Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images In the Los Angeles Lakers' hunt for 3-and-D upgrades on the wings, one name was persistently in trade rumors before the 2026 NBA trade deadline. That would be Keon…
Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka. | Petre Thomas-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Lakers' aggressive defense hounded Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant in Game 2, enough to force KD into nine turnovers. But Rockets coach Ime Udoka isn…
Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Kevin Durant | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Kevin Durant missed Game 1 of the first-round playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Rockets with a knee tendon bruise. He returned in Game 2…
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren. | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images For months, it's been widely assumed that the Detroit Pistons would do pretty much anything to retain Jalen Duren this summer, when Duren will be a restricted free agent…
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Lakers have willingly looked at the Houston Rockets and dared them to win Game 1 and Game 2 from the perimeter. Naturally, the Rockets have not taken eit…
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Mitchell Robinson is putting on a free-agent audition right now in the playoffs. The New York Knicks' offensive rebounding machine (and willing instigator) is sur…
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Before this series started, all the chatter was about the Houston Rockets getting a matchup against the team everyone wanted to face in the first round. People did not really…
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images Hamstrings have not been kind to Jalen Williams during the 2025-26 NBA season. The Oklahoma City Thunder star exited the third quarter of his team's 120-107 win o…
Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James Jr | Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Bronny James earned JJ Redick's trust. The Los Angeles Lakers guard secured a spot in the nine-man playoff rotation for the team in their first-round matchup against …