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Stephen Curry scores 32 points as Warriors beat Lakers team missing LeBron James, 128-110

Feb. 23, 2024 01:12 AM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry started hitting big shots from the start and the Golden State Warriors dominated the Lakers without LeBron James, helping take at least some of the sting out of a double-overtime collapse when the California rivals met last month. Curry scored 32...

Kobe Bryant joins Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan and more among athletes honored with statues

Feb. 09, 2024 17:55 PM EST

The 19-foot, 4,000-pound statue of Kobe Bryant in downtown Los Angeles is just the latest example of a sports team honoring a player with this kind of larger-than-life presence. The Crypto.com Arena alone has statues of six other former Lakers employees, including five players....

Jamal Murray scores 29 points and Nuggets hold off Lakers in the final minutes for a 114-106 victory

Feb. 09, 2024 01:28 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 29 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 27 and the Denver Nuggets snapped the Los Angeles Lakers' three-game winning streak with a 114-106 victory Thursday night. Nikola Jokic had 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists for the defending NBA...

Kobe Bryant immortalized with a 19-foot bronze statue outside the Lakers' downtown arena

Feb. 08, 2024 21:33 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant on Thursday, honoring their late superstar with a 19-foot bronze likeness outside their downtown arena. The 4,000-pound statue depicts Bryant in his white No. 8 jersey with his right index finger raised as...

Doncic scores franchise-record 73 points, tied for 4th in NBA history, as Mavs edge Hawks 148-143

Jan. 27, 2024 09:14 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Dallas coach Jason Kidd had no worries about Luke Doncic's scoring spree disturbing the Mavericks' game plan. “He is the game plan,” Kidd said. On a record-setting night, it was a winning plan. Doncic scored a franchise-record 73...

Another scoring spree in the NBA: Luka Doncic scores 73, Devin Booker has 62

Jan. 26, 2024 23:30 PM EST

Luka Doncic and Devin Booker went on another NBA scoring spree on Friday night, making this a week like none other in league history. Doncic broke his own Dallas franchise record by scoring 73 points — tying the fourth-most in NBA history — and Booker scored 62 for the Phoenix...

Today in History: January 26, Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna and 7 others die in helicopter crash

Jan. 26, 2024 18:40 PM EST

Today in History Today is Friday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2024 There are 340 days left in the year. Today in History: On Jan. 26, 2020, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed when their helicopter plunged...

Joel Embiid scores 70 and Karl-Anthony Towns scores 62. It was a night like few others in the NBA

Jan. 23, 2024 09:16 AM EST

Joel Embiid scored 70 in Philadelphia. Karl-Anthony Towns had 62 in Minnesota. The elite big men paired up to do something the NBA hadn't seen on the same day in more than 45 years. So, mark it down: Jan. 22, 2024, was a day unlike almost any other in NBA history. On...

Today in History: January 22, Supreme Court declares right to abortion with Roe v Wade

Jan. 22, 2024 00:08 AM EST

Today in History Today is Monday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2024. There are 344 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, declared a nationwide constitutional right to...

Heat retire Udonis Haslem's No. 40 jersey. He's the 6th Miami player to receive the honor

Jan. 19, 2024 21:57 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Udonis Haslem averaged 7.5 points and 6.6 rebounds in his career. He never made an All-Star team. Never had a triple-double. Never signed anything close to a max contract. Never even won a player of the week award. The stats might seem ordinary. Yet to...