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If the NBA wants to save its season and its own dignity instead of trying to push the players to the wall, it needs to consider a serious downsize.

None of David Stern's rhetoric holds up to scrutiny. He justified the lockout by stating the dominance of big-market teams threatened competitive balance. But recent playoff results don't support that.

Are there lessons in baseball's last round of labor strife for NBA commissioner David Stern? He is racing, like Philly-era Barkley on a fast break, toward a showdown.

LeBron doesn't wear a Cavaliers jersey any more. The reaction was fast and furious to our writer's suggestion last week that team owner Dan Gilbert is to blame for it. The readers weigh in.

Our panel of experts answer your Twitter questions.

Mike D'Antoni and the Los Angeles Lakers understand that their original goal of a high-octane offense is not the best way to the playoffs now.

Neil Tardy looks back at Tuesday's action, including mixed results for James Harden, Nicolas Batum and Kobe Bryant.

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Even Kobe Bryant agrees: Los Angeles' upcoming five-game stretch is 'critical'

Kobe Bryant had a simple answer for what has been plaguing the 15-16 Lakers this season: their age.

Fernando Medina/NBAE/Getty ImagesPairing Kobe Bryant with Dwight Howard, the Lakers are poised to change the landscape of the NBA.Dwight Howard is the newest member of the Los Angeles Lakers, having officially been traded from the Orlando Magic in a ...

Jordan Hill will sign an two-year deal, worth "a little less" than $8 million, a league source told ESPNLosAngeles.com on Friday. Hill's decision came down to the Lakers and the Timberwolves.

Neil Tardy recaps Monday in the NBA, including the return of a couple fantasy threats while many others remain on the bench.

Some half-dozen candidates duked it out in our writer's mind before he cast his vote for NBA Coach of the Year. But MVP and Rookie of the Year? Winners in a walkover.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are headed to the All-Star Game together, and Derrick Rose gave the Chicago Bulls their first starter since Michael Jordan.

The Orlando Magic handled the Los Angeles Lakers twice during the regular season. J.A. Adande examines whether the Finals will be different.