I grew up on the Upper West Side in the 1960s and ’70s, at a time when basketball was practically in the air and water. Walt ...

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was named the 2025-26 NBA Social Justice champion, named after Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, played 21 seasons in the NBA, retiring as the league’s all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points. To this day, that record still stands, his ...

But LeBron James, who played the past eight seasons in Los Angeles and helped deliver the franchise its 17th championship in 2020, saw Pelinka's priority in that moment as yet another example of the ...

Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days in Minneapolis. Some were forgettable, some were serviceable, some were ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar turns 79 on April 16, 2026, and while most people know the 7’2″ athlete as a basketball legend with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers, he has also formed a pretty ...

The arena buzzed with anticipation on Thursday night as LeBron James once again surpassed Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the history books. James hit a turnaround fadeaway jumper on ...

DENVER — One Laker has passed another for an NBA career record – again. LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most regular-season field goals in NBA history on Thursday, but his night ...

Another game, another record for LeBron James. With a baseline fadeaway in the first quarter, LeBron James made his 15,838th basket, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15,837) for the most field goals made ...

The Milwaukee Bucks face the possibility of trading Giannis Antetokounmpo, which could impact his legacy. Leaving Milwaukee could label Antetokounmpo a "ring chaser," similar to other stars who have ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar may be long retired from the NBA, but he continues to garner interest thanks to his basketball legacy and his work off the court. Abdul-Jabbar played for 20 seasons in the NBA with ...