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 …
