Lakers defeat Heat, take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals

LeBron James scored 33 points and Anthony Davis 32 as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the shorthanded Miami Heat, 124-114, Friday night to take a two game lead in the NBA Finals.

Adebayo, Dragic leave with injuries during Lakers blowout in Game 1 of NBA Finals

Bam Adebayo (left shoulder strain) and Goran Dragic (left foot) departed with injuries and Jimmy Butler played through one in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar narrates tribute as the Lakers start NBA finals
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Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar teamed up with FOX 11 to narrate a tribute to the basketball team as they head into the NBA finals.

Lakers Super Fans: 'The teams transcends beyond anything we could have expected'

Little did Lakers fan, and well-known muralist, Robert Vargas know that when he started his visual love letter to Los Angeles’s unity in what will be the largest solo artist mural in the world, that one of its main figures, Kobe Bryant would be dead before he finished it.

Kobe Bryant's presence felt as the Lakers head back to the finals

Everywhere you look you feel the presence of late Laker superstar, Kobe Bryant. 8 months after his tragic passing, the team he led to five championship rings, his LA Lakers — are back in the Finals. It took a decade to get here.

LA Clippers fire head coach Doc Rivers

Following a disappointing end to a season that saw the team fall short of the NBA Finals, Doc Rivers was ousted on Monday as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Lakers to open NBA Finals Wednesday against Miami Heat

The Los Angeles Lakers will begin their first appearance in the NBA Finals since 2010 on Wednesday against the Miami Heat, who defeated three higher-seeded opponents to reach their first finals since 2014.

Lakers advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in a decade

The Los Angeles Lakers have advanced to the NBA Finals with a 117-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets tonight to win the Western Conference Finals, four games to one.

For NBA players, Breonna Taylor grand jury decision 'not enough'

Many NBA players have met, virtually, with members of Breonna Taylor’s family to offer support. They say the grand jury’s decision in the case was “not enough.”

LeBron James says he's never condoned violence, but won't stop speaking out

Lakers star LeBron James has finally responded to comments made by Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who challenged James to contribute to a reward to find the man who ambushed two deputies in Compton on Sept. 12, and criticized James' previous comments about racial profiling.

Los Angeles Clippers eliminated from NBA playoffs in Game 7 against Denver

The highly anticipated “Battle of Los Angeles” will not happen after the Los Angeles Clippers were eliminated from Game 7 in a blowout loss in the semifinals against Denver on Tuesday night. The LA Lakers and Denver Nuggets will battle it out for a spot in the NBA Finals in a conference finals matchup that hasn’t occurred since 2009 during the Kobe Bryant era.  

The Forum in Inglewood to serve as vote center for 2020 election, Clippers announce

The Forum in Inglewood will serve as a vote center for November's election, the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan announced Friday afternoon.

NBA to form social justice coalition as playoffs resume following walk-off protests

The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed commitments that made players comfortable continuing the postseason.

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell wears LA designer's protest shirt

As NBA players made a statement against racial injustice, a Los Angeles clothing designer caught the eye of one player.