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June 11, 2020

LeBron James forms group aimed at getting African-Americans to vote, tackling voter suppression

LeBron James and several other athletes announced Wednesday they were forming a group aimed at energizing black voters and tackling voter suppression in cities ahead of the 2020 election.

June 10, 2020

Lakers' Kyle Kuzma describes white privilege, growing up biracial in Michigan in essay

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma reflected on white privilege and racism in the U.S. in an essay he wrote Tuesday for The Players’ Tribune.

June 9, 2020

Shaquille O'Neal blamed media for divide with Kobe Bryant during Saints team meeting: report

Shaquille O’Neal was reportedly in the meeting when the New Orleans Saints addressed Drew Brees’ comments about kneeling during the national anthem.

June 2, 2020

LeBron James, Stephen Jackson share powerful conversation following death of Jackson's friend George Floyd

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and former NBA player Stephen Jackson, a good friend of George Floyd, shared a powerful conversation on Monday after Jackson gave a passionate speech about his late friend.

May 31, 2020

Vanessa Bryant posts old photo of Kobe Bryant in 'I Can't Breathe' shirt amid George Floyd death, riots

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, shared her thoughts on the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer when he had his knee on Floyd’s neck as he screamed for help and couldn’t breathe.

May 27, 2020

LeBron James, other star athletes speak out on George Floyd's death

LeBron James and other pro athletes spoke out about the police-involved death of a Minnesota man Tuesday with some throwing their support toward NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

May 24, 2020

Charles Barkley says he played game drunk for 76ers after Lakers trade fell through

When NBA great Charles Barkley was on the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1992 season, he said his agent told him that by the end of the day, he would be a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, so he started drinking -- before the trade fell through.

May 24, 2020

Ex-NBA All-Star Kermit Washington denied prison release despite coronavirus concerns: report

Kermit Washington, a former NBA All-Star serving six years in federal prison for charity fraud, was denied release despite concerns over the coronavirus, according to a report Sunday.

May 22, 2020

Kobe Bryant 'truly thought he was better than Michael Jordan,' NBA great Tracy McGrady recalls

The late Kobe Bryant was a student of basketball, studied Michael Jordan’s career and maybe more than any other player of his era replicated him on the court.

May 20, 2020

Magic Johnson thinks these 5 NBA players could have competed in Michael Jordan era

One of the biggest debates among basketball fans is whether NBA stars of the present could compete in the era when players like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas dominated.