Rob Pelinka, Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager, said Thursday that every season is a little bit like the “Odyssey.” “You launch a season, and there’s things…
The news conference Thursday began with Lakers president of operations Rob Pelinka saying he wanted to “express gratitude” to LeBron James for the eight years he spent playing for Los Angeles before…
Bob Pettit, the first man to receive the NBA’s MVP (most valuable player) award, has died aged 93. Pettit won the award twice, in its first year in 1955-56 and again in 1958-59, when he topped the…
Bob Pettit, one of the NBA’s earliest stars and once the league’s all-time leading scorer, has died, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Thursday. He was 93 years old. No cause of death…
In his first real move running the Sixers, new president of basketball operations Mike Gansey took Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr. out of Alabama with the 22nd pick. His first free agency move was…
Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor reveals his Preseason Power Rankings for the 2026-27 NBA season, with every move, surprise and question mark across the league dissected. From the…
We are just two weeks away from the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first preseason game. But first, they’ll be conducting training camp in Spain. The Cavs announced their roster for camp today. The standard…
The NBA is a pressure-packed league and everyone feels it in one form or another: Championship pressure, legacy pressure, financial pressure, now-or-never pressure. For most players, it’s simply…
More than nine months after undergoing season-ending surgery to address “lingering pain and soreness” in his right foot, fourth-year center Dereck Lively II still has yet to be medically cleared to…
Jalen Brunson is the King of New York City. If you had any doubt about that, the fact that he is hosting the season opener of Saturday Night Live this week — with musical guest KATSEYE — should tell…
Ten years ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder needed Russell Westbrook to do just about everything. James Harden was long gone, and Kevin Durant had left for Golden State, leaving Russ as both their star…
Is Western Conference superiority over in the NBA? For the first time in two decades, there’s an argument to be made that the Eastern Conference is stronger 1-10 heading into the season. The bottom…
