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The Stan Van Gundy Show "First, I'd like to thank David Stern for allowing Stan [Van Gundy] to be here today." -- John Buccigross, ESPN sportscaster "In coaching, you're trying to create a style of play and a culture. Every time you make an ex...

Some wonder where the Lakers are headed after the death of their visionary owner.

David Stern will retire as NBA commissioner next spring after a long run with the league that started full time when he was hired as the NBA's general counsel in 1978, one year before Dr. Jerry Buss bought the Los Angeles Lakers. Both the Lakers a...

Brad Doolittle says four teams have some trade exceptions that could be useful before the trade deadline.

Story | Conversation | February 13, 2013

Kobe Bryant welcomes challenges, which explains why he chastised a fan on Twitter for using a homophobic slur. "It's the right thing to do," Bryant told ESPN.com. "I couldn't help myself. I saw it, I was like, 'I can't help myself. I have to respond.'"

Much of the NBA is discussing Dwight Howard's inability to hit free throws, and the tactical opportunity that it creates for Los Angeles Lakers' opponents to foul him early and often. Even if Howard is nowhere near the action, if an opponent grabs hi...

Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, making him the fifth player in NBA history to score 30,000, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a two-game skid with a 103-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.

Kobe Bryant's ultimate place among basketball's greats may be up for debate. But there is no denying Bryant's spot as one of the all-time best scorers after he became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points Wednesday.

No reason to sit starters if NBA scales back regular season by four games.

Sitting in with the local Jazz broadcasters last night on ROOT SPORTS, David Stern was asked about his biggest accomplishment as commissioner. His answer was, I believe, super honest and accurate, and not something people in sports normally talk abou...

NBA commissioner David Stern's push to see an age limit of 23 for the men's Olympic basketball tourament is losing steam.

John Cregan looks at how the Dwight Howard trade affects the fantasy values of the players involved for the 2012-13 season.

The Lakers, Nuggets and Sixers won big, but the Magic's package for Dwight Howard is far too weak.

Story | Conversation | August 09, 2012

The agent for Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard confirmed NBA commissioner David Stern's accusation that Howard's representatives were the sources that provided details of Wednesday's private meeting in Los Angeles with Magic officials.

The WWE will celebrate its 1,000th episode of "Monday Night Raw" on Monday, making the show the longest-running weekly program in the United States. By comparison, "Monday Night Football" has aired more than 600 broadcasts in its four-plus decades on...

Steve Nash's decision to come to the Lakers shows L.A. is still a landing spot.