The Lakers unveiled the black-and-gold banner nestled near the franchise’s 17 NBA championship banners on Monday night before they hosted the Knicks. Los Angeles then lost to New York 114-109, taking its third defeat in four games since winning the tournament title in Las Vegas on Dec. 9.
MILWAUKEE -- In the middle of the fourth quarter on Sunday evening, the 17,341 fans inside Fiserv Forum erupted for their franchise hero. Not for another show-stopping block nor gravity-defying slam, but for a rebound. When Giannis Antetokounmpo hauled in Tari Eason's miss at the 7:50 mark, he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the Milwaukee Bucks' all-time leader in rebounds.
Two of the most-anticipated No. 1 picksin NBA history clashed Friday with Wembanyama and LeBron James matching up for the first time. As expected, the veteran took the rookie to school. Standing in the corner late in the second quarter, LeBron splashed a stepback 23-footer over the outstretched reach of 7-foot-4 Wembanyama.
After Michael Jordan's $3B sale of his majority stake in the Hornets, there are currently no Black majority owners in the NBA.
Anthony Davis is the ONLY player to win an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, an NBA Cup, a FIBA World Cup and an Olympics gold medal!
Wembanyama was scintillating at times—launching his 7-foot-4-inch frame to swallow up opponents' shots or reach to the rim for long-distance slams—and aimless at others, fumbling passes and drifting around the floor. But his fifth game, Thursday night, brought a breakout to test even the most measured fan's restraint. Wembanyama was scintillating at times—launching his 7-foot-4-inch frame to swallow up opponents' shots or reach to the rim for long-distance slams—and aimless at others, fumbling passes and drifting around the floor. But his fifth game, Thursday night, brought a breakout to test even the most measured fan's restraint.
