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Former Los Angeles Lakers general manger and player Jerry West is demanding a retraction of his portrayal in the HBO drama series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” according to a report published Tuesday.

“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” which debuts on HBO on Sunday, chronicles the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles NBA team.

Vanessa Bryant will be recognized as one of the leading women in sports at an event during Super Bowl week. Bryant is the widow of Kobe Bryant and will be honored at the Sports Power Brunch: Celebrating the Most Powerful Women in Sports on Feb. 8 in Beverly Hills, California. She will receive the “Be Your Own Champion Award” for...

The downtown Los Angeles arena has been called the Staples Center since its opening in 1999.

LeBron James could be back on the court to take on the rival Celtics in Boston on Friday.

According to reports, the Washington Wizards are trading all-star point guard Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers

Basketball Hall-of-Famer Elgin Baylor, who played 14 seasons with the Lakers, died on Monday of natural causes.

NBA great and Lakers legend Elgin Baylor died Monday at age 86, the team announced.

LeBron James responded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s criticism of his political activism with a promise that he will never just shut up and dribble.

On Jan. 26, 2020, Bryant died in a helicopter crash, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others, in Calabasas. Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of the ineffable tragedy that shook the world on its axis and drew emotions of profound, globally shared sadness and loss.

LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. He helped convince many who had never voted to finally head to the polls. He found more ways to continue elevating the lives of people in his hometown.

The matchup is set, with the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers emerging as the last two teams standing in the chase to be crowned champions of the most tumultuous season in NBA history. The Heat won the Eastern Conference title Sunday night, finishing off Boston a day after the Lakers won the Western Conference crown.

Everyone is wondering how much they will get from the federal government when the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill is complete. Here’s a basic guideline of what you can expect using items we found while stuck home with our kids.

When he scored 60 points in his final game as a Laker in 2016 and capped his post-game speech with an emphatic “Mamba out” and mic drop, Kobe Bryant provided fans with a dramatic end befitting 20 years of blissful Staples Center memories — something many fans have held onto through a week of grief. On Friday night, Staples Center…

The Los Angeles Lakers continued to incrementally break their silence following the death of Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others.