The Houston Rockets were aiming to win the championship in the 1986 playoffs, but needed to get past a huge hurdle in the Los Angeles Lakers. Further, the key to achieving that was to figure out how ...

Simply put, no player in hoops history achieved as much individual and team success as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did. From NBA.com Staff Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, known for his trademark sky hook, is the NBA’s ...

Ben Taylor takes a look at how the Sky Hook became a cornerstone of Kareem's game and the all-time scoring record.

Victor Wembenyama is calling on some of the older generation in a bid to go one step better when the NBA season starts again. Victor Wembanyama’s progress last season was clear to anyone watching. A ...

From Jerry West and Elgin Baylor in the 1960s all the way to LeBron James and Luka Doncic today, every era of NBA history has had an exciting chapter of LA Lakers history. Many will cite the Shaq-Kobe ...

EDITORS — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passed Wilt Chamberlain for the NBA's career scoring lead on April 5, 1984 during a game against the Utah Jazz in Las Vegas. The Associated Press, as part of its coverage ...

There's no doubt that UCLA and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the greatest to ever play the game of basketball -- in fact, some even consider him the greatest. Discussing Abdul-Jabbar in any ...

Heading into the new NBA season, no one — from fans and analysts — expected James Harden to be as good as he is as a 36-year-old. But 16 games into the 2025-26 campaign, he is showing brilliance ...