday, babies born at UCLA Health on Tuesday received cute Los Angeles Lakers gear to celebrate the “Mamba."

Everything you need to know about the 2023-24 NBA season

Teams have an average of 14 instances of back-to-back games this season, up slightly from last year’s rate of 13.3 per team. But back-to-backs involving travel are down to 9.0 on average.

Nowitzki, Gasol, Parker give international flavor to Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement

Laker legend Pau Gasol is officially a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. In his acceptance speech he thanked his friend Kobe Bryant, saying, "I wouldn’t be here without you, brother."