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When Metta World Peace joined the Los Angeles Lakers following their 2009 NBA championship season, he famously said that if the franchise didn't repeat, the blame would fall on him.

Through the prism of statistics, Neil Paine provides the best- and worst-case scenarios of our "25 Under 25"

Story | Conversation | January 23, 2013

Bradford Doolittle projects win totals for every Western Conference team, with the Lakers jumping up the standings to push the Thunder for the West's top seed.

Story | Conversation | August 21, 2012

Chase Budinger scored a season-high 27 points and Marcus Morris hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to lift the Houston Rockets to an 84-77 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday night in the season finale for both teams.

NBA Commissioner David Stern doesn't believe this year's All-Star game in Orlando will be upstaged by Dwight Howard's uncertain future.

Zach Randolph, DeAndre Jordan and Luis Scola were among the top players who dazzled NBA-starved fans in a charity celebrity game in Houston pulled together by former player and coach John Lucas.

Putting Yao's career in retrospect on his final day as a player.

Examining the career of a once-in-a-generation player.

The Los Angeles Lakers earned their first overtime win of the season in large part to Kobe Bryant who finished with 32 points and 11 assists. Bryant joins Deron Williams and Russell Westbrook as the only players this season with multiple games with a...

Three-time NBA All-Star Steve Francis is leaving his Chinese team after playing in just four games over two weeks.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Houston Rockets are winning with offense. Plus, LaMarcus Aldridge's recent hot streak can be directly connected to what he does around the rim, and the Cavs are in full free fall mode.

Story | Conversation | December 27, 2010

Bill Simmons offers a preview of the NBA's Western Conference with help from his friend hindsight.

Our ESPN Insider forecasts the regular-season outcome for the Eastern Conference.

Los Angeles International Airport police say three-time NBA All-Star Steve Francis has been arrested for alleged public drunkenness.

Rahat Huq of Red94: "Tyreke Evans became just the fourth player in NBA history to average 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists during his rookie season. The achievement conjured memories of Steve Francis who was often lauded for his averages of 20-6...

Player X, an anonymous NBA star, discusses how players have been blackballed in the NBA and what happens to them

Blog | Conversation | February 22, 2010