L.A.'s 1986 playoff loss to Sampson's Houston was the only time the Lakers missed the NBA Finals from 1982 to 1989.

Coming off a first-round exit, things had reached a tipping point between Johnson and Westhead during the 1981-82 season.

Brown is among the most accomplished coaches in league history, ranking sixth all-time in games coached and ninth in wins ...

Reaves joined a short list of players with 40 or more on back-to-back nights over the first four games of a season. O'Neal ...

Following the game, the NBA confirmed Jokic’s latest feat on social media, announcing he became just the fifth player in ...

Perhaps the most successful college-to-pro coach in any sport, Johnson was the controversial choice to take over for Tom ...

Looking to combat that consensus is author Paul Knepper, who previously penned “The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All.” Knepper is set to release ...

A week into the NBA season, the defenses are losing. By a lot. If it seems like there’s never been this many high-scoring ...

NBC will re-but their famous "Roundball Rock" NBA theme-song on Tuesday night for an opening night doubleheader a day after ...

The Buss family's four-decade run as majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers is ending as the NBA approved the sale of the ...

Mark Walter is the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers after the NBA Board of Governors approved his purchase of a ...

After a three-game absence, the superstar guard finishes with 44 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to help the Lakers improve to 4-2.