LA Lakers
With son Bronny, LeBron James finds ‘pure joy’ as 22nd season dawns
He won’t let his son call him “Dad” on court, but LeBron and Bronny will attempt to make history as the first father-son combination to play together in the NBA.
- by Ben Golliver
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Paris 2024
This was the worst version of Team USA. Yet, somehow, they woke up
Down by 17 points at one stage, the Americans rallied in the last quarter to defeat Serbia and book their place in the gold-medal match.
- by Michael Chammas
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NBA
LeBron James, son Bronny to play together at Lakers after draft move
No father-son duo has ever played alongside each other in the NBA before but that will soon change after 19-year-old Bronny James was picked up by his famous father’s team.
- by Rory Carroll
Genuine icon: Jerry West, the inspiration for NBA’s famous logo, dies at 86
The Los Angeles Clippers, where he worked as an executive, confirmed West’s death, saying the 14-time All-Star died peacefully with his wife Karen by his side.
- by Steve Keating
Sin Bin in Sin City
NRL 2024
Watch how the Sydney Roosters cracked Hollywood … but didn’t know it
A diehard Roosters fan, who is a filmmaker in Los Angeles, has been taking names from the team and using them in movies and TV shows for years.
- by Michael Chammas
‘They can say nothing that I haven’t said to myself’: Global support stuns gay NBL star
Isaac Humphries says he feels free and happy after last month announcing to the world that he was gay. Now he is looking at how he can improve life for people while continuing his NBL career.
- by Roy Ward
Green disrupts Golden State’s good vibes with one punch
Draymond Green’s intensity sometimes causes problems. On Friday, TMZ posted a video of Green punching Jordan Poole, one of his NBA teammates, at practice.
- by Scott Cacciola
15 things I learnt from 15 minutes with Jason Clarke
The Winning Time actor is just like the rest of us (in that his favourite TV show is Succession).
- by Thomas Mitchell
Turning basketball into billions: John C. Reilly is ’80s Lakers boss in TV drama
The actor fronts a new series exploring the birth of big-bucks sports entertainment by the man who became the “King of LA”.
- by Michael Idato
Bloodied Pistons young gun sees red after clash with LeBron James
LeBron James was ejected from the Los Angeles Lakers’ game with the Pistons in Detroit after drawing blood against Isaiah Stewart.
LeBron sidelined indefinitely with ankle injury
LeBron James left in the second quarter with a high right ankle sprain as Los Angeles fell 99-94 against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.
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