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In what feels like a fifth season of Succession, the five Buss family members who want to sell their remaining 17.8% stake in the Lakers — over the strenuous objections of Jeanie Buss, who was serving as team governor — released a statement Tuesday saying they were unified in their goals. That statement: Advertisement “The Los Angeles Lakers have never …

Betrayal, bloodlines and a battle for the throne. Again. Nine years after their last Game of Thrones-esque power struggle, the Los Angeles Lakers have somehow wandered back into Westeros, only this time the drama is more scintillating and vicious than ever before.  Advertisement Forget Succession, the better comparison is House of the Dragon.   Paddy Considine stars as King Viserys I …

Warriors’ reported free-agent target spotted with Steph Curry, Gary Payton II originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area For the second straight NBA offseason, the Warriors have yet to add any new players and seem intent on running it back with their current roster. But Golden State could have some players on its radar, including former Chicago Bulls draft pick …

Warriors’ Yaxel Lendeborg receives votes for two NBA rookie superlatives originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors enter the 2026-27 NBA season with a lot to prove after missing the playoffs last season. Yet to sign any new players, Golden State’s roster looks very similar to how it did last season, with the franchise set to rely on …

NetsDaily has confirmed that the Brooklyn Nets are signing Nick Pringle, a 6’10”, 230-pound 24-year-old power forward out of Arkansas, to an Exhibit 10 deal. Pringle, who went undrafted in June, played last season at Arkansas with Darius Acuff and Trevon Brazile, drafted at No. 7 and 35th. An Exhibit 1o can be a training camp contract, but the Nets …

The Buss siblings are not backing down following a legal challenge from their sister Jeanie to their plan to sell the family’s remaining share of the Los Angeles Lakers. A day after the initial sale announcement, Jim, Johnny, Janie, Jesse and Joey Buss released a statement thru Shams Charania of ESPN that they intend to move forward with their plan …

The NBA rumor mill never stops, and the latest smoke concerns one of the purest scorers of this generation. Year One of Kevin Durant on the Houston Rockets proved to be “frustrating and disappointing,” in the words of general manager Rafael Stone. Houston won 52 games, but was bounced in the first round of the postseason, after injuries took their …

The Toronto Raptors have signed Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Malachi Smith to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 training camp contract through the work of his agent, Michael Lelchitski of SIG Sports. Across 15 games, four of which were starts, played with the Brooklyn Nets to close out the 2025-26 season, 6-4 Smith averaged 8.3 points on a shooting split of 48.5 percent …

Dennis Schroder isn’t one to shy away from the truth. He showed this in his limited time with the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, often being one of the most vocal players on the court and in the locker room. Whether he was urging his teammates to hustle back on defense or to keep the bigs involved offensively, Schroder wasn’t afraid …

The $12.5 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers has unleashed a family feud. The Buss children are at it again. Jeanie Buss, 64, took over as the team’s governor and controlling owner in 2013 after the death of her father, Jerry, the team’s longtime and celebrated owner. She sued in 2017, alleging that two other brothers tried to oust …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country. Loyola Chicago is honoring Sister Jean with a statue this Friday on what would have been her 107th birthday. Advertisement So, that got us thinking: who should be the next mid-major …

If you’re Luka Dončić, the business of basketball is quite a thing. Not only was he traded from the Dallas Mavericks, the team that drafted him, to the bright lights of the Los Angeles Lakers, seemingly without any advanced notice; he will, this season, be playing for his fifth different ownership group in the past three years. Advertisement Mark Walter, …

PHILADELPHIA, PA – MAY 8: Tyrese Maxey #0 and VJ Edgecombe #77 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives to the basket during the game during Round Two Game Three of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on May 8, 2026 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, …

Florida point guard Xaivian Lee plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Joe Tipton reports. Lee spent one season with the Gators after transferring in from Princeton. In 35 games last year, Lee averaged 11.6 points per game, 3.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, shot 42% from the floor and 29.2% from three-point range. He also shot 76.5% from the free-throw …

Subscribe to The Dunker Spot We have a fun episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones analyze the Dennis Schröder-Tre Mann trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets, then examine their offseason and roster outlook. Advertisement On the WNBA side, the guys talk about the changes the Indiana Fever have made during …

It’s August, free agency is all but done, the schedule has been released, and therefore we are in the official doldrums of the NBA offseason. At Pounding the Rock, we often like to find fun projects or series to do to pass the time. We’ve especially enjoyed bracket-style tournaments over the years that have included Manu Ginobili’s best plays, the …

It’s been 11 months since the NBA opened a formal investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers for salary cap circumvention, and somehow Adam Silver has only made it worse. We are no closer to knowing what exactly happened, there’s backbiting occurring between the NBA and the media — but more concerning is a pervasive opacity shrouding the process, pronounced enough …

The NBA was verging on being a failing business when Jerry Buss bought the Los Angeles Lakers from Jack Kent Cooke in 1979 for $67.5 million. Pro basketball only had a small television footprint at the time, attendance was falling, teams were claiming to lose money, and the league couldn’t untangle itself from the perception that its players would rather …

Excitement for the upcoming Sixers season is at an all-time high. Many are dreaming of what it’s going to look like seeing LeBron James in a Sixers uniform and how the loaded starting lineup of stars operate together on the same floor. There are many swing factors that could determine the ultimate outcome of this season. One major piece to …

The Dallas Mavericks have contacted 10-game mini-plan season-ticket holders from a year ago in hopes of retaining them for the 2026-27 season, but it appears the team is trying to sneak something shady into these plans. Buyers, beware. There’s now one more reason not to trust the Adelson-Dumont Regime. It’s just gaffe after sham after controversy with these people. Advertisement …

When the Toronto Raptors released their 2026-27 schedule, they also unveiled their NBA Cup schedule and opponents. Since the in-season tournament’s inception during the 2023-24 season, the Toronto Raptors’ track record has been – uninspiring. To their credit, last year’s team managed to navigate itself into uncharted waters before running into its Big Apple kryptonite. Advertisement Raptors NBA Cup historic …

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen feud felt so distant and settled that the announcement that they would introduce their 2008 championship head coach Doc Rivers at his Hall of Fame induction didn’t immediately stand out as significant. That’s until the visuals of them arriving, joining together and sitting in a row behind Rivers emerged …

Welcome to Volume I of our “Choose Your Own Adventure” starter series, where we explore the Milwaukee Bucks‘ options at each position. Read along, make your choice, and share your pick in the comments—if you dare! As we all know, the Bucks are stacked—overflowing—with guards, but don’t necessarily have many point guards, which could be an issue for a bunch …

We continue our journey through the Phoenix Suns archives, once again searching for statistical anomalies hidden throughout the organization’s 58-year history. Two weeks ago, it was free throws. The Suns sit atop the all-time leaderboard with 61 made free throws in a regular-season game and rank second with 80 attempts. For good measure, we also noted that they are tied …

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is trying to block her siblings’ sale of her family’s remaining stake in the NBA franchise. Josh Kushner, the brother of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared, and former Disney chief executive Bob Iger agreed a deal last week to buy the controlling interest in one of the world’s most iconic sports teams from …