LeBron James Makes NBA History on a Star-filled Night in LA
LeBron James is the NBA’s new career scoring leader. With a stepback jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' game Tuesday night against Oklahoma City,
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Ticket Demand, Anticipation Grows as LeBron Nears Kareem
Ticket prices are predictably high for the Los Angeles Lakers' next two home games, with LeBron James poised to break the NBA scoring record. James is 36 points from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Bob Lanier, NBA Force Who Left Big Shoes to Fill, Dies at 73
Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73.
Candace Parker to be First Woman on Cover of NBA 2K Game
Candace Parker grew up playing video games and now she’ll be the first female basketball player to appear on the NBA 2K22 cover for the WNBA 25th Anniversary special edition.
Antetokounmpo Signs Extension With Bucks
The two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo says he’s staying with the Milwaukee Bucks for at least five more seasons.
Abdul-Jabbar Reveals Past Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in Essay
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar revealed he had prostate cancer in a magazine article he wrote about health risks faced by Blacks.
LeBron James is in Rarefied Air, Reach 30,000 Career Points
LeBron James has joined the 30,000 points club. by hitting a jumper with one second left in the first quarter. LeBron is the seventh player to hit the goal.
Mavs’ Nowitzki Reaches 30,000 Points vs. Lakers
DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki has become the sixth NBA player and first international player to score 30,000 points.
The Dallas superstar got 18 of the 20 points he needed in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, and hit the milestone on a fadeaway jumper with 10:58 left in the second quarter...
UCLA to Celebrate Day Honoring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA will celebrate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Day before and during the third-ranked Bruins' basketball game against No. 14 Arizona on Saturday.
The school is honoring him after he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in November.
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Abdul-Jabbar Writing Book About UCLA Coach John Wooden
NEW YORK (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's next book will be a fond look back at his long friendship with John Wooden, the celebrated basketball coach at UCLA.
"Coach Wooden and Me" will be published next June and will combine personal memories and lessons learned from his friend and mentor, Grand Central Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday...