5:08 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Six years after he last played for the franchise, D’Angelo Russell took stock of his journey through three different teams before landing back with the Los Angeles Lakers via a trade this week. “I mean, a lot has happened since I’ve been here, right?” Russell said as part

3:52 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After the LA Clippers traded point guards Reggie Jackson and John Wall away on Thursday’s deadline, Paul George and Marcus Morris Sr. made it no secret that they want the Clippers to add Russell Westbrook should he become available. Westbrook was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the

1:34 PM ET Minnesota‘s Anthony Edwards, Toronto‘s Pascal Siakam and Sacramento‘s De’Aaron Fox have been added to the NBA All-Star Game as injury replacements, the league announced Friday. The three players will replace Phoenix‘s Kevin Durant, Golden State‘s Steph Curry and New Orleans‘ Zion Williamson. Curry is out with a left leg injury, while Durant,

3:17 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis explained that his body language during the Lakers‘ 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday had everything to do with his team’s struggles and nothing to do with LeBron James‘ record-setting night. “It’s about the game,” Davis said after putting up 23 points and 16

Feb 9, 2023 It’s been a big week for LeBron James: first he became the NBA‘s all-time leading points scorer, and now Liverpool have unveiled the full range of their apparel collaboration with the Los Angeles Lakers superstar, who has been both a fan of and minority shareholder in the Premier League side for many

2:08 PM ET The Golden State Warriors traded center James Wiseman to the Detroit Pistons as part of a multiteam deal that sent Saddiq Bey to the Atlanta Hawks and Gary Payton II from the Portland Trail Blazers back to the Warriors, the teams announced on Thursday. The Hawks sent five second-round picks to the

2:08 PM ET The Golden State Warriors are trading center James Wiseman to the Detroit Pistons as part of a multi-team deal that sends Saddiq Bey to the Atlanta Hawks, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. The Hawks are sending five second-round picks to the Warriors to acquire Bey, a source told ESPN.

1:15 AM ET After three-plus tumultuous years and a second trade request in eight months, the Brooklyn Nets traded All-NBA forward Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns for a package that includes dynamic forward Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and four unprotected future first-round picks, sources told ESPN on Wednesday night. In a deal

5:21 PM ET Associated Press LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue will replace the Phoenix Suns‘ Monty Williams on the USA Basketball men’s national team coaching staff for this year’s World Cup and next year’s Paris Olympics. Williams stepped down because of family commitments, U.S. men’s national team managing director Grant Hill said Wednesday. Lue joins

12:08 AM ET Andre SnellingsESPN LeBron James became the NBA’s new all-time leading scorer on Tuesday night. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images LeBron James just passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most regular season points in NBA history. In the words of one of his first advertising campaigns, we are all witnesses to NBA history. So how does LeBron’s