NBA.com's Todd Spehr on Baylor: "It's true, Elgin Baylor changed basketball. It's not something uttered flippantly, it's something he really did. His arrival in the late 1950s cam

LeBron James passed Elgin Baylor in rebounds last night and is No. 27 all-time now. He also moved ahead of Charles Jones in blocks for No. 76 in NBA history.Source: Bluesky

Kobe Bryant may be gone, but his "Mamba Mentality" lives on. Five years after his death, Bryant's legacy continues to grow and inspire.

Sasaki’s arrival was a unique affair, with the hard-throwing right-hander being hailed as a key — and economical — part of the team’s future after inking a minor league contract with a $6.5-million signing bonus that was finalized Wednesday.

1959 — In the NBA All-Star game in Detroit, St. Louis’ Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis become the first co-winners of the MVP award, leading the West to a 124-108 victory. 1979 — Willie Mays is named on 409 of 432 ballots and elected to ...

San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after making a layup against the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images Boy,

Right after Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, Dennis Rodman flew to Detroit to appear on a WCW wrestling show with Hulk Hogan. This did not sit well with Phil Jackson, the Chicago Bulls,

"I picked the man's shoe up, and I was giving the man his shoe, and you slapped it out of my hand," Wade said. "I'm like, 'UD, what the hell?'" Haslem's competitive nature ran deep. He was the type of player who constantly sought to keep his opponents off-balance,

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds a deep admiration for his fellow Los Angeles Lakers icons, Elgin Baylor and Kobe Bryant. It also happened that Elg and Kobe have both etched their names into Lakers history books as the Top 2 players who have scored the most points in a single game.

Warriors game on his podcast, Gilbert Arenas dished out his top 5 Lakers, snubbing LeBron James from the list.

Great NBA teams can often string wins together. But some teams have been able to do something truly special with long winning streaks.

Did the Lakers’ 117-96 victory on Thursday night provide an impetus lasting beyond one game, or was it an outlier against a team coming off an overtime game the night before?