"He was the policeman who ran toward the 9/11 terrorist attack" - Sam Smith says Kobe Bryant was the only superstar who wanted to fill MJ's shoes in Chicago

The Chicago Bulls went into a long decline after Michael Jordan 's team broke up following "The Last Dance." With Jordan ...

Sam Smith Q&A: 'While other great players ran away from the Jordan shadow, Kobe ran to it'

Smith recently sat down with HoopsHype to discuss his new book, Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in ...

"I thought that's pretty good, but that's not going to win the NBA" - Jerry West detailed young Kobe Bryant torch Lakers stars in practice

True to form, Bryant proved to West that he didn't come to the NBA to be known as just another prep-to-pro prodigy. He came ...

A Hollywood ending? Inside the final days of LeBron James in Los Angeles

A new book explores how an all-time great and a world famous franchise handle the waning of a monumental career ...
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Lakers fire Joey Buss, Jesse Buss from front office positions after ownership change

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers owner and chairman Mark Walter speaks during a ceremony to honor the Major League Baseball 2024 World Series Champion team in the East Room of the White House, Monday, April ...
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Jerry Buss’ Desire to Sell Cable TV in Hawaii Led to Lakers’ Infamous Trips

Young sports fans these days don’t understand how good they have it. Every game today is live on television in high definition. If you can’t get to a TV, you can stream the game on your phone or ...
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Jerry Buss wanted Jesse and Joey Buss to have huge role with Lakers

Once upon a time, the Los Angeles Lakers were considered the NBA's model franchise back in the 1980s. Dr. Jerry Buss owned the team and oversaw operations, Jerry West and Bill Sharman made personnel ...
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Lakers Family Drama Heats Up as Jesse Buss Says He Hasn't Spoken to Sister Jeanie in 5 Months After He's Fired

The Lakers were sold to Dodgers owner Mark Walter in June for $10 billion Robin L Marshall/Getty; Jesse Buss/Instagram Jesse Buss revealed in a new interview after being fired from the Lakers that he ...
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Jesse Buss Hasn’t Spoken To Jeanie Buss Or Rob Pelinka In Five Months

The Los Angeles Lakers have not played a game since Tuesday and won’t play one again until Sunday. But that certainly hasn’t stopped them from being atop the NBA news cycle. On Thursday, it was ...
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JJ Redick Reveals True Feelings on Lakers Firing Buss Brothers

Second-year Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick was asked about the franchise firing front-office executives and scouts Joey Buss and Jesse Buss after a practice session on Thursday. “I found out ...
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Lakers fire Joey and Jesse Buss, brothers maintain minority ownership

The Los Angeles Lakers fired Joey and Jesse Buss amid a shakeup in the team's basketball operations. The Buss brothers held key roles in the team's scouting department over the last decade, which was ...