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LeBron James has agreed to extend his contract for two years with the Los Angeles Lakers at $97.1 million. The contract includes a player option for the 2024-25 season as per a recent report by  ESPN report on Wednesday. James’ contract also includes a 15 percent trade kicker earning him a total of a cool $532 million. Thus making him the highest-earning NBA player in history.  He is also the first active NBA player to achieve a billionaire status with Forbes estimating his

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell and the Lakers' 22nd pick in Thursday's draft, ESPN reported. The blockbuster deal will see the Southern California native who played for UCLA return to his roots and join forces with LeBron James and Anthony Davis to create the NBA's latest big three. An explosive point guard, the 32-year-old Westbrook is a nine-time All-Star who has an NBA record

Jaylen Brown scored 40 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Boston Celtics closed out a perfect road trip with a 121-113 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Brown finished 17 of 20 from the field and at one point made 11 straight shots. The Celtics, who ended 3-0 on the trek and earned their fifth straight win overall, never trailed. Marcus Smart and Payton Pritchard each scored 15 points. Getting the start in place of Andre Drummond (bruised right big

One of the most memorable postseason battles in Western Conference history could be in store when the NBA resumes after the coronavirus-related work stoppage ends. The type of rivalry that NBA fans crave evolved in the off-season as the Los Angeles Lakers added coveted forward Anthony Davis to team with LeBron James and pursue another title for the storied franchise. The cross-town Los Angeles Clippers did the same, as they landed prized free agent Kawhi Leonard after he led the Toronto Raptors to

Kobe Bryant, the NBA Most Valuable Player who had a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died on Sunday when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed and burst into flames in the hills above Calabasas, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. His daughter Gianna, 13, was also on board and died along with seven others. Kobe Bryant's Death came as a huge shock to his fans when they found out that the champion was aging just 41 on his

Kobe Bryant, the NBA Most Valuable Player who had a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died on Sunday when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed and burst into flames in the hills above Calabasas, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. His daughter Gianna, 13, was also on board and died along with seven others. "The NBA family is devastated by the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.

A couple nights ago, Houston Rockets beat Golden State Warriors. Yes, the Warriors had all 4 All-Stars. Yes, James Harden was incredible. With the score tied with 20sec. left in OT and the Rockets down by 2, James Harden hit a three with two defenders converging on him to give Houston a 1pt lead and eventually win the game. Daryl Morey, Houston GM later said James may be the best offensive player of all time. Granted that Harden is averaging 40pts for his

It feels like the NBA Finals ended recently and suddenly its 2019 already. How is the league doing? The Western Conference has been better than the Eastern Conference in recent years. Here is a single line recap of all the Western Conference teams so far: (according to standings as of Jan 1, 2019). Their regular season record as of the end of 2018 is mentioned. 1. Denver Nuggets (23-11) – Excelling under Jamal Murray, they are getting it done on both ends of

It has been 21 games into the season for Lebron James with the Los Angeles Lakers. And Lebron is starting to do what he does best – Take over. When he moved to Miami from Cleveland, he had a young coach - Erik Spoelstra. Lebron did not run all plays called by him back in 2010. He began to trust Erik after he won a championship with him and then became more coachable. In 2014, he came back to Cleveland. And he had

KD vs Lebron: Who is the better player? Lebron James was in the public spotlight since he was a teenager and had to shoulder the burden of expectations from a very young age. Kevin Durant came into the league and burst onto the stage with his exceptional shooting coupled with ball handling skills. To compare them, we must first acknowledge the similarities in their careers. Both were drafted in the NBA before they were 20 years old. Both players won ‘Rookie of the

Lebron James played in a chilly evening yesterday in Cleveland, Ohio.  Fitting to the occasion, it was the day before Thanksgiving. As a result, a sea of Lebron jerseys was seen in and around Quicken Loans Arena. The King was returning to Cleveland with another team. Again. This time, however, everything was different. https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1065576100070227968 The last time when Lebron left the Cavs to team up with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in South Beach, there was an uproar by the people of Cleveland.